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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded in i387». Authorized as Second Clue Moll. Post Office Department. Ottawa.

Weotdenl. lea A. Burnett; Vice-President. Was. t; Burnett; SQOL-TIQIL. G. M. Burnett; Editor ena damaging Director. J. ft. Burnett; Aoeoolnta Editor Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk."

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Unique Legislation“

With the prorogation today of the Legis-

"lature, themembers can look back upon a.ses-

sion which, to say the least, was an unusual one The Government's labour union legislation estab- lished a precedent for all Canada, insofar as the provision for making unions "autonomous" is concerned. This and the new Temperance Act were the most contentious measures.

The Opposition Leader was justified in com- plaining about the latter bill being brought down hurriedly in the dying days of the session. lts full provisions would take many columns to explain, and it is doubtful whether some of the members, alter hours of discussion in committee an Tues- day, have a full grasp of its contents.

lts principle point of difference with the existing Prohibition Act is that it does away en- tirely wit the requirement for a doctor's pre- scription in ordinary cases, and in this respect is a Government Control bill pure and simple. But it also provides very numerous and drastic re- strictions against "interdicted persons," which is the same used ta designated those who abuse the privilege and are, for any of many reasons enumerated in the bill, blacklisted by the Com- mission or magistrate. Several members thought the penalties and restrictions under these sections to be so severe that they would be impossible of enforcement. Those favoring the restoration of the old Prohibition Act, however, notably Hon. Mr. Wright and Mr. Saville, were loud in their praises of these and other features of the new Act, which they were prepared to support in the event of the Plebiscite going contrary to their wishes. They succeeded in defeating an amend- ment which would bring the Temperance Act into force at once after receiving the Lieutenant Gov- ernor's assent.

The situation now is that only two provis- ions of the new bill—the appointment of a Com- mission ond the authority for taking the plebis-

‘cite on the old Prohibition Act on June 28,-

will be enacted at present. The provisions of the old Act prior to the passing of the Cullen amendment authorizing the issuance of six months‘ scripts is placed in the new Act, to come into force only if carried on the Plebiscite. Other- wise, the new provisions, eliminating doctors’ scripts but providing for very stiff permit restric- tions, and also for a full accounting by the Cam- mission to the Government and Legislature of all its business, may be proclaimed.

The Minister of Public 'Works_,(l'lon. Mr. Barbour) replaces the Attorney-General as the Minister in charge of administration, but the Commission must still report to the Attorney- General in matters of enforcement.

There is bound to be a great deal of con- fusion in the public mind as to what they will be called upon ta vote for or against in June. lt is for the Government to find ways and means of offsetting this disadvantage.

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Ottawa appears to have awakened to the fact that it already has power to prevent Can- ada from becoming a dumping ground for U. S. and other alien Communists. So far the Govern- ment has been content with making threaten- ing gestures, chiefly in several strongly-worded public statements by Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Now, with Czechoslovakia fresh in mind, and \vith the United States taking protective measures which are driving Red agitators and organizers across the Canadian border, the Government promises to move.

Section three ofithc immigration Act per- mits exclusion from Canada of persons who ad- vocate the overthrow of government by force, of

' persons who are associated with organizations

holding thcse views. Deportation of such unde- sirables also is legal.

This legal cap, notes an exchange, certain- ly fits the Communists and it should not only give the Government enough authority to put up the bars against visiting Communists but to throw out of Canada those who are already doing their lob of trouble-making here. Naturally it will be a lot easier to keep the Communists out than to go through a tangled legal procedure of departing them once they are inside the coun-

try.

History lirul Memory

Historians and writers may now peruse more than 600,000 official documents telling the story of Canada in World War l. These docu- ments have been transferred to the public archives. They are actually the overflow after the historical section of the army attempted to complete a four-volume history of the war. Two volumes were written. Then, money and,lntar- est running out,,thq idea was dropped. The full history of l9l4-l9lB remains to be written.

' This is an interesting commentary on the effcctiaftho intervening years and of World War "ll, says the London m Press. For a great

v erld War Il as far as Canada is conc already written. Per-

haps aarexporlence of the "appealoment" years

and of the seeettduiarldstruggle has induced within new rthonslon of the value of |_ lgpoltl ollvloor that we tolled, " lfrom’ the story oftlla

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EDIIURIAL NUIES -

Annunciation. Lady Day. I i I O

Legislature prorogues. i I i I

Tomorrow Good Friday. ~ I i I I

lt has been pointed out that there is appeal to the Law Courts allowed in the Public Utilities Act, though of a restricted character. ~

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Amherst will proceed with a plebiscite in which ratepayers will vote upon an expenditure of $l54,000 for civic improvements, including the paving of l2 streets, the boring of artesian wells for a better supply of drinking water, new sewer lines, traffic lights and many other important factors‘ in civic welfare. lt is expected that the town council will immediately set the date for the voting.

