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Institute Resolutions

The keen interest shown by the Women's institutes in education was reflected in the reso- utions passed at the annual convention of the Provincial organization lest week. One resolu- ‘ion, dealing with the need of Federal aid in pro- moting educational activities, seems to go to the 'oct of the whole matter. Our teachers are less adequately paid than in other Provinces, our ‘aciliities are fewer in comparison, because we naven't got the revenue that other Provinces enjoy. Those who oppose Federal aid in educa- tion as tending to stultify provincial rights might use the some argument against vocational trein- ing, family allowances, public health and welfare grants, etc. The fact is that provincial status means very little if we are not able to maintain it financially. The national wealth could not bo better distributed than in supplying the less wealthy Provinces with the means of equalizing their educational standards.

The Women's Institutes also request prompt &vernment action in providing regional high school facilities in each County, and a dormitory for Prince of Wales College students "for im- mediate occupation". Both these projects are In conformity with Provincial Government polic- es, and it is time that attention was being call- to the lack of progress made in both directions. 5o far as the dormitory is concerned, the Govern- merit has acquired property for this purpose but the anticipated Federal aid has not materialized. This project falls into the category of "timing grants” under Federal rehabilitation plans; that ls to say, the grants are contingent, more or less, upon employment conditions. Unless the Province is prepared to go ahead with the project on its own account, it is unlikely that the dormitory will materialize for some time. It is to be hoped the Government will have something concrete in the way of policy with regard to these projects before the Legislature next meets.

In the case of another resolution, stressing the need of a home and school for subnormal children, it was pointed out to the convention that the first requirement would be trained per- sonnel, which is unavailable at present. Here we are up against the financial problem again, for it is evident that the Provinces able to pay the most in salaries will fill their personnel re- quirements first.

Reds In The Low Countries

A significant and encouraging feature of voting in recent elections in the Low Countries, reports the Montreal Gazette, was that the al- ready limited, minority toehold of Communist representation in elective bodies was shaken down to a new level. This would seem to indi- cate that, especially in the Western European countries where sturdy independence and resist- cnce to regimentation have always been national traits, the post-war tide of Communism has not only been stemmed but is being pushed firmly back.

The Reds’ loss of popular support was par- ticularly noticeable in the parliamentary elec- tion in Belgium, where the number of Commun- ist seats was sliced in half in both the Cham- ber of Deputies and the Senate. The party holds little more than 5 per cent of the Chamber seats, and its popular vote was reduced by about a third to only 8 per cent of the total cast.

In The Netherlands, the desertion of the Communists in the trend of popular feeling was reflected in returns from municipal voting in the principalcentres of the country. Both the number of Red seats in municipal councils and the supporting vote registered in support of Communists showed a further ebb to new low figures. ln 68 cities, including The Hague, Ams- terdam, the total of Red civic councillors was slashed from 2l4 to I12, and the Communist ratio of the total popular vote dropped from l0 per cent in I946 to 6 per cent.

Farm Prospects Revlt...

In a recent issue of Current Review of Agri- cultural Conditions in Canada, a publication of the Economics Division, Dominion Department of Agriculture, the agricultural situation is review- ed for the early months of tho year.

Indications on April 30 were that western farmers planned to increase wheat by about three'million acres over that of I948, and to re- duce the area seeded to coarse grains and llaxseed. In Ontario, farmers intended to reduce their I949 wheat acreage and to increase the area seeded to coarse grains. Rains followed by warm weather during the latter part of May and early June made for good growth in the Prairie Provinces. However, moisture reserves were rela- tively law this spring so that continued satis- factory growth will depend on timely rains. Parts of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario ur- gently required rain.

Cattle marketing: increased whilo market- lngs of other kinds of livestock declined sharply during the first five months of I949 as compar- ed with the ram-e period in 194B. Toronto prices for steers and for calves in May and June were three to four dollars above those of a year ago. Hogs were selling about one dollar a hundred pounds nioro in May, I949, than a yoar ago. Lambs ovoragod sovon dollars a hundrod pounds moro at Toronto in May, I949 than in May,

I948. - - .

