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FRIDAY. MAY 25. 1951

r.w.c. convocation

As noted in a recent news item, His Honour Lieutenant Governor Prowsc, when he presents diplomas to the Prince of Wales College students today, will be the twenty-fif-th Governor of the Province to have pa1'ticipated in this interesting cer- emony, the first to do so being the Hon. Arteus W. Young, who was appointed Royal Visitor to the Central Academy (as it was then called) by King William IV in 1834. The present institution itself is no youngling, this being its ninety-first convocation as a College. The graduates will be addressed today by Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell, LL.D., himself a fine example of the type of students Prince of Wales has been turning out year after year. While congratulating the graduates and students on their efforts, a word of coni- mendation is also due to the principal and staff on discharging their very grave re- sponsibilities with such success and ef- ficiency. The demands upon the teaching; profession, particularly in the field of high- or education, are increasing in scope and complexity, and it becomes more and more difficult to maintain the emphasis on vital matters, while giving due attention to the increasing variety of other subjects of im- mediate practical concern.

Addressing the graduating class of Carleton College, Ottawa, a few days ago, Mr. Justice Rand. of the Supreme Court of Canada, emphasized that unless the knowledge acquired at college becomes a living part of the individual, shaping his cha1'actCl' as well as expediting his pro- gress in a material sense, it cannot be cal- led education. It is essential that it in- still in the student a sense of selection and a maturity of mind. Over and above all obligations resting upon our institutions of higher learning is the duty of turning out fit future leaders for our Christian dem- ocracy, which is today facing, in Commun- ist Asia and Europe, a most serious threat to its existence.

In this connection. it might be sug- gested that the practice of many colleges and universities of closing their convoca- tion exercises with prayer is well worthy of emulation. The prayer offered by the con- vocation chaplain at Carleton College this year, quoted in full in the Ottawa papers. contained the following words, on the simplicity and appropriateness of which we need not comment: '

"Assist us, 0 Lord and giver of life, to open this convocation with deep humility, realizing the tremendous challenge of the times in which we live. . . . May the mem- ory of this day ever inspire a more diligent search after truth and a constant applica- tion of the principles of sound learning to the problems that may then call for solution so that ignorance. superstition and fear may be banished from the human mind and that wherever our graduates may labour Thy name shall be honou.red” and feared among men."

"Goodbye To All GATT"

The Torquay conference on international trade has ended after weeks of deliberation and negotiation amid the oratory which usually characteri7.es such occasions. The Economist of I.ondo:i, in an editorial obit- uary hcadcd "Goodby to all GATT", rc- marks that the trees which are to be planted in memory of the conference might appropriately be weeping willows.

The reason for The Economist's gioomv comment is apparent from the conference record. First, there was failure to com- plete any ndw tariff agreements between the United States on the one hand, and the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia. New Zealand and South Africa on the oth-

er. Secondly, there was the formal do- mlse of the International ”lctter" organ- ization, ITO. Thlrdly, there was the Brit-

ish Governmentls summary refusal to re- lax the rigid import restrictions which have characterized the trade policies of the British soclallsts. Thus GA'I'I', which is the abbreviation used to describe the Gen- eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which was born with such pomp and ceremony at Geneva in 1947 and took its first faltering steps at Annecy in 1949. threatens to wither and die. -

The lesson of the failure at Torquay is clear. In a world, and the western world outside the Iron Curtain at that, half com- mitted to bulk trading by government, and

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half to private trading, the economic prin- ciples that govern normal trade p ocesses both domestic and international, become ensnarled in a web of politics and red tape through which it is impossible to penetrate. Until western Europe abandons socialist planning and controls in the realm of trade, Canada and the United States must

' adhere to a momentarily profitable but on

a long-term basis. economically unsound trade program of taking in each others washing.

EDI IURIAI. NUI ES

Our streets are once more adorned by khaki coloured youths, as proud as their daddies in donning the uniform.

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This morning is the first Prince of Wales College convocation to be attended by an organized alumni. Saint Dunstan's has shown what a valuable organization it can and undoubtedly will become.

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Tyne Valley is to be congratulated on its Stewart Memorial Health Centre open- ed yesterday. But if general health is as good as that of the community spirit

shown, the Centre may lack patients.

