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achieved success who . 1361,31; wall. laughed often and ‘ “m; much: who has gained the lo pact of intelligent men andthe {If} o; little children; who has ‘med his niche and accomplished M, (ask; who has left the world “m; than he found it; whether h, 8,, jmprbved POPPY. a perfect poem. 0r a rescued soul; "viho has

Cabinet. gethe heart of. our constitu- mml system is the Cabinet which ,5 ms central executive of Gov- Qmment. It takes the initiative in duly“; “an l policy; it con- frills the great ederal departments md gupervism national finances; it. arranges mos-t of the business in ms House of Commons. While the cabinet is the directing authority, 1y‘ 15 115311 responsible to PI-flll- ment. Without a. majority in Parl- jgment it can neither 8% m“!!! voted nor laws passed.

The cabinet is chosen by the _p1~1ma hfinlster. who is the leader n; use pairty or coalition which m, g majority in the House of Commons. The cabinet is made as "present-alive as possible o! Wm province. Persons who are appoint- “; to the cabinet who are not members of Parliament must se- ws a seat within a short time.

The House of Commons.

The House of Commons is di- "ct elected by ohe people for five yam, unless dissolved sooner by the Governor-General acting on tha advice of the Government. At present it consists of 245 members who seats are distributed as fol-

lows: PILI. 4: Nova Scotla i2: New Brunswick i0: Quebec 65: ontario 82; Manitoba: 1'1; Bas-

luichewan 2i; Alberta l7; British oolumbia i8: Yukon I.

However the next House will consist of 262 members. seats are distributed among the province as follows:

Prince Edward Island 4: Nova ficofia l3; New Brunswick l0: Quebec 73: Ontario 83: Manitoba" is; Saskatchewan 30: Alberta 1'1: nriiish Columbia 1B; Yukon l: Nwfmmdland ‘f.

By amendment of the Briidsh

The mantis is a close relative of the walking-stick insect. 'I‘he mantis, which is found in. tropical countries as well as in parts of

long, slender creature. It has oval wings and what looks aur- prisingiiy like a long neck (this neck is really the front part of the thou-ax.) The mantis has a amall angular head and bulging eves. Its four fund legs look much like those of a. grasshopper. They arc immensely strong and are fit- ted with giherp barbs along the imdcr-silrfece. . The eggs of tbs praying mantis are laid in an oval mass. generally upon the stem of a plant. This rqg mass is covered with a tough ma of hardened mucus, the sur- face of which chews a curiously braided pattern. Generally the forelqs are doubled up. with the claws held right under the head. To most people, however. the in- lect's attitude is like that of a person saying his prayers. It -is alien called the prayi , mantis. It is on the lookou for some unsuspecting insect on which it hopes to feed. when it catches sight of its prey, the mantis creeps

He was born in rrmcein 1809. When s. child of three he became blind, but this terrible trial be- came a great gain to his fellow- mifercrs. Braille was very clever, and in his eagerness for know- Wée invented an alphabet to en- able the blind to read with their fingers.

Each letter. figure or mark is "presented by a combination of raised points ptmched in relief on thick paper; each group of tiny lots arranged in different ways. corresponds to a. letter. By gently laying his fingers on the paper the blind man knows, from the- num-

A BROKE-N

The poet. tells how a friendship ran be broken off between two people through bitter words and

In this cue, though the two were no longer friends. they never found anyone else who could Ptpiace the lost friend. l. What la the prevailing mood of (ills Wm? What features of the poetry "HI-IMAM to this feeling? By the “"1152. repetition and rhythm Ind the meter the whole poem Imus to be cast in a minor lrsy. I- What ‘caused the friendship bl-

So far as waedl are concerned 00d farming stresses prevention hather than cure. though when cure necessary it acts prompt‘; and "lvroualy. To know how. weeds "'0 disseminated and pagatad to be fore-warned an fore-arm- \. No control can be exercised var the transportation of weed ‘"4! by wind. water. birds and ‘mimala. It la often also Impossible 0 avoid their introduction in hay, Ilrsw broulht from outaida the i "n. But there is n6 excuse for al- °WII1I them to rlpan their n d 3n the farm. If they have not bean fistroyed by cultivation they should “e cut or pulled not later than their llowarlril ltlle. ' In responsible for lone: Plan. ea v in unpair- ment o real estate valua due to the‘ lvpaarance of‘ the to "gbhrv at sum. m»; a sell: "to coat of eradication-

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never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty, or failed to‘ express it; who has looked for the best iii-others. and has given the beet he had; whose life was an inspira- tion, his memory a. benediction.

