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THE GUARDIAN

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President and Associate Editor, in A. Burnett. Associate Editor. Prank Walker.

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"The strongest memory is weaker than ' the weakest ink".

CIIAILOTTETOVIKV. SATURDAY, MAR. 21, 1953 An Enormous Saving

It is an arresting thought that if we did not have the free Red Cross blood transfusion service in operation in each of the eight hospitals in this Province, the 2,883 blood transfusions given last year wouldhave cost those who received them in the vicinity of 572,000. This is calculating the price at 325.00 per bottle which is the rate charged, for instance by the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal which operates its own blood bank. This represents an amazing saving to the people of this Province and is only one of the twelve different services provid- ed by the Canadian Red Cross in Prince Edward Island from the funds collected at campaign time each year and for which a minimum of 5533.000 is required.

Each succeeding year more and more residents of the Province benefit as the re- sult of this one service alone. All who sub- scribe to the Red Cross provide it for one another by their donations of both money and blood. Thousands of Islanders can say today that because of the blood transfus- ions they received when undergoing a ser- ious operation, or after a severe accident, they have made a much quicker and more comfortable recovery than they could other- wise have done. In this way too, thou- sands of dollars have been saved because these people have lost less time from their employment than they would have before the advent of this free Red Cross transfus- ion service.

This is a very expensive service to maintain and is only one of the reasons why the growing needs should be met with lar- ger contributions at campaign time. It is to be hoped that the donations will match the needs. '

A Federal Responsibility

The Winnipeg Free Press (Liberal) states that all who are familiar with the history of the Transport Board (formerly the Railway Commission). and the Rail- way Act will be ”surprised and dismayed" by Prime Minister St. Laurent's statement in the House of Commons on the seven per cent increase in freight rates.

The Transport Board handed down this decision on March 6. It is so obviously unjust andcuncalled for'that the Govern- ments of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New- foundland at once protested. Their pro- tests having proved unavailing they have served notice of direct appeal to the Gov- ernor-in-Council.

This system of raising rates was con-

set up by statute to deputize for the Cab- inet in regulating freight rates. Prior to 1904, the Cabinet itself regulated freight rates. The work was done by a commit- tee of the Cabinet. There never was any suggestion when the original Railway Com- mission was created that it was free of Government direction and control. The Prime Minister apparently, thinks other- wise. , ' g

"When Mr. St. Laurent talks in this way," concludes our Winnipeg contempor- ary, "he speaks contrary to any reasonable interpretation of Section 52 of the Railway Act and in a manner which, considering the record of the present members of the Transport Board and their immediate pre- decessors, will send chills of anxiety down the spines of all the people in this coun- try outside of Ontario and Quebec."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Tomorrow, 5th Sunday in Lent, Passion

Sunday. 0 B D g

It will probably be a longtime before everyone in the Province has the opportu- nity of being tested and, if necessary, vac- cinated with B. C. G. In the interests of cutting down on the incidence of tuber- culosis, however, these who do have the chance should not let it slip by.

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Robert Southey, English poet, died this date 1843. He was in early years an en- thusiastic admirer of the French Revolution. He received the laureateship on the refusal of Scott and his laudatory estimate of the king, "A Vision Of Judgment", provoked Byron” to write the magnificent satire bear- ing the same title.

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For years the operating staffs in the Dominion Civil Service have been trying to get overtime and at last they have suc- ceeded. An Order-in-Council provides that overtime will begin at 44 hours. Starting times, compensatory leave or the equivalent in cash are provided for. For over 48 hours time-and-a-half payment is provided.

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For a long time it was considered that air transport would have to be confined to relatively small and light-weight traffic. Such aircraft, however, as Bristol 170 have changed all that. These latter day beasts of burden could readily carry some of the ships in which earlier generations crossed the ocean.

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Parkdale and Spring Park are much concerned about sewerage and water sup- ply. Mr. Walter Hyndman, speaking at the West Kent Home and School Association, draws attention to the equally pressing, if not basic, requirement of parks and other open spaces. If they are not provided be- fore a community grows it is almost im- possible to get them later.