Lack of standardization does not seem to have done much harm in one branch of the Canadian Army--the cookhouse, where Canadian, British and American supplies seem thoroughly acceptable wheth- er interchangeable or not.

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Prime Minister St. Laurent was pru- dent in declining to sponsor a declaration of human rights and liberties in the Cana- dian constitution. It involves many and important considerations and the mere technique of constitutional amendment has not yet been fully worked out after two years of trying.

The success of British West Indian de- mands for a greater share of sterling area dollars for purchases in this country will mean a good deal to the Maritimes. some would be taken up for manufactured goods, of course, but much would be spent here for such products as fish and potatoes.

The Ottawa Planning Committee has the support not only of the Government but of the Opposition, as indicated by Mr. Drew when he declared: "London was more to Britons, Paris more to the French than mere cities. They were the embodi- ment of cherished traditions, loyalties and hopes. So Ottawa should be for Cana-

dians."

The first Bank Holiday Act was passed in England this date 1871. Now bank holidays in England, Wales, Northern Ire- land and the Channel Islands are: Easter Monday, Whit Monday, first Monday in August and the first week-day after Christ- mas. Banks arc also closed on Good Fri- day and Christmas day. New Year's day is a bank holiday in Scotland.

When the Prime Minister declared that Mr. Drew's motion regarding an amend- ment opposing any further Federal inter- ference with the B. N. A.. would be taken as a want of confidence motion, it indicat- ed he was fearful that a number of Lib- crals would break away and support the

amendment. As a "want of confidence” motion, any such breakaway would be avoided.

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After a holiday it is more or less profit- able to recall the reflections of Mr. Harold Nicolson, the distinguished author: "If you take tleisure' to mean 'time off', or to mean having nothing to do', I do not be- lievc that sort of leisure is of any import- ance at all; in certain conditions it can be- come a menace. What I mean by leisure is not doing nothing but doing something different. That, to my mind, is of supreme importance."

One of the great movements of the pre- sent day is the attempt to re-establish in the homes the old practice of family wor- ship. Oncc upon a time no day was com- pletc without the inclusion of morning and evening, or morning or evening prayer in which all the family participated. That practice has long in the majority of homes been discontinued, with consequences which are reflected in broken-up homes and delin- qucnt children. The Roman Catholic Church has entered upon a crusade to re- store the Rosary to its hitherto accustom- ed place, and during the past few weeks have organized successfully the different parishes on the Island to bring it about. On Tuesday it monster open air service was held in Summcrside, and'on Wednes- day next a similar demonstration will be held at the Provincial Exhibition Grounds to which all interested-and who isn't?-- are invited. It is felt by the promoters that such a return to family worship will has-

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BENEFITS APPRECIATE!)

Sir,-Please permit me to call the attention of your readers to the great benefits of the free Red Cross Blood 'l'ran:.fusion Service. I feel qualified to write on this subject because on two different occasions Ihove been the recipient of transfusions-not just one but- tle of blood but several-which undoubtedly played a major part in my recovery when I had to un- dergo serious operations.

Words cannot. begin to express my sincere appreciation of this free transfusion service which provided all the blood I needed without any delays or hitches. I realize that this service is made possible particularly by all those who give their blood as well as those who subscribe funds to the Red Cross.

I note that. the Red Cross will be having Blood Donor Clinics in fills Province next week at Char- lottetown. summerside. the R. C. A. F. Station. Morell and Mon- tugue when at least 1.000 donors are needed as the province is now very much lll debt for local hos- -pital use. I also understand that the Red Cross is committed to supply all the blood for use of our armed forces overseas and for stockpiling for civilian defence.

May I respectfully urge that all who are in good health and be- tween the sures of ill-65 allcnd next week's clinics and make it, possible for the Red Cross to con- tinug to save lives through this valuable service.

I am Sir. etc. MRS. CHARLES TOOLE Green Road, Bonshaw.

We 7?oe6 &-was

AFTERWAR DS

When the Present. has latched its postcrn behind my tremul- ous stay.

And the May month flaps its glad green leaves like wings. Delicate-filmed as new-spun silk, will the neighbors say.

"He was a man who used to notice such things"?

If it be in the dusk, when. like an eyelld's soundless blink, The dcwfall-hawk comes crossing the shades to alight the wind-warped upland thorn, in gazer may think. "To him this must. have been I familiar sight."

