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The Canadian Council of 4-H Clubs in annual session last month. Their business sessions proved highly educational as well as interesting and their social activi- ties were indeed popular affairs. One of the most enjoyable of
Tap leadership a necessity . ~ in scientific agriculture
'"lhe youth of today have a wonderful life ahead of them.
well to give leadership in the vital field of scientific agricul- ture and I think the 4-H ro- gram of education is a splendid preparation for the world of the future." Mos or . st. Francis Xavier University told the Canadian uncil on 4- H clubs when he spoke to them here in Chulottetown a few weeks ago.
The director of the Coady International Institute — it‘s named for Rev. Dr. M. M. Coady. one of the great pion- eers of St. F. X. Extension work in the field of adult education— program. of and health
; body and soul, with all their acui- ties.
IN CONFORMITY Might doing. it conform ‘ the traditional philosophy
of Christian, democratic, Western' way ‘ . ‘C‘sristian education takes in the
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physical and spiritual. intel- lectual and moral, individual. dpme ' . not wittu new but in order to elevate, regu- late and perfect it. in accord- ance with
teaming "For my part, I must that if all 4-H members were to live up to the challenge pre sented in the symhbolism of the 4 H’s, they will have honoured the past. secured the present. and guaranteed the survival of hose precious values in the world of the future. In a word, and with reference to my first point. they will be prepared for challenge of a new world.” Recalling the John Fisher en of "the social re-
spot: volutnon" by the year 2,000 when ‘
the young +H’ers would still be young in mind and only middle- in body. Monsignor Smyth
. “ed said the social revolution has
already gun. ,“This social revolution is al- ady under way; it was
vssed many changes. They V shaped the world of today ind they are giving direction
form to the new world of omorrow. mo notable shangea have been in the fields of science. tedmology, eco- nomics. the social field and po- litical shire.
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the example and Christ. '
This is Norman D. Hogg, Toronto who was
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u Charlottetown early last month. Mr. ictorla, EC.
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“We have the scientific re« volution, including such things as atomic fission. jet propulsion. inter - planetary research and lunar probes. We have also the “revolution of raising expec- tations" emanating from the people of the developing coun- tries. Problems arising from
revoluntions, the scientific and social. will in- volve. concern, confuse. con- found. and we hope eventually console the heart of man in the years to come. '
"There is a vast difference between change and progress. We have changes in the ele-
: ments. in the weather, in tech-
nologY. in the relations between and among men. But there will be progress — social and there- fore human progress — only if man's dignity and social nature are respected and he is able so to live that he will be able to reach his final end —'an order
, of existence that transcends and
subdues nature.‘
“We must be mindful of the fact that failure to keep first things first will usher in a Frankenstein world, a robot world with man the slave ra-
. ther than the master of mach- whole aggregate of human life, 1 '
mes. NOT LET UP
“We must work without ceas- 1113,10 .msint ‘ -'
' 's-dscendancy ‘ the orde of created things. For "what- ever the progress in technology and economic life, ere can neither justice nor peace in the world, so ng as men fail to realize how great is their dign-
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Because of the special inter- est of 4-H Club members in mg- riculture. he said. “I must say a few words here about scien- 'ic agriculture. Approximately two-thirds of the world's popu- lation have an agricultural ec- onomy. The most pressing prob- lems of our day have to do
fertility with human fertility. world, if it is a world in which reason prevails, will bring the answers to these problems and others related to them.
"I ho that 4-H members around the world will become what Dr. Sen. Director General of the FAO. has called ‘scientific humanists.’ y this he means men who will use all the gen- ius of science to 'scover the hidden secrets of nature, and who will breathe into science a ‘soul’: a concern for the needs of humanity everywhere. 'llhere is already reason for optimism because, as is evidenced by the reports of the World Freedom from Hunger campaign. may
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men of good will are co-oper- ating to reach the ultimate goal of freeing the world from hun- ger. This, says Dr. Sen, will not be realized soon, nor in ten or twenty years. But the happy
with a genuine concern of man for his fellow-man on a global scale, in this our day. gives us reason to rejoice and to face the fufture unafraid."