The keynote to success is to live nobly, to work attentively. and to think honestly.

HOW oun oovsnumtur IS mo: ur

North Aimerios Act. allotment of seats among the provinces will henceforth be determined under a new set of rules. Previously. ‘the representation of Quebec was fix- ed at 65 and the ratio of 85 to the population of Qudbec was used as a basis for determining the representation from other ‘provin- ces.

To detenrnlne the representation from each province. the four mem- bers for Prince Edward Island and the one for Yukon are deducted from the total. It is the ratio of the remaining to the total popu- lation of Canada (excepting Prince Edward Island and the Yukon) which is then used to determine the representation from each pro- Vince.

Members of the House of Oom- mons. requires no property quali- flcations. But they must be 0d the ,age of 21 and British subjects. They are elected by constituen- cies and voting is by secret bal- lot. The Governor General is ap- pointed by the King on the ad- vice of the Prime Minister of Ca- nada. l-Ie acts as the King's re- presentative in Canada. usually for a terim of five years, with a salary of ten thousand pounds a year, paid by Canada.

He summons. prorogues, and dis- solves Parliament. He gives Royal assent to Bills - but he cannot re- fuse assent to Bills. He acts only on the advice of the Canadian Government which is responsible to the Canadian Parliament.

The budget is the annualfinan- cial statement in which the Min- ister of Ifinance reports on the preceding year's financial affairs. indicates how expenditures in the coming year are in be made and the new taxes proposed.

MANTIS

to within siiking range. ‘Then, sud- denly, those murderous forelegs shoot out like steel springs and the insect is caught on the sharp

Curiously cnoush. nothins seems io anger it more than me sight of a brother mantis. There is a grim fight to the death; the victor than proceeds to dine on its conquered opponent. The fe- malebmantis is quite apt to turn on her mate. kill him and then make a meal of him. She can do so, since she is larger and strong- er.

In Japan and China mantis are sometimes kept in cages and made to fight one another; spectators bet large sums of money on the result of the fighting.

The mantis is not a very agree- able creature. Yet we must con- sider it as an ally. since it feeds on bugs and beetles and other in- sects that do great harm to our crops. It ls curious to noic that some of our worst insect pests. such as plant-lice and boll-wee- vils, [:9 vegetarians; while some of our allies among the insects are savage killers, constantly on the lookout for now victors. 1310K.

LOUIS BRAILLE

ber and the place of the holes. what letters they represent. and he gets on very rapidly with his reading thanks to an extraordin- ary development of the sense of touch. The Braille WW h" 515° been used for music. Nowadays large libraries of Braille books have been set up and kept up to date, thanks to the kindness of people who spend a little time ev- ery day copying printed books in Braille characters. a work requir- ing much patience. Louis Braille worked hard, became a professor, and devoted all his life to help- ing the blind.

FRIENDSHIP

tween Roland and Sir lcoline lo end? Through the action of wide- spread gossip and the fact that each was too proud to admit he would believe cvll vuhispered to him. S. Did they forget each oth- er? No. Their spirit still longed for each other. What a teacher is teaches more than the book he employs. Do not care how many but whom you please. Character consists in little acts honorably performed.

WEEDS

and grass; to propagation of plant dlleasel and the harboring of in- sects that attack related crops; and to polalble injury to live stock. Though weeds are grouped as annuals. biennial: and perennials they may all be destroyed most eas- ily during the first week of when- existence. Harrowlng the surface of the coil la enough to dislodge and kill them by exposing their roots to sun and air. The larger that yveeds are allowed to grow, the more labor will be needed to destroy them. the greater will be the damage they do and the more likely will they go to and. "One year's seeding makes seven yearn weeding. The greatest means of preventlni weed trouble on a farm il crop rotation. Crop rotation that includgs at lent one afqoth h as gran or clo- var or a nurture of both followed by latch-tilled crops such as corn potatoes er turnips. welds mas’

so controlled are: ‘ ngea in un- llo‘ practises. duper or shallower DIOBINIII. harrowing or cultlvatlnl

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with different types of tooli or at different times of the year; frequent stirring of bare soils surfaces with has-row; similar treatment of crops in rows; hand pulling of weeds missed by tillage; plowing land promptly after harvesting a crop and sowing a cover crop; use of shecp'to destroy weeds; by letting

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Write the numbers 1 to 8 on your paper, and after each write the letter a, b, or c to show how you think the corresponding statement below should be completed:

1. Two triangles are congruent if (a) they are both equilateral; (b) their three aides are respectively equal: (c) they have equal peri- meters.

