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THE GUARDIAN .

Morning Daily (Founded 1337‘: Authorized as Second Class Mail. Post Olllcc Department. Ottawa.

President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm- 8- Burnett; Seoy.-Treas., G. M. Burnett: Bill-i" ""1 Managing Director. J. R. Burnett; AY-‘Wlne Elm“!- Frank Walker.

months, because sugar has now become avail- able in gieriter quantities than at any time within the last several years. An increased sup- ply of sugar hos been thrown upon the North American markets because of the "dollar scar- city" in Europe, and the consequent inability of certain countries, such as France, to take up the quotas of sugar previously assigned to them ,by the international pool at WIJSlIITQYOII. This sharp restriction of sugar exports to Europe is

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Tllfl"

preparing the way not only for the abandonmentl

the Weakest Ink."

CHARLOTTETOWN. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

The “Music 0f Scotland

Great Britain may be in the grip of post- war troubles, but emphasis on the higher tnings of life has by no means been neglected. Just received is a finely printed souvenir programme of the International tcstival of Music and Drama which was held this summer at Edinburgh. The Festival opened on August 24 with a service of praise

in 5t. Giles Cathedral, which was at- tended not only by Festival visitors but by the Lard Provost, Magistrates, and Council of Edin- burgh, and representatives of all the as- pects of the national life. For three weeks thereafter a series of magnificent Inusicfll 0nd dramatic entertainments was given by artists of international fame. These included special pro- grammes leaturiirg the music of Scotland, both

Gaelic and Lowland, which is discussed in an'

interesting manner in the programme notes.

From these we learn that there are a very great number of ancient ballads of Scotland still extant whcse roots are so deeply buried in the past that there is no indication of their origin. As recently as the beginning of the present century the art of ballad singing was still prac- tised in the more remote districts of the coun- try. These ballads, many of them unknown to the general public, tell their own story with all the economy of words which spring from the roots of true poetry.

The lyrical genius of Burris added many exquisite poems to the wealth of Scottish songs, gov’ many of these have achieved international fame The rising of the’ '45 brought about an- other harvest of song in Scotland.

The Gaelic songs of the Western Isles have a quality of beauty all their own. The Celts whu originally came from the Continent, bringing with them a very high standard of art and music, intermarried with the invading Norseman, and this is probably the reason why there is a great resemblance in many of the Gaelic songs to those of the Scandinavian countries. Sibelius ha! shown a particular interest in the Hebridean folk song.

n To quote further from the programme notes: One of the outstanding characteristics of the Gaelic people is their intense attachment and loyalty to their native places and their tendency to compose songs in their praise. There are a vast number of labour songs, which include the herding and milking songs, the reaping and rowing songs, the waulking songs usgd for the

stretching of the famous tweed and hand-wovenl

cloths, arid manylexamples of very beautiful love songs and lullobies. Only a few examples re- morn of the traditional classical type of song, known as Ceol Mor, and they possess o rhor- octeristic grandeur and beauty. The mouth MUSIC’, or _Puirt-a-beul, used for dancing is still practised in the islands.

As we listen to the music of the Gael we stand on the threshold of a new and strange country. The eternal struggle for existence against the great powers of nature is always op- pcrent, ‘the surge of the everlasting sea, the grey clingmg mists, and the quietness of the hills have all had their effect on these island poets and musicians."

Theuevivol of ‘this great music at Edin- burghs first International Festival is one of the encouraging cultural signs of the times.

Losing Medical Workers

How badly Canada needs more people to fill tie grps in its social and economic struc- lzire is sherply emphasized by Canadian emigra- tion fig; :5 released in Washington showing Frat. cf 23,467 Canadians who went to the United States in the l2 months ended last June, 2C6 were physicians and surgeons and 4Z9 were nurscs.

This country, comments the Vancouver Prcviiic. can ill spare any of her young people but the lzss of six hundred professional medical vrcrkers in one year is a serious matter dc- n::r.c'?i-.g ("n inve alizn into its cause. There may be more glittering opportunities for the young brzsincssnran cr industrial scientist in

the U. S., but dcetors arid nurses possess such,

keen loyalty to their work that they an not easily SV/Cyffl liv the lure of o higher income. lt seems, tli: fore, that either the conditions of work or salary or iriccme are such as to leave izo choice in the minds cf many.

This whclesrle emigration of medical work- ers throws the Federal Government's moribund immigration policy into sharp focus. Although more people carve to Canada last year than emigrated the 13,000 we lost were Canadians, native to our‘way of life and troiiiedfin their professions at considerable public expense. All have a right to emigrate, but every possible in- ducement should be offered for young Canadians in essential occupations to remain in their own land.

