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require something in addition because of the lifetime expenses caused by their handicap. 'The allowances advocated would be to offset such expenses as a blind person being required to hire someone to drive him to work or to perform other services which

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Art At Evanston

In one speech after another delegates to the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Lwanston have been trying to stress the common beliefs and aims which have survived the many divisions among Christian people. As a further attempt in that direction the Council sponsored an exhibit of religious art at the Chicago Art Institute. In addition there have been con- certs of Christian classics and a Festival of Faith. in which well known dramatists and artists participated. The religious art exhibit was made up of 30 paintings brought from leading museums in Europe and America. Its historical setting ranged from the 13th century to the present time. In an introduction to the art catalogue, is- sued in connection with the exhibit, Dr. Daniel Rich, director of the Institute, wrote: ”In a sense these paintings, too, are dele- gates to the World Council. They come from distant lands and distant times to rep- resent a fcw of the great tendencies in art associated with worship and religious con- templation."

It is a good thought. Art, in some form or other. has been associated with religious life and forms since the very earliest times. The Christian religion, perhaps to a great- er degree than any other. has been one of history's foremost patrons of the arts. It could not be otherwise in view of the cm- phasis on beauty and order which is in- herent in Christian theology and morality. Like religion, art is not nationalistic in either character or purpose, and its primary appeal, like that of religion, is to the spir- itual needs of men rather than to their physical wants. Should the day ever come when the world over will decide to live, as brothers should. in peace and honour, a goodly share of the credit will go to art. the historic and true ally of religion.

Adventure Playgrounds

An adult's idea of a beautiful play- ground and a childs choice of surround- ings for play are apt to be poles apart. The Duke of Edinburgh, in opening an ex- hibition.of childrcnis playgrounds recently. urged the powers that be to keep their ideas flexible when planning places in which young people could "let off steam."

Denmark met the need by equipping stretches of open ground with old bricks, piles of lumber, earth, drainpipes, corrugat- ed iron, spades, hammers and wheelbar- rows. Children were permitted to play in these surroundings to their hearts' content and at the same time were quietly en- couraged to build whatever imagination suggested.

There are, of course, many other good ways of making a successful playground, but they all have this in common, that they bear little resemblance to a neat and ord- erod public square. Adults may rejoice in thc taming of nature but children very obviously prefer things more rugged. Most authorities are not really happy about a publicly-owned open space until it has been made as level as a billiard table. Chil- dren. it would seem are apt to be bored by the result except, of course, when it is a baseball or football field that is required.

An American city showed additional imagination by placing an obsolete fire en- gine in a playground rather than sell it for scrap. According to all accounts it prov- ed the prime attraction for the youthful in heart as well as in years. This sort of thing. howcver. requires more rather than less supervision and attention than con- ventional playgrounds. The borderline be- tween an adventure playground and a dump would have to be maintained by unceasing vigilance.

Aiding The Iliad

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind's campaign in Canada to secure economic assistance for the blind so that they may approach more closely economic and social parity with sighted fellows is being launched on a world scale in Paris this month. The Canadian plan-which has yet to gain governmental support in Can- ada--la being laid before 32 nations attend- ing the first world council for the blind at the Paris meeting of UNESCO by Cap- tain M. C. Robinson, national director of the CNIB. Captain Robinson-who was blinded at Vimy Ridge in World War One --has support for the plan by United King- dom officials and it has been advocated by a technical working party of the United Nations. Denmark and Sweden already

The CNIB leader points out that al-

a sighted person can perform for himself. The economic assistance scheme would tie in with an overall rehabilitation plan, be- ginning with helping an afflicted person over the emotional period following blind- ness, and helping to develop blind children in the normal ways of life.

Captain Robinson spent 10 days in Lon- don prior to attending the UNESCO meet- ing, discussing with British officials the solution to problems of the blind and study- ing recent developments in the United King- dom. He found that, contrary to popular belief in Canada, U. K. officials concur with their Canadian counterparts in the advis- ability of blind children being retained in their own homes rather than sent to special boarding schools; that special schools should be only for the seriously retarded.

