_JANUARY 25. 1941 '~"_""”“"‘$1 _ Modem War’s Life-Blood THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN THE ED U CA TYONAL HORIZON —-A SA TURDA Y FEA TURE- PRESENTING NEWS AND VIEWS 0F INTEREST T0 TEACHERS AND ALL OTHERS SEEKING IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION PAQE TWO. UNDER-T PRESSURE l1 erotic: AGNEW iiiiimatiitim I I Presentation To Soldier l ~ 1 ‘ii I‘) _I lout of date. We have been engaged continuously for a long time in 1m- otbsr warfare against dsr , against the darkness oi’ the human intellect. again-st ignorance and pre- undercurrent of discontent, a ques- ti of the wisdom of our trad- itional policy of deveiopinil. at the expense of the oomrnimi ," brains This column is ondiicted by the Prince Edward Island Teachers‘ Federation committee in charge: Ralph Macbean. Zllpha Linkietter, Mlllsr MacFadyen, Dan MacDonald, and Harold Lawton. We welcome contributions which should be addressed to H. LIWtOH. OhI-IIOWBWWII- T riedlatelya Am‘! n Q Georze Alnew Chamberlain WNU Service L 51w had answered automatically but now something in the manner of hi.» 1111.11 "whisper troubled m!‘ Mild siic trtnvnvtl but prcst-iitlv “LS , Jlllciil. on itiirriii: out his orders t0 tlic letter. She had gone quite a (llslrllifl: before she noticed there '\\tts no Sllltli. Even her bcmusetl aiiiiid kllt'\\' wliiit tiiiit meant; $01119- botiv :11 he (iiht-r entl was takiiif-I it. in. Si (111111 the rope slanted in)- wurd so .'\l1.ll'1)l\‘ sliu stumbcd and 113.1 Lo l1('1' knuns. She was up again in ii 1110111011: and stood quite still, ‘ wondering if the sound of her fall liad been heard. Apparently not. She (01111. 11rd. resting more nnd inure wt-iuiit on the rope as the . climb giou steeper. Scvcral YJICS 1 o1 the iisri 1i; ucre behiiitl iici‘ ivhcii _ a stone that liiitl silfcllitfl firm stink y away 11nd iveiit rumbling downward. iiistiuit the roar of a] ~ ‘s l'(,'\'t,‘l‘l’)8l"il.l(‘(I far dovrn. _ 111-1; so the very earth 111 uiisivcriiig (ieiiivii- 11\\' she know \\'li\' Helm i s 200d bv had IIIHJEITJCI _ so Sltllillfllv iii her ears. T111» ,"(1\l' 1111s lilting her, drag- '11 R2111 hcr iiiuviird fastci‘ tliati she (tould iilutt‘ her feet. Hcr knccs I ‘ (-10, an t-Ibotv there. 311d i-s ll?!‘ shoulders dug into the dump luum 01' the disused shaft. Bimtli wont: out of her, stay- ed out. livi- iiiiiids still clung to the fiipe, but wiili a i-Zfll) like the grasp i ~r tltuiibi. Her liciid (iroiipcd b9~ 1 iti‘l' arms, struck and struck , H11 {his ~1i0t that Utl1¢3l‘~—\\‘.'1S sukc, Joy c! You've got Oh, Joyce, wake up, Dar- . _ ‘vc got to get away, you've gi-i f.) rltlcl" "1 1 1..1 111i it," advised Leonardo 1i1i'1 you soc ' ' I l ‘ n It"tl(l'ij “hat are you waiting for? a \\'!i 1t iirc you lIOlllfl?" - 11 il(‘\'t'l‘ can tell." said Leo- piiiisiiiq to knot a tie rein to 11.1111 t-huiitc the senor who ‘rent iieiuw mar crawl out of this hole alive anti it lie docs he's going to Tobslito?" ‘c me a. hand with the sen- 'I'1');_'.(‘ll11[‘l'tl1(.‘y lifted Joyce and -])liit‘t'tl 114:1" iii Diizks arms. Sitting on tiie ritiiie ct the ctintle he gave lit-r nil the saddle he could and trciiiblcd for ietir ‘Proindo might act badly under the unaccustomed bur- rli-ii, but the horse seemed to know rxiitztiv that. it was all about. They started, 'l"obahto as guide in the IC-lll. Dirk next and Leonardo, arm- ed, bringing iii) the rear, A wliiniiy [Hill] the tethered range pony rang nut. shurplv across the desert air. Btiiitlctl, Tobaiito put spurs w his. tics-bitten mount. Dirk found a trot trailing, but was at ease the iiiiiiutc Troiiido reached out into the erotic-like motion of his swing- ng cunt/er. He shifted Joyce so icr head lay against his shoulder,‘ passed the reins to his right hand and >Wltll his left held licr kiiccs securely. Though her coma persist- cd he knew site lived by tho tiiiiit trcitior oi‘ her breathing and 12c- catise while at first site had seemed rigid and cold now he could icel his own warmth gradually stealing into her veins. But he was troubled about some- thing else. “Leonardo? he called over his shoulder think there's a, chanci- Blackaddcrs S S t _6ti1l alive?" "None, senor; he did not wish to live." 11111.11 Safe Action FOR SORE THROAT FROM GOLDS! Amazing relief of painful symptoms in 3 minutes when you use Aspirin this way ’Fol|ow ihasati steps as pictured: p 1 I. b»: fro 1d. dlssliffiflikspliin Tablets is f grgfqflfisfmo 113g‘. ‘are cued in a very few minutes. hbzrtrif" _/ 4 . and’ 4r "m" Ts . R treat- $511.52?» f§,%“i.‘t2'i'?.'.".i temperature , no: so down-i , zttstéziraliei your occur. ‘Vt i eh first an a! w" "w" m" - :54 in“ a“ dhcam‘ can use ‘lbove-the safest mtzgf” i» »--- - mlcr‘. .1» I I ' t r-qmuAaplrln taken ternlll)’ 411w"? "5"" 73%‘: ,;..“'.1"..' 2'12? Imus." {$7.171 '8o.pcn't m: am your doctor ‘Quin; t roe GOGBUtlPFOV.‘ IOU.