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Prime Minister Peter Fraser, of New Zeal- and, in an address warned the United Nations would become the laughing stock of the world if it continued to tackle questions, leave them unsolved, and make decisions without enforcing them. The past year had been disappointing and Russia's use of the veto had far exceeded all expectations.

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Delving deep into the past, the researchers have discovered that a Scottish queen, Mar- garet, deserves moro honor than she has re- ceived for the last few centuries. According to the story, it was she who ordained ln the leap year i288 that any young man, neither wed nor betrothed, who rejected an offer of marriage from a maiden lady, of high or low estate, should be fined one pound or less, according to his means.

A newly-erected summer cottage at Dalvay will be provided for His Excellency the Gov- ernor-General, Lady Alexander and family on their long summer holiday here this year. Al- ready there has been a rush to obtain holiday accommodation by other slimmer visitors. Col. Reid and staff will have their hands full from now on arranging and supervising the season's tourist traffic. The Colonel will leave soon for Ottawa for consultations in connection with the Vice-Regal visit.

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John Drinkwater, English poet, critic and piaywright, died this date i937. His works in- clude Poems of Men and Homes, Poems of Love and Earth, Cromwell and Other Poems, Swords and Ploughshares, and Poems (containing all he wished to preserve from these four collections) His plays include Cophetus, Rebellion, The Storm, and Abraham Lincoln, which had a great success‘ Knowledge we ask not-knowledge Thou has lent, But, Lord, the will—there lies cur bitter need. Give us to build above the deep intent The deed, the deed.

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The Charlottetown Board of Trade has re- turned to definite and what will be much appreci- ated activities. Too long-(indeed since the re- tirement and subsequent demise of Mr. Rotten- bury, present President Frank Curtis's father-in- iaw)—the Board has been in the doldrums. Thc recent appointment of Mr. Walthen Gaudet, LL.B., has resulted in putting new life into the old bones, and from henceforth it should prove the livest of our civic organizations. The Board has a live-wire in Mr. A. E. Russell of the Civic Affairs Committee, while Mr. Graham Rogers is in his right place in looking after freight rates and import and export facilities generally.

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Cecil Rhodes, Empire builder and philan- thropist, died tomorrow's date i902. As a youth he developed T.B. and was ordered to a warm climate. He chose South Africa, and soon he was in the centre of the gold and diamond area, mak- ing surveys, and acquiring options. He was not long becoming a director of the famous Dc Beers Co., and from that, entered South African politics, which led to his association with Dr. Jameson, whose famous raid on the Boers led to the South African War of 1889-92. After the war he devoted his attention to consolidating British interests in South Africa, which led to the founding of the British Commonwealth of South Africa. At his death it was discovered he had bequeathed his vast wealth for the public well- being, including the institution of Rhodes scholar- ships for Oxford and Cambridge to bring aspir- ing youths in the Empire, United States and Ger- many, etc., together with a view to a better understanding of world problems and the atti- tude of each country towards them-"So much to do, so little done" due, in large part, to "the unctuous rectitude of my countrymen." i 71 i is I

Some of the unusual varieties of piscotorial delicacies packed in the Dominion, include ale- wives or gaspereou, a fish similar to the herring and caught off the coast of Nova Scotio; cod- fish tongues and livers, products of Quebec packers; pollock, an Atlantic fish allied to the cod family and quahaugs, a kind of shellfish, caught off the coasts of Nova Scatia and New Brunswick. British Columbia is most famous for its salmon but the province also packs a largo volume of herring and smaller volume of anchovies, ‘other fish products and oysters. With i7 different types, New Brunswick lays claim to the province offering the greatest variety of can- ned fish, although Nova Scotia is a. close second with l6. New Brunswick also controls the Can- adian pack of sardines, which totalled 60,782 cases In I947. In addition, the province packs

largo volumes of mackerel, chicken huddle, quo-

haugr, lobster and shad. Nova Scotla packs the, most oodflsh‘ and haddock and is also a big prodlcer of klpperad herring. Prince Edward

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lslanifls chiefly foam for its canned lobsters.

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-llotes By Tho Way-

We are a net-ton of onlmnl lov- ers, and few hate dogs except mailman, delivery boys and others who must. take the bites to hold their jobs. —Vict.oria Times.

