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school English teachers receive any form of financial aid for graduate study. Yet, in 1962, the federal gov- ernment alone assisted more than 51,000 teachers in other subjects.

“Even more desperate,” the commissioner says, is the need for further education in elermenrtary English. Of 3.030 teachers making up a good cross-section of ever v region and every kind of school, more than 40 per cent began teach- ing without a baccalaureate degree. Fewer than 10 per cent had a ma- jor in English. More than half ma- jored in education, rather than in an academic subject. The public schools have been given “a bad name,” as a result.

How do these figures compare with (‘unadiau standards? We ven- ture to sav that there is an even

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Ancl Now To Work

The Speech from the Throne at _

Ottawa _vc.<tcrcla_\' would seem to lindicale that Parliament faces a long, hard, and legisllation-packed session. This is as it should be, for it is time the members on both sides got down to business. Several of the proposed measures could be put in the category of unfinished business from the last Se.-‘sion. which, judged by any stamlurrl, was more product- ive of heat than of light.

One reason for expecting better results from the present session is the more stable situation of the Government. Prime Minister Pear- son’s leatlership has been confirm- ed in two recent Montreal by- elections. These were in two Liberal strongholds. it is true, and the Lib- erals were expected to win. Never- theless, the strong repudiation of Mr. Real Caouette and his follow- ers, and the continued failure of the NDP to nmke any impression will certainly make these groups unwill- ing to join in any non-confidence vote that might result in dissolu- tion at this time.

It is to be hoped that the Con- servat.ive.~:, on their part, will avoid wasting the time of the House by pressing for such votes at every opportunity. From Contact with the rank and file of their supporters they must realize that the general public regards such tactics as mere shadow-boxing. and is less likely to tolerate a continuance of them at this session than during the hectic afterrnath of the last general elect- ion. The country needs stability, and the Government slhould be given a chance to develop its pro- gram before asking the voters for another mandate.

There is reason to believe that if it harbored any ideas of calling a snap election, t.he Government is un- likely to do so now following the overwhelming indorsation of the Op- position leader. .\*Ir. Diefenbaker, at his recent party convention. Had the (Tonser\-'at.ives failed in making this gesture of confidence, it would have been on the cards for the Lib- erals to seize the opportunity of going to the country while their op- ponents were bogged down in their leadership quarrel. That opportunity has passed. ,

Now it would appear that any party that tries to force an election before the business of the session is disposed of will have to bear the brunt. of public resentment. We may expect lots of controversy, of course, particularly after the budget is brought down; but that is a differ- ent matter.

English Teaching In U.S.

While Canadian educationists are ooncerned more and more about bilingualism, their United States counterparts are worrying about how to improve the "grave decline” in the quality of teaching the one language that is in general and of- ficial use throughout the country. While the federal government there has been spending millions to speed up and expand the teaching of for- eign languages, English instruction, it is claimed, has been floundering in neglect.

This is blamed by U.S. Commis- sioner of Education Francis Keppell on the shortage of adequately pre- pared teachers In English, which threatens. he says, "to undermine the quality of American education for a generation to come unless im- ‘-mediate measures art taken to remedy the situation.”

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lish teachers in this country. cer- tainly in the Atlantic Provinces. And the need is at least as great to pro- vide institutes or fellowships so that teachers may have an opportunity to improve their teaching ability in this subject.

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problem. It is to be the subject of a conference of supervisors of Eng- Iish at the Office of Education, Feb. 26 to 28. The Office seeks to bring together college staffs and English teachers to develop curriculum and teaching methods from kindergarten to post-high-school levels. The Of- fice is now spending about 8. mil- lion dollars on 60 research pro- jects in this connection. but the amount is deemed quite inadequate in comparison to other educational programs.

Perhaps we can learn something from this coming conference at Washington. At least it should arouse us to a realization of our own shortcomings in preserving our language heritage in English-speak ing Canada.

. Thanl Takes A Hand

It is to be hoped that where Britain and the Unit.ed States have failed to relieve the worsening situation in Cyprus. the United Nations Secretary-General will meet with more success in the formula he is setting up for a peace force and for machinery for mediating any further troubles in that area. In the meantime, Britain's request for a thousand Canadian soldiers as part of an international police force in Cyprus will probably be left in abeyance.