Meanwhile the Government might explain why these figures were released in Washington and riot in Ottawa.

‘i no Sugar Sltuatzii

The news comes from Ottawa that sugar control is‘to be discontinued some time within the next six or eight weeks. The result will be that this essential household commodity will be removed from rationing, as well as losing its ceil- ings. The dispatch containing this information says It was planned originally to have sugar ro- lnovld from control next spring, but the date for decoltrol has been put forward approximately six

lis little to fear from the C. C. F. Arid the West-

'thoroughl angry, as he may become, over the Y

iseein to be a real issue on which to fight an elec-

olcction was mode Iri s Pickwiclrian sense." _ g

rof the rationing system, but also for the estab- lishment of more reasonable market prices than

lwere deemed probable a month ago. And the

outcome improves with evcry passing day. special dispatch frcm Ottawa to the Montreal

| Gazette has this to say regarding the sugar situ

i ation:

1 "Ever since the pool announcement a few days ago, the prospccts have grown brighter and it is known that Canadian authorities are hopeful of lifting all sugar restrictions at" an early date."

- EDITORIAL NOTES -

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i Welcome to members of the Maritime Synod of the Presbyterian Church.

l Welcome to the potato helpers from Syd-

.ney who have come to reap an abundant crop. . t x s

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Prince Edward Island's uncnviable record in ‘fire losses should send us all scurrying to find 10nd eliminate such hazards as inadequate chim- Tneys, defective wiring, too heavy fuses and smokers in bed. fl fi i fi Russian opposition to the Marshall plan is likely to disillusion Europeans as to that coun- try's concern for their well being. The re-estab- lishment of the Communist Internationale will hardly allay their distrust. I ‘I I I The Rural Beautification Contest is over, but the satisfaction of thcse who added to the beauty of their homes will continue whether they happened to be in the list of prize winners or not.

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Of stories costigating Britain's Labor Govern- iment there is no end. The London Daily Tele- 'graph tells of an air-line steward warning pass- lengers of a plane preparing to land iiear West- minster, "Ladies and gentlemen, you are now passing over the Labour Government. Tighten your belts, please." l‘ Q 1

Newsweek's book reviewer, hard put to it to say anything about John Lardner's If Beats Working, has come up with a masterly under- description. The book, says the despairing re- viewer, "is just as westbound as 47th Street,

Now York, if not a trifle more so." I i ‘A’ fl

Wendell Wilkie, American statesman, died this date I944. 'l'h:.ugh never elected to office, he gaind a fame second only to that of Frank- lin Roosevelt whom he opposed for re-election as yPresident for a fourth term. After the election ‘he immediately threw himself into the campaign ‘in support of Roosevelt's war policy, and visited ‘Allied countries in its interest.

The increase in the population of "Blue iNroses" brings optimism to our neighbours. Par- ,ent. of some of the I50 British refugee children rwho spent the war years in Nova Scotia have ysought permission to settle in the Province. Premier Angus L. Mccdcnald, noting that the ‘population had grown by 109,030 in the last l5 ,yen/s, largest gain in a sirnilar period since Con- |federation, scid, "The fig; es are encouraging and I only hope_ thcy can be maintained for many years to come."

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lt depends on how one lcolzs at it. "Are yoir- a lady or a gentleman, Mrs. Crovrrrbill?" lrfla dilemma a Melbourne reporter dccid:d to appeal to the fountain hcad, and Mrs. Brownbill, a member o.‘ the Victorian PcrIiarnent, replied, "I'm a gentlemaril" The confvzion arose in conriecticn with a VEcc-flcgcl levee on the Kings Birtfrday. It is traditional that only gentlcmm. attend. The Speaker, v/hen appealed to, said: Mrs. Browubill was a lady and tlisrzfcre notl eligible tb attend, but the Se: sant-af-Armsi largucd thct, as a m:r.i'_~:r of Parllcrzient slie was; a geritlcnian-cnly technically, of co: ze-andi tlurcfore eligible. Said Mrs. llrov/nbill: "In 'the equality of a democratic Parliament, it is, right that l should be a gcrttlsnsan. I attenill, football and crizlcct smcfae nffils as a g:n.‘lc-' man, but, as o lady, I lezive ccrrly. Ariyiicw, l= have my iIlVllflliOll and I'm going." And she did!

