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Fish tluallty

Where fishing vessels have to operate

at long distances from their home ports: it is proving necessary to use a \'€l‘llClllj

freezer on headless, gutted fish. This, at any rate, is what research workers at Torry. Scotland are finding. although Americans freeze the whole fish in brine.

Prince Iidward Island is fortunate in that our vcsscls need not hold the catch during a week's voyage to their home port. They can fish up to a week and then can ,land the fish within 24 hours. ’l‘he Cana- dian Fisheries Annual points out that if iped fish are properly taken care of. thev can he landed in first class condition up to seven days.

Although saved the expense of freezing at sea. however. it is all the more necessary to pay attention to practices which will affect the quality of the landed catch. The fish. for instance, must not be left on deck to be warmed by sunshine. Every effort must be made to maintain cleanliness at every stage. Fish should be iced in rel- atively thin layeis and prevented from coming in direct contact with the pen boards and sides of the vessel. The catch during the first day or two requires special care and attention. If unloading is temp- (larily stopped the remaining fisn must be properly iced.

All this advice is frequently tendered to fishermen by the Department of Fisher- ies and the Minister, the Hon. James Sin- clair, points out that on the economic side in order to match shoreside incomes it is necessary for fishermen to maintain high productivity per man-hour. This must be done without wasting the supply. Mere improvement in the technique of fishing would soon deplete the fishing grounds. The object is to conserve" this great natural resource and at the same time take the an- nual production at the lowest possible cost.

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Trip To The Moon

The Moscow radio has exhorted Soviet youth to make sure that the first man to reach the moon is a Russian. The voice on the Soviet radio was that of the Russian scientist A. Ohrnchev, and his message was that “the. planetary system awaits a Soviet Columbus.”

This, comments the New York Times, is interesting. but it may get. Mr. Obruchev into trouble with his Govemment. As is well known, Columbus was not the first man to discover America. As is well known, the first man to discover America was a Russian who discovered America a few years before another Russian discov- ered Genoa. As is well known. this Rus- sian not only discovered America; he was‘ also the first to explore the Great Lakes and the Grand Canyon, and to discover the Pacific Ocean. This he did b_v an overland journey from the Atlantic, since the Pan- ama Canal. later built by Russian engin- eers. was not then in existence. On his voyage he carried \vith him blueprints for the construction of the Eli Whitney cotton gin, the McCormick reaper and Fulton steamboat. As is well known. these blue- prints werc stolen later by capitalist \var- mongers. if the first man to get to the moon is not a Soviet citizen a historical in- justice will be committed. As is well known. there was no moon until the Soviets dis- covered it.

A New hem?’

It is becoming increasingly clear to educators everywhere that academic sub- jects constitute only a part of the legiti- mate studies of colleges and universities. Just as important—-perhaps more so in the long run-—are courses designed to further tln student's spiritual and moral capacities and to guide him_lnto his proper relation- ship with society as a whole. Knowledge without moral direction can be a very dan- gerous possession.

In keeping with this new ‘rend Dr. C. W. de Kiewlet, President of the Uni- versity of Rochester has announced an impending neorganizaiion of the academic departments to provide for religious coun- selling, yocutional ‘guidance, and in host of do folprtyper social adjustment.

" A:' '' said Dr. do Kiewiet. '-Iilinintrltidn--not pampering. out turn for guid- decislons in an of l_(U\L5U'i'icnt."

thlt the four years yarn of do.-hiom for

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students. President de Kiewiet emphasized the necessity of bringing every possible good influence to bear on the students‘ en- vironment. so that they may be given ev- ery opportunity to developpinto good citi- zens as well as \vell-trained practitioners of various skills.

Spiritual and moral counselling of stu- dents always has been a difficult. thing to carry out effectively. In the laiger insti- tutions the various Churches have support- ed visiting and. in some cases, residentiary. chaplains; but. the fact that such 'services have been extra-curricular has limited their usefulness. The new plan, under which all such counselling will be supported by all the resources of the institution. and given equal status with other activities. should work to the advantage of all concerned

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Births Ami Marriages

Natural increase (excess of births over deaths) \vas 1.82 per thousand pop- ulation in Canada in 1951, the latest vol- ume of vital statistics discloses. Ontario was away under par at 15.4. Newfound- land was at top of the list with a ratio of 24.8, New Brunswick next with 21.8, and Quebec and Alberta tied at 21.2. At the other end of the table—-—and of the Domin- ion——\vas British Columbia with 14.1 in 1951 and an average of only 5.1 in 1931-35.

