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vantage Russia gained by forcing" the Amer- . icans to keep ii large fraction of their fight- ing strength pinned down in Korea while Russian strength, held in a central reserve, remained quickly available for service any- where. It would enable the French to bring their Indo-China divisions home to Europe; and so it would forward the plan for a West European defense union. And -finally the Eisenhower plan would relieve the Western Powers of the odium which lying Communist propaganda has been able to fasten upon them in Asia. Disengage- ment looks like a policy that has-much to recommend it. Indeed, it may be the only wise or feasible Far Eastern policy open to the United States and its allies."

Preeident and Aeeociate Editor. Ian A. Burnett. Aesociate Editor, Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION "Cover: Prince Edward island like the dew”

I "The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

CIIARl.0T'iETOtD:jAT-IEKDAIQ-tiff?-. 28, 1353. Flood of Scholars

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estinlates that in the next eleven years sec- ondary school enrolment in Canada, apart I from Quebec, will double from the present r 305,200 to 611,475. What this means in E terms of providing additional accommoda-

tion and staff for high schools may well , worry parents and taxpayers. In Char- I iottetown the school board is conducting a 3 census of children below school age which, i , together with present enrolment, will give an accurate picture of school requirements in the city. It. is already known, of course, ' that present accommodation is painfully strained and that requirements will be in- creasing. .

This Province has a fine educational tradition based, perhaps, on an earlier em- phasis on quality rather than quantity. Our

1 forefathers did not waste effort on trying to educate everybody. All had a chance but only those who showed very special aptitude for the academic life continued and they received every encouragement.

In this century of the common man that practical, though somewhat ruthless ap- proach to education is no longer followed. Everyone is entitled to practically all the education available and the number and variety of students to cope with raise prob- iems which earlier educators never had to face. They are being met by a very con- siderable lowering of the standards of what we now call classical education and by providing variety of training and exper- ience which is intended to interest youths

I who have no marked enthusiasm for things

. academic.

We cannot go back to the old time ap-

I proach. The large numbers coming to the door of the schools must be given the best education that modern methods and the limitations of finance permit. At the same time we would do well to give thought to those who are particularly cut out for academic life. Means should be sought to develop thlair talents or we will fall to pro- duce scholars equal to those of years gone by.

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A bill now before the British Parlia- ment is designed to help Scottish fishermen with the building of new vessels, and to assist the industry generally by providing grants and loans to continue existing fi- nancial aid and to add new ways of help- ing the producers. "Among these are new arrangements under which surplus herring will be bought for reduction to oil and meal, and this in turn is likely to mean the establisliment of more oil and meal factories.

On the research side a film of a Seine net in operation under the water has been produced by the Scottish Home Depart- ment and it is probable that it will be made available for showing overseas. Shots which are included in this film were shown to delegates at the recent meeting in Den- mark of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, and were very highly commended. '

In addition to further underwater camera work, scientists of the Scottish Marine Biological Association at Millport, on the Firth of Clyde, will be continuing their experiments with underwater tele- vision in a photographic survey of the Clyde spawning beds. Pilot-scale ex- periments in electrical fishing are also to be carried further, and research workers are now publishing a series of reports in their investigations into various and wide- ly differing aspects of fish life in the sea and in fresh water.

EDITOI-ZSIAL NO-I'ES

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Tomorrow,( St. David's Day, the sec- ond Sunday in Lent. I e

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The chairman's report of the Prince Edward Island Hospital indicates that that institution is operating at very close to its absolute capacity, higher than is desirable for the well-being of patients and staff. Extension of the hospital may well become essential if present trends continue.

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it has now become clear. says the Globe and Mail, that President Eisenhoweris Far Eastern policy, instead of committing the United States to more "positive" military action, is one of disengagement. When he said during the campaign that Asian wars, if they had to come, should be. wars of Asians against Asians,” many people won- dered if he meant exactly that. iEvidently, he did. He wants to withdraw American troops from Korea; and he would like to see French forces pulled out of Irldo-China. These operations, of course, will take some time. i

South Korean units, trained by the Am- ericans in the past two years, now furnish 400,000 of the 700,000 men ullder UN com- mand. By thc Eiscl'iYlower program, they, will carry the whole load of. the ground fighting. The United States will supply their arms and equipment, give them air and naval support and keep two or three army divisions in Korea as a l)eliind-thc- lines reserve. There will also be heavy American financial aid to enable the South .