“ gran-only‘! “flqnlxmuoruim nil nuun‘ -1 Melbourne Howatt, Cftpe ‘Traverse join his 111111., day ltlflOlll-"ll ‘ Crooks rend a nicely worded ad- dress and made the a military ring. vii, “the. Then three lonely Crest of tho Highlanders. prise Kolsie rcspoiidrxi with 11 V01'_\' nice little lfrivnds for their good wishes and wit: bounced most heartily. curds, games and ments and a delicious lunch W115 served. God Save the King. iiig." fore." It was so ivlth him. talked btit onlv to tcll us of his shame; I couid sec his heart and eyes were dead. He kiicir he could ‘ll(3\'0l‘ rcttirn to his zuicicii‘. path, never walk upright except t0 (lflllll. 1S9 lie (lied, God anti the Virgin rest i horse?" asked Dlrk. Dect a miracle?" "though in my country have often happened. I think I was moved, senor, in the manner of my ancestors. to make a living sacrifice to the memciv of a brave man." within the burden the mere persistence of life. He pee-r ed down at Joyce's against his right shoulder, and studied it in tlic light of the stars. ‘It seemed deathlv pale, a patch cf moonlight-mere rllcioii of a. far- away reflection. caused and her open, never stirred. He spoke to her. l c vou hear me." sign. ticvcrthclcss so strong a feel- ing of content pervaded could not doubt all would vet well. Tobalito knew better than follow the barranca too closely; made a detour tilirotigli little-tiscd ,_ , _ _ uatlis known to few but 9° W" "‘"‘“-l’ 'l‘1ie pace slowed from a (‘l\llt0l' to ii KELSIE ZIOWATT nf the N.N.S. Iligliiilntlcrs tnciit"; _ ,"‘or" I am waiting for a friend. COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH AND HOW TO AVOID THEM Await-should be distinguished from wait. You must await some- thing the verb is always transitive in modem usage, which is to say it takes an object, it is equivalent to "wait for." Correct: "I await judgment or" "I wait for judg- "I Hill awaiting a friend "To min. is simply to iest or stay On Tuesday evening, JilllllllPV 14th. a number of friends grit cr A at the home of Mr. and Mrs expectantly as "They also serve ed lwho only stand and wait." Wrong: l"I have awaited here an hour.” iRight: "I have waited here on to honor their son, Kelsle, of the 11911-31" North Nova Scotla Highlanders. who was lcrivinq on Friday to rc- iiftvi‘ a seventeen On behalf of his friends Mr. Iley c<l with the 'I'l1(,‘ll'.!’ll comirlctciy takcii bv sur- sperech. thanking his heir lovely gift, after which he A social time followed, with other am use- The evening closed with D. 3 alley." bad iiewd" "into the alloy Back-do not use the word with vcrbs ltavlng the prefix “I’€"—Wl1€fi the prefix implies "back." Wrong: ‘He returned back with bad news"; "He reversed the car back into the Right: "He returned with "He reversed the car i two words Bad, badly. These cause many errors. With feel. you can bc confident that bad (adjec- tire) and itot badly (adverb) is re- quired, nearly always. Wrong: "I fccl bad-iygflfor her badly modifies the act 0f feeling and suggests that you dark perhaps and doing it badly). Right: “I feel bad (here bad modifies I, as it should). The same principle aiihlie: to look whenever no reul action is implied; and it about in the are grouping rather lso applies to other adjectives used with fool and look But if a verb is "Wiiy do you sziv that?" used which expie sf-‘s action the Leonardo rode closer, not caring IadVPYb "my b? Nqullfli (“He-m could sce it was a dczid man talk- "Are vou loco?" asked Dirk, "No. for I've sccii it l1l\D])(‘i1 I10~ said Leonardo. “With 1.01110 ieii pride takes the place of blccd iid bone; (lc-strov it aiiii they Cic. His tnncue n is soul." 1 "Then why did you leave the "D0 you ex- "No," said Leonardo hcsilatingly, l distressed at being driven iiiio a1 how his tlicxiglits, iniracl: s SCCYGL a ftiint stirring in his arms, different from I Dirk imagined ometltiiig vaguely- face, tilted " Her e_vcs were lips, tliutigli half "Joyce, you aren't awake, are you? an you hear me? Just move sonic- hiiig-yotu' liaiid or your lips. Show ti h two wo intci". . eiicy to make beside mean always _Hcnry but were lost, 'g'lllde having become confused and lost. the wa-y. Apparently this did to shout his niisivt-r. "He really (lied F5110 116th" ‘will?’ ‘H911? badly $110611- when he came to after we'd pulled UPS U19 119mg m"! Sllggeis l-llfll- ll him out at the place of the fallen iis anything bul- 8°05) ‘bridge. He spoke and told 11s all. but ,bad 11nd iiiidiy loosely to mean anv- ' thiizg ~syiio1i_v"1is 0f bad are the following: icvil. hurtful. l1I1|)111‘lOlIS, 11:1.