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Home _A_ni School

The Home and School Association is lnorc than ten years old in this Province, the first group having been formed at Fred- ericton. The l"rovincial organization is having onl_v its second annual meeting this cvcning and is representative of 24 groups tlirouchout the Island. It is not to be won- dered at that the local Home and School Associations came into existence before the Provincial body. There is a very real need of such an organization to help parents and teachers to do their share of a joint job The function of the Provincial executive is really to give all possible assistance to the local branches which are carrying out the work of tlic Associatioii,

In particular the F‘. E. I. Home and School Association stands ready to help organize the movement in school districts where pal‘miis show an interest. A strong l‘ro\'in(‘inl l)(l(l_\' also gives continuity to the Assoc-iatioii's work and provides assistance and guidance which the groups may from timc to time need. On a national level the (‘aiiadian Home and School Parent-Teacher Fcdcration provides assistance and study material which would otherwise be inacces- Slillf‘.

It is, pcrlmps. inevitable that such an oigaiiization siiould adopt particular policies and projects. It is in the nature of all or- ganizations to do so. In this Province, how- ever. it has succeeded in avoiding the dan- gcr of becoming a pressure group and is truly an association of parents and teach- ers earnestly trying to do their part and help others to do likewise.

The vital interest in education today as compared with the comparative neglect in the fairly recent past is undoubtedly due in large measure to the efforts of the Home and School Associations. They have prac- tically dispelled the feeling that the “edu- cational system" is a machine which runs on regardless of individuals and personali-

ties.

Successful Settlement

The Parliamentary Committee on Vet- erans’ Affairs has recently heard a detail- ed report from Mr. T. J. Rutherford, di- rector under the Veterans‘ Land Act. The report is encouraging as showing the steady demand for farm settlement among vet- erans despite the. increasing cost of the land. livestock and equipment necessary to set up an economic farm unit.

Mr. l'iuthcrford set out the extent and nature of the. settlement work that has been done. together with an estimate of the progress being made by the settlers. At the end of 1953 a total of 30,281 vet- erans had been helped to establish them- selves as full-time farmers, and 928 as com- mcl't'ial fishcrmcn —— a grand total of 63,- 019. This did not include 1,406 Indian veterans settled on reserves, who were looked after by the Department of Citizen- ship and Immigration.

Of the total who had been settled 3,231 had repaid their indebtedness in full and taken titlc. Another 2,359 had arranged the sale of their properties to other veter- ans \\'ho had qualified for settlement under the act. Most of the veteran-to-veteran salcs had hccn made by small holders who had to move to other districts with a change in their main employment.

Out of thc 63,()0() settled, 339 had ahandoncd provincial lands on which they were settled and 1.399 had voluntarily handed their land back to the director by giving quit claim deed. While many of these were potential failures, many other quit claims arose from such causes as death or a veteran's removal. to another district Only 114 veterans had to be put off their properties for non-payment or other non- compliance with their contract. This rep- resented less than two out of every thou- sand settled.

In spite of the fact that recent trends in farm prices have been downward. and the total number of settlers under the Act has been increasing year by year, the number in "special arrears" dropped sub- stantially each year since 1950. This was a classification adopted for cases requiring careful attention — farmers and commer- cial fishermen whose accounts are $200 or more in arrears. and small holder: whose accounts are $100 or more in arrears. in October. 1953. total number of V. L. A. accounts in "special arrears" fell. to a low point of 315, or-Just a little over one-half ' gent. With reasonable market- ona and a continuation of the

ford thought that the number, after rising meantime, might be down to about 200 in October this year. '

The director said most of the credit for the small percentage of failures and the excellent state of collections was attribut- able to the work being done by the 261 field supervisors. Each field supervisor lived in his own district and worked close- ly with his settlers whose circumstances, problems and abilities he was In a much better position to understand and appreci- ate.

l-'reotloin’s Road

In his address at Columbia University's bicentennial celebration recently, President Eisenhower made clear his opposition to McCarthyism in maintaining freedom and democracy.. The following excerpt is char- acteristic of the spirit inspiring the Presi- dent's whole speech:

“Without exhaustive debate-—cven heat- ed debate—of ideas and programs, free gov- ernment would weaken and wither. But If we allow ourselves to be persuaded that every individual—or pal‘iy—ihat takes issue with our own convictions is necessarily wicked or treason0us—then indeed we are approaching the end of freedom's road.