LEADERS CONVINCED
There are many world lead- ers today who are convinced that the principal the me throughout the rest of thi cen- tury will be the economic ad- vancemen of the developing countries. Msg. Smyth reported.
Already, said the speaker, there are great and imaginative things happening in the agri- cultural industry.
“ o, in an address commemorating the 50th anni- versary of 4-H in Canada, the Deputy Minister oi Agriculture for New Brunswic. Mr. R.D Gilbert. referred to the future
these terms: "When we read and hear of the world which 15 to be —- a world in which space travel will be commonplace, when medical diagnosis will be greatly aided and abet by
wul‘be widely available for disc.- . _ in
i 'be’opet ted 'y remote trol _ we should stop and consider for a moment the great and imaginative things that are happening with respect to our agricultural industry. One of Canada's leading bank- ers recently had this to sail:
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4—H Club activity
continuesto anincreaeeon inceEd- Island with more clubs the calf and The inter-
s ward
economic con- ditions. The emphasis on good citizenship, I feel, is one of the most important is in .4-1! Club activity. The leaders of to- morrow are the youth of today 4-}! Club training will greatly assist in this required prepara- tion for greater wait in the days ahead.
DRAWLING BEES
LONDON (CPI a Conserva- tive MP Sir John Msitlsnd says bees be imported the U.S. for his 3 near Spilsby are definitely from Texas because “they bus: with a drawl."
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166 seizures, 79 warnings and 153 prosecutions. all but one of them resulflng h convictions.
wedding of scientific research I of its contribution to the gross
computer. when atomic energy
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the social events was the visit to Government House where His Honour Lt. Do ideal hosts. The group is seen here on the lawn in front of the historic building.
-Gov. W. J Mac nald and
“In the past fifteen years, the production per man hour in ag- riculture has increased 48 per cent, which vastly exceeds any other industry in Canada. While agriculture ranks sixth in terms
domestic product, farm workers with their 43 per cent productiv- ity gain, head the list of all clas- es of workers." LOVE OF SCIENCE
A love of science and scienti- fic thinking is reflected in many of the writings of the late Dr. M.M Coady, first Director of the St. F.X. Extension Depart- ment. He urged his listeners in season and out of season to be scientific. And, he explained, scientific thinking is “straight
thinking”. Msgr. Smyth recali- ed
“But he never made a god of science. And I never knew a man who had greater love of and respect for the God of the scien- tists — your God and mine, the Creator: for science does not create. It discovers, synthesizes, analyzes, invents. For example
“In a recent issue of the Di- gest there is the story of a scien- tific discovery in Saskatchew- an: it is a fantastically large de- posit of a vital fertilizer ingred- ient -- potash — which promis- es new hope in the crucial race
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fertility. There is enough potash in this deposit to fertilize an the earth’s arable land for the next 500 years. The article can. eludes with these wo s: ‘llt can mean the end of hunger on this earth.‘ batchewan's potash pile is thus more than just an exciting and profitable discov- ery. It is a prime new weapon in the fight for abundance and hu- man security."
Another scient ifl e story of had talked about “A way to feed the world with- out farms”. It describes. he explained. an experiment con- ducted within prison walls where two doctors and 15 con- victs are proving that malnu- trition, starvation and famine can be bani from the face of the earth.
These prisoners have lived 122 days without food; they are the first human beings known to e existed for a long per. tad of time on a completely synthetic chemical solution.
"One the scientists 'w h o worked on this project said: "The exciting, the creative time is now. When you begin to think of what this can mean to the world, the prospect is overwhelming," the St. Fran- cis extension worker .
“The compan i o it thought to the question of resources is, of course, world population... i believe that science will unfold the answer to this problem a: the providential time in man's history. “These marvellous fic discoverie s and equally sensational, that hap- pen every day, cause me to repeat my observation that science does not create; scie- nce discovers secrets hidden in nature by their Creator since the time. Science. in a sense. is dipping into the reservoir of acute gradually and progressively —- and a be-
sees to
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scienti- others.