‘ badly to niraii "\"Cl'_\' Wrong: "She desires him to come badly" . Avoid u ing negative . The proper (Icfect iv_. Dn not much . " wicked. imperfect». \\'l'0’il_'.,'. (this implies immorality). igit: "She very much desired him to come " Besides, besides. Although tlicse s are or have been tiscd ‘HITPEIIJII’, there is a tend- THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Summary of Chapter IV The scout stepped iorivaiii to greet the newcomers, and inquiied ,wlio they were and what the nature 10f their business might be. He was |i1ifomied by Heyward that they lWCfB on their way to Fort William the Indian ot satisfy Haivkeye who, upon ,c1osei- inspection. announced that ithe Indian was a spy and not to be trusted. I-Iawkeyes first impulse lives to shoot the traitor but tipon second thought despatched Chinga- cligook and Uiicas to capture guide t.lie Indian way. Meanwhile I-leyward had entered into conversa- the on with the Itidlan. Seeing that e was becoming su ipicious, Hey- lward tried to seize him, but the There was no answer by sound or ‘Indian was too quick and darted _ ii him to he himself. milk and Dirk. glad his cummiiiioiis knew: no Entrlish, began to talk. " ito the bush closely followed by {l9 {Clilngachgook and Uncas. The sil- ile ,€l'lC€ was broken by a sharp report ‘of e. a rlfi Summary of Chapter V For a moment Heyward remain- d motionless lost in wonder at the “Joym I “We you‘ ‘Vhcphm. you rapidity of events. When he came can hear mo o, no; does,“ “m,” to himself. he immediately darted in the least since aiiyuiuy 1'11 be after the fugitive only to meet the telling it to you over and ovcrl-SCOUE 811d Chlngfidlgwk Tel-llmlnk again. I clout‘ know when it began lffohi the frllltloifi Ghflse- Hfiyivflfd or whcre it will cud, and I tioiri. _i irgcd that everyone keep looking care. I'm part of you and you of ,utiti1 the unfaithful wretch be cap- itie. There's nothing cheeky iii what I'm saying. really there isn't. be- cause it's just something that's happened and can't be helped. I iove vou. I belong to you tlic way , vour hand belongs, You can do riiiy- l, thing you likc with i110 excl-pt tut. i, inc ufI. It ycii do that, you'll blct:tl— 1 blccti to death.“ l Abruptly his face leaned iowcr, iieaicr to hers. "Oh, that's noti- sense!" he cried. "How do I know? l ltlllftl and brought w justice; but the scout shook his head and re- marked that such would only lend to disaster since by this time the \'l‘('lCll lizid probably informed his clloivs, and was nlrcndy plotting tow to surround them and made hem pri oners. The most. import- ant. tliing at the moment was to secure some safe shelter for the tight. To do this, it was necessary to What. mukcs mc think you'll bleed? ill“ lhmllselve-‘i °l ‘h? h°r5°5 "5 ‘he How cziii I kccp on believing 1'1. if you don't 511v so‘? Oh. 111111. please. spcuk. p11.- How can vou be so near 1l'i_\' 110.111. singer. W85 slaughtered i-c, tlur- illll- 10]] ma Accordingly the foal owned bv the step, and throw the Indian sucr- off the trail as the next. and the and not answer it? I can feel yours lcarcass was allowed to float down and if 1t (weren't beating at all. But ,1 Mv blood is your blood. Every- thing I was, everything I'm going to be. has rushccl into this moment with you in my arms. Because I love you. I love you." (To be Continued) TORONTO IVOMENTS INSTITUTE ‘llhe monthly meet of the Tor- onto Women's Instltue took lace ' at. the home of Mira. Andrew Ga lint it's still-so still it's almost as ‘stream, the rest of the horses be- ng taken bv the Indian friends up . you can't bc (lend since I still live. stream and tethered under the high embankment where, in the dark-- EDUCATION WEEK - NOV. 11-18, 1940 William A. Riedxlin, Friday, Nov- ember 15, 1940. Address- “Education Committee" 01f the P. E. I. Teacher's Federa- t (m. Ladies and Gentlemen: I am grateful for this chance to Jitii. vtii with an attendance of (speak l” YW- I‘ l‘ ml’ humble “lull” eight members and a number visitors present. The president Mrsm Andrew 0111mm. presided and tiief meeting opened by prayer. R011 call. was answered by drawing a. man, blindfolded, which caused mum. lau hter. Th sick committee reported having , of as chairman of the “Education Com- mittee" of the Prince Edward ls- laiid Teachers’ Federation, to cell you somethin of the nature of this committee, of; its objectives and of its aspirations. First, however, I must explain to you how this citizens‘ committee came to be for- vgsmd no sick, The scywol wm_,cned —-whence its origin. As I see mittee reported nothing needed at? school except the flooi- needed to scrubbed. ‘Iiiose for scrubbing it. for the past thirty years the ec- onomic position of the people of Prince Edward Island has been this month Edema Gallant vioiestesdllv srowlliz worse and worse Douoetta Rita. Gallant and Mrs. Ernest Gallant. Moved and second 0f ermeii, constituting the bulk of our that the teacher be paid for t-he Minute Book. It was decided to have o. dance at Emcst Gallant. New committees for next two months: Sick. Viola. Doucette and Mrs. George Iicciair: School, Edes-se Gallant and Mrs, Aiidzew Gallant, Moved and socond to have a fish- ing pond at the next meeting roll cal to be answered by donating something for fishing pond. Next meeting to be held at. the home of Mrs. Henry Peters. Program of songs and recitaiions was enjoyed bv all. Lunch was ser. ved muting adjourned by singing ‘GOd Save The King " (Patriot please copy; e 1 our whole -or. in plain words, the producers P E, I. —the farmers and fish- populat-lon and the foundation of economic structure — have been becoming poorer nnd poorer until today our per capita wealth is the lowest in Canada, and our people are laboring under a terrible load