PACE roan -__g THE G UAR DlAN Morning Daily (rounded tn flit-iv Authorized ee Second Clue Mail, Poet Office Department, Ottawa. President. lnn A. Burnett; Vlce-rresldent, Wm. It. ‘Burnett; Seep-Irene. G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director. .I. B. luraett; Aeeoolnto Editor. Frank Walker. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink." UHARLOTTETOWN, wunrcusunv. Mrmcuw-lofiois Prairie Agriculture Some interesting changes in agriculture in the Prairie Provinces during the period 1941-1946 are noted as a result of the 1946 census of the Prairie Provinces, oi which an analysis appears in the.current issue oi The Economic Annolist, published by the Dominion Department of Agri- culture. For example, fewer people were Oil prairie iarms in 1946 than in 1941. There werc iewcr but bigger iarms; the value oi iarm caP- ital increased, but farm indebtedness was rc- duced; ownership increased; and fewer iarmers were producing more and were using more equipment. The 1946 census shows that nearly 270 thous- and formers in- Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta formed 117.5 million acres oi land in on area extending from the western border oi the Province of Ontario to the Rockies, and irom the United States border as iar north as the Peace River country in the Province oi Alberta. These iarmers had a capital investment in land, buildings, livestock, implements and machinery, valued at $2.7 bil-lion. They had nearly 42 mil- lion acres oi the Prairies in crop. The total livc» stock population numbered 8.1 million head, and their total poultry population was counted at 28.7 million birds. . These 270 thousand farmers owned equip- ment valued at $483.5 million. They had, among other things, 153 thousand tractors, 55 thousand trucks, and 37,800 grarn combines. Prairie farm- ers, in the six years, 1941 to 1946, purchased over $200 million worth of iarm machinery. The number of farms, ior example, reporting tractors increased by 32 per cent between the two census years, but the number of tractors an these farms increased by 36 per cent. On the other hand, the number of horses declined by about 28 per cent in the some period. The Province oi Saskatchewan is the most important oi the threp Prairie Provinces as o producer oi field crops. However, when it comes _to livestock, Alberto is the leader. The number oi cattle on iarms in the three provinces in- creased between 1941 and 1946 by 19 percent; the number oi pigs declined by 44 per cent; and the number oi hens and chickens increased by 14 psr cent. The census data do not reilect the remarkable expansion in swine production that occurred on the Prairies during the war years be- tween 194i and 1946, because by 1944 numbers oi swine an prairie iarms were on the decline. ln the peak year, 1943, there were nearly iive mil- lion hogs on prairie iarms. The census data reveal interesting changes in the pattern of output oi animal products on iarms. ln 1945, four per cent fewer cows were milked, and nearly ll per cent less milk produc- ed than in 1940. But sales oi iluid milk and cream were higher. These gains were made at the expznse oi dairy butter and iarm produced cheese. Farm sales oi dairy butter and chccsc dropped by 89 per cent and 45 per cent, respect- ively. Wartime subsidy policies were, in port, responsible for the accelerated shift in produc- tion of processed dairy products from the iarm to the creamery and cheese factory. Egg production and egg sales were up con- siderably. The relative increase in sales was greater (46 per cent). Higher prices and o strong demand encouraged greater core in col- lecting and marketing eggs. Net value oi agricultural production in the thrce provinces, according to estimates released by the Agricultural Division, oi the Dominion Bureau oi Statistics, increased from $312.8 mil- lion in 1941 to $813.8 million in 1946. The latter total was slightly below the 1944 wartime high. 1 Veterans’ Loans Another government return shows 33,400 net loans and grants had been a-pproved at Dec. 31 under the Veterans Land Act-19,356 for full-tine farming and 14,044 for small holdings. Full-time farming loans, with small holdings in brackets: British Columbia, 760 (2,514); Alberta, 4,957 (927); Saskatchewan, 5,084 (269); Moni- toba, 2,775 (938); Ontario, 3,336 (6,374); Que bec, 979 (1,343); New Brunswick, 574 (711); Prince Edward Island, 458 (158); Nova Scotio, 433 (810). The totals do not include 585 loans approved for commercial fishing nor 689 to Indian veterans. Net amounts approved were $90,413,992 for full-time forming and $73,441,- 888 forpmoll holdings. Expenditures out of those grants were $73,560,908 and $56,814,741, respectively. For commercial fishing $2,180,662 was approved; for Indian veterans, $1,454,704.