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”The keeping of cattle." says the P. E. I. Federation of Agriculture brief to the Legislature "is the best insurance for maintaining the fertility of our types of soil and . . . there is need in this Province for: first, better cattle; and second, more cattle.” This is, perhaps, the most import-

demned after a full dress inquiry with thcianl afgumellt 1'0? laklllg Sl8DS l0'malntHll'l railways present by the Turgeon Royalland increase the dairy industry.

Commission. A fair and proper altern- ative method of raising rates was recom- mended by the Commission-rates should be raised individually and not en masse. But althouglr Parliament and the Govern- ment endorsed the Turgeon Commission, the present Transport Board-"being evi- dently stiff-necked and not responsive to the wishes of the Government, Parliament or the people of eight of the Provinces”-- has chosen blandly to carry on just as if no recommendation had ever been made. Mr. St, Laurent says he doubts if the Government has any right to suspend or interfere with this judgment of the Board except after an hppcal has been heard. He made this -statement despite the language of the Railway Act and the history of freight rate control in this country. Sec- -tion 52 of the Railway Act gives the Cub- inet power, without petition or application, to vary or rescind any application, decis- I ion,'rule or regulation of the Board. The language is unqualified: I "The Governor-in-Council may at any time, in his discretion, either upon petition of any party, person or company interest- ad, or of his own motion, and without any petition or application. vary or rescind any order, decision, rule or regulation of the Board, whether such order or decision is made inter partes or otherwise, and wheth- 'er sdch regulation is general or limited In its scope lnd,.-Jpplicatlon; and any order which the Governor-in-Council may make 2 ' ” thbento shall be binding upon time all parties." notes the Free Press, lUI4IIdiDII'IIICI'llClltIIB 2 glutlaeuuam by o-loo. y, not? The Transport I 13 ll -1 Md! ,. .

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The forthcoming retirement of Profes- sor Ll. George Patterson after twenty years of teaching at Prince of Wales College calls for special observation. Professor Patter- son has been an outstanding mathematics teacher, able to impart some of his own wonder at the patterns into which natural phenomena fall when viewed by the mathe- matician. At the same time he proved a good friend to successive generations of students, an educator in the fullest sense of the word.

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The London Times comments on the fact that Stalin's coffin was left open at the funeral. This, it says, was the prac- tice of the Czars, followed for many gen- erations. Why? "The coffins of the Tsars", says The Times, "were left open for the people to see that they had died peacefully and were not the victims of foul play.” It will be agreed that there is as much, in- deed more, reason to continue the custom under the new Dictatorship as under the old. '

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The recommendations submitted yester- day to the Government as to ten other Canadian Governments, by the Canadian Welfare Council is the result of a two-year study of the problem of unemployment.

Major conclusions are that eidstlng legis-

lation is inadequate, both as to who can qualify for assistance and the length of time for which benefits can be drawn. The Council now advocates Provincial admin- istration with Federal backing andfieys on preventive meuuru to avoid from the source It does, the brief I repay careful con- aide:-stion.

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Sadly Neglected

to

You and I can look Favward

some excitement, in a few months .'

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FROM MAESIKS SONG

Sweet are the thoughts that sliver

of content,

The quiet mind is richer than 8. CFOXVYI . . .

Such sweet content. such minds,

such sleep. such bliss.

Beggars enjoy when princes oft do mm. homely house quiet rest, cottage that affords no pride nor care,

mean that 'grees with coun- try music best.

The that harbors The

The

The sweet consort of mirth, and modest fare,

Obscured life sets down to type of bliss:

A mind content both crown and kingdom is.

-Robert Greene (15604

Old Charlottetown

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AGRICULTURE PROSPERING

"Two Ihuusand immigrants have arrived at Charlottetown during the past. season, others at dlf-P ferent. ports. Our future prospects are cheering, and show that, while the culture of the earth is the most. happy, independent, rational. natural employment of man, the productions of the soil are the safest staples he can produce or traffic in.

"Ill-ilulrles products mull-1pl.V. Our markets increase. one vessel which arrived late in the season carried away 7250 bushels of oats, which she obtain- ed at the Queen's Wharf, and completed her loading in tho un- precedentedly short period of six days. thus showing the greatest. advantag.-. resullimz from the use Of threshing machines. as that lame amount of grain was thrcshed out during the six dove. Another vessel is expected at Tllree Rlversl from Britain. when the navigation opens, to take back ll cargo of oats, WI1lCIl are said to he in request in the London market for seed. Barley is sought for in the United States. etc. Shipbuilding. at; pre- sent, does not wear a very crooner- ous aspect, nor lumbering. The decline of these may induce farmers in general to devote more of their time to the improvement of farming.

