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THE GOVERNMENTS BACK DOWN

The Government was in travail ,. and brought forth-a commission. It ; is now nearly a year since the _ Teachers of the Province waited up- , on the Government and asked for favourable consideration of the sal- ary‘ question, and were rudely di- rooted to "go to Mr. Stewart, the Leader of the Opposition," .with their request. At the time we 1103mm! out that the attitude of the Govern- ment was neither diplomatic nor ststesmsnlike, -that the education ‘ question was one that had to be grappled with sccner or later, and Y that the Government had better not

.-. treat it cavalicrly lest” serious eon-

sequences ensue. This sane advice oiicrcd in the best interests or the province was spurned. the Govern- ment prcferring to let things slide. 'I‘i'ie fate of the negligent has be- fallen the Government, and now they offer to do at the Piiint of the bayonet) what they ought to have done a year ago when approached by the Teachers. We do not know whether the oiier of the Government will be acceptable to the Teachers, “hope deferred maketh the ‘heart sick," and the teachers may well be sick and tired of the shilly- shsllyirig and non-possumus attitude of the present mill-administra- tion. We hope for the sake of the province snd the teachers that. wise counsels will prevail and that the teachers may be persuaded by their executive in accept the Govern- ment's much delayed olive branch- No body of men and women de- servo greater commendation and consideration than our teachers. No one claims for them that they are all, or nearly all worthy of their »hire—there' are the lnflfllfilefli-‘i among; them as in every trade and plilfession. But they have carried on for long under most adverse circum- stances, and while others, especially clergyman, civil servants and rail- _Wfly employees, werehsvirig their services adequately recompensed. they have been treated as thoug they wcrc pariahs by the Saunders government for simply suggesting. the time had arrived for the full reconsideration of iihe education question. The Saunders Govern- ment has been compelled to recog- niu the time has arrived ior the Just consideration of their claims and grievances hull at what cost? The threat of a. strike which has been broadcast and displayed the length and breadth oi the Domin- ion. Never, surely except the Bell regime. has a government been placed in such an unenviable posi- tion. Mr. Saunders and his coi- lcagues’ had everything in favor oi making satisfactory arrangements wltntbe teachers without a cent ad- ditional taxation, but preferred is

rest idly on their oars iill the ship

oi State drifted into the troubled waters of iorq. Then they capito- lated and oflcrcd to aifwiisi the teachers wanted them to do a year [The principli quution for the teachers to consider now isi- Can the written word of the Government relied upon. or will it wrisgle uiidcritsssoonnstbccrisisis

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Enron-could have upheld them against the perns of the wintry sea in a little wooden vessel. Provisions would be of the roughest kind, and it their voyage were protracted scanty, too.

At the end oi their Odyssey what awaited them? An undeveloped land where the long cold spring was un- like anything they had known; where every inch oi cultivable land must be won from fihe forest: where man must learn to wrestle with nat- ure ior a bare subsistancc, and where the first winter always took its toil oi the weaker and left b grave in ilhe wilderness and a vacant chair in the home. Honor to the early settlers! May we who have benefit- ied by their labors, ever keep their memory greenl

On the door-haul o! a little stone house in Alnivick, England is in- scribsd'

That which your father olde

Hath given you to‘ possess

Doe you most dearely holde

To show your worthyness.

This should be the sentiment of us all, hence this appreciation of the incident at York. The Englifli- nian is the least demonstrative of all our nationalities, and too prone to neglect that dispisy of ancestral pride which is after all a legitimate feeling. a

"MAGIAN" SAUNDERS’ EGG

The habit of presenting Easter eggs to ons's friends, we are told, is a. custom derived from the Persian Magi, the egg being the symbol of creation, birth, resurrection, or the re-creation of hope with the advent of Spring. We wonder what element of hope is contained in Y Magian Saund- cs‘ Easter Egg to the teachers? Blast- ed hopes, more than likely, or their equivalent, those which make the heart sick. Mr. Saunders has had an opportunity, if ever man had, of making a name for himself in the settlement for a long time of the education question. At his call st Ottawa since i927 has been $200,000,