“Effective support of one idea—like de- fense of a battle position—requires calm and clear judgment, courage, faith, forti- tude. Our dedication to truth and freedom. at home and abroad, does not require——and cannot tolerate——fear, threat, hysteria and intimidation.

“As we preach freedom to others, so we should practice it among ourselves. Then, strong in our own integrity, we will be continuing the revolutionary march of the founding fathers.

“As they roused in mankind the de- termination to win political freedom from dynastic tyranny, we can ignite in man- kind the will to win intellectual freedom from the false propaganda and enforced ignorance of Communist tyranny. Through knowledge and understanding, we will drive from the temple of freedom all who seek to establish over us thought control—— whether they be agents of a foreign state or demagogues thirsty for personal power and public notice.

“Truth can make men free! And where men are free to plan their lives, to govern themselves, to know the truth and to under- stand their fellow men, we believe that there also is the will to live at peace.

“Here, then, in spite of A-bombs, H- bombs, all the cruel destructiveness of modern war; in spite of terror, subversion, propaganda and bribery, we see the key to peace. That key is knowledge and under- standIng—-and their constant use by men everywhere.”

EDITORIAL NOTES

That an anchor is a fishermen's best friend was proved again by two Tignish lobstermen whose engine broke down in dense fog Saturday. They rode safely at anchor for 18 hours until a sea and air search resulted in their rescue.

The reaction of United States delegates at Geneva to the observation of the delega- tion from Communist China that “there is much common ground" on proposed Korean elections, seems to be that the common ground the Chinese premier has in mind is that of having the Communist way.

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Sir Samuel White Baker, British explor- er, was born this date 1821. Son of a West Indies merchant, he went to Mauritius and in 1846 founded an agricultural settle- ment in Ceylon. In 1861 he started the explorations of the Nile basin which made him famous. In 1870 the Khedive Ismail appointed him governor-general 'of the Nile equatorial districts to suppress the slave trade and open up the country for trade. He encountered many difficulties but laid a foundation for his successor General Gor- don. He wrote a number of books on the Nile and its tributaries.

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"The Wakes" at Selborne—a small vil- lage in Hampshire, Engiand—is for sale and a fund is now being raised to buy and endow it and turn it over to the National Trust to keep as a centre ofpatural history and a museum of the personal effects of Gilbert Whlte——the father of English nat- ural history. The purchase price is 333.600 and the endowment required is $36,000 or $69,600 in all. The appeal is addressed not only to the untold thousands of tourists from overseas who over the. years have made their way to Selborne but to the vast- er group who know and love Selbome through Gilbert White‘: book "The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne." More than 200 editions have been published, more editions than any other book in the Eng- lish language except the Bible and Shake- speare. White died in 1793 and the pro- perty is only now available for purchase

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Old Charlottetown

and P. l.'. I. LAW STUDENTS Legislative Assembly, March 29, I884.

Un moving the House into com- mittee on a bill entituled ‘an Act relating to Law Students.‘ Hon. Mr. Sullivan said that it w n uld make provision that law students may attend a Law School in any place outside the limits of the Provincc. As the law now stands, when a law clerk is articlcd he

years. At the close of that time, he receives a certificate to that effect. Within a short time past. a good Law School ll?“ ' tablished in Halifax, and it has been thought advisable to poi-lint law students at present articicu in this Province to attend that school during a ccrtain portion of the five ycars in which they are engaged in the prosecution of their studies, and to make provis- ion that the time spent there should count as part of the five years. It seemed to him that this would be a great advantage to law students.