As Britain sees it. the difficulty with a force operating under the direct authority of the U.N. Secur- ity Council is that it would be sub- ject to a Soviet veto-—and the Rus- sians have been fishing openly in the troubled waters of Cyprus. But the trouble with a NATO force is that it would be open to accusations by the Communists of being made up of “colonialists" and “imperialists”.

The gravity of the situation lies in the fact that both Greece and Turkey are members of NATO, and that a conflict between these pow- ers could prove disastrous to the NATO alliance. The Western world cannot afford to stand by and per- mit the Greek Cypriots to provide their own solution to the problem by slaughtering the Turkish minor- ity population, nor can it refuse to recognize Greece's treaty rights to take a hand in the affairs of Cyprus to maintain a. balance-between the two sections.

Perhaps Mr. Thant will come up

with a. solution that will be accept-

able to both sides. Even if he can keep the lid from blowing off while a mediator is appointed he will have achieved something worth while.

EDITORIAL NOTES

All these new-fangled advances in home heating, suggests an ex- change, may have something to do with the increase in juveniIe'do- linquency. Very few homes have a woodshed any more.

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With the Beatles in the United States, news comes from London that a rival Mersey group, the Swinging Blue Jesus, has been booked for Moscow. and will operate there with balalaikas instead of guitars, if amplification is possible. These youngsters are currently high on the British hit parade with their number "Hippy Hippy Shake". How the Musoovltee came to let themselves in for this kind of visita- tion we can't figure out at all.

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REACHING FOR THE WRONG WEAPONS

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Restriction Of TV Programs Prolesled

“By making a god out of our leader, we have made sheep of

ourselves.“ these stinging words Heath Macquarrie. Con- servative M.P. for Queens.

He should h a ve gone further. much further. For the unwelcome truth is that all voters. not only Conservatives, have m a d 9 sheep _ selves. And we are deservedly treated like sheep by all our governments. We are ordered around. now c o n t e mptously each to be given a number in place of our name. over taxed and over regimented. by governments w h l c h h a v e amply demonstrated their in- competence and arrog a n c e. and have completely forgotten those historic words about de- mocratic government being “of the people, by the people a nd FOR the people."

But thank heavens the strong voice of independence can still raise itself, with determi- nation and with rightful indig- nation. The mall pouring into the office of Dr. P. B. Rynard. Conservative MP from Or-illla, is one of the most impressive examples of an aroused elec- torate expressing its criticism of a government that I have seen in all my years on Parlia- ment Hill.

This mail is arriving by the

from Orillla, from ]Midland. from Penetang and [from nearby points. It is pro- .testlng against the apparent government plan to “regulate" cable tv and community an- tennae systems. By regulate, the government means to res- trict the showing of televls i o n programs originating in U.S.A. N there is a very delicate point at issue here. All Cana- dians want to see our country preserved as an independent nation with our own distinctive culture and way of life. Basic- ally we all agree that some- thing must be done to prevent us being swamped by U.S. prop- aganda. There Is a great deal of credit due to the Board of Broadcast Governors for its valiant stand In insisting thai a substantial portion of our tv and radio broadcasts should be Canadian in origin. Much of the U.S. product which is imported into Canada is sociologically undesirable: smut. violence and immorality which undermines our decency, our family and our discipline. But it also includes many ad- mirable programs. and It sur prises me that there has not been an outcry against the (‘BC's intention to cancel the clean family “Ed Sullivan Show" while retaining Sunday night blood - and - violence.

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In our Centennial celebrations sounds reasonable and appro- priate. lt would be reminiscent. of athletic competitions of ear- lier years of Confederation.

It could be staged as a special feature at a bl: set of games put on by the physical cultum supervisor David Boswell. It might be OK. to put on a few others of the old-time events auch'as caber tossing. three standing jumps. standing high jumps, etc -— events ruled out of the Olympic decalhalan. big act of games’ hel at beautiful Victoria Park Memor- ial Fleld, ought to be great di- version for our tourists.

The “Walkathon" would nec- cesaarily be a “square heel and toe" affair. A “go as you please", which was in vogue ae- venty years ago would admit. of running. some our senior citi- zens may be able to suggest

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been eminently aunccessfu in evangellzlng, dedicating and galvanizing our people into ac-

tlon. “The Island" will be the "show place" of Canada in 1984. The "eyes" of the rest of

Canada will be on us, we must. try to show them the way. as our Fathers of Confederation did in 1864. I am, Sir. etc.