"e has not, so far as the cor- . .......-c shows, lifted his little finger to collect. With that amount of money in our treasury instead of the treasury a0 Ottawa we could not only have satisfied the tench- ers, but built and equipped a Sana- torium and had a nice nest egg for tourist development besides. But in- stead oi looking after our interests Mr. Saunders and his colleagues have been jaunting in Europe, America snd Canada leaving the government in the hands oi bureaucrats who, in some instances, have been imitating their Ministers by joy-riding in the Annapolis valley. to Ottawa, to Washington, to almost- every where. Is it any wonder the Province is go- ing pieces? Or is it s deep laid scheme on the Gvvws mcnt's part‘ to poll us body and soul to tho Prov- ince oi Nova Scotia? Mr. Saunders has had the opportunity oi l hund- red years to put Prince Edward Is- land ~on the map so a , Jcssivo

000 additional subsidy already being paid, $200,000 "at call" ct Ottsws, snd 060,000 to $100,000 duo and col- ictdnblc on account of the Dalton lsnstorium. nut what is opportunity Wino man who can't use it? An‘ un-

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istor d: crass ma command-nab. a, A o, slum, wilisui _ b: Public’ Works. i-ibiro. L. Balaton, Minister o! National Defence, Hon. W.‘ 13.1 m- m, minute» b1 National advance. Hon. c. L-Dunnins. Minister b: Railways, will spend sonic days, oi the assai- holidays “in the conga," six of them. Hon. P. J. Cardin, Min- ister of Marine and has just returned from morids. which is also "in tho-South." It is stated also that abolish 0th ci- Minisiors will remain‘ in Ottawa to constitute a Cabinet quorum,’ but few. or perhaps no Cabinet meet- ings are to ‘be held by the quorum. In the meantime they can gaze iohglngly southward out o! their; pa- lsiinl oilicc windows and bu.» over the happier days when thdy them- sclves had bsskcd inths genislsun- iiiiuc under tho Stars and Stripes "in me land of-the a-es ms the the homsot the brave." Nothing so revives, upliiis and cxhilii-sies the spirits oi a tired Liberal Mimster as a few days spent in congenial com- puny on thp other side ofour Sou- thern border. It is the vergprcstb of life‘ to him.

Over there Prenilss- lling is hon- ored is a Republican sovereign, thi- com is mods welcome. Euler is eu- logizod‘ to his heart's content, Elliott could be elected any day, Olrdin is I. trump card, and Dunning isVno idusci- dumbed by trbubiucibs miss to bring‘ down vioi-rcspoadencjes How free and how flattered tlibylre, these lords oi the. North country; in smiling Ysnkecdom. There‘, tank is honored by iliibir recon-snob‘ snd beauty flattered -by their notice. And this is s dsnii where there is Jim s. Tory between the arm Lakes and the Gui! ofMcxico. 8o diflerent from curds-they must mic w come bbcis; ~

The uuaou llolflinl is now >811‘- fering seriously’ from a shortage oi trained nurses. "The: influx oi- young women to take up training is‘ nurses has mien on sbcrrfcccrit sppeaisior increusdnumbdrs "have beep. with- out result. surgeon's and beds are bvsiisbic, but the governors iars in the ‘unhappy position thlrnosiurtb- er increase oi smith wmxguirbv undertaken because the {am-big stsf! is oval-toned; Ind. the ‘liolpitdl’! surgical duties- have doubled: within the pm. fifteen‘ IThs demand ior the expansion‘ olzthit- work still continues. dances suppliedf nurses i0 maisnviduriosibspwi: and. ililght possibly ssslstinith- some way .dur- inggthe present; er’ they." '

The coming British" fictitious‘ are announced to tlks plies. on us‘. 20 and‘ all 5 political parties appear‘; to desire out the active! campaign work shall be ikept- ~witbih as ‘few weeks as is practiéeblé. rut-wou- to oibbci i-iimsi-irs'~i.bbi.»iiié nbiiisb practice in such‘ mbturs‘ diners from the Canadian. net-s ir-sn ~ election -were only two monthb in ‘thifuturo the hesvylrtiiléty would £12056! be in action. The party leaders would be on tours embracing fistulas: ‘of miles, icons ‘or bpdcciics im. hun- dreds oi public‘ appearances. Mun- whiie “the Scots are in arms because the eleciions cisshols- ‘with the Ohurch Assemblies scheduled to dis- cuss Church llnion; "pursuit at a time" is ayfioottish motto. . - ' i . f