of mortgage and gen- eral indebtedness. Colncident with and paralleling this distressing con- dition there has been a general and steady weakening of our edu- cations! position especially in our rural schools. There have been, in many cases. drastic reductions in teachers‘ ruppleme its. so that many of our best and most. experienced teachers, through a re taun- aide of" both lite d "Swuybeqée 9 ve . once : Add‘; 1y c 1 me." "The house beside Do not use of after be- iide. Wrong: "Beside of me." Right "Beside me." The form besides means preferably, "over and above,” “in addition to "both literally and figuratively. Correct: "we have all this and more besldesi" ‘BB- sides Mabel and John, there are the Smiths." Both-should not be used for "each" when the meaning is "one of two or more." Wrong: “botii boys called the other names" (un- less you mean that two boys called a third boy names). Right: "Each of the two boys called the other names." Wrong: "Both sisters wore a red ribbon." Rlzht! "E8611 s1 ter wore a red ribbon." Differ from or with? In general when the meaning is “to disagree," use from. Correct: iny wife l differs from me on many I questions. However, with may also be used iii this sense. Correct: ‘My wife differs with me on many questlmis." If there is a sense of standing apart, of unlike- l ness from is usually required. Cor- l rect: "They differ no more than one star differs from another in brightness. "If there is a sense of quarreiing, with is usually required Correct: "The brothers were al- ways differing with thelr father." Dived, dove-The preferred past tense of dive is dived, although dove Is an American colloquialism. Correct: "She dived gracefully off the pier " . Elegant is often vulgarly misused to mean admirable. excellent dc- licious. Properly, elegant means refined graceful tasteful finished. Wrong: “Such an elegant dinner " (forrcct: “Tire (IIIIIICP was iii clog- aiit. taste" Formally i SOIIIEIIIIYXS confused with formerly. The for- mer means of course "in a formal manner," and the latter. "morc early" in time or "heretofore." Correct “l-Ie accepted thc offer fcimiii "He was formerly" jus- tice oi the peace." ncss. they would not be detected. Meanwhile Hawkeye we. busy cun- vcying the travellers up stieam to a place of safety. After shooting the rapids, lie landed them at a DIGCC called Glenn's. Hawkeye left the travellers here and again dcparved -—this time to remove the carcass of the slain deer so that wolves would not be attracted to the spot thus betraying their hideout. Summary Of Chapter VI During the absence of Hawlwyfi the travellers paused a moment to examine the place and its pos- sibllitics of shelter. voicing mean- while their distrust in the scout and the Indians, the dangers Just past having aroused their suspicious nature 1. The singer had withdrawn apart from the rest and was seat- ed on a rock brooding ov=-- tiie loss of his foal. His thoughts were interrupted by Hawkers who apt)?“- ed and began making preparations for supper. During the preDB-TAJOH Hatvkeye begins a conversation with the strange singer and learns that his name is David —-_D81v1d Gamm- and Limit his profession is singing Secretly amused with this queer person, the scout begins an ex- planation of the nature of their abode. They are on an Island, the water from the falls flowing on either side of them. At one time the water had fallen over this very spot but during themlrivsage of time the falls had gir tiailly receeded until they reached their present station, The scout lifts a curtain disclosing a cave, towhich there are two exits. Fueling secure the travellers en- jor their supper and begin to amuse themselves by singing when a hor- rible noise rends the air, They all fall silent, I-Iawkeye and the In- dlans listening intently. Uncas slips away to find the cause but 1i mo- ment later reappears and Moorts he can find nothing Alice and Cora are ptirsuaded to try and get iome sleep but in the midst. of prepara- tions for bed. the horrible noise- sounds again. Haivkeye informs the skiers that ‘"1’- and the Indians along with Duncan will keep watch outside the cave all night slderation foi- their own security. have been forced out of this noblest of professions into other occupa- tions. There has been, in general, lessened expenditure by our d1.- tricls on school property and school equipment, resulting in a present condition of there being ten neglected schools for every attrac- tive ona with a consequent dimin- ishing of the average child's inter- est in school-life until our average school attendance has been degrad- ed to the lowe 1t in Canada. And there has been, apart from the war factor altogether, what amounts to- day to a mass emigration of our young people away from our prov- ince in search of a material security and in search of educational facili- ties which they feel they cannot obtain here, As one travels through the most of the rural part of our fair Island today one cannot but be deeply impressed by the sense of peace everywhei-e-"peace and poverty." ipansi ‘have been for export," of exportln our - teniial leadership. 