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Made in Canada ixc iicllil Al: 1 3-IEARTZ HAL i Eliarge Audience Hear ' Gomez, Wood, Mil- ler and Kendall In Outstanding P e r - formance Last ;; Night. 5-.'-The Recital under auspices of "the Willing Circle of the King's '—Da.ught/ers. in I-lcartz Hall, last '-‘evening was a, decided success. -‘There was a large and apPl'€ClM' live audience. All parts of the progralnme were it"--. igredit to the artists. in cap- artistically his very Ted skillfully and ifswect accord. with '.lRCV.l Hugh Miller. SEll‘ll,' a few fsclcctlcns most beautifully. to the great delight of the audience. Prof. Roy Kendall was her effic- ient accolnpailist. Her wading selections captivat- cd the audicnic. so natural and ‘,.=xprc=siollal. The great prcacllcr, theo- .]ogicul sl.udcllt., once said: "You should have heard Spurgeon read the W3 Psalm." and so, you should have heard Mrs. Miller's reading from Van Dykc. Ian Macliarcll. Drllmmond, Hardy. Reid and "Denny J:1v1tc" la local poetcssl. The singing was thrilling; the playing showed great skill, on the part of the artists. Messrs. Gomez Mrs. Millcr's explanatory notes the various numbers, added greatly to the enjoyment of the programme. The evening's concert of high readings. reminded people of the supreme value of the trinity of "the true, the beautiful and the good." The King's Daughters of Trinity United Church, Charlottetown. were congratulated by many on the presentation of such an en- tcrtalnmeni. The following programnic was delightfully carried out: C Major Concerto «In the style of Vivaldil. (Kreisler), Mr. Gomez and Miss Wood. Song: "No One Saw At All" (Op. 9l. Lowe, lVll.'s. Miller, accom- panL=t_ Mr. ‘Roy Kendall. Sonata. G Major, Op. 78 (For violin and pinnol, Brahms. Mr. Gomez and Miss Wood. Aria—Una Voce Poca Fa. Ros- sini, Mrs. Miller. Mr. Roy Kendall accompanist. Sonata, D Minor, Op. 81, No. 2. Beethoven, Miss Rena Wood. Readings by Mrs. Miller: "Who OM15 the Mountal'fls?", Vail Dyke: "To the Moon". Hardy; "Blue Days", Denny Jayne; "Men", Reid. “Hebrew Melody, Achron, Mr. "Gomez and Miss Wood. "Molly on the shore." Grainger, Mr. Gomez and Miss »Wood. God Save The King. SCIIOOLBOYS THROW BOMB "‘SOF‘IA--(C. P.)—Angry at their llchool teacher, a number of school- boys in the village of Doupnltza. threw a bomb in the man's housc. ~Hs was uninjured but every win- ~ dow in the building was shattered. BIRTHS ‘T ;_-..-:_-:A-_ __ sULI.lvAN—Al. Montague Hospli-al April 12, 1935, up Mr. and Mrs. Ar- _1Itiur Sullivan. Vernon nrldsf-H 3- ' :sughter.—(Pai.rlot please copy). -\ . iiaaras F-_ _. ‘cAMrasi.b—Ai Alllston. April. 18 H, ms, Aloxander,0a1npbell. used so. mineral from rasldence Friday at 2 o'clock. A.‘ ‘abut esfulnclln ““ ‘of a bus This column In Ivaervrd fnr looal interest but ailvrrflslng noway ualuro may be Inserted I cents a word sfrlcfly payable advance. news all l| la of s ORIENTAL BAZAAR CLOSED— The oriental bazaar at Si. James Church Hall, \VillCll concluded last night. was voted all outstanding success. The closing suppcr was larg- ely attended. The Kiri: ui‘cllcstl'a'was main in attendance and supplied excellent iriusic. The Japanese fan drill and the lninucl, both of which received very hearty applause on the opening night. were repeated and were as enthusiastically re- ceived as they had been on the first presentation. The floral dec- orations ut the bazaar, which re- ceived to much favorable comment, had been placed under the direc- tion of Mrs. James Bayer. SPEAKS BEFORE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB -— The essential pur- pose of a trained army is to guaran- tee peace and not to promote war, Lt. Col. A. M. Landon, of St. John. N.B.. said in an address before the Army and Navy Club Wednesday night. Lt. Col. Landon, who is gen- eral staff officer of Military District No. '1. was speaking on "Military policing by the British Army during the period 1919 to 1935." In the course of his address the speaker dealt with the various uprisings which have occurred in or near Bri- tish territory within the past fifteen years. Tile British Government, he said. with the speedy and competent co-operation of civilian forces had been able to avert large uprisings which would otherwise probably have led to War. At. the conclusion of his address a hearty vote of thanks was lendcrcd the speaker by Col. U. G. Dawson, who presided, Personals Mrs. J B. MacDonald received a if-legraln from British East Africa. nnnoulicini: the sulf‘ arrival of Mr. and Mrs. H. ll. Whilltlck. Y’s Men Club & “Y”Campaign