Osculating Pigs (Wall Street Journal)

Sir Thomas Dugdale, the British Minister of Agriculture. helped open a pig market at. Hereford thr other day_ Sir Thomas explained that the partitions between the pig pens were made unusually high to prevent the pigs front kissing each other. The osculalory tlCl.1\'lill‘.I of pigs spread swine fever, according to Sir Thomas.

We do not know how strong is the urge of one British pig to kiss another British pig. But if It is very strong these partltlona better be not only high but sturdy and sunk in concrete.

It. our experience that Just or- dluar partitions do not stop a pig it hla——or her—lnterent in some. thing the other side of a partition is very intense. In no time at all the pig will have rooted in holennd it I8 iu-Si. short. of miraculous how I 300 Pound pig can get. through a very small hole.

But assuming that Sir Thomu has taken full account of the gen- ius of pigs to get out of their pen, there are other angle: that might be considered.

What is the emotional effect on a pig when he is prevented from klulng another pig? Doe; it "9, up within him complexes and lnhlbl.

,| NOTES B'Y

"Too bad when it taken all kinds of people to make a world that ,‘:hcre are not more skilled arti- sans" — Moose Jaw Times- llcriild.

You can take pride in having trained your children properly in tact and diplomacy if they can look through your old high~srhool .1nnu:il \\lll’lOUi. giggling.—Wlnni- per. Tribune.

"Those new Canadian hank notes. to go into circulation in Septem- bcr. are impressive pieces of print- inc. And ll‘s nice to know each of them is worth its face value. or acrhrips a bli. more."—Ott;iwa Journal.

A week-end is I time for relaxa- tion. Like putting up screens, wash- ing the car, standing in a line at a super market, cleaning out thc rcllar. Saturday is a (lay of rest. of communion with n:ilurc—~ cutting grass, tligguig post holes. patching the roof. Sunday is a day of meditation — painting a cell- ing, sanding floors. cutting down a rotten rink. A \\’('(‘l(—€l'ld is .1 time to make you go back to the of- fice rrfrcshrd -— with a lame back. blisiered hands and a bill from the hardware store. Oh, for the good old times with the six-day week! -Boston Herald.

Currency Values

tllamiltxin Spectator) The waste of war and the shift- ing of po\vcr and lnflurnce that follow in its wake are best seen in the relative values of the world's C\lI‘l‘('llClf‘S. They are the baromet-

must remain in the office of the _ I H practitioner with whom he is "5 °[ p°“er' The ravages 0 vi“ articlcd, during a ton-n (.1 1;“. and the costs of reconstruction

come out starkly in figures Pub‘ lished by the Alberta Wheat Pool Biidget.

In relation to the Canadian dol- lar the British pound in 1938 was valued at $4.91. Today It Ls valued at $2.76. The Australian pound was worth $3.93 in 1938 and is now worth $2.21.

The Frencri franc In 1938 was worth about three ccnts—evcn af- ter the outbreak of war in 1939 it was officially pegged at I76 to the pound sterllng—now it is worth about one-third of a cent and has much dcpi‘cci:1tt:d in its relation to the pound sterling.

The Italian lira was 5_25 cents in 1938 and is now about one-oev- enth of a cent.

But not all this depreciation is due to the war and its after-ch fecm. The Canadian dollar. rc- flecting the country‘s industrial progress and the discovery of vast new sources of natural wealth, has been transformed on the world’: money markets. Its strength only intensifies the weakness of other countries.

Throughout the world. however, all currencies have wcnkencd in their relationship to gold. Gold. pegged arbitrarily at 835 U. 8. per ounce. is no longer 1-enacted by currency Viilue. it is merely a re- flection of the economic confusion of the modern world.

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THE WAY

In Ethiopia beer in two cents I glass, coffee a cent a cup. Hell Selassie! ——Windsor Star.

Now comes golf and the sudden change of the better half to the bitter half. —Hamilton Specta- tor.