8 m For a number of years the ex- pression of this discontent showed itself onl in private conversation between ividuais and within small groups. Then two or three years ago there arose in the pub- lic press a lengthy but enlightening controversy on the subject of edu- cation. In this controversy the three classes o! citizens of which I thin-k every society is composed namely. i. The ieactlonaries or "stand-pattern," 2. The radicals or extreme reformers and, 3. The skeptics 0r "laeep-tihe-balance" group, were all well and ably re- presented. A11 were, I think, quite sincere in their opinions. As a re- sult public opinion was consider- ably aroused and strengthened. About a year ago the Prince Ed- ward Island Teachers’ Federation. which at no time had been con- tent to “fiddle while Rome burned." believing that Education was by no means s. "lot cause." seized the initiative, and in order to crystallize and intensify this aroused public opinion, appointed i1 "Citizens Edu- cation Committee." This committee, not. a teachers’ but a citizens’ com- mittee, has since been enlarged until today it contains about 25 |members as representative, as has ibeen pcs ible, of each county, of bot-ii sexes and of various classes of society. The number of members from jany one grcup has neces arlly been ‘limited in oider to maintain a bal- anoe of reprewntation, but is, of course, capable of some further ex- on. Already sub-committees formed to deal with (1) School Property and Equipment, (2) Teachers‘ Salaries and Teacher Tenure, (3) Larger Administrative Units. (4) Course of Studies. We hope to form later further sub- committee- to study and report up- on such topics as: Uniformity of Text-books for the Whole of Can- ada: National Scholarships; Edu- catloiial Publicity: and so forth. Frcm time to time and as we are in a position to do so. we shall make such recommendations to the government as, in our judgment, will be in the public interest, and hi turn we appeal for the support of the public. It is a citizen's cem- niittec; your commiticc. "your voice: your interpreter. We invite correspondence. we solicit your opin- ions. we make no distinctions of persons. We respect the humblest taxpayer. let not the burden of debt which you may bear rob you of your British birthright to free speech. We lieve that our people, the city-dweller and the farmer and the fisherman, while at present unable perhaps to pay more taxes, have a right and a duty to see that their taxe: for education are applied effectively. If you are interested in getting better value for your money, let your voice be heard. let your influence with your government be felt, and remember that with re- gard to public opinion. govern- ‘nieiits often follow but. seldom lead. Is not that the essence of a demo- cracy-govcmment by the people themselves? Personally I felt that educational expenditures in all districts should be on the same scale, that the re- sponsibility can not be applied separ- ately io separate districts, that it applies evenly to our whole prov- ince zuid to our whglc nanon as a unit. Isn't that a basic idea of democracy- universal educational opportunity for all. Unless all our children have an equal chance to get a good education. unless such things as “free text-books" prevail everywhere, our “democracy" is a farce Governments have not fully accepted their responsibility in this matter in the past; they are not likely to do so today in the midst of expenditures for war, unless the people themselves insist. upon bet- ter-patd and therefore better teach- ers, and more and better equip- ment I tum now to s familiar quota- tion from a speech by the Right Honorable John Bright. “What are our contributions to charity. to edu- cation, to morality", to religion. to justice. anrl to civil government. when compared with the wealth we expend in sacrifices to the God of War? We are engaged in a great war against tyranny. aizairist. the poyvcrs of darkness. A11 will admit that iii order to prosecute that war suctzcssftillv. we must spend mil- lions of dollars iipzm rifles, guns, tanks. planes, that. is uprn equip-- merit. We know further that that equipment soon bcccmes ob olete. that wooden battleships and "woden" methods of warfare arc Dr. Jvleph Slrols, the Quebec Notary, who succeeded Hon. N. W. Rowell as chairman oi’ the Rowell- Sirols Commission in I937, died on January 17th. after an ihiess of several months’ duration. He was Professor of Law at Laval Univer- S Rowcll-Slrols Dominion-Provincial Conference For over l-vvo years a Commis- sion, first headed by I-Ion. N. W. Rowell, and later, by Dr. Jo epli Sirois, held milnyéessions from the Atlantic to the scific, i-nquiring into Dominion-Provincial relations. The Conference found that some provinces could not maintain the proper standard of living; that, the-re were serious inequalities in public health, education, and other ser- vices; that some municipalities were threatened by, and tome in a state of bankruptcy. Of many other 591-1. ous matters that ought to be re- medied. it also told After having made a careful More and more. I believe, our people have been diwposed to as. sociate our impoverished condition wit-h the impracticallty of our rdu- catlonal system. They have been awakenin to the situation and have been askIng themselves. "Has not the only change in our whole system of education been a. negative one. a sort 0f ‘Irish promotion‘? Has not diagnosis of the whole situation, the Commission prescribed Whait they considered the remedy: I 1. That all provincial debts, in- eluding all direct debts and debt; geuaranteed by the provinces. should assumed by the Dominion. 