't su'vivc the war's ter- - fi?i:e::a;fo:En;tyS :mnplOwC1,. ' g A recent judgment of the Exchequer Mr. Eisenhower has described the Kogi Court of Canada indicates that. apart from mm W” as "the most paint-U! phase of contract, negligence of servants of the Crown in the course of their duties is the

' Communist aggression,” but he and Mr. . . i Dulles are said to recognize fully the grcat- mly bays of R 9'3"" against the Fedeiial - Government. An intentional wrong by a

e tr te ic im ortancc of Indo-China. A

Rreds Jilctgry thgm might quickly Sweep public servant in the course of his duty Burma, Malaya and Thailand into the WW.” 3'” "Se '79 m cause 0f action Soviet camp; and. it would threaten India, agamst me Cmfvng Th? Case mdicntes Indonesia and the Philippines. The Eisen- that further ieg'5lat'”” '5 Weeded 19 Place hower program, which is to include the of- the cmw" i" the Same. POSM9" 35 Wivaie fer of substantial American aid, calls for l"dM,d"al5 before Ehe.c0i:”5-

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tsoltzeagzmgtx::reCganE?3:st:o:l,dta:,1:10 fell of Labrador. British medical mission- Cm Mmh. . ary. was born this date 1865. His schemes "on the (ace of W. Says Om. Toronto for the development of Labrador grew fer contemporary, on looks risky to Ieave the beyond the meansyof the mission so he defense of the two peninsulas entirely to mganized lecturing t0'"'3 91' Bm5i"'v Cm' ,loeel'anti-Communist forces, seeing that the ma” am the Umted 'st"te5 t "id! W291? enemy they face is backed by the im, with American money, founded the Inter- 'meme'wdgm of China and the Soviet national Grenfell Association. He built I but one thing to be said in favor impiitifv 0'Ph'"'&898v M0015 W1 lions. operated steamship: and yewls -and in 1912

provedeoltlier in the White House is 0., , A I ' l Pened the Kine Gooree V. Seemen'e Inad- ""' ”m""M”"”"” c”' be me" 0" tute." The war took him to France. De-

. I H I bthelymen. Assumi thtIndo- , W Smith xoreavouid ?fgIdee: bede- '9"? W "''"Y ”"V'"" be folmhime to . H W”, by their own mmbmntg, write numerous volumes dealing l wit a ' . Labrador and its people. -

The term ioafing barn has become familiar over the past few years and does not lack charm. It is delightfullyindefinite whether ioafing applies to the cattle who take their ease without being restricted to a stall, or to the farmer who need expend llittle effort on cleaning and feeding opera- tions.

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The very high rate of enlistments from this Province seldom receives recognition but there has been an exception in the case of the war claims commission, the chief war claims. commissioner and second deputy commissioner to be appointed being both members of the Prince Edward Island judiciary. -

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Thll column qr open to the dlacuaaion by correspondents of gueatlone of interest. The Guardian does not. necessar- ily e s' the opinion of eorreepondenta.

ISLAND FOLK LORE Sirrl am trying to lay the ground work for a study in Prince Edward Island Folk Lore, with a view to eventual publication. Help from any source in the form of old songs, ballads, stories and anecdotes would be much appreci- ated.

To those who could see their way clear to mail me any of the sug- gested material I can promise two things: (1) suitable acknowledge- ment if and when the work is fin- ally published. and (2) the satis- faction of having had rs. share in what; I am convinced would be a really worthwhile project.

I am, Sir, etc. JOHN PAYNE. Roseiieath, P. E. I.

CULLED POTATOES

sir,-Yesterday's Guardian car- ried a note in the article "Among the Farmers" in the Federation of Agriculture News to which 1 take exception.