Possibly apprehensive of further de- cline in British Columbia's contribution to the country's natural growth, the Victoria Times takes a dim View of an Anglican Synod plan for pre-marital counselling by parish priests. While far too many per- sons rush into marriage without being properly prepared, The Times thinks there is something to be said for the impulsive approach. The advice of S. pessimistic counselor might persuade many that the road in double harness is too bumpy, and that the only safe course is to \vait until all possible obstacles to harmony and fi- nancial competency are overcome.

“Convinced on that point," the editorial concludes, "the bethrothed might delay un- til their 70th or 80th birthdays to congrat- ulate one another on escaping the dangers they did not see at the time they proposed to marry."

EDITORIAL NOTES

President. Eisenhower's “blank wall" be- tween atomic scientist J. Robert. Oppen- heimer and secret nuclear files has been made permanent by a special security board of the U. 5. Atomic Energy Commission. The unfortunate aspect from the point of view of American security and the security of the free world is that Oppenheimer. who the board found to be “a loyal citizen", has been one of the most important contributors to those files.

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Canada has earned the reputation of being the “talkingest" country in the world, according to a Bell official. The average Canadian, it seems, makes no less than 1700 calls per year. Technical ad- vances may have something to do with the matter. Besides modern local equipment. in this country some 35 per cent of all toll calls can be subscriber dialled. In ten years it is expected that. 60 per cent of such calls will be dialled without the aid of an oper-

ator.

Jefferson Davis. only president of the confederate states during the American Civil War. was born this date 1808. After attending school in his native Kentucky and in Mississippi, he went to the U. S. Military Academy and served in the army for seven years. He took part in State and Federal politics with time out to fight iii the Mexican War. ‘As President of the Confederacy he failed to get. rid of inade- quate subordinates. After his capture and release he lived in Canada until the gen- eral amnesty of 1868.

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“In 1952 the entire Canadian labour force worked nearly 14 hours to pay for recorded fire losses. most of which were needless." So states a paper prepared for the Underwriters Laboratories of Canada. Sparks 'on roofs. misuse of inflammable liquids and highly combustible interior fin- ish are some of the major factors blamed for the loss of life and property. It is minted out that the same degree of care is needed in preparing building specifications for fire protection as is considered indis- pensable for other "aspects of construction.

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Being still something of I colonial pow- er is an expensive business. Mr. Lyttleton. Colonial Secretary, stated recently in the British House of Commons. that the amount of grants in aid and special gifts given by l3ritIin- to British Honduras since 1931 totalled $10.25 million. The sum included grants in aid. colonial development and wel- fare schemes. remission of the outstanding loan in connection with the 1931 hurricane and the loss on the 1950 currency revalua- tion.

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Extracts front an address by Ira

What then Ire the Humanities as I conceive them? For me they represent the greatest. truest, noblest achievement of men in all ages. achievements in the tra- ditional disciplines; literature, music. sculpture. architecture. philosophy and. I am going to be bold enough to add. the pure sciences and mathematics. I do so because I believe it is important to do so. ‘

The dichotomy that exists today between the so-called traditional disciplines on one hand. and the sciences on the other. may. it looked into. be found to be a false dichotomy. I think the de- finition of the Humanities in its original form would have admit- ted the great achievements of men working in the pure sciences;

in n1athcn1atics. in astronomy, in medicine.

In these fields. the imagina- tion. the spirituality. the cour-

age of the human being — acting at. the top of his bent. remem- bering ‘lhe word which Dahte put into the mouth of Ulysses "Consider your origin. You were not made to live as brutes but for the pursuit of virtue and of knowledge." were drawn as taut and achieved as significant discoveries for the human race as any of those working in the ac-

cepted. traditienal humane stud- les. 0 O O

I need not remind you of great figures who have combined sci- ence and a feeling for the Hu- manities -—- Galileo. Leonardo. Pascal. Pasteur. and to name