A major advancement in braille print- ing is the new "vacuum-pulled" braille, in which the embossing is done on plastic pa- per, and the "plastic drop" braille, special- ly suitable for mass-producing blind print- ing. particularly easy to read and of much greater life than the normal braille print- ing. Captain Robinson feels the ”drop” printing will revolutionize the printing of mass-produced periodicals and dispcnse with the present system of embossing paper for mass distribution. In addition to being easier to read, it costs about a third as much.

Captain Robinson reports that in the matter of employment of blind persons, Canada "compares favorably" with the

United Kingdom; that Canada enjoys world- wide prestige in its treatment of the blind, but that allowances to compensate for the increased living expenses of blind persons

is a goal which should be attained as speedily as possible. LDITURIAL N()Tl:S

In the course of time the North or York River will change from salt water to fresh after the newly commenced causeway is completed. Interesting biological changes will naturally take place as the salinity de- creases and should afford valuable informa- lion to anyone or any organization inter-

ested.

. The ad0Dtion of permanent license plates is advocated by the Ontario Retail Gas- oline and Automotive Service Association, The automobile servicemen presumably have an interest in being able to check that the driver of the car they supply is entitled to be behind the wheel. Certainly police work would be greatly facilitated if the numbers were retained for the life of the car. 0 Farming is not highly regarded by the economist looking for signs of progress and productivity. At any rate the Bank of Montreal business review points out that although the years 1900 to I920 were years of rapid growth and prosperity for this country, there was a more moderate in- crease in national productivity on a man. hour basis. The reason, it seems, was the large-scale settlement of the prairies and the consequent switch in employment from industry to agriculture, where the value of output per man employed was somewhat lower.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzchc, German philosopher, died this date 1900. He had a brilliant university career and was ap- pointed professor of Creek at Basic at the age of 24. His life was one long struggle against sickness, neuralgia and insomnia. At 45 he went mad and remained so for eleven years. In his philosophy mankind is divided into two types; the weak and the strong; the slavish and the masterful; the mob and the aristocratic few. His ideal of developing a race of Supermen was expounded in many volumes including ”'I'hus Spake.Zarathustra."

Town planners from all over the world will meet at the 22nd Congress of the In- ternational Federation for Housing and Town Planning which opens in Edinburgh on September 19. This will be the first time the Federation has met in Scotland, and about 1,200 delegates representing more than 30 countries, including Russia, are to attend the Congress, which will be opened

by the Earl of Home, Minister of State for Scotland. days, and there are to be three general sessions, at which the subjects for discus- sion are slum clearance and rehouslng, na- tional land use and planning, and housing

It will extend over seven

density. In addition, study groups will pro-

vide an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and opinions and. among other things, will discuss the role of the voluntary hous- ing association, rent and family income, town planning, education problems relat- ing to declining areas, and hydro-electricity

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This rulnmn in open to the discus- sion by tnrrenpontlenta nl question-i nf lnterul. The Glnrliln doll not neeeunrlly enaom the opinion of correspondents.

SIDE ROAD CONDITIONS

Sir, - I am (mm Mullvnle and The Guardian helps Inc to keep abreast of the times on the Island. I was home last. summer and saw a lot. of changes, most. of them for the better. But one thing that has not. changed is the aide roads; Ihty are awful. I thmk the one from Keir's ccrncr to Millvale is works than it was forty years ago. And when you widen them do make them good and wide, as you me going to have more and morc cars.

Herc in Toronto this evening I was twenty minutes going one and a half miles over .a road built twenty years ago. They said it would carry all the cars that Tor- onto would ever have. so lct us not m;.l:e the same mistake. I am, Sir, ect.,

WILLIAM FRASER. Toronto. Ont.

A CANADIAN FLAG

Sir, -- Neailrly everyone ngrccs .hat Canada should have an of- ficially-adopted flag, but on the question of design, agreement ceases. A flag is worthless, even dangerous, if it lncreasrs internal racism Dr sect-ionalism. It falls its purpose, too, if it fails to inspire loyalty. A flag that would be truly Canada's own must. be re- sperted and loved from Cape Race to the Pacific and up to the Arctic YIIII.