2. A triangle is isosceles if (a) it has two equal sides; 6b) one of the base angles is 6O degrees; (c) It can be inscribed In a circle.

3. A quadrilateral is a parallelo- gram If two of its sides are (a? horizontal; (b) equal and parallel; (c) equal.

4. Two triangles are congruent If the respectively equal parts are (a) two sides and any angle; (bl two sides and the included angle; (c) three angles.

5. If two triangles have two sides and tha included angle respectively equal, the triangles are (a) both isosceles; (b) congruent; (c) equi- lateral.

6. A quadrilateral is a parallelo- gram lf (a) its diagonals are equal; (b) tho opposite sides equal; (c)

THE GUARDIAN.

TTHE ED UCA TIIONAL HORIZON I

VIEWS 0F INTEREST TO TEACHERS AND ALL OTHERS SEEKING ' IMPROVEMENT [N EDUCATION

"your light so shine before ' men that they, seeing your good works" may followlyour example, reduce

tr_e number of weeds on their farm and thus have less seed to re-slock their places and yours. They mean hard work. They reduce profits. lower land values and look jhlftiess.

ETRY

mentary.

7. Two lines in a plane are paral- lel if they are (a) equidistant from a given point; (b) both perpendicu-

sides of a quadrilateral.

8. In a plane two lines cut by a transversal are parallel. if (a) they are of equal length; (b) the altern- ate angles are equal; (c) they are divided proportionally.

Customs is a duty levied on goods fuming into or going out of a coun- ry.

Excise is a tax levied on certain articles of domestic or home manu- facture, as tobacco and liquors.

Protection is a system by which high duties are levied on the im- ports of a country for the purpose of protecting home industries by shutting out to some extent foreign goods.

A Tariff is a llst'or table of goods with a statement of the amount of customs or duties to be paid 0n the same when imported or exported.

A Protective Tariff is one in which the customs are placed high enough to protect home industries. Such a tariff ls, of course, higher

two consecutive angles are supple-

1. Place several small familiar objects on a. table. covered by s Clmh m‘ 93PM‘. Remove cover, ex- posing‘ objects for a few seconds. Replace cover and ask children to name aa many objects as they can recall. Gradually increase the num. ber of objects exposed.

2. Place several objects under the cover on the table. Expose for a few seconds. Have children close eyes while one object is removed. Re-arrange the remaining objects. Expose again while the children try to recall which object is gone.

3. Expose a simple pattern for u few seconds. Remove und have children draw from memory.

4. Expose a picture containing a number of items. Remove and have children tell as many things

Do you know gone) '.' know."

(That he should care) seemed in- credible. Noun clause subject of "seemed".

My reply was (that I knew noth- ing about it). Noun clause subject complement of "was".

The books (which I borrowed from you) are very interesting. Ad- jective clause modifying "looks".

The house (where they lived) has been torn down. Adj. clause modi- fying "house".

(When the storm came) I sought shelter. Adverbclause of time modi- fying "sought".

5383' (where It is safe). Adverb clause of 'placo modifying “stay".

(where he has Noun clause object of "do

than a revenue tariff.

GAMES AND EXERCISES FOR DEVELOPING VISUAL ABILITIES

as they remember seeing.

5. Describe some object and have children guess what it is. "I am thinking of something little and white with long ears and a short tail and pink eyes." Have children try to visualize while object is be. lng described. ,

6. Have children match colours, numbers, words.

7. Put together simple jig-saw puzzle.

8. Have children count or name rows of objects from left (o right. Count with the finger; then count with eyes alone.

9. Have children learn to recog- nize and copy their own names.

10. Describe the clothes and ap- pearance of some child until chil-

objects,

was sleepy). Adverb clause of rea- son modifying “went".

(If you like him) show It. Ad- verb clause of condition modifying "show".

He trained hard (that he might make the team). Adverb clause of purpose modifying "trained."

(Though I warned them) they paid no attention. Adverb clause of concession ,modlfying “paid?

(As the free falls), so must it lie. Adverb clause of manner mod. "Must" you make such a noise (that I cannot hear the music). Adverb clause of result. We cannot per- ceive where (in what respect) the difference lies). Adverb clause of

I went io bed early (because I

Try to form an estimate of the character of the three principals. Lizbeth, Emily and Matilda. Notice how these characters are develop- ed. We do not understand any one of the ladies properly until the second last paragraph and do not understand Matilda until the very last. Note how rapidly the plot moves when the author is not tell- ing us anything which ls essential to the story. Example: "The fes- tivities were nearly over, the din- ner had been eaten down too. I guess we'd better walk round a little and then go home."