only a few of hundreds. Osler. Penfield. Rutherford. Einstein. So. at the risk of bringing down on my head hot. academic displea- sure. I ask you for this occasion anyway, to accept my expanded circle of the Humanities. If we dn other than this. we may run the risk of continuing what can be a. sterile conflict. a conflict from which arises the kind of be- wilderment wc find in some sys- tems of education today All down the ages. and today. the Humanities have stood ready. and stand ready. to bring us en- richment. enlightenment. consola- tion. courage. During the Second World War. an extraordinary lit- tle book of verse appeared with the arresting title “Fear No More." All the contributions to that volume were anonymous al- though some of them had been written by some of the most dis- tinguished contemporary English poets. The Poet Laureate, John Mase- ficld. contributed an introductory statement --- ‘'In time of danger the herd mind has power. The individual which alone createsthe things of value is neglected. By the herd mind. man resists his enemies. By the individual mind. he C0l’1QUEf‘a death." . . I should like in add in that brief quotation H noble statement about the Humanities from an essay on Mitford’: "History of Greece." Macauhy is speaking nnly, nf the debt humanity owes to Greece. but his words an. by tension. Ipply to many other areas of our history which hIvs made their own significant contributions. "All the triumphs of truth Ind genius over prejudice Ind power. in every country and in every age. hnve been the triumphs of Athens. Wherever I few great

violence Ind fraud. in the cause of liberty Ind reason. there ‘hu

Pascal; in the tribune of Mira- buu; in the cell of GIlileo. on

shall estimate her inﬂuence on

how many thouIImiI hIvI been mIde wiser. hIppier. Ind better. hu iou|‘h't mmklnd to engage:

took that: riu from her hue

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The Humanities

Province of Ontario, to the Humanities Association of CInIcla.

. exists not only among specialist

minds have made a stand Igainei

been her spirit in the midst of them: inspiring. encournging. con- soling; — by the lonely lImp of Erasmus; by the restless bed of the scIffold of Sidney. But who

private hsppineu? Who 'IhIll ;Iy

by those pursuits in which she

to how many the studies which

Dilworth. CBC director for the

in bondage, ——- hulth in sickness, — society in solitude? Her power is indeed manifested at the Bar, in the Senate. in the field of Bat- tle in the Schoo1s,of Philosophy. But these are not. her glory. Wherever it brings gladness to eyes which fall with wakefulness and tears and ache for the dark house and the long sleep -— there

is exhibited in its noblest form. the immortal influence of Ath ens."

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It has been I peculiar role of the great heritage which we re- fer to as the Humanities in re- mind us of the eternal verities of life and in the presence of these verities to induce in us humility. They have warned us in ages such as nurs. when values have been confused. against over-weaning pride. They can warn us today against pride in ovcr-specializa- lion. in expertness or “expertese" as it is called. This is the mod- ern form of hubris which the Greeks feared and I tell you it

and professional educators. but among the advocates of the Hu- manities themselves.

The ancient Hebrews understood this. and we have watched Job stricken and tried by circum- stance. but finally triumphant. through his humility. The Greeks understood it. We have watched Oedipus go the road of arrogance defying the great principles of morality. proud in his own achievement and we have seen him crushed. S tragic figure at the end.

Great poetry. great music, great architecture. great philosophical

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To-day was past and dead for me. for from today my feet. had run

Through thrice a thousand years to walk the ways of ancient Babylon . . .

The mystery and magnificence, the myriad beauty and the sins

Come back to me. 1 walk beneath the ‘shadowy multitude of i,ower5:

Within the gloom of fountain let; its pallid mist in lily flowers.

The waters lull me and the scent of many gardens. and I hear

Famlllar voices, and the voice I love is whispering in my ear.

Oh real as in dream all this; and then a. hand on mine is laid:

The wave of phantom time with- draws; and that young Baby- lonian maid.

One drop of beauty left behind from all the flowing of ma. tide.

is looking with the self-same eyes. and here in Ireland by my side.

oh light our life in Babylon. but Babylon has take wings

While we are in the calm and proud procession of eternal things.

-George William Russell.

of the sensitive. imaginative. crea- tive powers of men — these are among the surest correetives of the sort of egotistical vanity which sometimes threatens the centre of our moral and spiritual (xistence . .

It would be S great and gra- :ious thing if across this coun- .ry in associations such as this, tn classrooms of schools and uni- versitles. this principle of hu- niliiy could again function .

concepts. indeed any of the results

one nevertheless. Perhaps,

The Guardian ,.