2. Tnai. the provinces should an- nually pay to the Dominion the in- terest. received upon their 01112.51!- that aystem with regard to pro- gres along modern lines remained more or less static? " For s. number of yea-rs now there has been a grmv- ing murmur of dissatisfaction with our education situation a seething i investments. I . 111M. the full cost of unem- Iployment relief for all empioyables 0 1d the Dominion, sh u be [leaving the cost o relief of unem- judioe, and we call that atnissle for the enlightenment of the hu- man spirit —educatlon. Can we h3g1: to prosecute that war succee- f y with none 0r obsolete equip- ment and with outworn methods or antiquated course of study? A teacher without. equipment —wlfli nothing but a broken-down black- board, a piece of chalk and one or two dilapidated maps is like a without tools is nothing—wlth tools he is all." ‘This is particularly true in the teaching of Nature Study and Agriculture-a subject sadly neglected hitherto largely for lack o: equipment 1f the aigricuit-ures taught in our schools is to do its proper work of raising the standard o! farm practice upon our farms, our people must realize that "be- fore the school can 80 Dul- V) m! farm. the farm niust be brought to the school." I have heard a num- ber of persons, referring to tne present curriculum, say that in their opinion some of the time now spent on Latin might. well be given to the study of our own English Literature. As to that. I might say that once I had occasion to ask a grade XI student, one of our high-school students. "Who was Desdemona?" His answer was “Cicero's cat! Puzzled, I inquired, "And who was Cicero? “He answered,” A fellow in the funny papers" . Aiid what of the child who leaves school from Grade VIII or IX? Now before clcsing, I have a word to the teachers. Yours ls the res- ponsibility of bringing out the child's possibilities. Study to lin- prove yourselves, subscribe to edu- cational journals, read all the edu- cational clasics you can get hold of. For increased interest in your profession will make you better ap- peclated by the public. A word to the rural taxpayer! I1 you cannot give more money, you can give virhatis perhaps more important. your time. If you are handy with a. saw and hammer or with a paint-brush you can offer to build cases, etc, and to help 1m- prove the interior and exterior of the school and thus make school a more interesting place, and the scholars, therefore, more interested. If you cannot pay to the teacher -tiiis all importaizt member of so- clety. this combined nurse, police- man, spiritual adviser, guide and enlightener-a larger salary. you can, at least, refrain from petty criticism. You can g0 to the teach- er and say to her (or to hit-m, "We realize that you have a big job on your hands, and are bound to make mistakes, but we want you to know that we are behind you, and for you and with you.” And I asure you what. this bit. of encouragement will mean a great deal to the teach- er. And finally a word to our citizens in general! Thomas Jefferson held as the foundation of a democracy ,,the possession of free land. But to- day the larger part of our land here on our Island is not free but bound and fettered by the chains of mortgage. So that 1n reality many of DIU‘ farmers are simply tcimiii. fainter... This cannot go on! But only through an improvczttciit in our educational system can these chains be broken. Let tis follow the lead oi‘ those wise business firms who in poor ilincs spend more not less on advertising. Let u; work towards the day when we shall cease to lock upon the school as an unavoidable expense. a sort of "necessary evil," but shall regard it as a paying proposition. not only a cultural and civilizing centre but an in tltuiioii paying divldeiis in dollars and cents. Speed the day when we shall all consciier money spent upon "Education" as “Good Business " Then we shall all be willing to invest in it. One of the tragedies of today is that many of our boys are studying the me- chanism of guns and aeroplanes and tanks and at an age when most of them should be studying flowers and birds and all the wonders of nature. Let us plan and work now so that when they come back to us to pick up and renew the threads of their education so abruptly brok- en, they will find a new and mod- ern system worthy of them. You have a. committee. It can function only as it receives public Support. It is an unselfish group. I have ncvcr worked with a better one. Its members seek no vain pub- licity for iliemselve . Its members have no axe to grind. ‘Yhev work not for themselves but for tire sake of our children and our children's children and they say to you, "Lei ‘there be light!" __, CURRENT EVENTS ployables still payable by the prev- inces. 