In file opinion of this writer. the flag should retain a bllslc de- sign resembling the red ensign. which would mean a red field. No flag which omits either the Union Jack or lhe fleur-dc-ii: would be .".C(t”Di.E(I by Canadians and Cann- dicns alikc, and so it, would appear to be wise to include both. There also is nationwide demand for maple leaves on the national ban- liar.

The Canadian flag should NOT bear st.rlpcs, stars or bars. Thcsc belong south of the border. Neither should it bear beavers nor fabled unicorna. Colours ahauld be con- fined to the traditional red, white and blue. with the possible ad- dition nl gold.

Probably the Union Jack should stay in the upper corner, perhaps amaller and in vertical position. An adjoining rectangle of identical size could enclose a rlcur-dc-lla. On the field where now appears the coal. of arms might. be a simple shield enclosing ten maple leaves. They might. be sold leaves on a white shield. It's Imperative they be of identical size, shape and color representing tcn equal part- nere in the Confederation. The fleur-dc-lln would not represent. Quebec, put. Canada": people of

French ancestry, regardlcaa of province. The Canadian flag should have

a familiar, endearing name. The US. flag has three - Stars and Stripes. Star-Spangled Banner and Old Glory. Canada's might be ml- led "The Maple Emblem." In any case, Canadians who have built a nation on bilingualism ahould be capable of choosing a flag for all. I am, Sir, elc.,

LESTER I-IALPIN. Kelowna, 3.0.

Old Charlottetown

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From The Examiner. Aug. 10, I882:

The potato bug: which were brought to this city on Tueaday by Mr. John Blnna. of New Glea- gow. are on exhibition at the Apothecarien Hall and are attract- ing a neat deal of attention. some of those who inspect them bring new: of the ravages of the insect in other ports of the Province. One gentleman from Cardigan Itatea that myriad: of the peat: lit in that dintrict a few days ago. and are likely to do serious damage.

similar reports come from Tryon.

Crapaud and other parts. Last week an eagle was captured

in planning.

in a barn at Ipwgr Bedeque. In

Brass Bell From Cambridge

tlrucc Hutchison in

In the English town of Cam-l bridge about a year ago, the pas- sing tourist might. have observed an open-air markct, hard by tho stntcly university buildings. The: colleges of Cambridge wcrc offer-I ing the wisdom of the ages to thcir scholars. The market was offering what appeared to he a mass of worthless Junk: and yct in its way the market was as much a part nli England as the university and soldl warts almost as old and import-I ant. Or so it appeared to a casual visitor from Canada.

Anyway. amid that little moun- tain of second-hand miscellany rnyl cyc lrll upon a preposterous brass, ball. 01 at least I suspected it was, brass. though it had been (.'0HiC(ll black by time and neglect. Thcl old man u ho owned it ha majestic pcrson with a white board. a ccl-y luloid collar and a look of author-

thr Ottawa Citizen I

mcdai which I won some time ago for baking the best pic at the coun-

ltry fair, or something of the sort. . . .

II refuse to divulge those details lcsl I affront the donors, who un- (loubtcdly cxpccl. their award to repose in silk and velvet upon my wall as an heirloom. They will hardly understand that I have ac- corilcrl their prize the highest honor wilhin my gift by welding it to the antiquity of England.)

A few weeks hence bell and medal no doubt will dance and jin- gle merrily in the winter wind when no loving crraturcs but a stray dccr or inquisitive hear are around to hear it.

That. is no mattcr. I didn't buy the bell for its sound but for its silence. I was not interested in its beauty, as extrollcd by the old man of Cambridge. but III the obvious

ity - assured me that it was in- horror of its shape. Iwas interest.-

rlccd of purrst brass, that he hady bought it from the estate of a, bankrupt nobleman and that he was accepting a heavy loss at a price of one pound.