‘ Au international dilution has grown out oi the action: oi tbs Unit- ed States prohibition bout guard in sinking ma‘ si-uibbrsciicobsi- "I'm Alone" outside tori-imm- limits ‘in the ouii, oi Mexico. nib vcuei, sui- pesied o‘: béingwinsoisd iii fliill nin- ning, and Cnptnihy-‘Rondlll rd- tuiiing lo siiow- i butch‘ tirbsmids. was ni-od upon "and! siiiiitiwbs ~009- tain snd. mo‘ 0r the linking! vssssi jumped overboard and one" Mum: ins drowned m iwssi Ora-uses birth but s ndhirsllsld flritillflulijcttLA doiui; c“: unrest inwtbs 'cts's‘4s-uuii'

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.._._.. _ moon snout.» you can You will remember thstlyou were tiughtfiit school that food u needed iiiitiie body to act as fuel which gives be» ind encrsy. 1nd also to provide matarlal- for growth and repair. 1 Howevenanotheryiob that food does has been discovered sigtciyour school doys. it provides substances that en- able‘ the workings of the different processes to go along at a normal rstd.~ a ' F -"'I‘hcse substances are vitamins and i-mbtbm such as iodine." ' The human body, unlike that oi many animals, keeps itself at a. cer- tAin temperature‘. about 98.50 I". whether-the weathcris hot. or cold. Now as man is seldom in a tem- perature that, is. the same his body that is 90.50.’ therefore hs mustfmost oiitiie‘ time, lose heat tohis surround- lags; ' T Thishest he has to make "D by binning foodiin the body like fuel. And like other machines man makes more -hes.t ‘than he needs, for I8 Prof:'V.'-H..Mottram says "for every unit of work ‘(measured as heat) done bythebodyilt wastes three or four uhitsotheat, which must therefore DeJgot rid'of to ‘our surroundings by cvsp ‘ , p. piration, or rhdistion mm the surface o! the body." ‘ ~ Nowi how much‘ fuel do you need in 24 hours? ' ‘nicibmoimt is measured in color- ico-s ; calorie roughly being the amount of heat required to raise I pint ohwater. about 1o F. .For_=s man weighing 150' pounds, height 5 leet 7 inches, working in an office; about‘ 8000 ‘calories daily are necessary. - . "I'M some man doing work as car- penterinl indoors 8600 calories; light work outdoors 8150; moderate work outdoors,<_4li00( andior heavy work 000010.000) calories. - i In severe exorcise such as rowing 01“b1Cy¢ullI:l6‘m\10h as 9000 or 10,- 0001 calories have been consumed 41111.. < . . Women need about 20 percent less food Qaaninen. even when they work Just as herd snd under the same Q011- ditions. _ _i K . flhildrcmneed more food than their pardnts in proportion to their size be- cause they are not only more active but need extra food for growth. .-To give you an idea of how many calories are;in ordinary portions oi food, I! Mottram, says that follow- ing amounts ofiood stuffs each re- present 100 calories; 2» ounces of bread; 2% ounces oi steak. ‘it of an ounce oi streaky bacon: ‘.6 ounce of butter, ‘iiof an ounce oi sugar; 4 ounces of potatoes; 115 oi an ounce o! cheese; 2|8 of an ounce of chocolate; 1%; ounwsoi 31m; 1118 eggs; 715: bounces of apples, and 14 ounces o! cabbage. jhs-food should be eaten, by out- doors workers in the proportion oi one-of meat or eggs. to tv \v-:i tars. studio's: or four of bread and vege- tnblesh you can work out your own dietary according to your size and the nature oi your work.

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The ' Educational Crisis i A. REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL QUESTION, (B: scrub-Mr).

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A REVIEW The proposed ieachersh strike ohas

that calls for more 'than partisan, criticism.

Without pronouncing on whether the teachers are jusiifled in taking the drastic step ‘in contemplation even in the face oi what they con- sider an injustice, it would be well to review the siiuation for a. few years back.