- ' lupsrtaet health campaign , The P, i. I. Tuberculosis League is again in active operation in connection with the chest X-ray campaign, and all persons twelve years of age and over should avail themselves of this op- portunlty, both for their own protection and that at their associates. ’_ Lost week employers were coiled upon by this energetic-organization in respect to fin- pyrclnp tho-costs. for their employees and the ppm to have been excellent. This ha.» "ti... " ial attention it extended to _ , _ x i is hoped end expected that ' ‘ I firfioirrulm at _a time conveni- " " "at the P. -I. Tebereuloelt ' o. d..- a. League Headquarters ior on X-roy iilm of their chest. lt may be pointed out that by an amend- ment to the Public Health Act oi 1945, all per- so_ns whether or not having-tuberculosis can be required by the Chief Health OiiiceTWo be ex- amined, such examination to include X-ray oi chest. It is believed, however, the general pub- lic will respond in such a manner that com- pulsion will be unnecessary and that all em- ployees will gladly come iorword and volun- tarily assist in this important adjunct to health and help in making the Province a healthier place in which to live. - cuuuunsf notes -- A beginning in the erection oi moderately rented houses in the City may be expected soon now that the City Council has given the signal "go-ahead." Even a short time ago a Western European union was out oi the realm oi practical poli- tics, but there is nothing like the threat oi ag- gression irom a powcriul outsider to bring na- tions together. .. .. w 100,000 immigrants seems like a large num- ber, but ct that rate it will take a hundred years to bring in ten million. lt looks as if Canada will still have to depend upon the natural in- crease to provide the population which she so badly needs. i fi i i The X-ray campaign, in spite oi inclement wcathcr, made a good start Monday and yes- terday when hundreds oi employees had their departments oi internal and external aiiairs sub- mitted ior inspection by the T.B. Mobile Unit. it continues all this week. 1 Or w i It is wonderful what scientists can iind to do in times oi world revolution. Three Cambridge scientists are to explore the bed of the English Channel to "obtain concrete evidence of the fact that Britain was once part oi the mainland oi Europe." I fi i fl Councillor Stewart is to be commended on his informative report to the City Council as chairman of the street committee. The public, as well as the Council, will appreciate the efforts made to ‘keep traiiic moving during an excep- tionally difficult winter. "l ‘Pr if ‘l’ Prior to 1913 there was no such thing as a political candidate's deposit in this Province but ices, $1.50 in case oi an occlamation, and $10 otherwise, were payable by the candidates. In that year the tcn dollar lee was made return- able in case the candidate polled at least half as many votes as the successful candidate. The present proposed deposit oi $200 is a new de- parture and should be well considered. lncameTax has been a potent iorce in business liie since its introduction in 1917. There is at least a strong probability that its eiiect on farming will be as great. Farmers must, per- force, adopt a proper system of accounting pad in iuturc will be largely influenced by accounts and balance sheets. R l h I lt is sincerely ta be desired that as the re- sult oi the Fisheries delegation to Ottawa, the Government will be persuaded to purchase our surplus oi processed iish ior export to Eurone in order to keep our iish-packing and process- mg firms as going concerns. Deprivation of the European market ior lobster export on the allega- tion thcy are luxuries was a hard blow, and it is equally disheartening to learn an order for $2,700,000 ior cured herring had been given to Newioundland without the Maritimes having a share. Councillor Doyle was quite in order in questioning the regularity of the City Council's Finance Committee in inviting in two non-mem- bcrs to discuss aspects oi the City's financial position. A Committee is perfectly at liberty to