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l "There is every indication (says The Printed Word) that Mr. King will continue-to lead the _Lib:rol p:rty through another election. He is wooing Ontario with great crdor and before leledion day may even proffer the long-withheld five-cent piece. lle is displaying surprising l vigor for a man who was seriously ill a few months logo. An election may not be long delayed. ‘Conditions in Europe, particularly Britain, are likely-indeed ccrtain~to affect cur economy unfavcrably in the near future, and it would be well to have on election out of tho way be- rfore the storm. The official opposition neither wants to fight nor is ready. The Gallup Poll .shows that Canada won't vote Socialist, so there

ern farmer is as yet only grumbling and not wheat agreement and the compulsions of the marketing law. At the moment, there does not

tion, since it was only in I945 that the electors gave Mr. King a mandate to clean up the post- wor mess. The failure of the Opposition to find on Issue in two years may have been corefulness not to make on issue of anything. But no one who has followed Mr. King's career can doubt that he will find arr issue when he needs one, just as he will find a way of explaining that his promise not to lead his party through another

hunting, boating, skllng, Everything is there, that ll, ex-

large number of holldayers. the help of the Canadian govern- ment. particularly from a promo- tions] standpoint. could gain im-praulve revenue from a year-round trout-lot trade-Sar- nls Canadian Observer.

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i The day is put when certain types of restaurants could be known as “Qulck-and-Dirties" and still thrive. Canadian health of- Jlcials are demanding that eating ' places be clean in every respect. and iisat the food they serve ls whole- some. - Hamilton Spectator.

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i Possibly the greatest gift to Isu-

,manit.y is children, in which is the country's prosperity and happiness. A , with the housing situation so seri-

yivrapped up the future 0f

‘ous in Canada, it. seems is crime that many families cannot flnrl accommodation because of young- sters. - Winchester Press.

A contemporary suggests that ievcl railroad crossings "must be abolished or gates and watchmen placed ~at every one of them." lvliat a colossal bill to save from their folly a comparatively few motorists who refuse to take the eiementary precaution of looking out. for trains! - Ottawa Journal.

The high-price theme is one that is written into most menus (in U. S restaurants). In Los Anzeles, for example, a restaurant charges $1.75 today for a prime rib dish that. “as $1.25 six months ago; it. has llftecl a typical dinner from $1.30 to $1.75 in that period. In Detroit, a. popular eating place has, in twelve months, boosted its roast beef plate from $1.75 t0 $3 and its steaks from $3 to $4.25.“ Vlfatl Street Journal.

Thousands o! Hindus and Mos- lems in refugee camps dotting the frontiers of India and Pakiflfln nave a new slogan: “Bring back the British!" In Lahore. Where I reign of terror has taken many lives and destroyed much property. flowers have appeared on the sta- tue of Queen Victoria. In Am- ritsar a young native army officer told an American correspondent that. “freedom has brought us nothing but, mob rule.” - Vancou- ver Sun.

Houses, fields, and woods in the quiet and pleasant valley of Dar- wcll Hole. between the East Sus- sex villages of Mountfield and Nehherfield, three miles from the main London-Hastings road, will have disappeared by the winter of 1948 beneath the waters of a new artificial lake, one of the largest in southeast. England. The Dar- well reservoir’ constructed by the Hastings Corporation at. a cost of more than £500,000, will cover some 600 acres and hold about. 900.000.- 000 gallons. - Landon Times.

A report from Pisa, lialy, lays that the leaning tower, which looks like a. big silo with a drunken lurch, is getting more out of line every year. It needs a million-dol- lar foundation job, but. will have to wait for it as ivar-stiattered houses and other buildings have a greater- need for the cement. A- bout 1.000 tons would be requir- ed. The leaning tower can wail. for its corrective operation. It is banding over at the rate of only one twenty-fifth of an inch a year. —Saskatoon star-Phoenix.

ln Canada women drivers do not take advantage of men drivers be- cause of sex, nor do you see old "_ialopics“ filled with speed-crazy “leen-anrs" \vh0 dash about en- dangering the lives of pedestrians and other motorists. The police do not. snarl at you from the corner of their mouths when asked rt question, but are very courteous and kind to visitors as are the peo- pie also. If you want to meet is kindly, friendly people and n bright, sunny land, then spend your vacation in Canada. - Flint; Journal.

ll. is Tiff-Hilly Impossible to ee- cure a Summer cottage against

robbery. They are of wooden con-

struction. and they are ln isolated positions; a determined thief ivith a llliilflJij‘ and a crowuar ran in: r into most. of them. Many to. ,5 fozicain articles of con- sldcrnbie \alue which have been i.i..i up for the Winter‘; the theft of an outboard motor is reported from sturgeon, and from another ioLLrigc a considerable supply of liq-Lo: was stolen. There w;1l_hnve to be extra poking of cottage

y uistricts to chsuk this sort of thing.

1i is our jab to protect the pro- perty whLh our Summer guest-s ICJTO behind them, and a few ex- periences of cottage looting dis- rourage the most ardent lover of Ontario. - Peterborough Examin- Cl’.

