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D partlaeas. Ottawa. The Ielaarl Gaardlaa Publishing 0e. Idllror and llaaaglng Director. J. B. Burials Aaeoalabe Ilrlltor. Irauk Walker

i (‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than ' the Weakest lnk.”

Eisner-renown. uursnnv, mu s. me Golden Years For Graduates

This year and next promise to be periods of golden opportunities for graduates of Can- ada's twenty-nine universities. According to the Financial Post, in an article based on a survey by the Federal Department of Labour, this year's record crop of 18,000 graduates will find jobs plentiful in most fields, with starting salaries never higher.

Right now and unless there's a depression, engineering is the field where the pickings are best. Throughout last year and this, the Fed- eral Bureau of Technical Personnel has consist-

tly had orders on hand for upwards of 1,000 Jechnically trained persons but never any more than Z00 potential takers. Civil, mechanical and electrical engineers are in greatest demand. Chemistry, the largest single group during the war, has dropped to fourth place.

ln "tremendous demand" also this year and for the next three or four years, are architects. Government agencies and industrial corporations will take Z00 of the 574 graduates, leaving but 354 for architectural practice in the narrow sense. '

ln forestry five times as many will graduate 1947-51 as during the past 25-year average. Despite this huge increase, present acute short- ages are likely to remain‘for some time. Cumula- tive supply will not catch up with the present indicated demand until 1949. Slightly over one- half of present openings in sight are ln govern-

merit service, provincial or federal. Prospects in Agriculture are that govern- ments, industry farming and teaching will ab-

sorb all available graduates until 1951. On the supply side, universities estimate 3,129 will graduate (at bachelor level) 1947-51. Of this

' nu-mber (allowing 13 per cent for emigration and diversion) 1,200 will be in demand for govern- ment service, 600 in industry, at least 300 in the teaching field and 600 on farms.

Physicians here and in the United States probably have the most promising future in op- portunities. The annual Ioss clue to deaths and retirements is about 300 a year. Annual gradu- ations number slightly more than 600, giving a net gain of 300 a year. However, because of in- creases in population, prepaid medical care, na- tional health plans, etc., supply is away behind demand and likely to stay there for some time. The Canadian Medical Association sees "no sur- plus for years to come. . . The some thin-g, only more acutely, applies to nurses."

Outside of engineering, commerce is the next most important group numerically. This is rlue mainly to the influx of veterans wanting to enter the business field. The demand, based on this year's openings, is substantial and promises to become greater.

Law graduates are in a different position. Many, it is predicted, are going to find it diffi- cult to get placed. Today all law schools in Canada have doubled their pre-war classes and theres no sign of a letup. The Canadian Bar Association is considering making a Dominion- wide survey of the situation. Until this is com- pleted the demand picture will not be fully known.

What of graduates in theology and in the arts and classics? The Posf article soyeth not; but it concludes with this parting shot from ‘tlhe report of the‘ Department of Labour survey:

Those most readily employed are those with definite skills, whether of a manual or intel- lectual type."

Saskatchewan Post-Morten

ln on editorial headed "The CCF Faces Dil- emma," the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix presents a remarkable analysis of the voting in the recent Saskatchewan election. Our Western contemp- orary points out that with the transfer of ap- proximately 350 votes from the CCF to the Lib- eral column in five rural ridings (Henley, Kerro- llefl-Kiflderiley, Slielbrook, Touchwood and Wat- rous), the CCF majority in the Saskatchewan Legislature would have been upset, and a trans- fer of 1,100 votes in ten rural ridings would not only have wiped out the Government but given the Liberal party a working rnaiority. Since more than 470,000 ballots were cast, the 1,100 required to take the working majority away from the Government and give it to the Liberals is less than a quarter of 1 per cent.

The reason, for the general rural retreat from the CCF, even in a predominantly rural Province like Saskatchewan, is not far to seek, argues the

~JGIobe and Mail. The clue was provided by the results of the Ontario Provincial Election held last month. The CCF derives the bulk of its fin- ancial support qnd recruits much of its working organizatiop from the ranks of the trades union movement. 'lt‘has been compelled, therefore, to shape its policy and, to a large extent, seek its direction from the high command of trades union federations. Thus, it has become in effect a llabor Party, rather than a Commonwealth Social- lst Federation as its name would imply.

During its term of office the Douglas Gov- ernment had provided itself with authority to exercise price control, but never availed itself of its power. The result of the election clearly reveals the cause of this hesitancy. It would have been political suicide for Mr. Douglas to have supported wage boosts, bonuses and handouts to urban workers upder the guise of social bene- fits, es the trodes unions would have liked, and, at the some time, hold the farmer's income in

’ check by exercising price controls over tlieprin-

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—,EDITORIAL NOTES —

Golf is to the fore.