seek advice and assistance irom experts in any technical workyit may have in hand, but it is another question inviting non-members to sit in with them, especially when each Committee has paid oiiicials oi the Council at their dis- posal ior that purpose. Laurence Billvvn. English poet, died rm. date 1943; won the Ncwdigote prize at Oxford in 1890, and was __oppointed_ assistant keeper oi the British Museum, shortly after graduation ;i his’ volumes oi verse include London Visions, The Praise of Li/e, Odes, Porphyrion and Other Poems, The Death of Adam, all showing strong classical feeling. He is best and most popularly remem- bered by his memorial For The Fallen in the First Great War: They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; _ Age shall not weary them nor the years con- demn. At the going down of the sun and ing We will remember them. I Q w Q in the morn- Exercise "Moccasin", the joint Army Signals- Army Service Corps test of men and equipment south of Fort Churchill, its task completed, its l8 officers and men are expected back or Churchill today March l0. The teiis have pro- gressed favourably and weather conditions, des- pite one or two bad blizzords, have not been too severe. Since leaving their Churchill base Janu- ary 3 the Army men have led- o nomadic llfq in the wilderness south of that Hudson's lay port. As each series of tests has been completed, they have moved their tents to another, more distant location, travelling in Army snowmobiles. They have been supplied by tractor train operated by members oi the Royal Canadian Army Service 0pm.. rue GUARDIAN. "-iietes ly The Viny- \1-6u\l.‘(£\r<n¢\\. A girl can ulweye fell when e man ls ln love with her by the way he looks at her when she isn't looking. - Guelph Mercury. Those who wonder why entomo- bile insurance rates climb steadily have only to look at the reports of accidents —more of them, and costlier. —Amher.sl. News. _._.._ l Not having anything to think of for a few idle moments. John L. Lewis has threatened a coal strike. John has little imagination. He alwayls calls for the some thing. -- Iffy, in Detroit Free Press. The wife of the vice-president of the Planned Parenthood Clint: r1 Pittsburgh gave birth to Lrlp- lels. That's in the best planning lrndltlon -rei.urns in triplicate. Woodstock Sentinel-Review. Around l8 billion bottles of the stuff (soft drinks) went down ‘American throats last year, or 116 per man. woman and child. That was peak consumption, l5 bottles per person more than in pre-wer 1940. - Wall Street Journal. Mention is made of transparent clothes for men. They are not u" all likely to be popular. The men themselves are too conscious, and as for the women. most. of then. can see right through a man re- gardless. - Perl. Arthur News- Chronicle. _ ' The Canadian winter ie not e thing that anyone can safely Ig- nore. It. may, at any time, bring a prolonged spell of severe cold. and treating apparatus will be strained to the fullest extent of its capacity. Comparatlvely fe\v fires are caused by street accident; care lassness accounts for many of them. - Peter-borough Examiner. We're all for breakfast in bed. In the words of Sir Harry Laue".- er‘s famous song, "it's nice to gel. up in the momlng —but it's nicer to stay ln bed." And it's mlfcn nicer to stay there full fed, in stead of being prodded out by the gentle urgtngs of hunger from the good smell of coffee and bac an being prepared elsewhere. Kingston Whig-Standard. With eight governments nou laying claim to parts of lee-cav- cred Antarctica, it's time somebody put in a word for the penguins ‘As- tbc only native inhabitant.» are they to have no rights of self determination? The penguins are a model community. Except for a few jealous spars at. mating time, they llve ln unoffendlng peace. l‘ is a pity that this last outpost )f harmony must be disturbed. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record. First woman surgeon of Brit- ain's merchant. navy ls thirty- lhrcc-year-old Dr. Marguerite Shcarc in the 6.330~ton super- freighter. La Cordillera, wnlch has sailed from Hull on a world m... Dr. Sheare has yearned to see the distant places of the world star..- hcr doctor-husband died a ‘year ago. La Cordllletrrs crew includes thirteen err-Wrens, who signed on as cooks, stewardessu and wait- ers. ~ London Daily Mail. .