Thursday. June 3,1954

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I once bend I traille expert. uy in In Iddreu thst only Ibout one cur dl’lV€l' in I thounnd was “compet.ent.": the xemnlnlns 999 might. never be involved in serious accidents but. plain luck. not. driv- ing Iblllty. wu whIt uvad them. l-le'went. on to demonstrute the many ways Iccidenis can hapi>¢n- and by the time he had run tlirough them he and convinced everyone present that there is hardly Iny such thing SS hlzhwly "safety". As no u I mIn seats himself behind a. steering wheel he enters I dame!‘ Zone: the 13¢‘ that he usually comes out of it unharmed or without harming any one use i5_ in itself. I nutter of chance. ‘

Perhaps the lam VIII doing his best to frighten members of his audience: in that case. he was wasting nu time for. by some psy- chological twist, every driver of a car believes he can handle it. Is well as anyone and better than most. come to think of it. I have never heard anyone Idmit that there Wu anything not. just. right in his driving hablts_ Plenty of people will apologize for not. being able to sail a boat. properly, or op- erate I farm. or even drive I gig; but when it. comes to openting I cut Ilmost. Iny 1nIn (provided he has taken out I license) is sure that he is an expert.

Is it. the license that does it? or is it. perhaps Just. I thxoybnck to some primordisl demoulw im- pulse? Perhaps the IociIl scientists should go into the question; cer- tainly they have looked into ques- tions much less important.

0 O 0 Speed is by no menu tho only cause of Iutomobilo Iocldenta. nor the chief one, but it is I common with the possible exception of Ilooholic "lmpalrmenl.". it. is the most. in- excusable of all the factors that contrlbuh to highway killings: Ind there is nothing more dlﬂlcult to deal with. Here. IgIln. II in the case of universal claim to effic- iency, it would take someone with the analytical genius of I Freud to get to the root of the trouble. Men (and women) who ordinarily are quiet Ind unhun-fed in their habits take on the spirit of Jehu. the son of Nlmshl, the moment they sent themselves behind I steering wheel. Most of them have time in Abundance; indeed, rebords show that very inst. drivers often admit, when questioned by traffic officers, that there was no reason whatever for their furious driving. What is even more intriguing- and vexlng——ls that usually they are unaware of “going over 50". Some statistics, which I read I little while back. revealed that really busy men, those whose busi- ness requires them to be in a cer- tain p1Ico It. I certain time. sel- dom go beyond the statutory speed limit. It. is‘ the driver who an nothing on his mind that requir- eth haste who is the stormy pet- rel of the pavement. O O 0

This situation. while it is re- sponsible for I lot. of trouble on the hlghwIys—and elsewhere, is. strictly. not I traffic problem It all. Nor, for that matter. is alco- holic impairment. I Lrafflc prob- lem. Both problems Ire psychol- ogical in nature; and the remedy. if my there be. will have to be worked out. in the laboratories of the scientists. As I matter of fact. the seminars on highway safety. which are now quite . common in certain sections of the United states (I haven't heard of Iny large scale ones in_ this country) are being devoted lmosi: exclus-

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II; Observer SOME “SAFETY WEEK" THOUGHTS

tvely to psychological aspects.

Obviously. it is useless to L1. anyone not to drive recklz:-.1; when he doesn't have the slighcjl knowledge of what. X'eCKlEESll{s: means; or. when he thinks, a. many do, t.bIt reasonable ape-ed M somehow I morsl disgnce. not lc be condoned_ much less practisea‘ by I healthy. respgctable man with plenty of time on his hInds.

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The automobile, like atomic. power and I few other discoveries and inventions of modern i.lme_,-_ came on the scene before society was ready for it. This is simply to say that the development or mechanical power has outrun mi. provement in ethical standard; and understanding. The manner. of Iutomoblle drlvm. on the whole, are pi-obsbly no worse than were those of their forbears of “horse and buggy" days; there were un. knowing speedsters then. as mm, The only dlﬂerence between the present situation Ind. let us say, that. of the 96': is I difference in urgency. not. in principle,

That. however, does not improve matters; on the contrary. it wore. ens them; our manners should be much better than those of our for- bcu-a, if only because there la more mochnnlcsl power to bring them to trial. Actually, they are about the same. Inslsttng on the right of way, at whatever cost; driving furiously for no reason; passing on hills and around curves. taking both sides of tho read: these, and other evidences of in- civility. were practised in the stagecoach era. Just. as they are now. Then, they were, for the most put. inconveniences Ind irritat- ions; now. they no procedures in destruction.