Nowadays we won't be free of the telephone

even in Ed's taxis. I I i I

There's a big picnic at Lot 65 this after-

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It is suggested in official circles at Ottawa that the salary of the next Prime Minister be raised to $50,000 per annum.

lf the threatened rail strike becomes a real- ity the Liberals may well have to forego their convention for a while, and instead convene a special session of the House.

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Coal bins and oil tanks do not seem very important in July but on the forehandedness of householders in laying in their fuel now depends the adequacy of next winter's supply.

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As both Jews and Arabs want sole posses- sion of Palestine, peace is impracticable. This is the natural outcome of the good intentioned Balfour Declaration of 1917.

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A British high commissioner was being lawn from Malaya to explain verbally why Commun- ism had taken possession of that country when he was killed in the crash in a London suburb. Now the Government will have to guess his ex- planation.

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Co-operatives and Credit Unions are to the fore thi; week with the meetings of their re- spective leagues in Morell. These movements owe much of their success to constantly pur- suing a policy of educating their membership in the principles on which they are based.

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Manitoba has adopted a new high school curriculum. which requires students to decide be- fore grade ten which of five courses they will take. The choices are, general, commercial, home economics, agriculture and industrial. Only the "general" course leads to university but it is intended to use technical subjects as a med. ium for general education. '

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Discovery of a second hot layer surrounding the earth, having a temperature of 1,800 de- grees fahrenheit indicates again how closely we are surrounded by the unknown. The deepest wellslto be sunk on-ly begin to pgnefrqfg the earths crust and certainly the greatest height reached by rocket is little compared with the vastness of space.

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A Toronto taxi driver had his license sus- pended for refusing to ta-ke an injured man to hospital. Whether similar action would be tak. en here will probably never be known as our gqr drivers seem to hold it a point of honour to ren- der assistance in emergencies.

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The British Museum has to re-bind all its volumes every twenty years. Now_they've found the cause-it's the sulphuric acid- ever prevalent in town atmospheres due to the smoke from chim- neys. As a result of their investigations they can pre-treat leather so effectively that there will be no rotting even in the worst industrial atmospheres.

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Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant, French author, died this date 1893. At first a poet, he abandoned verse for short story, of which he became a master. A disciple of Flqu. bert, to whose Norman type he owes much, he drew towards Zola. His original story, Boule de slllf. 0n episode of the Prussian occupation of Nmjmflfldl’. IS ltIS masterpiece. His cynicism, habit of resting‘, art, and imagination, find typical ex- pression in the most malicious of tales, L'Herit- age. "Never read orer your old love letters."

lt is to be hoped that it is not "Woe unto" Rt. Hon. Mr. llsley because all men speak well of him. In the House on the closing day, in hi; absence representatives of all parties spoke his praises. "The country is losing one of its grout». est public servants," said Mr. King, himself up. peering in the Commons for the last time as Liberal Leader and Prime Minister, Howard Green (PC-Vancouver South) said Mr. llsley served with "g-reat courage and distinction. He had done a grand iob for Canada." Mr. M. J. Caldwell, C.C.F. leader, said he doubted if any- one stands higher in the esteem of the people of Canada than does, Mr. llsley. Solon Low, 59d“ 019d" lull". [Mid tribute to both Mr. llsley and Mr. King. Angus Maclnnis (CCF-Vancou. ver East) who sat directly across the floor from Mr. llsley said he wished to express "my own personal great feeling of loss." "He was one of the greatest cabinet ministers we ever-had," he said.

The house shortage in Ottawa is likely to affect Mr; Mackenzie King's successor in the Liberal leadership. lt was surmised at first that Laurier House would be available, but at the closing of the House, the Prime Minister dir- abused members’ minds on that point. He siiid he hoped his successor would not be "lmbqffqg. sed" as he had been, by the failure of the stat; to provide a residence to go with high offlcg. And he hinted that the income of that office was loo low. He had been fortunate in having Laurier House willed to him by- Lady Laurier, and equally fortunate in having it furnished suit- ably through the "generosity" of friends. He would be "extremely sorry" if his successor were obliged, as he had been, "in addition to paying taxes on his income, his salaries and the like, to have to pay taxes on the house in which he ls living and which is regarded by rnost people as an official residence and be obliged to provide the lighting and the heating as well as the necessary services, and to havfin addition to look afte

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l -lletes By The Way»

The reason-we have felled la Palestlnela precisely because we have clung to a British doncepslon of impartial justice, and the vau- om directed against. us by bulb sldee ls proof at this. We have tell- ea wlth en linornlnlous crash be- tween the stools. - The Times, London.