"Very many respectable persons lllVE 001716 amonlz us to enrich us by their intellectual attainments. by investing their chnital, ' or spending their income. We have room for a great manv more. and your committee -would rejoice to witness the tide of immigration, of immigrants of a superior class. set in more abundantly to the shores of this Island.”

-From the annual report of the Central Agricultural society, Jay I, 1942. '

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The llgo-tlld story

for our

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, all ye upon him while

glut: are not your thoughts, neither are your ways. my ways. saith the II the heavens

1. Notes Bx

some tribute should be paid to Stalin for improving living condi- tions of people under soviet nlle. Does this include those who have been given Jobs in Siberian labor compo? - Ottawa Citizen.

Oldest. veteran of the American civil war is dead, aged 111 years. only a handful of men are left who fought for North or South back in the eighteen-sixties. They were soldiers in their early 'teens, and now are centenariane. - Ot- tawa. Journal.

The interplay of wit and repar- toe, the barbed criticism couched in adrolt phrase, can be decora- tions of a parliamentary forum. At. their best they lend spice and color to legislative proceedings. Let us have thrust and party in. the legis- lature by all means. But let's not reduce these interchanges to the status of children's mud fights. - Victorlo. Times.

In 10 days of racing last. year, the Ontario Jockey Club made a gross profit of 3425.798 before tax- es, depreciation and other charges. To put. it: another way, a number of patrons who went to the race track to make money had a gross loss of 5425.798. - Fort William Times-Journal. .

Two Canadian fishermen are to teach the Oeyloneee how to ob- lain maximum possible efficiency in fishing operations. This to development program. carried out under the Colombo Plan. A relief program would consist of sending fish to Ceylon caught. by Cana- dians. The Ceylonese obviously stand to gain for more from devel- opment than from relief.-Ottawa Citizen.

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Under any circumstances It Is difficult enough to gel. witnesses when a motor accident occurs or their testimony is needed in some other matter. They disappear quickly from the scene rather than lose time attending court. That is easily understandable. But. if they are to be deprived of their fees when a case is dismissed, they will be more reluctant than ever. - Toronto Star. -

Insurance companies in Canada did B. record of 52.281.036.644 soles business in 1962. up 14.9 per cent. from 1951. That is a fine achieve-. ment and illustrates the value Canadians put on this form of savings. This tremendous volume of business, however. is I sldelight on the campaign of insurance com- panies to scuttle government an- nuities, so they would get a strong-

It shall not return unto me void. but It shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prolper In the thing whereto I rent it.

of method! and productl.

Insurance

offleeu oherlettetewuv

I of yourself;

The Dean of Canterbury thinks

The Way I.

lc-hold on that form of business also. -Windsor star.

There is no room for argument that Canada would be better off with lower tariffs and freer trade provided other countries were of the like mind and so acted. Many of our tariffs are much too high for a country like ours which must export so much and import so many things we do not produce at home. Tariff reduction is in the air in all countries outside the Iron Curtain. It will be good for us all when the policy is imple- mented. -Lethbfidge Herald.

The copper model of a fully rig- ged ohip, nearly six feet long from bowopril. to stem, which for more than 100 years has stood es la. westhervane on the steeple of the seamen's church in Dock Street, Whltechspel, was lowered to be repaired and regilded. Recently it became stuck and refused to to- tate. Repairing the weathered vane is part of a scheme for re- storing the church, particularly the roof. An appeal for H.000 was launched recently and Queen Elizabeth. the Queen Mother has subscribed to it. -- London Times Weekly.

Though his origins are

of interest, P

attention and respect. Such

501110 years has

pupil ls

college. English

In England speaking

to tlw promise of "worth and

college education.

neceasaryg to put

state as a public service.

altogether abandoned.

with perhaps some vocational

thrown in. O D 0

This idea is not of course new

followed e. somewhat similar plon

work out satisfatorlly. Even so.

concept. of society.

obstacles in the way of distinguish- ing between the sh

same teacher is bollh the budding "genius" and the chronic dullards. teacher has grown "pld and grey'

responsible for

never seems to happen.