Total milk production during tho first part of I949 pros grootor than for tho comparable porlod of lost your’. Tho prqfuction of choddcr chooso and ciacontrotod milk products during tho first rts I949 incrsorod considorolriy

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cream sales, as well as butter production, were slightly higher this year, although it is not like- ly that an increased percentage of the total milk production was diverted to these uses.

Egg production during January to April, I949 was II per cent below that of I948 with prices averaging slightly higher. Dressed poultry was moving into domestic consumption and stor- age at firm prices but exports to the United States have fallen off sharply in recent weeks.

Farm wages continue at a high level with rates paid during May, I949 at the highest levels in Western Canada. Supplies of farm labour are expected to be sufficient to meet needs, with organized inter-provincial move-- merits filling peak demands.

IEDITORIAL NOTES!

lt is something new and encouraging to find an advertisement for boys to go to a summer. camp. i i C The London dockworkers’ boycott of the balloting on a proposal to return to work seems a move to keep control of members and to pre- vent secret voting. Q i Red Cross swimming instructors are doing invaluable work. If only one life is saved by their instruction that would be return enough. In ad- dition, many youngsters ore introduced to the healthful pleasures of swimming. i i it

With steadily improved transportation and packing, strawberries are becoming an import- ant crop here and in the Maritimes generally. This is one crop in which our relatively late sea- son is an advantage.

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This year drought has stalked in many quar- ters, in the Old World anll the New. Our Island farmers may not be altogether satisfied with moisture conditions but to our neighbours it seems like a promise of plenty.

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Another ‘shackle has been knocked off in- ternational travel. Canadians possessing a pass- port may now visit Sweden‘ for three months without obtaining a visa. Swedish subjects can obtain free visas good for an unlimited number of entries to Canadajver a period of I2 months.

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Summerside’: Canadian Citizenship Council has undertaken a most important task. Helping new Canadians to find themselves will some- times be far from easy but efforts in developing good citizens are well worth while. I

The Maritimes are ordinarily free from cy- clones and hurricanes so that the "miniature tornado" which twice struck central Nova Sco- tia in the last few days destroying buildings and tossing lumber piles like match sticks, comes as a reminder of our general good fortune.

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Dairymen are concerned about the future of the industry and are looking for ways of in- creasing consumption of dairy products. The most obvious m-arket, of course, is that now being supplied by butter substitutes which fre- quently have a water content far in excess of that permitted to butter.

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British Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Mor- rison complains that many coal miners have transferred their hatred for the former private owners to the National Coal Board which now runs the pits. To the miner an operator is an operator, the only difference now is that the boss is backed by all the authority of the State.

Dr. Gustave Gingras, Director of the Para- plegic Centre for Queen Mary's Veterans’ Hospi- tal, etc., who is to address a public meeting in Prince of Wales College tonight, is not an Islander, but next door to one, being engaged to Miss Reta MacLean, daughter of Mr. Ray MacLean, Souris. He is to be a guest at Rotary today.

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Canada and her capitol city are practically at daggers drawn, according to the Ottawa Journal. The cause of this state of affairs is a question'of parking rights. The Public Works De- partment posted signs reserving certain space for civil servants and tlte city promptly contested the Qlaim. Casualties, accordiny to the report, are light, except as to consumption of paper.

Professor l. C. Speiicelof the Babies Hospi- .

tal, Newcastle-on-Tyne, believes that mother- love can be as healing as medical science. A member of his staff stat2d—"We have proved conclusively, to our satisfaction, that if mothers can bo with very sick children ‘while they are in the hospital, recovery is speeded up and psycho- logically, the children benefit enormously." 'A group of United Kingdom doctors hope that wh-en new hospitals for children are built, liv- ing quarters for mothers will be incorporated. Professor Spence, at his hospital, has already arranged for mothers to live in his hospital with their children and to help nurse them back to health. . ‘ I l