You get out of moot things Just what you put into t.hem—excep-; slot machines and occasionally parking meters. - St. Cstharlnes Standard.

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Having found ways to enable the average person to look forward to a longer life. medical and other scientists now face the challenge of conquering the pronounced in- crease ln the diseases which chief ly afflict those of middle and ad- vsnced years. - Amherst. News.

Fear of the duel in earlier days was s proper influence to courtesy in debate. If such rules as our ancestors applied were valid today our councils and legislatures would become self-declmating institutions overnight. - Winnipeg Citizen."

Two per-sons were oerloasly in- jured in Tennessee when a bridge collapsed under the weight of those who trad gathered to look at on accident tn which no one hsd been injured. The more] should be obvious. — Minneapolis Star.

The ' ' Anoelettoas of School Adrminlstrartnra heard and applauded st its recon-t convention a program for school all year. Un- der the proposals of the educa- tion policies commission, these changes would be made: flchool would be open six day! a week the year around, with the sixltts day given to extra-classroom activities Children would be promoted to r higher grade whenever ready for the more advanced study. Teachers would be employed an a li-Ilnonth basis, with a month of vacation.- Mtnneapolts Star.

I. Nataiiclo Gonzalez ran for the Presidency in Paraguay. He was the Government candidate. Tire ballot farm. prepared by the Gav- ernment, carried only one name- his. No space was provided to write in a competing candidate's name. Names appearing in other than ‘he proper spaces automatically voided a ballot. J. Nataiicia Gonzalez was elected‘. Thus triumphed democra- cy. Paraguayan style. -— Victoria Times.

There are people who contend that, corporal punishment is both obsolete and humiliating and that sweet reason should be employed by teachers in dealing with un- ruly and dlsobedient children. In some cases that. may prove true, but in the great majority a sound hiding would work wonders with boys who constantly give trouble and the application of this salu- tary treatment, might. prove of marked advantage to their future conduct. since the hair-brush. the strap, the cane and the wood-shed went out of fashion, o good many boys have got out: of hand ‘ltlfl ended as juvenile delinquents, of- ten the criminals of later years.- Brockvilie Recorder and Times.

Artificial blood plasma made from the action of bacteria. on sugar is now being made in Eng- land. This plasma, known as Dex

tron, ls at. present undergoing ex- haustive tests at the Lister In

stltute, tn London and the final results will not be known for at least six to nine months. It. ls be- lieved, however. that it. may prove to be safer than natural hiood for transfusion. Besides being cheap and easy to make, the new syn- thetic solution will have the ad

vantage of simple storage; it. can be kept in powder form until wan‘.

ed. svhen it. needs only to be quick. ly mixed and heated. -UK Infor- mation Office.

All fair-minded persons will up- provc the decision of the Provin- clsl Government to amend birth certificates so that; nothing shall be included in them to cast the stigma of lllegittmaw on the per

sun concerned. Hon. George Dun- lvur announced in the Legislature that tlzrougil revision of the Vital Statistics Act. birth certificates are ta be issued in future which will not show the names of thrpnrem. of a child, and as a result. wit. not reveal that. a child ts lllegltl

mate. or has been adapted. A blrtn certificate issued subsequently ‘.0 an adopted ctslld will show only t-he adopted name. - Isondon Itfl Press.

The craft. of writing can he taught. Through practice und cri ttcism young people of ordinary Intelligence can acquire the, tech- nique of clear and orderly state- ment just as certainly as they sou be taught to rend and multiply. Training in writing will not make every bay and girl a literary artist or anything remotely resembling one. but it. will produce competent craftsmen. Most college graduates. to judge from their letters. ore not competent writers: not because they are deficient. in intelligence, but-because their training hoe beer. neglected. 7- Guelph Mercury-

The pastor of a little oharels tn Vermont woafomous for the fact. that. every one of his sermons last. ed exactly 22 minutes. ‘rhea one unfortunstesundoy the sermon tasted Wee-quarters of on hour At dinner his mortified wife asked him what had gone unis. “It was one of those things," said the pcotm- moodtiy. "My secret device was to slide o cough drop under my tongue fast before beginning the sermon. It melted in exactly I mtnuteoMrhets I lrnow it. was time to stop. This morning I was talking for over so minutes baoore

Inclined "my cough eropgwu r nupcndor button." - Watt ltreet Journob - =

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Ibll column to open u. the diocaaatoa by corro- opunaento of questions HI UIBOIOIL [he Ullilrltltteuswr- Guerrilla doea not noeehor ti; endorse the opinion u? correspondent; '