4. That thepi-ovlncesshould with- draw frcm certain fields of taxation -—glve up income taxes, inheritance (succession duties) taxes, and (with certain exceptions) corporation taxes. 5. That old age pensions iiIIOIIId be administered by the province, but that the Dominion should pay three-fourths of the annual cost. 6. That existing subsides by the Dominion to the provinces should be replaced by National Adjust- ment Grant (irreducible, but cap- able of enlargement, following ITI- quify). this to enable a province to balance its budget with its social JETVICfQ maintained at a fair helgh 0n January 14th, all the prov- incial premiers and their heipers, alon with Premier Khig and his ta. met in Ottawa to discuss the recommendations, and to try to reach some successful conclu ion. After only two days in session. three of the Provincial Premiers, Hepburn, Pattulio, and Aberhart, refused to discuss further the mat- ter before them, taking the stand that when Canada is to much oc- cupied with the problems of war. we should not waste our efforts on less urgent. affairs of state. Not wishing to have two wa/rs on at the same time, Premier Kl dissolved the Conference, indefini I , , pesimists bold the view at the matter may be shelved for all time, while others, more hopeful, look to the future with ptimism. The way the various premiers plumber without tools, and "Mimi , should be congratulated on the splen- Thg Empire's enemies must often planes being used in Canada for Plan An R.C.A.F. machine is bill! viewed the questions before ‘hem might be concisely summed up as follows: Definitely For: Premier Campbell. of P E, I. Premier Pattcrsoii of Sask. Premier Bracken of Man. REVIEW OF WORLD E August I First party _c1f British aliinen begins training in Canada under Commonwealth Air Training Plan. August 4-—Itci1iiiiis launch invas- loii of British Somalllaiid. August 8—Begintiiiig of mass day- light airrairis on Britain. August lit-Ogden burg Agreement between Canada and the United i POWNAL uiiitisrivtas CONCERT On Wednesday evening. Decem- ber, 18th the pupils of Powiiai School, assisted by several yflllllg people of the district presented their annual Christmas entertainment. vacancies left at the last moment and both the pupils and teacher did utay the program was Ctllflftd out. Miss" Etta Ross: BIA. was ac- companist. for the f'\'1‘111"£l RI-‘Y- D- K. Ross ctipably presided. and tlic foltiowing program ins weii carried ou.‘ Opening Clionis: ‘The Snowflakes by the school. V Recitation: Frank MacMtllait. Recitation: Joan Jenkins. Drill; Ciizistmtis by nine junior pupi . -_ Dialogue: Hiring a lvfaid by Olive Weathcrbie Orlo Jones Beryl Jen- kins Domthy Ings, Wanda, Luoeiy and Nois Arsenauit. Recitation: Kenneth Judson Solo: Santa Claus Will Come 'I‘0- riight by Angelina. Arsenault. Recitation: Jimmie Smith, Motion Song: Christmas ings by five junior boys. Recitation: Wallace Smith. Dialogue: A Husty Cue by Orlo Jones. Joseph MacMllaii. L015 Weatherbie and Bruce Moore. Intermission sale of candy. Flag Drill: Eight senior girls fol- lowed by Thereil Always Be An England. Exercise: A Prospective Teacher by Marion Acorn and Harold Jones. Pantomime: O Little Ts-uti of Brthicihem by flvc senior grls. i Solo: Everybcdus Been Sum-c Mother's Dirling by Elmer Arsen-‘ ault (enctvcd). , Duct: Madame I've Come To Matrv You by Dorothy Inzzs and] Nora Arseiiault (eiicord). Dialogue: Riasttis Rambles On by. Arthur Judson and Allan Jones. Exercise: Writing to Santt by Mary MaoMillcm and Arthur Jones. Dialogue: A Capable Servant by Muriel Jones, Winston Judson and Maurice Dunn. Motion Son-g: A Christmas Song by eght senior iris. Closing Chcrus: Sinta Claus Is Comi]: to Town by tho school. Santa then arrived and dstricuied gifts to teacher and pupils from a well laden tree. The enloviible evening was brought to n, close by the singing of the National Anthem WHITE SANDS SCHOOL UON CERT Stock- On Friday evening December 20th the pupih of White Sands School under the direction of their tcaclier. Miss Beryl Howe pzescnteu their Christmas program to a lnrg» aud- ience of parents and visittrs. Mr. Austin Bell capably acted as chiiir- main. At the conclusion of the program a. vote of thanks was extended to (he teacher. Santa arzived and dis- tributed the gills 11nd candy from the prcttily decorated trcc. ‘The following is the pograiiiz- Chorus bv school, Jolly 01:1 St. Nicholas. Recitation: A Greeting: Roma Bilard. Exccisg : What Meant- Christmas Juii-e Derby and Bcti-y Lou Bell. Recitation: Dolly's Christmas: Marion Gratto. Dialogue: Aunt Serena as a Christmas Present: Alder Glover. Maiishal Buell