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rssmcmss AND LIQUOR

Slr.—A Conservative mem- ber of the Legislature has assur- ed his former constituents th he does not favor the planned potato top killer legislation, (‘hereby saving the farmers‘ money and presumably helping to Insure his re- election; but he has also attained a measure of national fame by being quoted it a Canadian Press article.

I would like to say a word for the low , since no doubt also will not say anything on this issue which vitally concerns her. Is It her fault If her farmer-owl» er too busy eklng out a living, or too lazy to repair but fences. or acksthomoneytobuy fenc- ing, and she wanders Into a po- tato flcld, thereby facing an un- timely death? And what about some more adventurous cows

l who seem to take delight In ijumping fences? Our Lord took las much thought for the Io st

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l nine in the fold. Should we not try to do likewise for the inno- cent. It misguided cow?

Mr. Dingwell‘s parallel be- tween potato top legislation and liquor seems to me an extreme- ly wild one. Does he have any proof that sensible liquor legis- lation which is enforceable “will injure and blight the life stream of our youth. cause fatalities on our hlghw ays and break up many of our homes" to a great- er degree than the present sys- tem. which is not enforceable? Articles such as that written by Jack Plclretts and the one which appeared in the Star W e e kly some months ago, succeed only In making P.E.l. appear back- ward and somewhat amusing. Surely this is a time when we would like to project an image of our province as in ace of wisdom and dignity. a birthplace of’ things important to all of Can-

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Premier Shaw intimates that he wants to see an In-depth sur- vey of the wishes of the people as a whole. Why was this n ot mentioned In the T h r o n e Speech? Would not a plebiscite clearly indicate the wishes of the people? But should not l h a choice be made a simple. clear- cut one? Why not close the 60 private clubs now selling liquor on the Island for a few week since section B of the Liquor Control Act states In effect that no person other than a govern-

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more apt to make their wl shes known? Should the Liquor Con- trol Commission flout this sec- tion of the law by granting spe- cial permits?

It has been said that this ses- sion of the Legislature is expect- ed to be a short one. since n n controversial legislation is to be Introduced. Since liquor legisla- tion ls controversial. one would assume that it Is not going to be In uc . surely It Is an issue which concerns all our citizens. whatever their stand on it, and regardless of party afflllat l on. our Leglalatu a r a elected and paid to represent us. Are they doing so, If they avoid this Important Issue?

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If Canadian broadcastlnr stations are to be restricted to a maximum of 45 per cent for- eign programs. therc is some logic in deploring tho ahilily of Canadians to circumvent this by picking up U.S. signals direct on our home receivers. TWO CLASSES OF CITIZENS

Bill ll0\\' lllf‘ 5-l(l\'(‘l'lll’Il{‘lll (‘VI- dently has in mind 8 roslric-l tion which would limit the amount of U.S. programming carried by community anten- nae syslcms. This is a grossly discrirniiniatory. and dictatorial oject. It will create two classes of Canadians. the favou- red rich and the poor disrrima- ted against. More than half our population could pick up U.S. stations direct, especially

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ford to erect a costly high an- tenna. Why then should the government proclaim that fam- ilies living further from the border should be precluded from, in effect. clubbing toge- ther to finance a big antenna? This is what the proposed or anticipated measure would do.

So the letters of protest are pouring in on Dr. Rynard. who has become a champion of this particular freedom. “The gov- ernment has no rizlu to dictate to us." says one. "this is not Russia." says another. ‘'1 pro- test this dictatorial action."

“Why 5 h o u I d the govern- ment tell us w ha t we can watch?" "Violation of a free

man's right." ‘'1 would sooner move to Russia."

Teaching Diabetics

By Dr. Theodore It. Vanbellou

A teaching machine for dia- betics has been devised and it was tried out recently by the Medical Foundation of Boston on 184 men and women. The majority who completed the study liked and learned from it. This was true regardless of age and whether the person was dull or bright, a low level or an advanced reader. But the machine is of little value to the illiterate. the la a handicapped. and the blind. A few persons find machines of this type upsetting, boring. or dull.

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The script was prepared by a physician w o epecaillzee in diabe s. The apparatus. called the Mark Tutor ll. looks like a small TV set but is special 35 min. ' projec- tor wlth a rear view projec- tlon screen.