IILVDICRAFT IN THE SCHOOL

Sir, - The fertile soil of Handl- crafts in P- E. I. hasmardly been scratched, and the time is ripe for a forward movement. in the use of handiwork as an integrat pert. of education. What does the term Handicraft mean? By Handi- cmtt. is meant. all thcse things wmcn people make with then bands, either for their own use or tor others. The educational value of Handicraft may be thought. of in two ways. one: The education to come from. the process itself, what is, learning by doing. The other, by using the Handicraft as a centre around which to gamer knowledge. 1a all people there is a desire for decoration, which 1n primitive people appears in their dwellings, weapons, pottery, etc.

Many of our children seek relax- eLlon and recreation in movies and street corners. These soon be- come soon-filo for the individual child who prefers o more active and thrilling past-Lime, and than delinquency problems are born. Creative craft work is one activity which can be carried on in the schools giving m outlet. for self expression and satisfaction of roc- complishmefit. 1n a. community where opportunity is given youth for creative rather than destruct- ive expression, the better chance we will have to develope a morf comfortable and. happier way ol 1ifa

A vital need to be filled in thc- affairo of any community is to ensure wise use of spare Lime of any part of its population. but most particularly should children be encouraged to use their spar: time constructively and in Ways which appeal to them. Sonia o'er-king authorities are able fr. demonstrate clearly that; children who enjoy opportunities to express their creative urges i1a.ve no tlmr loft. to thinking of developing their destructive capacities.

Other objectives of Handicrafts are w give the child a medllum of self expression, to provide the child with a manipulative form of creative leisure time expression. to acquaint the child with o. variety of construction materials and de- velope lumdlness with common tools, and most essential of all — Honesty.

Handwork is so closely litter- twiued with other normal learn- ing activities of children that. it cannot be ignored if the best educational results are to be real- ized, and the results obtained will be limited only by your own de- sire to seize an‘ clevelcpe those opportunities. '

We are, Sir, etc. THE HOME AND SCHOOL WEL- FARE GROUP. Sumrnerstde, Prince Edward Island

COIVIPOBITE HIGH SCHOOLS

Sin-What is a Composite Hlgn School? This question was asked recently by a writer to this col- umn. Leading Canadian ists, of The Canada and New- foundland Education Association describe the Composite High School as one which offers several complete high school courses. To illustrate they speak of an actual and typical small city high school, which has five department's each preparing students for dis- tinct objectlves: (1) College pre- paratory department to‘ prepare students to enter universities, nor- mal school etc; l2) department of commerce tn prepare students no enter the world of business; (Si department 0f agriculture to pre- pare students of the country to be come good farmers; (4) depart.- mcnt. of trades and industry w prepare hays to enter» mechanical trades; 15> department. of home economics to prepare girls for home-making and other occupa- tions usually followed by women. In this school all students are required to take Health. English and Social Studies (Geography, History and Civics). To avoid du- plication, the students from the different departments on the same grade level may unite to form classes in these. The Lime-table In all vocational departments provides that students spend one-half of each six hour day id the study at the subjects peculiar to the de- partment concerned tn each case the other half of the time being devoted to academic subjects of general value to all citizens. The subjects taken tn each depart- ment. are -a.s follows:

(l) College Preparatory: English.

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Henltb, Social Studies, Algebra, Geometry. Ptwstqs, Chemistry. French, Latin.

(2) Agriculture: English, Health. Boclel Studies, Chemistry, Soils and Fertilizers, Animal Husbandry. Field Husbandry, Form Bookkeep- ing, Form Mechanics, Farm Mau-

element. (3) Commerce: English. Health. Social studies. u... pondctic-e.

Business law, Bookkeeping. Typ- ing, Bhorthand. Office Practice.

(4) Industry: English, Health, Social Btutllos, Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry, Drafting, Choice of Metal Work or Wood Work (Bids. construction). or Electricity.

(d) Home Economics: English, Health, loclal Studies‘. Nutrition, Cooking, Textiles and - Dressmak- ing, Art. inferior Decoration and Household Management. _

The above to a democratic, or-

niatiaa representing fur & section. of the voootfono of

Offices:

THE CROSS TEE KEY

Nowhere in_man’s history have the form of coca and evil ‘met svith such unequivocal finality as in the Cross. The siege ls set. for the climax of the age-long en- counter: the battle is to be fought. out to an undeniable decision: ‘henceforth the arm-me of the moss must. needs become, as the ages of faith thought cf it, the Key of Life.