When the Mathieson Government secured the increase of subsidy in 1912 a considerable amount of this increase was appropriated to an in- crease of teacherssalaries. I

Up to that lime the‘ average school attendance had for the past twenty years been decreasing year by year and the School Act was amended in the year 1913 to remedy this evil.

Sec. 21 _of the School Act of 1012 was amended by adding the follow- ing sub section (2) “Efrem and alter the 1st day ,0! July next there-shall be paid to each teacher the sum oi one dollar per head ior each child’ in average daily attendance during each half year, such payment being conditional upon the teachers hav- ing served continuously in the same school for a period. of at least one half year and upon the report of the inspector that the work of such teacher has been satisfactory."

The eflects of this provision were immediately apparent and the daily attendance in the school rose year by year until s. few years after the warbrokc out.

The salaries of the teachers» had been further increased in 1912 by restoration .of the bonuses ‘and- soc- tion 2i of “The Public School Am- endment acii "1912" provided that "every teacher shall be entitled to re- ceive from the Provincial Treasurer an uuipuut in‘ addition to their sta- tutory or regulated salary equal to any Bmvllnt raised for his support b? the district‘ RV local assessment- but not to exceed 20 per cent. of his statutory allowance." _ . , The“ together with other am- endments to the School Act created a new interest; in the schools and in‘

work resulted. _-Through the of the agricultural grant from Federal Governmentkodditional iii- spectors were employed and the school entered upon a new era-of better work and greater enthusiasm on the part oi the teachers. The ‘time came however when as a result of the war‘ and consequent increased cost of living it bt-‘came

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incomes were nltog-‘ilirr insuflicient to the purpose oi a further increase. The war had affected the govern- ment to the same degree as the in- dividual and the rrvet-ives sufficient in 1012 to '15 were manifestly inade- quate to meet the increased cost of “V1118 and were for a iew years sup- - lamented by the Health and War tax. But this additional revenue was barely sufficient to carry on with and could not meet the cost of any addition to the Teachers‘ salary.

In 1919 the Arsenault government Passed an act intended to meet this situation. This act was "The-fidu- cational Tax Act.” It provided that for the purpose of supplementing the statutory allowance then made to teachers, snd except as to the City of Charlottetown and the Town Of Summerside there should be lev- ied upon.ali real property in the Province a tax of not less than two and not more than three mills on the dollar of the value c! such land and upon all rain payers except iri such city or town a poll tax of not less than two and not more than four dollars.

‘This tax was to be assessed and levied in the some way as the 15nd tax but was to be kept separate and en-r marked for educational purposes only.

As this was s. departure from the then practice oi levying school taxes "1 WM thvuiziit advisable to submit "118 m for the approval of the rate Payers or the province by means of a plebiscite.

(In the next article will be related what event then transpired and what led to the defeat of this m;

the school‘ ‘districts. til-i teachers were encouraged and music better

l8 Well l8 the defeat of the Arsen- ault Government.)

HEi/IEW [IF WIJHKUNIIEH HIEHWAYEAIJT

What the Canada High- Ways Act Did for Prince Edward Is. land. ‘

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(B! Roscoe It. Miller, of the Domin- |°Il "lthwly Commissioner's Dept.)

The Canada l-lighwayg Act was passed by the Union Government of Canada, in i919. It appropriated $20,- 000,000 as aid towards the construc- tion oi what the regulations defined u "main and market" roads of the different provinces. The act limited the amount of aid towards the con- structlon of any portion of such a road to forty per cent oi the "actual reasonable and necessary” cost u de. tormincd by the federal government. Its regulations excluded the costs of subways. viaducts and exceptional items in separation oi grade, while the act. itself, explicitly excluded bridge work m; eligible to bs counted in any agreement between the ted- cml government and any province with respect to the construction of improvement of any road ‘which the latter might select for co-operstivu development. . The regulations stipulated that provinces wishing to avail themselves of jcderal lid undoi- this legislation" shouid submit ior the approval oi thsDominion Commissioner of High- ways and the Minister oi Highways. a map oi s. continuops but delimited syltom oi accompanied by a ' statement of how dcvolopmcnt was to proceed. including where posniblc b . copy t! provincial standards of con- I . ‘