It is run with pushbuttons. The patient reads the. lnfol'ma- tlon on certain aspects of diabe- tes. Including a question on the subject with three possible answers. If the correct one selected. the machine advances automatically to the next topic. if not the return bu is pushed for further study of the question. In this way the Is "quizzed" as he learns _hIs lessons.

Diabetics get along better when they know their disease. They appreciate the need for proper treatment. They are able to select a wider variety of foods, and learn to recog- nize early symptoms of compli cations. This is important be- cause diabetes is a lifelong malady tfnat nequ-ired constant

care. Hiram H. Nlckerson. assoc- late health educator for the medical folmdalllion, stresses thepoint that automated in- struction docs not replace the physician. nurse. and dieti- tian. The method helps con- serve the increasingly scarce professional time available and provides a supplement to books on the subject. so Important In the household of a diabetic.

Automated teaching, or pro- grammed instruction, is gain- ing in popularity in various ed ll-C‘4'l‘ll0nal fields. Tlhelrc are said to be 137 manufacturers and publishers in this field and commercially produc ma- chines are being used in 2.000 schools. They are employed in teaching spelling. arithmetic, Russian. and logic. Some med- ical schools are using them supplement lectures In physi- ology. parasltology, and allied subjects. A VIRUS FAMILY

G. B. C. writes: When are you going to discuss the ECHO virus‘? I realize it is quite new.

REPLY

We have written about these viruses from time to time. since 1957. They are part of the en- tcrovirus family and so far 29 are included in the category. with more coming up. These viruses cause respiratory tn- fections and a meningitis-like

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Mrs. M. writes: What is the purpose of the hormone assay test of the urine?

REPLY

Certain hormones in the blood are excreted by the kid- neys. The concentration in the urine is an indication of how much was manufactured by the sex and adrenal glands.

When East

Easter, as people say. comes early this year— before the last day of March. If Easter Is early so too is Ash Wednesday, upon us once more. It is. of course. much more pleasant to think of Easter than of Ash Wednesday, just as It is to think of Spring In- stead. of cold Winter. But with- out Winter there is no Spring; without Ash Wednesday, there is no Easter. For Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent begin the great climactic cycle of th e Christian year which observes the triumph of life over death. There starts the special tlm when we are exhorted to be aware of the shortness of life and the endless corridors of et- ernity; or, as the poet E llot wrote in his “Ash Wednesday,‘

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of "this brief transit where the dreams cross."

Everyone who takes Lent ser- iously has his own philosophy of the time. He decides how best to prepare for Easter. In recent years there seems to be a heal- thier emphasis on what o in should do than on what one should not do. -

Self- denial can tend to be an end in itself and a quite nega- tive and unimaglnative end. C.

. Lewis once wrote: "We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is of- fered us." Ash Wednesday and Lent is an Invitation to what is beyond our little circle and to accept the peace. as Dante‘: great line says, that in His will.

Macmillan’s Retirement Montreal (hustle

Harold Macmillan‘s announce- ment that he will not run for Parliament again seems e v e n more of an ending than his resi- gnation as Prime Minister. It seems a flnal rejection of the political life.

The last phase of Mr. Macmil- la's career was dogged with misfortune. But this should not be allowed to obscure hla distin- guished servlce to his country.

During the 1930's. Mr. Macmil- lan was prominent as a social re- former and as an opponent of appeasement.And since his first appointment as a junior minist- er in 1940 he has held and: im- portant offices as M l n I s ter of

the Medlerrsneen. Minister for Housing and Local Government, Minister of. Defen- ce. Foreign Secretary. Chancel or of the E us‘, of course. Prime Minister.

Mr. Muomllan'e work while Prime Minister has. inevitably. been of most Interest to the He, although his earlier career was also notable. For he became Prlme Minister under very lfy. lng clrcumatancel, following the -disastrous sue: business. It will IIWIYI he to his credit that he was able to rally his party and his country from a state of dis- content and resaatsnaat out

defeat. and that he was able to re-establish close and cordial flnlna with Efsunhowq . ministration.

It might have been expected that. after the‘~8uez crisis. 31-]. tain would mark time In foreign affailzrs. On the , , Macmillan began and sustained

Policy 05 to draw :- ale closer to the Western world. And to a limited extentthla has borne fruit In recent months.