The part. of the article to which I refer is headed "culled Potatoes." In it. the writer gives an excellent description of what we know as iculled potatoes" and he describes exactly the type of potato that has been sold to consumers in Char- lottetown for some time at top price. He suggests that. the report which I sent to a convention of the Canadian Association of Con- sumers hcld in Toronto Feb. 1'ltli was "completely misleading and quite likely has no basis in fact."

Evidently the writer doesn't. buy potatoes retail in Charlottetown or he would know that every word of my report was the truth and I have evidence a-plenty to prove it.

The object. of my report, how-

eet farmer who brings in good po- tatoes for retail distribution but top take steps for the protectloii-ofy the Charlottetown consumer who, has long been exploited. i I am. Sir, etc.. i

HELEN LAWEON

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Canadian Association of Consumers

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RETIRING AGE FOR. WOMEN

Sir;-Practical-ly every day we hear-or read about men retiring from the railway, the government and .-scores of other jobs and posi- tions mfter R number cf yeius of service or after reaching the re- tirement age.

Without casting any reflecttion'on us as men folks or the reward of retiring. I wonder why there is not is retiring age for our women. especially those married women who have served faithfully and well for many years in the kitchen of their homes. They have toiled year after year without VBCaiLiOi1 and spent endlee nights of broken sleep as they watched little lots in their sleep and cared for them all uhmugh the nights cold and warm.

Centuries ngo it was acid man's work is from sun to sun but we- men's work is never done. Times

elghtorleesholmnndcaiixtta .batolrrwomentoilonand on as long ago. many of them to the end of the hull: then e big etory is writlten about tihern. how they Iiavedlon till t-he.iaet. hour: 195. slaved themselves to

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In these modern times. we see scores of men in prime health walking the streets. and when you at why. "0" the mower is. "they have retired on pension; they worked for IOHGY yum on one job and retired at your ego or ten years llo." Ulc-

Ak about their wives. where are they? What. a dly oiteetlait Why man. they are home -

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And the Lord said unto Noah. Como thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this gen- eration . . . And Noah did ac- cording unto all than the Lord commanded him.

working on till they die. and their praise will fall on their Ales: ears and closed eyes. "Yes, she was a great woman; killed herself working at. home."

Now I would say the time has come to start a pension plan, with Cvovernmedt assistance, for our women, so lihat. they could look a- head to the day when they could retire and enjoy a few years of leisure while others. younger in life, took up their tasks over the washer and the frying pan, with no fear of their having to go over the hill to the poor-house. some may scoff at this letter, but I am sure there are many who will be happy to know that at least one man is pulling for a better day for them, in the avtterrnoon and even- ing .of life.

I am, Sir, e(c.. WALTER A. O'BRIEN 2 Hilisboro Street, Clilariottetlown.

WOM-EN. beans or MICE

Sirrin reading Mr. W.l. Green's letter in your paper a few days ago on Women. Mice. and, Bears, my memory ireshened up on a Bear story which I often heard told when a young boy.

When Lydia Wright, daughter of Stephen Wright. tllc Loyalist, left her ancestral home on the north side of Bedeque Bay about one hundred and i.l'ilrty-five years ago as the bride of Capt. John Pearson. she was rowed across the Bay in ii dory to Pope's shore on the south side. They walked four miles through the forest. to the shores of present-day Chelton. Bears were then almost as numerous as the pnsscngcr cars we in our day see turned upside. down on the hi;.',i'l- ways under our new Temperance Act. '

Lydia "Pcarsoifs "lloneyniooii" would be made up of such chores as taking care of the new log cab- in, recently built as the new bridal home: helping her husblind plant. potato sets in around the strings. llnrvcst with the i'en'piiig hook, pushing a bigger bale under the pry to give John a new ndvniitagc ulidcr the stumps. and going a few yards from the log house to the share for the lobsters for dinner, ctr.

Lobsters in those days were ns numeroils on John Pearson's bench as bothers are today. They could be forked into baskets by the cm".- load without even getting onc's feet we . No doubt those aristocrats of the ocks and the sen were often a three-times-a-day delicacy on the table of this newly married pioneer couple: and ”breathc.s there a man with soul so dcxld" who wouldn't. have Vllned with John and Lydia!