-Tbe one Important metal which has not. advanced in price during the upheaval Ln mlrilng costs of the pest. year or so ls nlckel. In deed, the prloe ls only l2 per cent. higher than lt. was 22 years ago. It was raised ln 1946 lo 35 cents and then reduced to 33.76 cents in the U. B. on the halving of that country's lmport. duty. In compari- son, we see a doubling of copper slnoe the war, and ln three yam. we find lead up more than four times and zinc up more than three times from war and prewar lev-els. It has been stated that any fur- ther rlse tn mlnlng costs would force s rtse in nickel. -- Northern Miner.

We have often heard people say- lng that the pioneers never receiv- ed any assistance when they came to this country. Probably this ls true. They came here and had w make lt. stlck. They had no way of getting out. But there are usher things to consider. The ploneczs were not paying for paved roads. They were not. paying for an ex- pensive school system. They were not. paying to keep an army of m- spectors busy. They were not buy- ing things on the installment plan. They dld not. have m invest. hun- dreds of dollars in harvesting ma- chinery, nor did they have to keep it. ln repair. They dld not have to pay for the interest. an governmeii‘ debts. All honor to the pioneers. but. let. us remember that. they had not. bumped lnto the load o1 taxa- tlon which the farmer of today has to carry. —Guelph Mercury.

One notices frequently that. lm- portant. statements, clear of techni- cal verbiage and set down lri mos; simple ivords. are most. effective. A typical case ls contained ln re- marks made by an unldenclficd writer ln im American magazine, Iron and steel Engineering. Solo he: "A dollar won't do as mucn as lt used to because we don't do as much for the dollar as we used ta." A survey of the building trade shows that. productivity ls actuady down about 40 percent under pre- war flgures, while hourly rates are up '10 per cent. Combine these Lwc factors. says the writer. and we find costs 100 percent higher. "There ls an irrefutable axlom that» we cannot. buy more than we pra- duce-lt. ls a pity that. everyone cannot believe it.“ -Fort. William Times-Journal.

Very few people like bale - that ls those little mammals whlch fly about. after dark. There are. of

' course. some strange folks, natura-

lsts, who do not. mind handling them or having them swoop ebou-o. But. the average men, as well e8 women, hastily retreats when one gets indoor, grabs a broom aiiu tries to commit. murder. It ls high- ly interesting, however, to know that. there are nine or 10 species of "flltter-mlce" found ln the Do- mlnlon and further, that. one of them the "Silver haired," ls n cree- ture of striking beauty. Further, those who know and "love" chem stress that. they play a very 1111901“ tent role ln making the world a better place in which to llve tn that they devour lmmerise qualm- tles of insects, including mosqui- toes-though most; prefer the lllfie insect to the much bigger flying mouse. They are not, author-tries assure, "bail luak," nor do they get. ln women's halr, nor are they un- duly lnfested with parasites, - Owen Sound Sun Times.

A teacher should not. have to llve the llfe of a gold-fish. with sell-ap- pointed supervisors hinting broad- ly to hlm that; lt. ls a bad. example to young people to be seen going ‘n! so many dances or wearin!‘ 1H5 "- cation sports shirt flapping outside his trousers. Al. the same time lt. ls the responsibility of u teacher to observe the ordinary laws of ile- cericy and good taste in off-ducy hours. If he makes a drunken ex- lilbltlon of himself, or takes uD soapbox preaching in favor of \".a-, lently overthrowing the Govern- ment, or becomes known as m‘: village “wolf? he can't. expect co hold the respect of trustees. pai- ems" or children. Doctors. lawyers. clergyman, teachers, pharmacists 5nd others cannot entirely loee their professional klentltles when they are off duty. and ln varYlF-Z (agree everyone ls vulnerable in) public oplnlon. Teachers. inevitably. are among the most. vulnerable.- From Saint. John Telegraph-Jour-

om "u", whyjsely was more of a handicap than u. helP to W Allies ln the First World War and so Germany ln the Second World War, ts that. she ls lacking ln nae- ursl resources, especially coal. 06r- many tied to ship mlllluna of tons to Italy during the last aonfllct. Britain u cmrtlns will to 1W1! 1n large quantltles now; Yél» RS1? ts ln o worse economic 9118M m" any other country in WYWQ- A n‘ pore from Rome seyl l!" 5mm!‘ met-t. ls hevlnl I V!!! 41mm" “mm ‘lthguih the communists have been taken all! lie Tl:

ulstlan ls too at!‘ 0!‘ ° l

goolircss of the eountrvh lnelwllhi food production. 00d $1101.‘! l" 3i‘ 009,000 WW1;- uersqiloyed. The! mum be eqifl t to over 000.0» mu because of look at rein MIMI‘ lets. Italy la short of lltlpl. ‘ll! some of her belt. pro-war auburn‘- ere ere shut off behlad ltuesles Iron curtetn. ‘no s losses extent. um. le one of the prelim o! "It" elu woes. wrist. Italy would 11M to do ls re euoouresQ Illflll"! seniuebesponlblmlollifi" nor ltlrplils mutsuvn- Ht f".

maintenance-end repairs-f ~ -- .

countries want. iarnlesrnll

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the optnloa of correspond-Q’. ante.

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JJII INTBIOOUNTIY

sir, ... mice more we are vend- ing the summer moat-ha in U19 country, mouths tibat. so soon P!" away. In q, little house on n steel! hill that. rwe cell our own. I time these lluea with a wlfe and happy children by THY 5ld9- 14mg 5m” mer evenings with cool breezes. the laughter of little children at. play’ hgppy as tlhe day ls long, make us no often forget. the busy city WDCIO we elm our breed- When we sit. and watch the little waves come ln to llck the shore at our feet and 1511 back into the mouth of the see, we feel our loll lr- life ls sweet and midor what we ever old to be so IBPW l" "hi! little home for even a few mwihl each summer. A881“ W11"! W9 stroll along inc xreen shod! M“ and follciw the 00w "all! Ind Watch the passion of the zoldon sunset..- waste and fade, a sunset. that. seems to stop above the rlrn of title horizon tio say good night. or to look once more over, the green fields where cattle seem w contented as they graze. New the children like the rest- of ul- have taken our sun tan when we are at the shore; little feet. and legs are buried ln the flne dry sands. And at home there ls no danger from cars. no horn honking, noth- ing to disturb a glorious sleep. We rlse early ln the morning re- freshed and ready for the day. Here in the yard I find e family of blrds waiting for lhcurs for their hand out; perched On the fence they iii-alt. unLil some food is put. out. and they carry 1t. iiiwey. In all thls happiness we only wlsh trhere was e way or e law that all the children ln llhe cltlee could have e. few months lri the country every summer where- play grounds are acres and acres 1011:, where the air ls clean and fresh. Thle little place near my old heme where I played u e boy ls nottlhe only place. There are hundreds of places all. through the country at. this season wines-e children" could bask in nature's garden of dreams. In bhls llttle place I cull my heme la our pel- ace for ii few months each sum- mer. and there ls only one sad day especially for the little feet. and that is the September disy when we tum and go back to the clty to dream-n again of another season when we will be back home where I spent the lispiplest days of my life. It's only n poor plan's house but. to me it's a palace call- ed home, hOane tn the country where happiness reigns supreme. Lin, sir, etc.,

Morel], P121. July 5th., 194B.

FROM BONNET!‘ LXXIH

Thai: time of veer their mull In

me behold

When yellow leaves, 0a none. or

few, do hen: .

Upon these bouglie whlcb etiakio against the cold. ,

Bare ruln'd choirs where labs the sweet. blrds sanl.

In me thou see'et the liwlllilst of such day i"

And after sunset tedetb ln

west;

Wtilch by and by black iilsh doth lake away.

Death's second self. that s all in rest.

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"August. 10th, (1803). We hsrl an- other alfflculty about. provlslcnr. The oatmeal promised has not. er- rlvcd. The lest harvest. on the 1s- land has been so poor that. lt. ls stated that no supply can be had lie. The rnlllers will only PN- mlie e trifle, and as all the trading people here are notorious for tek- lng advantages. Mf- Chili's" Stewart and others advised send- lng is schooner to Quebec or Hell- fnx for a supply. After harvest ll. l: expected there will be abundance, but the scarcity wen so much ID‘ prehendcd this lflflfll l-hll- m? Council leld an embargo on ek- portetlori and Wm"! l-l" W?" lr° American vessels. none of which came. This dltflcultfvenlsbed on meklna e oelculetlon of the open‘ itlty needed, whlch bed been over- rated. A schooner from Plctou was tn the harbours mouth wlflr nlnel! barrels of flour bought. on specula- tlou. This wee purchased at. tan dollars n barrel end would secure us-tlll the errlvel of the Bess from ‘New York.