Dinn er Held The regular weekly meeting of tile Y's Men's Club" last night was combined witli the third dinner of the Y. M. c. A. financial campaign. per cent of the $5,300 objective has been realized, reports at last night's meeting indicated. Hon. T. W. L. Prowse in a brief address told the meeting that one of the pleasures of the year was working in the annual Y. M. C. A. financial campaign. For the past few years everyone has been very busy with his own afiairs, Hon. Mr. Prowse said, but there is still time for the annual drive of the "Y." Mr. N. D. McLean, President of the T5 Men's club, announced that the club was contributing $200.00 to the campaign. Mr. W. M. Rowe. chairman oi’ the "A" division pre- sented the team captains in the "B" division with “pop" guns, signifying that they had something to shoot. at in attempting to obtain contribu- tlons for the campaign equal to what the “A" division had obtained. A presentation was made by Mr. N. D. McLean to Mr. Cliff McDon- ald. captain of team No. 5, which had obtained the highest, percentage of its objective in yesterday's can- V858. Dr. J. A. Clark, president of the Y. M. C. A. spoke briefly expressing his appreciation for the enthusiasm which the different groims have been showing in the campaign this year. He expressed the belief that the campaign was going over the top and requested that all taking part in the campaign should be present tonight at the dinner. Mr. N. E. Luck also spoke briefly pointing out that the campaign had reached its most critical point and requesting cc “ ued effort in am’- mg the undertakings to a successful conclusion. The meeifiinig last rglighl. twg ufiflg lhfl at 0 I rrnsns 0 I lldwifirii Jol-mstono and His Worship Mayor 'nn'ner. chairman of the committee in chm-so of the cam- IU8 PASIINGIIS GASSID . south Africa-—(O. .'. . _P.)---ons na.uvo- an-miter WIS dead and two. unognzlcw arrlvins ...,.;.: Budget lalure last evening by Mr. Wales College. dresses follow: MR. WIHG HT Mr. Horace Wright. Fourth Prince congratulated the Premier on the clear manner in which he had pre- , scntcd the finances of the pmvlnoe,l He complained that the Guardian was not refraining from editorial criticism of the efforts of the pres- ent administration to put the pro- vince into a sound financial con- dition after four years of Conser- vative extravagance. It was re- llrelrfable, he said, that every time the Liberals had straightened ouL the finances, the Conservatives "were permitted to come in" and undo their good work. Mr. Wright attributed to the late Conservative government a liability increase of nearly two mll‘ion dol- lars or over 50 per cent. of the total debt of the province. It now takes almost $200.000 revenue to balance the budget. “Is it any won- der that we have not been able dllring our first year to implement our promise of balancing lhe bud- get?" he asked. He defended the calling of a spec- ial session last September as nec- essary in order to obtain authority to borrow for the purpose of re- ducing bank interest rates. $107,000 in interest charges had been saved by reason of the calling of that session, he maintained. Every year. Mr. Wright said the unemployment problem becomes more acute. Consequently the gov- ernment has been obliged to vote money for unemployment relief. He deplored the “dole" or direct re- lief system and suzlzested the need of devising some means whereby the unemployed can be provided for without receiving the dolo. ‘There might be. he suggested, a sur- vey made of unemployed and the province divided into different sec- tions with persons appointed to see that. the money distributed in each district was given to provide work. The Agricultiual Minister has asked for a specilil grant of $8.000 to assist distressed farmers. Mr. Wright approved of this proposal. Farmers, he said, have been de- prived of their markets “owing to the tariff policies of the Bennett government to a very great. ex- tent." The situation today is different "with a progressive Liberal admin- istration" which would ensure ex- tended markets and better prices. The present time was therefore op- portune for the Agricultural Min- islcr to put forth hL~; policy. He had been “deluged". Mr. Wright said. with letters from con- stltuents urging him to use all his influence to have the Prohibition law maintained. He was glad to note that the government was standing Lvhind this legislation. Because we have "considerable vi- olation" of our liquor laws was no reason why we should get. discour- aged and introduce another system which