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch scholar and theo- logian, died this date I536; educated at man- astery schools at Bais-le-Duc and Delft, he bo- came secretary to the Bishop of Cambrai, and continued his studies in Paris and Oxford, at the latter university forming a close friendship with Sir Thomas More. Later he was appointed pro- fessor of divinity at Cambridge. The latter pert of his life was spent at Basel. Of his numerous publications his best known is his famous satire, the Praise of Folly. Having taken priest's orders while employed by the Bishop of Cambrai, ho remained faithful to tho Church of Romo throughout his life, but this did not provont him from criticizing with great sovority tho laxity and shortcomings of the clergy, whilo at tho romo timo ho diroctod satiro quits as unsparing against Luthor. l-lis writings woro markod by psrfsct sanity and broodnm of viow, and his influonco was vsry widosproad both ac critic and tlioologian. During his lifotimo ho was unqua-

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN“

At Ilpton — Sonia Are Ottawa-Bound

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You hear that boy laughing? You think he's all fun; But the Angels laugh, too, at the good he has done; The children laugh loud as they troop at his call, And the poor rnanjhat knows him laughs loudest of all

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el, Rat-riddled. bilge-bestank, " Slime-sloblloered, horrible, I saw her reel, Arid drag her ooizy flank. i And sprawl among the deft: young waves, that laughed, And leaped, and turned In many a siportlve wheel, As she thumped onward with her, lumbering draught. l

And now. behold! a. shadow of re- pose Upon a. llne of gray. she sleeps. that transverse cuts the evenlnrz rose_- She sleeps. and dreams away Soft-blended in a unity of rest All Jars. and strlfes obscene, andl

turbulent throes ‘Neath the broad benediction of the West.

--T. E. Brown. '

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RURAL SCHOOL CONDITIONS

Rural areas are still handicapped educationally, but nothing ta what they were in this Province a cen- tury ago, as appears from the fol- lowing excerpt from the annual report, 1849, of Mr. John Arbuckle. visitor of district schools for Prince County.

"Our school-houses in general are badly located, exposed to the noise. dust and danger of the high- way, unattractive If not positively repulsive in their external and in- ternal appearances, and built at the least public expense of material rind labour. Such has bePn the pre- vatllng uniformity as yet, that It has hardly been deemed necessary to make use of any other terms of description ln the ‘building con- tract, than ‘n school-house’, of the elven dimensions. The side ilne ofl the public road, rind the most, worthless parcel of land In the ilislric‘, if ‘firs- two can be foww. In juxtaposition, scorn to be iii." favored locality.

"They are too small, badly light- ed, and imperfectly warmed. They are not furnished with seats and desks, properly mode and adjusted to each other, and arranged In such n manner as to promote the cornfori and convenience of the scholars. The seats are too high, with no suitable support for the back, and especially for the young- er children. The desks are too hlirh for the seats. and are either attach- ed to the wall on three sides of this room, so that the faces of the chil- dren nre turned from the teacher. and a portion of them at least ore tempted constantly to look out at the windows, or the seats ore nt- teched Io the wall on apposite olden, and the scholars nlt facing each other.

"They are not provided with black-boards, mops, and other op- paratun and fixtures, which are In- dispensable to a well regulated and instructed school. Mr. James ‘Nor- burton hon lately erected a com- modlous and neatly constructed school-house for tho accommodation of tho children on Lot 11. -And It In gratifying to learn that the block- bosrd, that ‘right orrn of tho true teacher.’ has found Its woy Into tho Control School at Bedequo, and a few others."

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Olll hod to ride his own shoot oars

'degree and then took his law

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This column lo open to the . discussion by correspondents of questions of Interest. The Guardian docs not neueooor- lly endorse the opinion uf correspondent; oQ-co-a-omcmcoefi

EXEMPLARY RECORD

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Sin-Few young men have the record of disinterested public ser- vice that is to the credit of Mel- vin J. McQuaid. BA. LLB. the Progressive Conservative candid- ate in the forthcoming bye-elec- tion in the First District. of King's‘ County.