and Margaret Mac- vane Recitation: Samantha's Surprise: Norman Giddings. Recitation: Why: Morris Derby. Instrumental music Windsor Glover and Danny MacCoigan (en. cored). llbtemise: Not Too Little to Help: Heather MacFarlane and Grant Clements. Recitation: Cents and Scents: Joe Glddinga. Tableau: Liberty's ‘Iloken. Recitation, After Christmas: by Craig Bell. Exercise: How do You Spell Cat: Heather and Kenneth MacFiiiane. M ion Song: A Song of Christ- mas by six girls. Recitation: Who Has Seen Old Sarita: Seaman Glover. Monologue: Christmas Trials: Whidsor Margaret MacFai-lanc. Instrumental mus‘c: Glover and Dannv MacColgon (en- ooicd). Intermission and silver collection in aid of Junior Red Cross and School. Dialogue: Cousin Henry's Christ- mas Visit: Norma Glddinizs, Mary Glover Margaret MacFiirlane and John Glddtngs. Recitation: Hurry Up Santa: June l‘ y Recital/on: Why: Joe Gidrilnitii Dialogue: Christmas Cookies: Dorothy Derby. Audrev Buetl, May Glover, Junior Bell, and Billy Der. Due to illness mzinv had to fill in 1o i Pleasant Grove School look with envy upon its oil sup. plies. Thousands of gallons of gasoline are swallowed up daily by the Comnionwmlth Air Ii-alniii; g “gassed up" In this pliotcgrapiy Definitely Against: DOW,‘ Premier Hepburn of 0m, Premier Aberiiart of Aizerti, Premier Patullo of B. C. More Or Less Neutral: Premier McNalr of N, i3_ Premier MacMlliaii 0f N. S. Premier Godbaut of Qua VENTS FOR AUGU. States provides for credits Defence Board. August 19 -Brit:1in evacuation of Somalilaiid August 29—Frencli colonies o; Chad and Cameroons pronounce iii favor of De Gnulle. August 30—Axis issues wiird, giving half Transs Hungary. l. l‘ 1i of Joint announces Vienna i. ylvnnia to SPRINGFIEIiDiSCIIOF CONCERT Opening Chorus, Old Santa 011,114, Welcome, Anne Tierney Dialogue. Christmas Crazy c1“ (by a pupils). ' Song, We Wish You (by six jun- rs). Duet, Evelyn Haslam and pom, McKay, (encore). Pantomime, Sally's Chi-him“, p, five girls) Recitation, Jim Sinclair, Moiiologuc, Miss Mischief 17y Dcrctn McKay. March 0f Mechanical Dolls by .9 pupils). Collection. l-‘Lisantomhne, Silent Nite. by m, ,. Recitation, Morgan McKay Dialogue, Choosing A lvlfe, by Stuart McKay, Doreen lttcksy, Evelyn Haslam Ardycc I-Iashin JoyceuI-Iasmm). Dri , Anne Tierney and David McKay. Sang, You Are My Sunshine, by six pupils. Drill, Liittile Helpers, Gwen life. FRY. Leone McKay, Norma H“. am. Dialogue, Eating A Lii Mode, by Sggart McKay and Bennie Mattie. Christmas Doin , G Elliott McKay. gs “n 5M Chorus, Old Christmas. F138 Salute mid National An. them (by pupils). ‘Sfl-‘Iltil put in his appearance and distributed the gifts from the well laden tree. _.____________ PLEASANT GROVE SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT On Friday evening. December M, _ field their Christmas concert under the 1ii:ec- tion of the teacher, Miss l-lfdii Quick. with Mr. Leo liforriscn its- slstiniz with the music. Ciipt. W. I‘. I-Iiirdv acted as Chairman. a11- noimciniz the folbwiiig IWOEZTAIIIIIICI Welcome-Elizabeth 010w. Chorus-Sm: of Clii-‘siiiiiiw. Dialogue-How the Qiiiiri-el Be- zan. Recitation ——We Kl1t)\\'——.\I.\fZfll’€I Lamnhier and Luella bfcCabe. Drill-Your Flag and Mr Flu virith solo, 'I'here'ii Always Be Ali Emzlimd-by the Teacher. Recitation - A Little Speech — Francis Lamuhier. Dia10iztie—The Census Taker. Recitation - Who Made Spcecm-Marion Murray. Chorus-School Days. lntermission~Sale of Candy- Harmonlca Seection-Jur. Geoff! Morrison. Dia1ogue-—A Farm For Salt» Recitation-Moving -~ Rita Litm- pliier. Duet-Down bv the Coriibrtke - the Léllian and. Alonzo McCiiiie (encor- e .) , Monologue-Old Aunt Din-ill! Christmas — The Tczichcr. n Dialogue-Troubli- at ‘he Ch - drank Clinic. . k Song bv six pupils — Klllc - Knack. Paddv Whack. One Act P'ii,v. , , Chorus-S:iiitn Claus is Coming.’ At thr- closo of thrf ortikfPl-‘IE, Santa Claus Al'l'1\'C(‘l with lllfi ‘J5me jollitv nnd good fun. [IIVHIH ch en presents and treats to tho cwaad- After his departure Q-jll"; d ml made a few remarks. IOHO“? t God Save the King. which brvllifll the evenina to 8 01°59- t Hdi-Fvfiiiieiil _ , kstation: Do Your Bit. B-ll“ Broo . . Rheciiéiluoii: gzhfinFflll of ll" M“ arc : mon C0 9- _ Pantomime“ The O11 Dolls. GWRW Log B1111. Heather:- Iiyif m e cover nn 1m .- Recit-ation: Nn Stockiirts i0 w” KPnhElh MacFarlnnc i- t1 11111-114, hi» wit“? Giwviluimsingimnv Mifcflm" “n cored). Djahgugg A Christmas d175,: pointmcnt: Mn? 9W1” “n Gllggglllltlml‘ What illic Slffkm‘ s u; Betty L~u Br" . aRecitaJtufinz a¥§i1zgrro1n Bl N" ho‘as: c n ‘ Y1~- Instrumoniai mils" M] ‘till’: Glover and Danny MICC“ g cored). , . C1os’nft Address: And f“ M” Earlene. Jwm B9", Cioslrilf Chorus! God Save The Kinc- C. N. R. EARNING __._ q , MONTREAL, Que. -l"",, ‘($111321 cross revenues of the u] ‘ V; Canadian National m‘ “" ‘,. '1 ism for m- wi-ek r-vidiuiz 111"‘ Md 11w. were sscmssi as wmgond. with stat-moo W "l" "m"... a ‘N, "qrlod "y 19in an incrca. $857231 or 22 1 r-"r "l" by. Recitation: s Present for aaiimi 1 iiniianTrliiéy-eafiachv-