would be “still harder to enforce." he said. We should in- slst that the Prohibition law be en- forced as strictly as possible. He felt it his duty to use all his in- fluence ln this regard. I-lc endorsed the Premier's efforts in this con- nection and assured him of his wholcllcarted support. ‘, (A report of the address of Mr.; Acorn, the next speaker. appears elsewhere in today‘s Guardian.) MR. H. H. COX Compliments to the Premier and speaker were eloquently paid by Mr. H. H. Cox. second Kings, the next. speaker. who also referred to the death of Hon. Mr. Lea and others. Conditions in agriculture today‘ are more promising, Mr. Cox con- tlnued. Thlg might. be due to Provi- denoc, but he was inclined to be- lleve it was due “to the manage- ment of the government." Unfortunately in the fishing in- dustry the market is practically gone and conditions are serious. codflsl-i and bake prices were cited. What is needed is markets. Mr. Cox lnslsized. The unemployed between 18 and 22 constituted another serious prob- Eem. In a great many cases, he be- lieved. relief money is not being used properly. Prohibition. Mr. Cox said, was like other laws. "not 100 per cent pure." but an honest effort was be- ing made to enforce it. The last election had not been fought on the prohibition issue and what was the result‘) He looked around the House and saw thirty members of one party; "good. honest, ¢ood-look- ing Llberal.s—samethfns 1 I118‘ there never was before and never will be again!" (Laughter). Mr. Oax predicted that if the Premier continues as he his betlm. he would be returned to power four years hence. Ml. ANNIAI Mr. Montague Annear extended his congratulations to the Premier. the speaker and others. ' THE CHAKLUl'l‘E1UWN GUARDIAN m Conclusion Of Debate Brickbats As Well As Boquiets Thrown By Mr. J. Walter Jones, Who Was Preceded By Messrs. Wright, -°xC0r_i1__,+(3ox £9" Mclsaac. 5""°“K °"m°"'m 0’ “It Alrlcnllural Department for empliaslaln I llorse-breeding at the expcn'se‘3f"e;att.l'a breeding wns made in sh. um. _ is r Thlrd Queens. who also “ ’ on", Mnkr Brecht’ nntuouun‘ were endeavouring to obtain grants for u inn] bu... Place of supporting the Provincial Fair. um "'0 um I Mr. Jones was critical also of the educational system at Prince in his call as “ “ ‘ '5. In Ho strongly supported an like other governmental tlilllsfiwzgk hp':Il:lwTz:'l‘liI°ecllf‘.flu‘ an ‘In- Mr. Jones was preceded by other speakers, a alumna y of who” ‘a. 006 trade aereements with other countries was the speakers bellcf and expectation. This he believed was very necessary for ihe reha- bilitation of our ram: and fishery industries. He was pleased to note that the Agricultural Department is endeav- oring to assist needy farmers. Spec- ial effort should also be made to assist the younger men. If the .V°lmE P901118 worked as hard as did their forefathers, he filfnly believed that lJl‘0SDerlt.y and happiness would return. MR. MCISAAC Mr. Peter A. Mclsaac, First Kings said, he had already spoken on the Dow Address and no doubt the members thought he was “safely disposed of’ and would not speak again. However he noticed that there were fewer speakers in this “Wale from Kings ooui-my than from the other counties and "to my "W11 knowledge." he said, there are sixteen school districts and not all Hi Kings County either. which p|.y an average of less than 310 land taxes, and one district, the snail sum of $1.20. such laxity of pay- ment is all the more serious when we consider that the ave;-ggg 531- “TY D315 00 School teachers in those districts is apploxlnriately $375.00. This certainly looks to me like setting someizning for nothing. "Regarding the proposed estab- lishment of a National Park, which now seems to comprise anywhere from 400 to one million acres, it would seem to me far more pr-acu- cal to choose the smaller acreage. There are so many beauty spots on Prince Edward Island that we must make a wise choice of loca- tlon. As there are many suitable lo- cations in Kings County, that have 9553’ access to beaches. lakes. streams. etc., and as land is cheap. or in Kings County, it. seems to me. Mr. Speaker. that Kings County should be considered as 5. possible location. The purpose of our Na. tlonal Park,_1t seems, is to add to the attractions of our province as a tourist resort. Kings County pos- Se-S585 attractions which. I believe Mr. Speaker. cannot be equalled by any of the other counties. We have probably the best fishing places in Prince Edward Island, and it has been proven by mathematical cal- culations that the sun rises earlier