-\ man in Bollflower, California, r-laim to have invented a gadget that gives his oar 250 miles or one gallon of gasoline and one of winter. He converts water lnw its hydrogen and oxygen compo“ ents, mixing these with gasoline vapor which becomes a highly ex- plosive product. fed into the car- buretor. It the scheme proves un- praeticable, watch out. for the “u- mor that. the big oll trust. have bought the inventor off. — Port. William Times-Journal. A new method of treating her- ring - whereby they ere broken down by chemical action into their natural constituents, the mast. im- portant of WhlCll are edible orl and protein -- has been evolved by nutritional scientists of Gran‘. Britain's Department of Sclentifr: and Industrial Research. It. is considered to be such es lo make a significant contribution to till solution of the world problem of shortage of fats and proteins. i."- aiso has a great value for the in- rluslry itself. It. allows widely very- ing quantities of fish l0 b8 lbwrb ed day by day into the processing plants, thus providing an unawe. to tfie problem of how to deabwttrl glut: without. waste. A number u’ these new plants ere to be con- structed ln Britain in time for dealing with the catch from tau veers’ Summer fishing season. The debit balenoe le now at lust 75.000 against. women in the mu‘ rlagoeble age groups. In other words, 75,000 merrlegeeble Canad- ian girls are unlikely to mbbultl husbands even if they went. to. They can do little to help" thorn- selves. They can merry older men or younger men (in e strong-y competitive market.) Girl: from eastern Cenedu can go welt. where the percentage of males 0o fe- males has eiwsye been two to tight. percent, higher than the average for Canada, or north where the odds ere oven betie. They can choose foreign huebende, either by emigrating or by merry ing an immigrant. Those ere the remedies for your chenged situa- tion, girls and women between tue nges of 21 end 3d --unleee you be- gin en Immediately eucoenlul enn- paign for" polygamy. - Petorbor- ough Drerniner. 51.0w 1'0 CHANG! While some large-souls production methods of tee ere ueed in Olrlau, moot. too le pro- duced end marketed ee it. he: been foe centuries PUBLIC FORUM Iirle eoluutn le open u- tlle dleouliou by eon-a- epondente of aaeeilone m Illhfflh- Th0 clllflflhktulrrl Guardian doee not neooeear- Ily endoree the opinion ui eorreepoudenll +o<+o+o+o4 Till SINKING FUND Sir. — I agree with "Anonymous" that, all contributions for Sinking lilund have been made ln accord- ance with statutes. Ordinary revenue reoe:pl.s do not fumleh all money required. A lot more money has Lo come from de- bentures sold, savings deposits etc. Moreover when money or bonds are put into the Sinking Fund the 8.11‘. is debited and cash bonds or debentures are credited. To credit revenue would be crediting reven- ue twice for the same thing. Now for his next. paragraph, "ll the Provincial accounting was car- ried out entirely on the double en- try systun Oil accounting the sum of $322,766 could not have been brought back to the revenue sde of the account because an enltjy would have been made reversing the original entry made. 1f lhll had been done than no provision would have appeared 1n the Pub- lic Accounts as required by law for Sinking Fund for redemption of the public loan bonds at maturity". Who understands that? I don‘t. My statement was lf there were no Sinking Fund the gross funded debt would be so much less. "An- onymous" says this statement is "absolutely incorrect and an ab- surd statement." Strong language in the face at the logic put forth. Look again at page 16: Gross furldcd debt Sinking Fund Net Funded debt $1 l .5..'i3.0L0.C0 2,664,184.21 03.878515 '73 The interest, on the bonds in S.F. does not. increase the SJ‘. provision by the interest received on 5F. That interest is revenue and is credited to revenue and charged to cash when the interest an bond is received. The only advantage of a Sinking Fund would be that. the rates of interest received therefrom are greater than the rates of interest paid out on the extra gross debt gOQSGQUQDLVOH the establishment of "Anonymous" is surprised that "Accountant." does not seem to re- alize that the sum of $2,654,184.73 shown on page 23 ls an accrmula. tion 0f SF‘. under the system out- lined above." N0 need of surprise, I Hsree with the statement except that the interest does not. increase the sinking fund, That interest is revenue and does not form part qt the SJ“. except when invrsled therein. He says the SI‘. is llTf‘ e ly syg- Lin by which Dnymr-nl cf loan bonds can be mot. Yes. if llrcmouoy l0 pay bonds is gotten solely from 5.1T; that ls money must g0 through S- . Why not pay directly and not have money go through S.F.? In his first lcltcr, Mr, Ancny. mous said only $204,773.02 vras av- ailable from SJ“. to pay $690,000.00}! I-Ie says if suggestion "Accountant has made were carried out, the debt. would be larger!