- once that the right secret is vered at the right time
tory. Nm‘ SIJGHTEST DOUBT
“In other words. there is not the slightest doubt in my mind that whether this world contin- ues to exist for another year. another hundred years or ano- ther million years: or whether the world population doubles trebles or reaches any astro- nomical proportion that the mind can conjure up. food and living I p a c e will be found. either on this globe or. conc vablo'. on one of the worl a
ne in spa . are
part of God's firmament, Mon
signer Sinzthe observed. Whatever the problem and
needs of humanity are. or may be in future. solutions WILL or found. and resources WILL match eeds. "But these solu tions will not simply turn up: they will be found only if we continue to work as thou gh everything depends on us. and to pray as though everything depends on God.
Mrs. MacDonald proved
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Special activities set
these things. to plan and work and pray for the fruition in the new world of today’s lot-ti e s . ambitions. Let us be confident and hopeful. We have good rea- son to be. Despite the prophets of doom, the world CAN feed its population. There CAN be a new world. a b e tter world. 's was the conclusion of the World Food Congress held in Washington last June. Perhaps the best approach for the fu- ture came in these words:
"There is, below the surface, a stirring'of forces which can transform the scene. It is these forces which distinguish the climate of 1943 from that of 1963. In the first place we now
rural development will. he feels,
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have the certainty of possess- in-g e ow-how for abolishing hunger and malnutrition... Sec- . CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
had various functions
2) Duplication of what is al- many different worthwhile caus- ready being done in one provv-1 es so possibly we should not ince. ‘smgle out one to support.
3) Clubs are contributing boi CONTINUED ON PAGE ll
4-H participation in theisons for opposmg contmuauon’ “Freedom from Hunger" cam-i. ! Ed' paign, drawing up recommend-‘ ations respecting program and the exploration other areas in which 4-H might be involved na- tionally were first-year respon-
inc ud . 1) Established as a 50th An- niversary Year Project.
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sibilities the “special ac- tivities' committee named a year ago.
Nine provinces participated in .- the program in its first year of operation, committee chairman '
repo the committee and participating clubs brought early action a , through funds col- lected, Moses Pholoba, Bechu- analand, Africa was brought to this country for one year of study at the Coady In- ternational Institute. St. Francis Xavier University, Anti-gonish.
. 5., Mr. Usher revealed.
Mr. Pholoba has since return- ed to his country but the train- ing he has received in social leadership, co-operation and
be extremely beneficial to him in working with his own pea-l .ple. Among other thngs. Mr. Pholoba will be carrying the idea of 4-H clubs back to his: own country. I, AN EVALUATION ' “A final evaluation of ourt participation in Freedom from Hunger is not yet possible. How- ever, every-thing points to it hav- in n a succesful program. Much of the credit for this must go to our Manager for the ar- rangements made through his office and to the provinces for their general support." poll of the provinces talten early in 1964 indicated general
i Pit-OM" DISTANT POINTS
Miss Jeannie Hache. Bathurst, N. B. and Moses Pholoba Beuchuanaland, Africa. meet at the 33rd annual meeting of the Canadian Council of 4-H Clubs here in Charlottetown last month. Mr. Pholoba was the first recipient
of the Canadian 4-H Club Freedom fr om Hunger fellowship.
satisfaction with the project. There was not, however, full agreement that the project
UK of the ten provinces said they would be prepared to support the program in 1964 but of the six only four were enthusiastic. Rea-
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OLD HOME WEEK Aug. l7th - 22nd
Throughout the years, the 4-H move- ment has proven its worth to the youth of Prince Edward Island. Congratu-
lations and best wishes for future
WELCOME 4-H MEMBERS
We welcome all 4-H members to enter in the re- gular classes at Old Home Week . . . Whether you belong to a Calf Club or garment why not en- ter your work . . . Good Luck!
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