in Kings County. so that we are in a. position to appreciate better. what a real dawn is like, and so more fully enjoy the consolations to be found in nature’: bosom, dip- ping one's very being Into the balm of the.couni.ry's freshness, It was gratifying to note that no decrease was contemplated in the agricultural grants. I-Ie commend- ed particularly the Boy's and Gil-1's Livestock Clubs. He urged all producers to play their part. He commended also the Credit Unicns movement. He confidently believed that un- der Liberal admlnlstrptlon line Pfefifint year would rlsuli. in a larg- er measure of ‘prosperity and con- tcntment. MR. J. WALTER JONES Mr. Jones, Third Queens. com- Dllmented the Premier and others on their acquisition to office, and paid a warm tribute to the mem- OYY of the late Premier Lea. He also commended the speeches of two members in particular, Mesrs. Seville and Mucxiiinon, both fish. ermen who had taken advantage of their opportunities. Mr. Jones did not like the pess- ' lmlstic attitude taken by the Min- ister of Agriculture in referring to our per capita debt, which he said bore no relation to the heavy per cspita. debt. of other provinces. No province can beat the standing of our bonds on the market. The credit of the Province stands high. With regard to the Govern- ment-‘A policy of retrenchment in road expenditures he suggegted; “When we increase expenditures on public roads it must be remem- bered that publlc roads are paying their way. That Ls about the only thing that is paying its way in this Province. It would almost. seem to justify increased expenditure. Re- putable men have stated that we can pave over 200 miles of roads, providing adequate sinking funds and have a good deal of revenue over and above, from the auto and gasoline taxes. Education. and public health are not revenue earning expenditures. Agricultural expenditures provide very little; but public roads pay their own way. In the past. he believed, a neat mistake had been made in high- way construction. He lnstanced the Bouibport road. Adequate under- drslnage,a!ld proper back sloping were emphasised. There were only half a doaen persons -in the Prov- ince, who thoroughly understood under-drainage. It was a problem which required expert study. He commended the Carnegie lib- rary movement. but said there were That the King government would be auoofllii la iaakifll advanfllfi alotalpoarohllarsnwbo was ._. so-4' ‘ Temperance Criticism (Continued from Page 1) 50ld- T0d3l'. under the Prohibition Act, there is not one,land if 1 was obliged to obtain liquor in a. case of emergency. I do not know of any place in that town where it could be‘ obtained. ‘'1 have been in public life. for many years. and I know Kinrs Oounty, from one end to the other. and have in speaking acqualritancs with at least 50 percent of its peo- pic. and I am here to say, that far from being drunkards. and living In immorality. we have in King's County. a class.of peoplg, u s are as God fearing. sober. and indus- trious. as any that you will and in this broad Dominion of ours, and I personally resent any a ‘ , made by anyone, perhaps for his own selfish purposes. to traduce the fair narne of our people. unable to purchase school books and these should be provided for, to enable them to read and so en- joy the advantages of a free lib- TRY)’. In the matter of Prince of Wales College Mr. Jones said the Liberal Government in 1916 had arranged to keep up agricultural and man- ual training, but when the College was rebuilt ‘ provision for these courses was neglected. He com- mended Mr. Acon-rs reference to the lower percentage of ‘ ‘ nts passing entrance examinations and maintained the present sys- tem worked to the disadvantage of 95 per cent of the students. The late government had missed “a tremendous adva.ntage'i in not making provision for a central high school in Prince of Wales College. It is wrong for those who want scientific and mathematical training to spend two years at. Prince of Wales (xllege before matrlculating to 3. university. whereas they can matriculate in one year in the Summerslcle High School The dead languages, Mr. Jones insisted. are “too dominant" in the College curricula. The dead past should bury its dead. He him- self had spent years in studying Latin and Greek and believed the time spent on these subjects was wasted in the majority of cases. “We are going to follow this criti- clsm up." he added. “We are go- ing to reform that institution." He urged the Minister of Ed- ucation to separate the normal course from the