“ Who can filllre that out. Iam. Sir. etc nccourvr Qa- OUR. SCHOOLS TODAY Slim-I listened with great inter- est lo Mr. J. Stewart Williams, provincial secretary to the Teach- ers’ Federation olf Prince Edulard Island, who in his broadcast on "let's Look At. Our Schools" ser- les dealt. with "The Present. Set.- up“-of our system of education. In his address. M1‘. Wiilllarmspolnrt- ed out that. in Prince Edward Isl- and the school system ls directed by the Department of Education which lo controlled by the kjovln- clal Government through the Min- ister of Education who is assisted ln an advisory capacity by the Council of Education consisting of representatives of Agriculture, the Womens’ Institutes, the Teachers‘ Federation, the Canadian Legion. St. Dunstan} University, and Prime of Wales College. The car- rying out of the policy and deals- lons of the Minister and his ad- vlsory council es well as the en- forcement of the School A01. ls en- imstod to Lhe Deputy Minister (Dlroewr uf Education) Miro is os- slsted ‘m hie work by a Chief Supervisor and six assistant. super- visor-a. Furthermore, some 478 Boards. each consisting of three trustees exercise local control of our school districts which very greatly in sine, in wealth, and in the number of pupils emailed. On the other hand, the City of Charlotte- town with over 14,000 people has only nine members on m Board of School Truetieos. In 104i over seventy of the one-room schools had en enrolment. exbeedlng 30 pupils while one hundred and forty-five such echoola had an ev- ereie attendance of less than l5 pupils. Besides. it. la to be remem- bered that school population often varies over u period, sey of ten or tlfteenyyeen-q school with an enrolment of 3b pupils today may have l0 or less in ten yours’ ting, end vice verse. Moreover. the eoet pee pupil in the school of ernull enrolment. ls very often three or four time: [router than lo the cue in the eobool of average creol- ment. In addition, the rate of taxation for eohool purposes vet- lee from district-to district. 0088111! QOlI-llll. I lfll 0N1- vfnoed that e ooaeidereble number of our rural schools leeve much to be ' . Contflilonrin many of the eollool fmliertlee differ little from thcee of thirty or forty your’: ego-inadequate end badly ept [Milli l 011N911. unhealthy, tarnished schoolmates end poorly without om: e lfndll library and will little or no clear-corn er ru- cree-tlonal sell-Fluent; and uncan- ltsry toilet. facilities. Yet govern- ment grunt: up to e. maximum olf $1390 are available ho uelet die- trleie 1n building new eohoole, or up to e000 for remodelling or" lla- proving existing echool faculties Ola the other hand.‘ it must be note-d especially tn those district-s where the Womena’ Institutes and other organizations have been tek- iag a leading port In educational activities that. decided improve- ments have been made. Such dil- trlcts are to bb commended for the splendid interest they have shown. In the cue of e.ll our village and small town schools of Lwo or more rooms. Plflmer end adequate equipment. for ‘ education is sadly lacking. Very few lf any impirortant. changes have occurred over the peat tlwo or three decad- es as tar as the pmvislon of any worth willie additional equipment. in these schools is conoernedl Due to the present. unsatisfact- ory conditions in a considerable number of our school districts and due to the fact. that. business und industry offer greater remunerat- ion, young people of higher eclu- cational calibre are not. keen on entering trhe teaching profeslon. Even with llhe wbstantlul increase given teachers last. year. the med- ian salary fair all the teachers of the Province was only $0108.75. On careful analysis, this means that 19% of the teachers ere re- ceiving less than about. $1000 per year. And Lf the teachers of Chair- lotbetown and Summerslde and of titre Prince of Wales College ere excluded, the medal-am salary ls somewhere 1n the vicinity of $00. When this situation ls cont-rested with the case of e. Grade IX pupil who began woo-k with the C. N. R. about a. year and a half ago st overr- $100 per month and is now being paid $160 per month (as I am reliably informed by the feuda- er of (this pupil). it Ls easy to un- derstand that high school or col- lege graduates are not particularly anxious to enter e. profession of- fering such little financial secur- ity. Partly because of the salary sit.