1. Do you regard their pride as sinful or noble, or affected, or pathetic? It is pathetic.

2. As the story opens what opin- ion do you begin to form of the two sisters and their relations with each other? When does your opin- ion begin to change? At first we feel that the two sisters are a rather quarrelsome pair and do not

Insects that are beneficial to man are tha bees: Man makes fa- brIcs from the silken fibres of the silkworm cocoon.

Man obtains shellac. polish. and varnish from the lac insect. Dragon- flics kill oihor insects that are posts. The lady-bug cats aphids. The praying-mantis eats insects that are harmful toman. The lar- vae of the ichneumon flies are para- sitic insects living upon the bodies of caterpillars harmful to man. Many insects polllnate flowers, thus increasing fruit and seed produc- tion.

Some insects are harmful to man. Mosquitoes are harmful by spread-

ing malaria and yellow fever. The house-fly spreads auch disease as typhoid fever. Caterpillars, such as tent-caterpillar, destroys trees. Granhopers destroy grain crops. Larvae of moths destroy man's food and clothing. Bed-bugs destroy furniture. Ticks suck the blood of man and of many domestic animals. They often carry disease. The flea also carries disease. The larvae of

respect. He likes you (more than (he likes) ma). Advorh rlnuso of comparison.

‘ A GALA DRESS

get along well together. The exact spot at which one's opinion begins to change depends to some extent on tho reader. ‘but I think that. everyone will have begun to change their opinion with the last para- graph on page 434. “Sci right out in the face and eyes of the neigh- bours!" _

3. What arc your first feelings to- ward Matilda Jennings? Does she gain your good will or synlpalhy at the end? We at first feel rather antagonistic to Matilda and per- haps somewhat disgusted with her. At the end of the story we must feel that she was not such a bad sort after all.

4. Does the “superiority" of Liz- ‘beth and Emily lie in birth or in character? Their superiority lies In character. This is clcnrly shown when they are contrasted with Mn- tilda and especially the way they treated Moiildn at the Inst.

INSECTS

the cabbage-bulierfly destroy some vegetables, Cockroaches infest klf- chens. The cotton-boil weevil de- stroys the fibre In the cotton-boll. The larvae of the corn-borer dc- stroy the stems of the corn plant. The scale-insects luck the sap from trees. Cultivation, spraying. and the use of parasites are methods used in controlling insect pests.

Mosquitoes lay their eggs, which fldat on the surface of the water. in a swampy pond, rain barrel, or wafer-filled can. Tho methods of control are: screening; as, for ex- ample, covering rain wator barrels with cheese cloth: pouring kcro- sene or fuel oll on ponds and re- niiglvlng stagnant water when pos- | e.-

This Department la een- i duet-ed the Prince Edward _/. Island ushers‘ Federation. ‘i contributions are welcomed -,; and should be eddrrned to ._. Miller Manrulyen, a l i Iol- e tin: 8t. Charlottetown. I

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Ohio Woman Claims Kite-flying Record

COLUMBUS, 0.. Mar._ IF-(AP) -l'rienda and relatives od Mrs. Doris Acosta, a. Columbus house- wife. ware shopping for string to- day-for kite-flying.

Mrs. Acosta had 5.000 feat of string out tiflay when it broke and her ill-cent kite ‘disappeared. Bite bought another one. called for ‘no? string and will try for 6.000. ea

The 30-year-old woman, who kept her kits in the air 20 home.

ltude and endurance.

“I will call myself the cham- pion," she said. "until I hear that some woman was good enough to beat me."

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The llatlonal‘ Llfa Appoints law General Manager

Mr. L. C. Bonnycastle has ban appointed General Manager of The National Life Assurance Com- pany of Canada.

Born in R/ussell, Manitoba, Mr. Bormycastle won a Rhodes Schol- arship in i929 while attending the University of Manitoba. ‘Phat some year, he entered Oxford. where he took a B. A. degree in jurisprudence. Active in sports, he captained the Oxford Ice Hockey Team.

In 1962 Mr. Bonnycastle return- ed to Canada and entered the life insurance business as a student. He wrote his actuarial examina- tions and qualified as a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of America and the American Institute of Actuaries. He became the ‘Tress- urer of the Company with which he was then connected.

Since i940. Mr. Bonnvcastle has been occupying a position in one of Western Ontario's industrial enterprises. ln accepting his new appointment with The National Life. Mr. Bonnycastle returns to the life insurance field for which his training and qualifications have fitted him.