academic course at Prince of Wales College. He was not ashamed. he said, of his criti- cisms made during the election campaign with regard to the con- structlon of the College building. The institution is only a day- school; why heat it all night? Why have it lighted up at night, so brilliantly that the lights can be seen almost as far as Bunbury. Land taxes, he complained. were not being as well collected as school taxes because the latter are collected right in the district. In Ontario they collect between thirty and forty million donors in land taxm. The money is collected by municipalities and if the taxes are not paid, the property is seized and sold. The land tax collecting sys- tem ln this Province would have to be changed unless there was an improvement in collections. He cited figures showing an in- crease of 600 per oent in bonded indebtedness since 1914, caused. he maintained. by development of highways, expenditure on ed- ucation, welfare service and pol- ice. An appraiser, he suggested should be appointed for each County. If the municipality system obtaining in Ontario were intro- duced here, we could reduce our legislative members to less than half the present number. as there would be far less work for the Assembly to do. Mr. Jones commended the work of the Women's Institute: and ex- pressed regret at the departure of the manager. Miss MacMillsn. Bulls. Not Stallions “A good deal has been said about horses." continued Mr. Jones. "I do not want to enlarge upon what has been said because it would be out of all proportion to their im- portance. They are not to be com- pared to cattle. What could you do without cattle on this Island? The Island is only a. sand-bank without cattle. Cattle are kept, not to produce butter and cheese only. but to consume the not-ma.r- ketsble products of the farm. to produce humus for the soil; to pm- vlde skim-milk. They are the back- bone of the whole fsrm. Anybody who farms knows that, The horses -——__.j_ Federation Denounced 4 . A A non ,- '1‘ "Another gentleman. who signs himself as the Educational secre- tary of the Temperance Alliance, in an address given at Kenslxlgton. a short time ago, made this astound- ing statement: ‘A great smuggling and bootlegging industry exists in this province. ‘ummerslde alone. has thirty illicit lolnta. dam of which. I know personally 30 be doing business. as openly Ind 38 well equipped, as any retail store.‘ “Since this statement was made, the number has been considerably reduced. as I find in the Summer- side column of the Guardian under date of April 15th, the following reference to this matter. submitted to the Bummerside council by the Ministerial Association. I quote: ‘That we are of the opinion if the local bootlegger was given to un- derstand that the Council was thoroughly in earnest about enforc- ing the present law. there would be a gradual easing of! in this nef- arious traffic.‘ "six weeks ago so illicit joints in the town or Surnmerslde. Today only one. If this does not prove 9. rigid enfonoement of the Prohi- bition Act, then these gentlemen are hard to please! A “Sporting Proposition" "Now. Mr. speaker, I am some to make this gentleman a sporting pioposltio . I am not a. wealthy man. but I will cheerfully donate 3100.00 of my sesslonal indemnity to be made payable $25.00 to each of the four hospitals in this province. if he can produce to my satisfac- tion, and the satisfaction of any responsible fair minded person, whom he may select to accompany us the eight illicit joints which he knows personally to be doing bus- lness as openly and as well equio- ped as any retail store, provided that he on his part. will deposit the sum of $100.00 with the Provin- cial Secretary. to be paid to the four hospitals mentioned if he can- not produce this, this to be done on or before April am: next. “And who are the gentlemen who are making these unfounded char- ges? With hardly an exception, I find that they are only temporary residents of this province. and I ask them, by what right. and on whose authority do they mallgn the very people from whom they are obtaining their livelihood. While I wish to be as charitable as possi- ble, I am irresistibly reminded, in this connection of the quotation from Holy Writ, which reads: "Ya hypocrites, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brothel-‘s eye.’ "But I have still a more serious charge to make against these gen- tlemen because it is in line with their duties as ministers of the gos- pel. There an incarcerated in the three jails of this province 8. num- ber of prisoners who have been sentenced to these institutions for short terms. largely for infractions of the Prohibition Act, and I am credibly informed that these jalls have not been visited for some years by. any clergyman of any church in this province with the exception of the salvation Army. the officers of which organization go about quietly doing good and I am again reminded of the words of Our Blessed Master: ‘Inasmuch as ye did it not to one oi'.the least of these. ye did it not unto me.’ “I regret that in my judgment it has been necessary to bring these matters so prominently to the pub- lie that this Garden of the Gulf. our little nest, has been befouled by these Birds of Passage. who are here today. and elsewhere tomor- row. Iu passing on let me_ say to the people of this province with all the earnestness at my command that if ever the time comes that Government Control should become the law of this land it will be be- cause of the false impressions broad- cast by these self-appointed guar- dians of our morals. Because there is in this province a. large body. thousands of right thinking, clean minded men and women who live remote from the centres of pop- ulation snd who are personally un- acquainted with the conditions as they exist and they cannot believe that any responsible body of men would be guilty of making state- ments so much at variance with the facts and these people say and are saying today ‘If the people of this province "are, becoming drunk- ards. porjurers. and immoral un- der Prohibition, then for God's sake let. us try something else.’ " P. W. C. A(7l'lVI'I'IE8 are no good without them. Yet not a word has been said about bulls- lt Is all about stallions! With regard to Exhibitions, Mr. Jones said he noticed that when, exhibition grants came up there was always competition. “The West. Prince fellows are gsnglng up; the Egmont Bay fellows, the Souris and Georgetown fellows are gsnglng up- liwery one with their own particular hobby of a little exhibition which does not amount to anything. Here in Queens County we are shut as from gonlg to any other exhibition but in Charlottetown. What were the arguments of these gentlemen for their little exhibitions? The Charlottetown fair, they said, is too bis; they want in try at home first. Than they get, their grants and shut the rest of us out. These are what. they call regional exhibitions. To getabiggranttheygomxtlnthe woot and catch something. then they show it as an attraction. It does not amount to anything. I claim that you gentle- men who come here with your little exhibitions are chlselers and some- body has got to stop you some day. You had better stop now because thsnbelng maul . fmnaswerxtlirtoeornlnlttesou itaaalss. Dealing with Prince of Wales college activities. Mr. Acorn said he had no fault whatever with the primary schools. If the curriculum was not as it should be that was the fault of the Department of Ed- ucation and not the teachers. Ho submitted for the information of the House a comparative statement showing facts relating to cost of Prince of Wales College and the re- sults in the showing made by first year students for the past five years. This statement, while showing an alarming increase in annual expen- diture, showed also. he submitted. an "appalling lack of fllelency." In the last full year of a Les admin- istration, he said, 12 teachers suc- ceeded in passln 75 per cent of their pupils while in the last flul year of the NlscMlllan administra- tion. under the new system with 21 teachers, less than 50 per cent "The Chief superintendent of Ed. uoatlon for Nova sootia stated pub- licly a short time uo that educa. Lion in Nova fiootla was only ya; in the “ca-cart" clue. and I fear that II-II APRIL 17, 193.; for Quality Algebra. Another objection is that the system that was in vogue 8 1°“ years ago, and I presume still in operation, of valulns the different subjects under study. L5 ma-““°5"Y unfair and tends to slve the student who is proficient in E11811-Sh Ind Latin an advantage over one who makes only a fair general average in all subjects. In this CODDBCHOD: I beg to quote from an editorial which appeared in the March, 1931 issue of The Collelfe TlmN- The Editor in Chief at that time was Mr. John Deruly. a son of Rev. John Denny, who was for some years in charge of the Methodist Church at souris. and one of the most brilliant men it, has been my privilege to know; and if the son resembles his father in that respect, and I believe he does. then I have no hesitatiu; whatever in quot!