Upon

if I pass during some nocturnal blackness, mothy and warm,

When the hedgehog travels fur- tivrly over the lawn.

One may any, "Ho strove that such innocent creatures should come to no hnmi.

But he could do little for and now he is gone."

them;

If. when hearing that I have been stillcd at. last. they stand at. the door, , Watching the full-starred heavens that winter sees. Will this thought rise in those who ' will meet. my face no more. "He was one who had an eye for such mysteries"?

And will my say when my bell of qulttauce is heard in the gloom.

And I crossing breeze nuts I pause in its outrollings.

Till they rise nooln. as they were I new hr-it's boom.

"He hears it not now, but. used to notice such things"?

-Thomas Hardy (1840-1938.)

The deepest Ipot: in the oceans is believed to be off Mindunuo in

the Phllllpplnes, where 35,400 feet was recorded.

Wealth Of Ormus

(New York Times.)

The British still call the coun- try Persia Ilthough it is officlIl.ly Iran. The British cling to the name the Greeks used. while the Iranians have taken care to pre- serve thcir ancient heritage, at least. in name. In the Constitu- tion of was it is provided that the Orown of Darius shall be vested in the present ruling house. The prescnt controversy over the rich oil deposits of Iran has t.hus brought. the Crown of Darius into sharp conflict with the British Crown. If this seems an anachron-ism with I gap of about twenty-four cen-iruries it may be because the peoples of the West. lack the long memories of the peoples of the East. The issue is one of wealth. for which Iran was famous long before oil was discovered. Milton had placed Satan

High on a throne of royal state, which for

outshone the wealth of Oi-mus and of Ind,

Or where the grgeous But: with richest hand

Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold.

Having recently surrendered must of the wealth of "Ind," Brit- ain would naturally like to save at least some of the half-billion dollars she has invested in the wealth of "Ormus."

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Darius. of course. knew noth- ing about oil but he could tell the present. heir to his crown a good deal about state finances. He soon put. the huge Empire he had taken over from Cyrus the Great and his son Cambyses on I paying basis. He divided the empire into twenty satraples and ordered each one to pay him a fixed revenue; he took particular care to see that each satrupy paid promptly what was due. Naturally he got a bad name. ''In the reigns of Cyrus and Ca-mbyscs Itter him," says Her- odotus, "there was no fixed trib- ute, but payment wIs made in gifts. it is by reason of this fixing of tribute, and other like ordin- ances. ihet the Persians call Dar- IUS the huckstm-, Cambyses the master, and Cyrus the father; for Darius made petty profit out. of everything, Cambyses wu harsh and arrogant, Cyrus was merciful and ever wrought for their well- being."

Cyprus was "pater". father: Cambyses "clespoteo". master; Dar- iu.-i, "kapelos", a small merchant looking always for profit. But Dar- ius also was an able administrator and II cautious military strate- gist. The Greek: forced a war upon him which his generals con- ducted ably. The Athenians won everlasting glory at Marathon but Darius shines in Greek history as a worthy antagonist. And it is Darius, rising as I ghost from the tomb in the drama of Aeschylua, who reads to the Persians the ter- rl-blc lesson the Greeks saw in the Persian defeat at Salamis. The Greeks had great. respect for this Oriental despot whose wealth and power and vast u'omIlns were in such sharp contrast with their own limited resources.

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The explosive nationalism of Iran is now being encoui-Aged by reminders that the Persians were once the dominant race in III the Middle East. Our times hIve been much troubled by ideas of "dom- inant. races." Hitler's Get-muny set the worst example of I whole mythology built. on the theory of I "dominant. race." Mussolini tried to restore to the map the long- vanished Roman Empire. Bulgar- ians Ind Serbs like to recall 3 Great Bulgaria and I Great Ser- bia. Poles and Llthuanltns point to A historical map of Europe which shows I PolInd-Lithuania extending from the Battle to the Black Sea. These are mInifeIlI- lions of what. the English nutcr- ian Toynboe hu outed "urch- Iilfn" - I Itato of mind which takes pouculon of old civilia- tlons in periods of dhintexrutlon and decay.