Joseph lmallwood, the pro-oom- fcdcratfon champion in the New- foundland national convention, re- (ently made a strong case in favor ol the island colony becoming Ca- nadas tenth province. He pointed out the advantages to both New- foundland and Canada in trade, buying power, and so forth. but he seems to have missed an excellent talking point us for as Newfound- land is concerned. This is the ls- lanifs potential tourist Industry. Canadians who served in New- foundland during the war were generally amazed’ by all the island had to offef the visitor. but. they were absolutely staggered by the manner in which the tourist gold mine had been ignored. Witt: a few good roads and a few good hotels oi- camps. Newfoundland could build up a tremendous tour- isl trade. Ever-thing to attract the tourist is there —scenery, fishing, skating.

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The Teaching _ Profession

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It ls fashionable in some circles to look down upon the education of a generation ago. It had its

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defects, but it; was based upon the solid notion that In order to learn to think one must first acquire the tools of thought. Teachers in those days believed that. to gel. a mountain-top view you had to climb the mountain.

Techniques of study change. quite properly, and new curricula must be prepared to accommodate the new things In the world. but the more important and deeper things do not alter and should not be brushed aside. In the sense of providing a solid base upon which to erect a life of satisfaction and usefulness. Shakespeare. Plato and Montaigne are modern, while many who masquerade under the banner of modernism are as ancient and as useless as the impressive crea- tures which dominated the scape when mankind was a mere blob on a warm mudbarik. Much.of our education takes place outside of school walls. Oth- er agencies are the family, books. work, newspapers, movies and daily contacts with people, the great mass of “public opinion." Chief among the influences edu- cating for living fully ls religion. In pioneer days In Canada religion was as much a part. of school life as it was of home life. The Bible was a textbook, and extracts from it were used in the school read- ers.

Today, religious instruction is making its way back into the school. It. is realized that in a time when transient fears threaten the intellectual and moral stand- ards of the world there is needed something to give life to the eter- nals In belief and conduct.

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The rights of the student de- mand that instruction, whether 1n religion or economics or social studies. shall not be a reflection of a oneslded view by the teacher. The teacher is not entitled to take advantage of his position to im- pose beliefs dogimatically upon stu- dents or to convert them to a doctrine. One of his great. succes- ses ls when he trains his students effectively to reach their conclu- sions through critical reflection upon carefully ascertained facts. Teachers generally are aware of their grave responsibility in discus- sing debatable political. social and religious ideas and movements. Their role is analysis, discussion and teaching. In some aspects their job is like that. of a Judge: they must. have opinions that are com- petent and at. the same time dis- interested. The judge is not an advocate, and he must. avoid the very appearance of pleading a special cause, or being under sub- jection to groups or cells, or of theorizing without sound factual knowledge.

The teacher, too, needs to beware of falling under the influence of "movements" whose slogans and catchwords are all too likely to be accepted by the unthinking as statements of profound truth. This warning is cogently ex- pressed by the Harvard Commit- tee or 1945 which remarked that a course dealing with social life which emphasizes classes and “scarcely mentions the humanitar- ian movements of the last hun- areci years with the common pre- mfse of the dignity and worth of all human aspirations and their magnificent, lf unfinished, 11st of achievements, ls likely to foster either cynicism or romantic zeal for a. quick remedy, which may turn into dlsllluslon at the firs; contact with the difficulties and complexities inherent In the at- tainment of true reforms."

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Special meetings of Home and School Associations and other ar- garilzatlons interested in education to be held throughout Canada dur- ing Education Week in November offer a splendid opportunity for discussion of teaching problems touched upon in this Monthly Let.- ler. The purpose of the week, which has been an annual event. since 1935, is to draw public at.- lentlon to all phases of education and Increase understanding of its problems. This Education Week should enable Canada to sweep up the bits and pieces and attain something more of an overall plan for Canadian education.

In doing so. let's not forget the ideals. Teach the pupils all about the Vanity Fair in which they have to live and make their living, but, as Sir Richard Livingstone urged, don't forget to show them the Delectable Mountains. The whole punpose of education cannot be to train men and women to make a lot of money quickly. This is an age when leisure is more plentiful for more people than ever in his- tory, and yet some "practical" people seize upon this time to urge the turning of education Into nothing but. training for workl , The teaching profession of our ideal would be made up of men] and women inspired by a warm, sensible and kindly humanism. They would be in favour of democ- racy. in favour of the future, and ln favour of youth. They would convey knowledge, but they would also show their pupils the way to a flowering of the True. the Good and the Beautiful ln their own lives and In Canada and in civill- ntlon.