-ml his 0911110“ 011 this subject, and this is what he says: “Below we have listed, taking third year as an example. the value of the different. subjects for both terms: English, 450; Latin. 400; Geometry, 150; French, 260: Algebra, lao; Chemistry. 200: Physics. 150. teen hundred and fifty marks. one-half is given_ to English and Latin, while only one-fifth is al- lotted to Geometry and Algebra. We all admit that Ekigllsh and Latin are of great importance to us. but surely these are not so much more important than M6th- ' ematics, as to warrant being valu- ed at five hundred and fifty marks more. It may be arggwd that Mathematics is much more important than Latin. and al- though the same cannot be said of English, yet, we feel that they deserve more recognition in mark-5 than they are getting. “Why not value everything the same? Every student would then have a fair chance, and those good in English and Latin would not be away ahead of those who are god in Mathematics, but not so good in English and Latin. one student can make 80% in English and Latin, and 45% in Mathematics and yet have as many marks as the one who makes 60% in English and Latin and 95% in Mathcmatics.. This differentiation, which does not exist elsewlieie, should be abolish- ccl here.. Why should Latin which is for the better understanding of literature, be worth more than that by which nlaiiy are going to make their living? Indeed, it should not bven be worth as much and we feel that it would be for the good of all if the two should change places, or at least be put on a. par." other Objections “But there are other objectionable features ill our educational system that require cxplallatloii and adjust- ment. Owing to our overslzcd fac- ulty, as well as college, which it is necessary to fill annually with our boys and girls as fodder for the ma- chine. the Entrance Examinations are comparatively easy, while at the end of the term. taking into con. sideratlon the fact that the teach. lng profession must not, be unduly overcrowded, the matriculation ex- ams are made too severe, and the result is failure of over 50% of mg students. "TO illustrate my point, suppose "135 3“ inspector visits a rural 5°h°°‘- and on heme told by the teacher that a certain class was in the fourth grade. he immediately “*5 ‘hem Questions suitable for slxbh crude pupils. What would be the result? And what. opinion would t 6 teacher have of the inspector’; judgment? The result would be “um End the people of this pro- Vlnce have about as much confid- °“°° in 0111' present. educational System as the teacher would have in Nut inspector. And I submit, Mr. 5"P°“k"« that the proper place to Pluck these students is during the Entrance Exams, before their par- ents are obliged to my out u,°u_ sands of dollars in tuition fees, booltsali and board. for nothing. not nutlllvsmls bad enough, but it is ‘hue - 0 It about the parents of slsvln ydwb people? The mm" to mogul“? lgdnv. perhaps obliged N‘ San use t e farm in order that ml)’ have the education mm, was denied him, only go be “planed by an educational system that wu zslzr -2. -a p... four cliildr. speuen I have had W Collegemgndnirrinwlake "om P' :>’:l¢tht0lrt.llefl'mothersy sympathy ‘ow e s orts “Cate their Chll(ti‘:'8.l?ll:mg1)uill,lk"tl)? Tid- flmfldes. a new dress done witli: ‘:3: giluorder that her son or dsugh. CM uYm8° t<,>1°°1lese as mpectabiv 9 0‘ era. the weekly wash- §“‘ ""1 mending: the little com. hzfchfigmgdmgfrzelf. in order um. mane ave I little pocxgp, Y. and than helping the mug band and father in the fields d 1 WOW that no woman should lie coal: °,‘:"“P°l1 to do in order that im- gue d"n ml! let a props: gun in "And t is in -. 2. .'.‘..“‘.’.'..‘.:"l...‘”l‘:.E.“:.‘?:.‘: £°m°- bnndtd as a failure? who u sonsensitive as a my W ‘M 0, mm am They imagine that ev. errone they meet is talking be“; them. or the neishbours are dis. cuulng them, and as a result many of them get an “inferiority oom- plox", which follows them all their llves making them failures indeed. "NOW Mn Bveablr. a favorite "alibi" with some teachers, and possibly acme professors also, is um “That is, out of a total of seven- : of this Province" they "can teach their pupils, but cannot give them brains." I can. tend, that In the case of students entering P. W. college that llrgu. mom. does not apply. The vgyy gm, that these students have passed the qualifying examination; is "pi-hm facla" evidence, as our legal n-lends would say. that they are endowed with at least an average amount, of grey matter, and I claim that after- the student. has done his part. by entering college, and the parents have done theirs. by defraylng the necessary costs, the rest is strictly up to the college faculty. Of course, there are cases where the stluiem neglects to learn the subjects as- signocl to him. Perhaps he is car- ried away for the time being by the attractions of city life. the skating rink, the movie houses, the many things of interest to a country youth which might tend to district his attention from his studies. 