It was unfortunate that Mr. Macmillan had dramatic failure over his 1 ov- ernment'a attempt to entgr [I]. Common Market. had to fun humiliation over the rain mo affair. and had to enter a lead- ership squabble that has not yet

al down. but these things should not so occupy the lround that Harold Macmillan‘. long and distinguished service Ia lost sight of.

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The United States is trying to pick up the pieces of its Cuban economic bl bade

DC ' PIVIWNI. shattered by Britain’: plain- apoken prime minister who has made clear that his government will sanction no boyc over non-su-ateglc trade with Com- munist countries.

These words of sir Alec Doug- las-Home. delivered at a press conference after his m 113 last week with President John- son. left the U.8. government embarrassed and unhappy.

But U.S. authorities maintain they are as determined as ever to place Fidel Castro in eco- nomic Isolation.

They realise. they say. that as matters now stand. US. pol- icy ls paralyzed temporarily. As long as the Castro regtme is anxious to buy and has money with which to pay. the allies are likely to continue to do business with Cuba no mat- ter what the us. says.

But they anticipate this Is not the end of the story. Castro Is reported to have earned about

Our Yesterdays (From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (February 19, 1939)

Seven-year-old Jimmie Mac- Geo of arlotta.-town was re- covering from many bruises and a bad fright today, following an accident In which he was Involv- edfllilleboyrenfromounbavtthe Capitol Theatre corner in front of a horse drawn vehicle and was knocked down. He was rush- ed to the Polycllnlc where It was found that no bones were brok- en.

Joseph A. Holroyd has been appointed to succeed Mr. Stev- enson as superintendent of Stirl- ing Colliers Limited at Stereo, about 150 miles from Edmonton. Mr. l-lo who was born in Prince Edward Island is a pioneer employee of the c o m- pany with whom he has been connected for twenty years.

TEN YEARS AGO (February 19, 1054)

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Mr. W. A. Stewart. preslden of the firm of Moore and Mc- Leod Ltd. announced today the appointment of four new direc- tors. They are: Mrs. Mary E. Gordon, William L. Henry. Louis H. Doyle and Walter H. Bears. The present officers of the firm a : W.A. Stewart. G.l". oore, Wilfred C. McLeod and J. P. Gordon.

Mr. Ralph Jenkins of Charlot- tetown. registrar of the Pr lnce Edward Island Pharmaceutics‘ Association attended the semi- annual meetlng of the executive of the Canadian Pharmaceutic- al Association in Toronto on Feb. 14-17.

015,000.(Il0 in convertible cu]; rency last year through thg uh

sugar at unuaually mu world prices. Those prices my drop with an anticipated rise In world sugar production em.

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Whlle Castro currently any have the funds with which to buy British buses and French tractors and may continue to make future deals through mm. form of extensive credit, Amer. leans conclude that this sort of business may soon dry up If the exporters do not get full repay.

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If, in fact, Castro goes broke and falls to meet hls,bllla, com. merclal exporters among the 31. has would probably and trade automatically. But this is a con. Jecture that rests on pure spec. ulatlon

The U.S. administration ha. been anticipating the demise of the Castro regime since Cum, took over in 1959 but the regime remains lively.

The element that saves the U.S. policy from appearing

,‘ ‘ '_, dlcrous la the In. dicatlon to the government that at least part of the U.S. public is seriously concerned over the growth of a Communist fortress just 90 miles of!-shore. FOREIGN-AID CUT

In a presidential election year it may become dangerous for a president or aspirant to ignore public sentiment. At the mo-

of American foreign aid for those countries which do business with Castro. That cut-off would not affect allies which do not receive an aid. more serious threat may be that Indicated by state Secre. tary Dean Rusk who says American consumers may do- cide on their own to stop buy. lng products of foreign sup- pliers who trade with Castro. It is unlikely at the average consumer would examine every piece of merchandise to see who produced that particular item and check that supplier against known trade with Cuba.

But if posters start appearing that certain foreign-made mer- chandise is llnked with Cuban trade and Is undesirable or if the labor unions refuse to ban- dle the merchandise. as In the case of wheat to Russia. the re- sult could lead to some curtail- ment of purchases of those products to the detriment of the suppliers involved.

BUY TREASURES

HJONG KONG (Reuters) Communist Chinese art buyers are getting first crack at all rare and ancient Chinese works of art that come Into the hands of dealers here, the Hong Kong Daily Mail says. The says buyers from Peking are offering high prices for the works and giving stiff compell- tion to buyers for American and other foreign museums.

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