- aation, e c " t‘ number of pemut teachers had to be employ- ed ln our schools. often with little or no normal training. Others have received temporary licences but have no intention of remaimng in the profession. At. the present time a very small proportion of rural and village toaubers hold a. first. class licence. Naturally, it. is dif- ficult. to get. the desired results under these circumstances. (And these conditions are not. peculiar to P. E. I. alone; they obtain else- where throughout Caziada.) How-_ ever, In order to help meet Lhls situation, the recen-tly organized Correspondence Branch of the De- partment of Education has during the past few years provided cour- ses that served districts wltrhout a teacher, crippled children. and older children required to work at hcrne. In addition, these courses supplemented the work of many teachers who used the lessons in their classes. In the case of some lhlmecn small schools, the pupils are being transported to neighbor- ing schools, In general, Sir, I believe that the "Puoscnt. Set-Up" of assess- ments. properties, equlpme u. and reununcratlon of qualified teachers 1n many mnal and village schools i. utterly inadequate to provide the best in educa-tlon for our boys and girls who have to become the men and women of tomorrow. While it is reelizedthai. certain improvements have been made in a. number of our rural and village schools, l‘. is fell; that. a further study and analysis of present con- ditions by our people ls e vital necessity If we are to develop our school system to the best advant- age. I should like to know the opin- ions of other interested citizens about present conditions in our rural and village schools. I am, Sir, eta, ‘ .1. F. MeeMll-LAN. COMPOSITE lllGvll- SCHOOLS Sin-It. ls with much hesitation that. I venture to challenge the ideas put forth in favor of Com- poslto High Schools when such ideas are endorsed by time School Improvement League. However, the arguments put forth far such schools are. to my mind; imprec- tlcal, week and falleclwa. The question of education has been much discussed end even more abused by so-celled eduoet- ors Ln the lest. t/wcrltykflve to fifty years. ‘Ln l. society bhll; has be- Qeolelldflon hoe torn men kg any connection with the put. or with eeoh other. one role that. education could and should play would be to provide some com- mon ground for tilougbc ernd lat.- orest. among our people today. - The ldee of allowing end encour- aging the child of fourteen in choose once end for ell, the vo- cation that. he or ahe would like to follow Ls, to an! l-ho least. tn- fsntilo. The child, who bee hardly reached edoleeoettoe, to incapable of making e sound choice. when. at euoh on lrnpreuloneble ego hie or her concepts of life, eta, ere constantly changing. . ‘II-m; someone aueeeau that apt.- liude teats would» enable the vouruter to find out Juot. whet trade or line of work he or-ehe is best suited for. Alfltoulh this ides. does eaund like e Jolutlouft le fu- from being one." "to ' the ehlid to be sufficiently “m. oped in ell hie latent attribute lnd lfllll. to lbw adroltncee- in w! Maire» t-ovrerd e- certain skill or aptitude le piloting the out before the Jioeee. _ - It muu-._be~reutntbere_lt _tbuo to leech e youngster the fundament- els of education to eeuffteiently high standard require! e eopeld- mole iomtb o! time. »Oprteinly, if the Neil lcboel mom; eta- aot readied write-vain feolllb end dove not lrnorreayttuneebmn t-hioutituoouroueotuotoor awn. One the, more! of; u complex - eooiety armed with little more than e monkey wrench. " - those outpoeite Bled; debacle ell eeom iii-be beeed on the eeeumpi tiona that. beoeuee ot-ha’ pierces are vbulldlng" Composite Sign Schools than we" ebould build them; and that. tbeiptoseat edu- cational _ ‘ l: denyingyouth the diencoto less-n some trade or other. ‘To the fol-user assumption I would etulwgr that, beoeuee other localities have ohoeen to undet- mmeaocleiy and‘ thrladtviduul with the‘ iaatdioue "doctrine of utilitarianism, it. la no "xenon why w. should luau: upon this suicide train, just because we ere afraid of being left. behind. ' To the letter assumption I would answer that. trade echoole (per- fectly alright. la theaiselveslehould not. be confused with educational institutions. The people of Prince Mwu-d Inland cannot afford costly Com- posite High Schools even if they were desirable. It muat. be re- member ’ that other Provinces are experiencing large surpluses while P.E.I.l.