The years moved , on in those days. just as now, and notwith- standing Lydln's busy life she

found time to make an occasional pilgrimage to the old home on the north side of Bedeque Bay. The only means of moving about in those days was on foot. so this was the "taxi" Lydia would take. She would walk this four-mile path through the forest to Pope's shore. then, standing on the edge of the bank the would shout; and her beautiful, resonant voice. which it. was said could be heard for. a great diatance on a calm day. would be picked up on the other side of the Bay, and her brothers would row over and take her across.

one fine sunny. summer moni- ing Lydia decided to take this trip. Making ready. ehe coddied her eeven months old babe in her arrne and started on her way. when about.half way along this forest path it great. big bear atop- ped out of the undergrowth and amend the path it chart dietance in front of her. Noticing Lydia. the bear tamed, etepped back out of the path. faced her and stood as net as wolfe'e men stood that

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fr but over a No retiring for them. not may iire like the been in summer.

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TBEMAINS TEAMBOAT

"Qn Thursday last, Mr. Tre- main's new Teamboat commenced plying betwixt the Queen's Wharf and the opposite side of the har-

bour. She appears to be strong- ,built. and her machinery, wlilch was made at Pictou on

purpose, seems to work well. She is intended chiefly for the

ncross the ferry. for which

accommodation, and

be enabled to approach the Ferry

has considerably fallen.

”Shel is propelled by three horses; but we have heard it stated that in calm weather .it is only intended to use two. It seems, however. to be the opinion of competent judges. that, from the width of the harbour, and the strength of the tides and cur- rents, that a boat of her mag- nitude could not. with any degree of certainty and dispatch be pro- pelled by fewer than three horses even in the calmest. weather."

-Colonialllerald, Sept.18, 1841. (According to a later account, the Teamboat machinery comprised a large wheel in the centre of the boat. "just such a one as is used in a tnnnery to grind bark", to 941 wliich the horses were attached: the horses going round and round in a circle, turned the wheel and propelled the craft. Passengers came fr m the Southport side and returns agalir about four time: a day, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon.) cording to Mr. Green, Lydia would

have screamed. perhaps dropped her child and run to who knows

. est Sinclair's Belfast. and was generally regard- . ed as the outstanding Gaelic echoi- ar of his time. The thought that interested me particularly was expressed in these "It was the great disap- pointiment of George Sinclair that he was not. permitt upon the more advaii ed studies associated with an academic car- eer. but, in many ways, he was more t.ruly educated than some who have gained formal distinc- tion in the realm of scholarship." when I read that paragraph my mind went back to the time when no a very young man I taught school in one of the most remote ,aections of this country. Looking back on it now I think of it as one of che richest experiences in my Life, chiefly because it brought me in contact with ii man whom I do not hesitate to call ”the most unforgettable known.

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figures org my to I well have been ancient Egyptian hleroglyphice. But when it came to adding,

called it, Seniue. He could figure his account to the exact. cent that way, and have it all settled, long before store-keeper had laboriously ar- rived at the total with pencil andlvantage. There are a lot of scholar. paper. I recall that. I never ceaiedl ly dullards. Just as there is some- to marvel at the man's meiical alertness. I could not un- deretand how schooling of any kind could be so J quick mentally. nor do I under- stand it. now.

There was virtually nothing he could not do with his hands. He could break down a. boat engine, locate the particular trouble. and reassemble it in perfect. order. He could drew blueprint: for a house, erchlt.ectura.lly, build it. from the foundation up. 90'” No article of ordinary household veyance of carriages, horses, ctr:.. ful-njgure Wu um dnncun 1131” him C8j')fiClOi.lS dock will afford ample neighbor; kept mm busy durmg from her the small draught. of water. the will everything from 1n.13m,3' Q-gdxea go caskets. one of the most attractive 1 Slip opposite even when the tide looking walking canes I have ever i seen, silver ferrule and all, was a product of his hands. t

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There were many fine thoughts family none of whom had contained in Mr. Presei-is tribute to the late George Sinclair as re- ported in a recent issue of this paper. It will be of special inter- to many Islanders for father