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So I bought thc brll uilh its elab- oratc flutcd sclling and carried it.7 wrapped in a tailored copy of The London Times, to an antique deal- cr on the high street. For another pound hc agrccrl to polish it and ship it to Canada. But no Cllllcil: of Cambridge is ill .1 hurry and an affair of this sort lakcs timc.

It is only this week, therefore, that I have managed to install the bell in the most inappropriate place iniagmablc. on the outcr wail of a woodland cabin. Naturally, I must pretend that it has some prac- tical purpose there as a dinner gong, a inc alarm or an ornament. Actually it has no use whatever that any man of sense could com- prehend: but so far as I know no man of SCIISC has ever COil'lC this way and. God willing. none Will. The owner knows why he bought the bell and brought it halfway around the world. That is enough.

I would like to say that it is a thing of beauty. As a matter of fact, it is hideously shaped and I

ed in the message which it could never quite tell me with the clat- ter of its brass t.ong.ue.

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Where did the hell come from? That. is the question which fascin- aics me at this moment as I ob- serve its bulbous silhouette and absurd gimcrack decoration. Who designed it in the first place? What mind conceived its queer anatomy? What wnrkman's hand cast it, hun- dreds of years ago, in some for- gotten blacksmitlrs forge? And what hands rang it in some noblt English mansion, now no doubt taxed into decay and emptiness?

The bell, in short. is a tiny tras- mcnt of a lost England. And yet not lost when even an ignorant Canadian feels compelled to im- port. its memory all thc way from Cambridge to thc dccp woods of Canada, to wonder at this long hia- tory and to treat a worthless hunk of brass with respect.

We Canadians. I suppose, are a curious racc. Alone among all thc inhabitants of the New World we can never quite cut our ties with the Old. In secret we are forever sucked back to our distant origins, to the lone shielding of the misty island or to a market square in

have incrcascd its uglincss by at--Cambridge. The old bcll still rings

lachinz to its long chain. as as weight against the wind, a garishl

the mnrning, whrn the folks camel out. thc bird was in the ham-, yard which was enclnsctl by a highi board fence. On being pursued, it; went into the barn the door of which was open. and was there captured. Its spread of wing is said to be. about seven foot. A similar bird was shot in thc some neigh- borhood sevcral wct-ks ago and is thought to be thc mate of that cap- tured last week.

The way in which our Islanders abroad press toward the front is well illustrated by the rapid gd. vanccmcnt of Mr. Angus Gregor, late of New Glasgow. Three months ago he went to work in the car shops of the Canada Pacific Com- pany, at Winnipeg. knowing noth- ing about the distinctive work of car building: and he is now fore. man of all the carpenters employ- ed there.

The four-nared shell boat, owned by the Davies-Robins crew. has been sold by Mr. Thomas Robins. of this city. to Mr. Thomas Or- mand, of Halifax. who represented, the Williams crew here at the. regatta last fall. This boat. was' built for the aforesaid crew by Mr. Logan. boat builder of Saint

John and is pronounced by com-',

pctent judges to be one of the best ever built in the Maritimcs. She was rowed in two professional races on the Hillsbornugh last fall. and scored Iecnnd in the race in competition with the first-class crew: from Halifax.

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The meat amaaing thing to an old peraon ll how he got. old in a short time. - Kitchener-Watch loo Record.

With women taking up pipe amok- lng hubby is going to have to hide his tobacco pouch along with his small change. - London Free Press.

And then there were the people who received postcard from their son at camp reporting the loss of either his tonsils or his t.urlles.- Hamilton Spectator.

Al Iowa motorlat arrested on a drunk driving charge explained to thc policeman that whenever he became too drunk to drive, be turned the wheel over to his dog. -Chatham Daily News.

Roger Bannister, who ran the mile in less than four minutes.

medicine. Patients who call him late at night will doubtless "be asked: "Is it an cmergenw or have I time to drive even ' - Edmonton Journal.

There's no doubt about it, the English make lood tea. On other hand. the American make good coffee. and the reason IS that both people work at it. They study the problem. and some day each will begin to study the prob- lem of the other, and good tea and good coffee will spread over the face of the earth instead of being confined within national boundaries. - Montreal Daily Star.