|not. If time is any money to be spent an eduoeelon. than it should, u ermeone bu el- reedy ma. be spent on paying decent salaries to capable teach- ers instead of putting the people on.P. 1.‘. I. in economic shackles so that they could train their eons to work In otrher incl " l centres. P. 1L I. is primarily on agricultural Province. We have no greet industrial plants. In conclusion I would suggest. strengthening our present system of education and. lf needs lac-end it. "a be-ohet. we provide train- ing in agricultural science. This training would help make our ug- rtcultural lttdustry remuneratlve enough so that. our young people could stay in the lnrovince and on the lend. Liberal education es it now exlots must et. least extend to the end of High School. Let us om be duped by an old idea only now coming to our shores. I. am. Bil‘. eke, STUDENT. .RURAL TEACHING METHODS Sir, —— 'I‘herc\ 1| much being sold and written about rural schools but all seem to overlook the fact that. lack of- p. uniform method of teaching is the wettest link-in the present Iyrrtem, and with your 1n- dulgence, I will by outlining act- ual facts, make flint. evident beyond doubt, I will aleo show the caule and the effect, and make suggest- ions how ll. could be corrected. While there ere nearly as many methods as there are teachers, the two oxterne; that make lock of un- iformity most evident ie what mldht be termed the slow-speed teacher who sets such short. lee- eons that pupils scarcely cover without any time for review, the work of one grade during the term. The other, extreme is the high- "KPBQdo teacher who has the pupils race through t.be studies of two grades with no time given to con- centrated study, In fact 1t. is simp- ly a series of reviews. There ls no need of the- excuse that. the above may be due to the different ebll- ities of different pupils because I have seen both methods crnplo ed by different teachers‘ to the same close. ' Some text-books are studied by more than one grade- On the some lily and dete I" have know a grade in one- school to be oneJmndred pages more advanced than its ren- lor Erode in en adjoining school and titrteeehen in ‘both these bed the teacher- end pupllg g9 out. doors that‘ he might. debuunlng their efficiency in phyglcgl gm“. ins- Amrentlv. under nwdcrn, me- thods that ls consider“: to b; or more importance than that won Bride l0 did not complete its etud. lee and eo would not peso the en- trance exams. l Thvfvfilflllll is but e very few of the countless similar incidents "l" l" lllfiwnlnl every day of every school teem but they ahould be sufficient to prove my canton- tlon that there is lack 91 ‘ “gum-n come increasingly couiplex, where" m. " New ‘let u; briefly note the at. Etude of the Department ‘hen euch conditions no brougm g, m attention, The Iupgffllgf‘. 119°“ l‘ referred to which invariably fez- 179991"? Jll-"llvlflfl. Clan-room ""1 llillltlhflltvery unsatisfactory." "'1" "@1111"! It the Department "Vldvhfil Q1 llilirtben they up "it". the Ion. of trio puplle in e “3910-“99- 1! lhl! are for ed- "W-‘fl f". their eeu. becauee In previous tonne they h", h" ‘hllll-liifili" teachers, ‘than m," interested ere advised to overlook the-feet tliet.tiie'eurrent' term u "l"! Dmtlollly lost because they ere too fer advanced for their ages ITLPIIY. ~ .- ‘- u If-it le the other extrune, who" 9.1" lillolleare not fer spongy“. winced for their-Agog, my“; b, the, [o-elovr met-bod, then -.the Dept- lttrnent will maintain that the m. expect. uetion l: ceueed by.the_ plupflg m. anus; u. llllfl]. "i" “diawwmllqlllfll. Iillhlte mull: end Parents. to ‘dot Dian-or Ill-ll the h il-epeeu teeehee in an Iflottwto‘ ve ~tlse wetting“; '9--ej~nomn='ws; ‘or up from“ Jblldllll‘ In ~ a: . , speed-u - "Illnlpte lnqatuoleir ". l’, .11 ~'l‘he_.tffiet’_ e1, ell =tlrl|__, n 1am aloud- ‘Ihe-emimonto put forth for ' ..CH 10. 