We have Inn Munollnl'I "im- pero" rm and vanish as complete-

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(And P. E. I.) PRESS ANNOU'NCl-ZMIENTS

From the Prince Edward 15- land Register, March 2, 1830:

"R. Parry, late from Bristol, begs to infoxm the inhabitants of Charlotte-Town and the Island in general that he has -taken the premises occupied by Mr. H. M. Williams, where he intends cax'i'y- ing on Smlthlng in all its bran- ches. and in particular shoeing horses, and making implements of husbandry. He flutters himself that his superiority in shoeing, with dispatch and moderate char- ges, will please thme who may favour him with their patronage. Horses shod complete, 4s. 6d. Re- moves, 2s. Flour and produce of any kind taken from country cus- tomers at cash prices."

P. MacGowan, secretary of the Central Agricultural Society an- nounces for sale in the Society's store, a supply of seed grain, grass seeds, etc.. imported from Eng- land.

"The public is advised that dur- ing the representation of the last play at the Amateur Theatre, the third volume of the British Minstrel was entrusted to the care of some one behind the scenes, who has neglected giving it back. The Manager therefore requests that this volume. together with the various Books of Plays and Forces lent. by him to different persons, may be returned without delay." "All such persons as have sub- scribed towards building the Prea- byterlan Church in Charlotte- Town are respectfully requested to pay the same into the hands of the Committee. before the 15m day of March, to prevent unpleas- ant consequences."

Messrs. George Clark Francis Longworth announce dissolution of the co-partnership existing between them under the firm name of Clark and Long. worth.

"The Catholic population of

Charlotte-Town and its vicinity, being desirous of enlarging their House of Worship. respectfully inform the liberal of the other denominations, that subscriptions in aid thereof will be thankfully received by the Rev. B. D. Mac. Domld. Mr. Daniel Brenan and Donald McDonald." "Friends of the Charlotte-Town We-ll?-"Yon Missionary Branch so- d"! are advised that the anniver- sary meeting will be held in me W9Sl9yan Chapel on Wednesday 9V0nll18.,the 17th, when It col. lectlon will be made in aid or the funds, the chair to be taken by Ewen Cameron, Esq., at 7 o'clock precisely."

and the

ly as the "imperlum" of the Caes. ars. Hitler's Third Reich, falling short by 988 years of its project, ed thousand years, is now on with the First Reich of Otto the Great and Frederick Bax-bnrossl. Moscow, the "Third Rome" of the Czars, shelters its umpire behind an Iron Curtain. showing no great, confidence in its stability or en. durancc. There may be some. where on the outskirts of thin empire an old Mongol dreaming in his tent. of the great days 0: Ge"Eh'3 Khln. "Conqueror of the wmld-" 50 many "dominant "uh" '0 min! vanished empires.

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Cnnuilnns In becoming fed up with pedantic lectures on the causes of inflation. They Ire pret- -ty well grounded on the reasons for inflation. They know that it is getting worse and that the Cann- diun dollar is shrinking in pur- chasing power every month. We don't want to know any more about the causes of inflation, or to be told that we are living too high. we want the government. and the opposition, too, to come up with some ideas on how to put the brakes on inflation. Inflation is one of Canada's greatest dan- gers today. We don't want to hear that inflation is the people's fault, or that the government is watch- ing the situation. We want some- thing done about it before it gets any worse. -Vancouver Province.

Hundreds of scrap-metal thieves hum Berlin streets these nights, stealing everything from bronze statues to door latches and trolly wires. Police patrols in both parts of the divided city catch from four to 16 I. night, but the thefts never stop - business is too profitable. The Scrap Thieves Guild sprang into existence after the war when thousands of tons of lead pipes, radiators and hath-tubs were "ill beruted" from the ruins of Ger- many's shattered cities. when the ruins were exhausted, vital parts of statues of ancient German rul- ers and monuments in the streets and squares were the targets. Prussian war heroes lost arms, legs and swords. Lions stood with- out paws and mermaids were de- prived of their fish tails. The

long as it is of bronze, iron, cop- per and zinc, In the soviet sector they removed all door latches from 9. newly-erected block of apart- ment houses the night before it was officially opened. In a French- sector restaurant, the lead pipes in the lavatory were dismantled. New ones were put in - and swi- en the day after. The sidewalk of I suburban street collapsed. Pol- ice investigation showed that met- al thieves had dug a tunnel from the cellar of a ruin to dismantle the sewage pipes under the road. - A. P. Cable.