Old CIII rlottotown

III P. I. L DLD'l'lMI BEIIDENT

From The Vlndtutor, March to.

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"Died It Fort Augustus. Lot. 36 on the iith March instant. Mr. James McDonald. Ir.. then one of the oldest native lnlmbltants of that part of the Island, being born at Portage. in the said Township, in the year 1715. having thereby It- talned his Bath year. His father. the late Angus McDonald. Poruags, being one of the passengers who came here from the Highlands of Scotland the previous year in tha brig ‘Alexander’ with the late Captain McDonald. of 'I‘rw;die. Deceased saw the now on; of Charlottetown with less than half a -dozen houses. Ind got 18;. by the cord for chopping firewood on the site of the present Colonial Building."

| The Age Old Story

Then Ilnli thou «Ill. Ind tin Lord shall Innur; thou shIlt rm Indheshnllllyi H°|'01|m-1' than take IwIy from the midst of can the yoke. the putttnc forth of the finger, Ind speaking unity: Ind If thou dnw out thy soul H the hungry. Ind IItiIfy the If- flictod soul; than shell thy “(hi riIe.ln obscurity, Ind thy dull- ness be Is the noon dIy.

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NOTES BY

Have you noticed these dIy: how the fisherman is getting a faraway lake in his eyes? — Van- couver Province.

Spenking of progress. they've replaced the old hotel near the depot. where. the trains kept you awake all night, with a motel on the highway where big trucks do the camel — Stratford Beacon- Herald.

A so-storey building to replace Toronto’: city hall has been pro- posed. since taxes. population. business volume are climbing high- er in the capital city, I higher city hall seems entirely in orcler—-sym- bolic. as it. wcre,——Fort William Times-Journal.

ln Nlgerh naming the bsby II simpler than elsewhere. For in- stance, the male baby born on I Saturday automatically gets the first name of Kwame. This must lead to some Inxious watching of the hospital clock Iround mid- night. — T. W. Jones in Toronto Star.

The Iuthor of I book on how to train wild animals was mauled the other dIy by an African’ lion he had bought for purposes nf turning. it might. be well if auth- ors refrained from trying to put their ideas into practice. When they do it's likely to be poor pub- licity for their books. On the other hand someone hIs remarked that the lion didn't know any better. not hnving reId the book. in the meIntime the Iuthor in in hos- piul with serious injuries to his neck. Ihoulderl Ind Ii-ms. Ind no doubt hoping um the IIII of his book will provide him with luf- licient funds to my the horpitIl bill. — Sydney Post-Record.

or III the nomads ehnngu which VII’ Ind time hsvo wrought the placing of the lﬂﬂllh klpper is most Iignlnunt. The kippc: hu bean lrldltioullly the corner- stone of the Eighth breskfut. Inc it is slipping. only three-qusrtcz. as many kippers were sold in 0!( bondon in 103! its in 1952. Briton were Iurieiiod with fish Quin; um w-Ir. It-lions have over chumps:

THE WAY

forms. the bloam for tea. the kip- per for breakfast. With perturba- tion we observe the sagging Inga of the kipper but we rely upon Mr. Churchill to do something to save the kipper.—London Free Press.

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The onnncipaiion of women proceeds space. Hard on the heels of I pronouncement. by S Toront: magistrate that a lady. on bﬂing arrested, is entitled to one bite of the policeman involved. oomes the news that. three worthy New York justices. accepting the inev- liﬂbll. have ruled that I lady does not have to reveal her true age This. naturally, is merely putting ‘I. legal face on an accomplished fact. Women have known the vir- me of their position since the dawn of events; it has taken the stodgy and prosaic male I long time to recognize it. Women. with u. forbearance utterly incompre- hensible to men. also know that men have never been the real power in the land. sociologists in Pennsylvania have discovered (If- tcr eight. years study) the one thing that can keep the boyadown on the farm—farm girls. And what. woman. secure in the deep walling faith of her logic. didn't. already know t.hal.?— Winnipeg Free Press.

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