Barn at Sourle 37 years ago, Mr. McQuaid received his early education at. the Souris High School. After graduation there. he attended SI. Dunstan's Univer- sity, where he received his B.A.

course at Dalhousie University Law School where he graduated‘ with honours and the degree of LLB.

After being admitted to the bar of P. E. 1., Mr. McQuaid began the practice of his profession in his native town and soon built up a large practice.

Despite this large and growing practice he has found time to par- ticipate in all movements for the good of the community and the nation and has given unsparingly of his time and talents.

For years he has been the el- flcient Town Clerk and also "for many years secretary of the School Trustee Board, and also

the Sauris Board of Trade. During the war years and af- ter Mr. McQuaid was head pf the Victory Loan drives in this vicin- ity and made an outstanding suc- cess. He was for a time president and later secretary of the local Carry - on - Canada Corps which

war purposes and the sending of comforts to the troops at home and overseas. Always in the forc- front of our Red Cross campaigns. Mr. McQuaid for the last three years has been chairman of the Red Cross drives‘ for Eastern King's and their success has been largely due to his energetic lead- ership.

In addition to these and manv mare public spirited and useful contribution to the public welfare probably Mr. McQuaidZs most val- uable services has been as secret- ary treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Souris.‘ Hospital. From the cold December nielrt when this project first was dis- cussed until now hc has. atom: with other members of the Board. irorkcclup to its present hisllr standard of efficiency and public

service. As well as helm: a successful lawyer. Mr. McQuaid is also

iwhich does not. always followi n man of good business ability and satin-cl common sense and if the electors of tho good old First Yiistrict will send him to the Le!-

mlltlnl a distinct contribution to the debating strength and general JISPIUIIIESS of that bodv.

We need men like that regard- less of their political ‘labels and his election might encouraize oth- rr youniz men of public spirit to mter political life and raise the standard of our Legislative. bod- iss-

l am. Sir. etc.- VOTER.

l Tho Ago-Old Story l1tn

There lo therefore now no con- demnation to them which on In Christ Jesus. who walk not pfter the flesh but otter the Bplrlt. Who oltoll loy any tblng to the charge of God's elect? It lo 00d that justlfleth.

mission and his our was stole when he loft It parked In pn 0.1‘- 0. Ilrsgo.

J. P. Itsstlsrmlton

It's ‘no Ill nu Counts

the Ottawa-Transportation Oom- n

Unfair To July

(The Printed Ward)

July gets a poor shake from the poets and the literary gentry In general, Bartlett's Familiar Quota- tlone mentions It three times. but only one of these references Is laudatory. In comparison, April Is favorably noted E times and May gets 38 pats an the back. This ls unfair. What's the mutter with July? What's the mutter with ppets? What's the matter with peo- pe.

July la the best month. The n11- araund best. month, In Canada any- way. For one thing, It ls a good month for getting no work done. Another advantage Is that you don't need clothes or much food, so work ls unnecessary. People are away, so you don't have to talk to them or listen to them. There ls no ques- tion about July's being the best month. Its only rival, August, Is apt to have frost towards the end, ex- cept in some favored spots In the Dominion. June ls out, of course, because of the mosquitoes: but In spite of them Bartlett has 14 kind- ly references. Even March Ir prais- ed more often than July,

The fault Is not July's, but with the peoets and everybody. We live in anticipation and don't appreciate a good thing when we have It. Bartlett lists 58 honorable mentions for Spring and only 16 for Sum- mcr. Yet Spring ls merely the promise of Summer. When the promise is fulfilled we lose Inter- cst and complain about our clothes sticking to the chair, the poison- ivy Willie got Into, the odd ways of tourists, the auto traffic, the crowds on the trains, the slice, the thrice-puffed green, the stones on the beach, the umpires patent bias-and how fast the Sum- mer Is EOIIIE.

THE WAIUS OVER

WINNIPEG — (COP) — The threat of enemy sabotage In Win- nipeg officially ended on June 23. That was the day the public vbrks committee reopened a lane be- side an electrical sub-station. If. had been closed with barbed wire In October. 1939. but. was opened when the electric company found it had been paying taxes on the lane.