1948 Lenten Meditetibns (tram The 11mm uuu rwrane or our. _-._. The second of the Tea 0am. instruments forbids the making M‘ pxeven images of God. In um, rim there la not the “m; gum. to true religion from m; p“ucu_ lar source. nut the command; ment rcouilo t-hc image mun‘ conceit-fol the human mind, “,1 in u reminder of the happy-um, of the imaginations in all mum” thlnlrlni and. worship, It is said of e certain modem man that, when asked to m. whet. picture the Word "god-if bfvlllht. to hie mind. he could only "my "A "I" 1291008 blur." This bleukaese-ls probably common 51110118 1590910 at the present. any, The attacks made by m,“ scientific thinkers 119cm m]. Christian belief in a personal God are in effect. protests against. An Inadequate or false image u; gm rather than against God himself, These drinkers quite rightly w. ject to belle! in a. God who ls swayed by human desires and un- Nlllblo in his control over m, Wvflllhli of no own creation. 311i ll- 18 Wlslble to believe in a personal God and to attempt, p, understand the ways in which a; Is at work within His universe. W!‘ $110 Picture of God as in some sense personal is an affirmation that there la a kinship between men and Cod. and that whatever man may discover of truth, or beauty, and of order in the World ls e gift from God who longs fr, disclose His full nature to mm To tho formation of a true pm.- ture of the 00d in whose image than himself is made, at. least. three things are important. The first 1s the atmosphere and environ. meat. of a. Christian home in m. fancy, and o! en educational pro- cess which does not divorce Christianity from any form or knowledge. The second ll s reasonable understanding of the Bible In the historical development. of its eon- aeptlone of God, which rise rn their cllrrnex in. the coming of Jesus Christ. The third is the fullest possible understanding of the person and work of Jesus Christ who ls the "express laiage of God." BONNET-GARDEN This sonnet l; e garden, when. fresh thoughts Of vulsoernied flowers time; Are ranged ln rows that. end is cllustered rhymes To form the first of fte two verdant plots. It is. of all the verse-enchanted IPOIe That poets hnlanlt. most spellbound. for there climbs Amid its brlare u ldrk-bells bloom. that chimes Reqlulems of rue, matlns of Imel- me-nots ‘ twice four In the other plot of six rows. of" of pennies Gaze up to a Lady in Blue. W110" redleat- spirit Qulekms every flower end keel?! the love-loam wooded Of nettle-regrets. Beyond ellvnot- schoola werer commended by the i781 finds!- Deporrfment. or being fully trained FM‘ off. u wild clove sfnll- Ind l‘ and fully qualified. Dotti eauld"not we N" "- be r1 hymen w)“; u“ "jumpy". Together-mo other heaven by u: Orti- dld not discover this ab- - ll “d93- nomiau 7 l , 4 " w York I‘ h." mow“ ‘rlde w pupm -;Perey Mlfiiigkung; the M ‘who lied ego-slow method you)‘. er fell to pass the entrance exams lbecuule they did my, _' g9 ‘u their studies and eo tied no review‘ W11 Y" "i! lilltervleor on hie lest vlell chaflouelo _ near the ‘close of tho term did not 1AM I. l- I-l - even enter the clan-room, instead PAIILIAMINTABY DEADLOCK The close of the eeeelon of 1335 wee marked by a deadlock b6" tween the Ifouseof Assembly H“ the Council. Tho letter demand- ed that en ‘(obnoxious messlle it’ expungoci from the Assembly‘ joumel-e. and informed the Hall" em. until tmr was done. ll" Council would transect no busl- neoe with the Assembly- ‘I'M 4?‘ sombiy replying, untreated lira; surliillfi echo: lllmllzd-lg; m. unperlternon co o Council, and flatly will!“ l” “l: rnlt to the-demand. lnfl infonnei em Council thetcthey would expunge it, end never would h: eo, end that. they would not. sll nut to threat: from that. bodi- Conooquently, the Council refused. - r.» assent. to the noorvnrllllli" 5"‘; and. the bcglsietmb we! 1910"?" _ without m nu: lwlno vest"- - __w‘munpn'g Klslnfl. can. ‘aaéumzolntkzd, ex; pron titer P trueteoe and teacher. The leach“: becomoltnnnamtflcle‘ plowrnen , l1 lnereeelng the lhortege of Mung; The ‘trustees end retAIIlW" come matte-ted end neglect ll" eahool building end 0415911191" m, The oeuu of this regret!“ ° d“. uetlon can definitely b9 91”“ m m; upon m mow-mm M“, failure to gu end 0W9")? ' o, Ofelia theite h: 41"‘ Gtltib 0 iiiTui-‘rii touches: and u we t?”- - "~ "'1' L‘. pant i0, - mqrhglyfiw" q guanine l1 er timbers. sinisin that all teaching’. ,be given the neoelllrll W“. et-"e totereoet of not “ti” ‘ ennuelli- N‘ 3&4 joeenerlwdlllliitllt“? fl. could CIR! lltitbeobeeeeeo<etnu w» .4 opens-ruse on Pane 5