1: persisted in. these things must ne- cessarily spell failure, and unless pretty level headed, or he has some wise guidance, this type of student is quite likely to persist in his dus- lory habits until the mischief is done. “I now submit, Mr. Speaker, that what we lad: more than anything else in the administration of P. W. College, is a proper supervision of the student's recreation gm-1 studlgg, sysiemlzed so that, day by day, he has his regular hours for meals, sports. study and sleep, which can be provided only by a residential schol or rather Collegiate residence, and in supoprt of this suggestion. l must again refer you to my young friend John Denny, who states as follows: "The need of a. collezlaus rosi- dence for the out-of-town stu- dents, is being felt more and more as the years go on. As the cost. of living became higher so did the cost of boarding. and, today, many students not only have to pay high board but also have to live with several other students in the same room. It has been brought to the attention of The College Times that in one boarding house before Christmas. as many as six girls boarded in one room, and in an- other four boys were all together. one can imagine the confusion in that room when studying time came. No student can do real work when there is a. steady hum about hlrn, or repeated interrup- tions. As a result, the student glances over his work and then goes out to find some amusement and if he does not want. to go out he begins talking with the others, and so disturbs those who really want to study.” If these statements, Mr. Speaker. are not a wholesale 1:‘ ndemnation of our present system, then I do not know what. to call it. This article was written in 1931 and in 1983 the college was burned to the ground. What an opportunity the Stewart- MacMillan Government. missed. “Had the former Government, in- stead of spending nearly half a, nul- lion dollars on a. building at least one-third larger than our require- ments, spent about one-half of this . amount on this building and the balance on residence for the stu- dents and faculty. this problem would have been then solved, in that respect at least for all time to come, and to the entire satlsfactio-’ of all concerned. “No Excuse For continuance" "Now, if these are faults in our educational system, why are they not remedied? surely there is no excuse for their continuance. and I appeal to the present Hon. Minister of Education to give these‘ matters his personal attention as quickly as possible. "Of one thing I am certain, Mr. speaker. that some day, althoulzh I may not live to see it, some Gov- ernment will be found who will have the courage to tackle this most important subject, investigate it Lhoroughly, and apply the necessary remedies. “In leaving this subject, while I do not wish to appear unkind. my duty as I see it, compels me to add that unless some improvement is shown in the pass list in the forthcominz matriculation exercises, it will be the duty of this Uzglalature, in my opinion, at its next. session. to will such action as it may deem neces- sary to prevent as much as possible a. repetition of these abnormal fail- ures in the student body." Public Works. Discussing public works expend!‘ lures, Mr. Ac:.rn criticised alleged “bungllng" by the late Conservative administration, particularly in thd matter of highway expenditures. Personally, he said, he attributed his victory in the election not in hit popularity over his opponent Mr. H. D. Macbean by whom he had been defeated on other occasions. but be- cause Mr. Maclean had the mis- fortune M being "a member of ihl moat extravagant government we have had since Confederation." In conclusion. he warned thl present government not to attempt to play the role “of Santa claul but to endeavour at the earliest 09' poi-tunlty to balance its bullw- FALLI INTIIIIT IND” BOM3AY—f0. r.)-"slant! 1*‘ comes an ice park." declares t-hi aw- Am- 110.9 Times of India. Pllblllhllll ll tervpaco picture of the N crloan wonder mun solid ‘ pie walking over the MN = ___......_.__ nu Ilaarra up an M0‘ REDROSE TEA“is good tea” — always selected .~l