The Passing Scene By Observer

"WORTH AND GENIUS"

Educational matters. especially as they concern the public achool, are much to the fore these days. This could be a healthy sign which will perhaps make up in some measure for the many unhealthy onu. widespread criticism. even if some of it istunlnformed. is better for the schools than general lack

Now and then among all the trivial pros and cons one comes across an opinion that commands an opinion has recently been expressed by an eminent educator who for been executive head of one of the oldest. in- stltutiqns of learning in America, He says that one serious fault of ly the public schools is that they pre- oeed on the assumption that every a prospect for higher education in the arts and sciences.

This he considers to be a mis- take as the record shows the”: even in America. only 20 percent, of the youth eventually find their way to and other countries the "sure ranses from 7 to 10. His idea is that the public schools should spend more time and effort in loo-lino young people who nppm

llenius". Once found, these should be isolated from the less promis- inlt ones and assured of I. full Presumably, those of the favoured group who mlzhl. be unable to afford the them through would be financed by the

The less promising ones and the downright. sluggish would not be however. After the regular High School pro. gram they would be given two extra years of general education.

training of one sort. or another

It is, in fact, quite old. The Greeks Way back in the days of Aristotle

But its is a new idea for a demo- cratic society. Equality of op- Wfluniiy is, for better or worse, re- sarded as a democratic social tenet. In practice it may not always

its official denial would be pretty Generally frowned upon as likely to endanger the whole democratic

gnu theoretical considerations a- side. there would be practical

and the goals or. more literally, the bright and the not so bright in matters academic. That. these "two groups exist in every school is a fact that will not be disputed, Every teacher is well aware of it and at one time or another has found it a stumbling block in the way of efficiency. This is especially the case in smaller schools where the

Many a while waiting (or a" miracle that

. MARCH y 21,

1953 I

The strange thin is, that such miracles dog happeI:,Ol;lli1h.' biographies of the great and near: yE'as'll': provide plenty of pl-oog that 9;”? l' D0 W” "V of predicting

e course of events for either the bright boy or the dull on.- Many. I led who outrun everybodlg in his class began to slow do...” as soon as he was out of school and ended up far behind his class-man; Who was always a: thorn in the flesh (a "pain in the neck", tohlstgac1,.,. It is a fact that the tortoise don sometimes reach the goal nllemi of the hare. Creative ability oftpn ins 1: way of lying dormant unm ong after adolescence has passed and then asserting itself vigorous.

Bhakespenre himself. men

all the evidence. was nordiiilii in his grammar school davs. ixiarii Twill": 50 lhe story Izoesf had no liking of all for school. some of his biographer; say he .-..,,,,,..,, at the third grade, Others anvil was the fourth. Our own lllcornrm. able Mr. Churchill. whose skill i. English pl1rase0lo2.v' is lost becem. Ins legendary. makes no pm... ,., the fact that an a boy he M, anything but good in English mm. position. As for Latin, so he ,3”, it was useless for lmyom to ,,.,, and teach him anything 1l.br;m me oub,iect.. .

It Wm I” 5l”l8”3ltd b.V mine that the three I have mentioned and others like them were bom geniuses and that nothing could have stopped them from attaining distinction, not even the edict at some bureaucratic committee in- tent on picking out the most gifted. That of course is true. The point is that their genius did not show Itself until school days hsa gm. 133'. It is not true that worth and genius are like the wind "that bloweth where it llstelh: we hear Lhe sound thereof but we cannn. tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth"?

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At the some time it would be foolish to assume that every my 31111 lzlrl HOW ln public school has a vocation for advanced academic training. Nor would such 11 stale of affairs be at all desirable. High- er institutions of learning have their place. an important place. In our complex society. but thev have no monopoly ofworth in oltlm an intellectual or a social SPIISP If a boy in elementary or l-hob school shows a clear aptitude lfll fax-mlnr. let us say. there is no compelling reason why he should spend a lot of time in languages or ancient history against his wishes. Me may cultivate a, taste- for these things later on (that is by no means uncommon) but, meanwhile, let. him be encouraged to do the best of which he is capable and leave the rest. to what- ever it is that "shapes our ends",