It is interesting to note that Canadian grain first made its ap- pearance in quantity on the Jap- anese markets aiter rice soared. Barley especially was sought as a cheaper altcrnzitive to rice. Now rice prices are declining but Ja- pan apparently still wants the Canadian grains. May we deduce from this that quality of product has won a permanent. custzomer? -—Siisktitoon Star-Phoenix.

Mr. Henry Moran, a miner. has obtained the permission of Ches- terfield rural council to change the number of his home, 13, White Lcas Avenue, North Wingfield. Derb_\shirc, to No. llA. Mr. Moran had sought to change the number after living in the house just. over a year. During that time he was injured in a pit. accident, his wife gave birth to a crippled baby, his daughter Gail, aged six, dislocated her arm, Pamela, aged three. slip- ped and knocked out a tooth, and two-_vcar-olcl Dawn had A serious abscess on her chin. —London Times.

Sometimes the green world seems bent on offcring us food which we reject. The dandelion is one wilding which many people in this district enjoy eating. They re- gard it as a sort of spring tonic. The bleached stems of the plant are the choice part. But the dande- lion isn't the only weed that is

over fertile soil and is greatly un- beloved of gardeners, can be used. some say. in salads. The common chickwced is edible when cooked Most of us will continue eating vegetables to which we have be- come accustomed. And better so. because some weeds look so much like others which are inedible that it is better not to experiment. Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

G!-iiOVTl‘l.lT‘I-3"0t)_l_€_I-Ill. GRANTLEY. England. (CP)—— Early maturity was blamed for a

at a meeting of cholrmastcrs. or- ganista and clergyman in Yorkshire town. A speaker said that 20 years ago a boy‘; voicg broke at about age 16, but now it changes at 13. , LABOR PARTY The Labor party as pi parliamen. tary force in Britain dates from the 1906 election when it elected 29 candidates.

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Page 4. g_1'he Guardian

Moat racing pigeons. like moat human beings, atlck to routine schedules and to the usual way of life; while in training they fly from one pre-arranged point to another with regularity and pro: cialon. This of course. is as it should be. Owner: of pigeons have plenty of things to worry about without having to add 918903 Im- predictablllty to the list. Now and then. however, one refuses to be regimented and goea his lone way regardless of rules and regulation laid down by his trainer in the in- terest: of efficiency. He is an in- dividualist, a non-conformiet. titles’ which in the world of men. and presumably in the world of pigeons as well, are not regarded with any great esteem_

Such was the case of pigeon A U 52-STD-684-234. who set out. from Rahway, NJ. bound for Stamford. Conn. Ordinarily this trip takes only A few hours: it. took AU 52 a little more than two weeks, during which time he visited sunny and historic Italy.

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According to reliable reports. the pigeon’: lntenuon was to fly the entire distance. However, when 600 miles from the American shore, he became tired and weary and was forced to land on the deck of the Italian liner saturnla. He finished the trip In luxury and idleness, living Just like the first.- class passengers, except. for cock- tail lounge priveiegea. which a

pigeons don't. care for anyway.

Meanwhile, back home in New York, the pigeon’: owner. a Mr. Ell Pia, was worrying himself sick over the absence of his favourite racer who already this year has won more than $200 in prim mon- ey. Now that the story is out he says he just cannot understand what made A U 52 go off like that without asking permission or even giving a hint concerning his in- tentions. "He is a good bird, what ever he has done", said Mr. Pia to reporters.

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Certainly. he L: A road bird; but good birds, like good people, are not necessarily disciples of the status quo in every little particu- lar. nor does goodness preclude a desire for romantic adventure. Mr Pia, being ii. man of the world and a sportsman (no other kind of man would have had anything to do with racing pigeons in the first place). should know these things. No doubt A U 62 put. on a lot. of weiglii durink hi; trans-Atlantic voyage. for there is no shortage of calories in a luxury llner‘s bill of fare. He may also have acquired some lazy,hablta. But these things will wear of! in time, and A U 52 should be a better pigeon and a better racer for his experience; better, because he will have ac- quired more knowledge concerning important things which the aver- age land bird never has a chance to see_ Travel In a good teacher provided the traveler has a keen