A few paintings from the current gxliibltion. the combined works of HANG WORK OF ISLAND ARTISTS four women among Charlottetown's leading artists. are shown above. The display is in the Civic Centre. open to the public. and will remainl iintll April ll. Guardian Photo Agricultural Committee Reports To Legislature The following report of the com- mittee on agriculture was present- ed in the Legislature yesterday by the chairman. Mr- H.P. Smith: Your Committee views with alarm the apparent indifference of some farmers in the matter of leaning up their premises and taking proper precautions against the spreading of potato diseases. The eradication of certain dis- eases can be completely controll- ed by thoroughly disinfecting all storages and implements used in the handling of potatoes and by carefully following the I onimen- dations of the Plant Protection Division. We would urge that the Plant Disease Eradication Act be strictly enforced to ensure the control of disease. ' The inequality of tariff on po g tatoes was discussed. and your ttonimittee commended the work that has already been accomplish- ed to ltave this matter adjusted. and hoped that the negotiations now being carried out would re- suit in the equalization of this tariff. A resolution will be brought before the House uring immediate action on this matter. The poultry industry was dis- cussed. and your Committee felt the producer a the new arrangement for the I.lll)'- Department of Agriculture salaries ing of eggs by the Prices Sup- must be closely related to those port Board would be beneficial to paid in the adjoining provinces. our farmers. and would make it possible for our dealers to assemble eggs and pay higher price than formerly. It was suggested that if storage space were available in Charlottetown it would further enhance the price to the producer. It was the opin- ion of the Committee that the large number of egg grading sta- tions wss a detriment to the in- dustry. and fewer stations strata- gclically placed would tend to im- prove the quality of the eggs. EVISCERATED POULTRY Owing to the increased demand for eviscerated poultry the Com- mittee feels that immediate steps should be taken to establish We note with satisfaction that the 4-H Club Work is progressing in the province, and there is an increase in the number of clubs organized for the coming ye a r. The success of the 4-H Clubs de- pends. to a great extent. on the uns-clfish efforts of the local lea- ders who give of their time to assist in the training of our farm youth. and to these people we ex- tend our appreciation. We would again urge that our farmers pay more attention to the quality of grain they sow each year. There are many pow- er cleaners in the province. and we would ge all farmers to take all advantage of this service as early AMONG THE FARMERS Federation of Agriculture Newslectc FEED CONTRACTS The practice of feed companies entering Into contract with live- stock producers to supply them with feed to be paid for with live- stock or livestock products is one that is causing more than a little concern. The Annual Meeting of the Ontario Hog Marketing Board discussed this matter and for the information of our readers we are Rnrlntintt an extract from a re- Port of that meeting. ”The practice of producing hogsi on contract with feed companies or other interests represents a den- zcr to the entire hog industry and lllt" Ontario hog producers mar. lu-ting board would welcome a so- lution to the problem. Eldred Aik. en. Allenford. chairman of the board. told the annual meeting in Toronto last week, so far the board doesn't feel "me is anything it can do about She DTBCIICCN If it grows it may Image the industry becauge fur. "lie" Pl'0f1U0lIItX hogs for someone rse wont have much interest in ""'!m3l"llnE good quality and se- ”"”"l l0P Prices. he said. I .-"me! Borne. sales represen- iitive of the Ontario Hog Produc- cooperstive in Montreal. said vey p u ng 120.000 hogs a year by giving them 1;), other farmers to feed. One of ..:.::r;: '.:..c";':.'.:-. t. M "wt he mderf . gs at one ( if the trend to mass production ”';"'(lIl::0s gncoiuld evenitlually re- , I0 rude c angel in "'5: -Mu-try. ho IIII. stepIEuto Izroliidtrol their pod gum n "V "I0! might find someone else ztggglling it. one delgggtg gup its with A.P.E.C. to assist in making a study. N03 50 "WHY YES" 880 9585 and their calves vaccinated, and that poultry were a very Pl" OI WT 9W'l0mY- "Om 1915. kept pace with the other provinces 1940 they were of particular slg- of can". in mg, work, alficance in 'fIarm incomletbua silnce a war we ave gone no ecine the De ,,-lmem and there is good reason to fear commends that p that unless remedial action is soon taken that eggs and poultry will soon be of minor importance to the economy of thisiprovincc. In face of the need for more and more income to sustain the high cost of operating a farm. this province cannot afford to allow. any branches of agriculture to wl- ther on the vine. There is need for leadership. need and need for development in the poultry industry. This is a chal- lenge, how will it be met? GAS TAX Will 59 Called In that very few cattle owners for important p,.ince promotion. The announcement contained in the budget speech that gas tax is it cents a gallon gen- to 5 cents a gallon to go up to erally and on farm gas will be received with mixed emotions. The application of heavy tax. I gasoline tax on motor vehicles appear to be an equitable method of raising revenue for road build- ing and road repair but when sp- plled to gas used on a fsnn for productive purposes it becomes quite a different matter - ii is then a stair on production and I We know many farmers who are using up to 2.000 gallons of gno-ll line per year for farm purposes, the tax on this will now be 8100. gallons It is delivered and . merely educational for tench- " Ill In ' I students not P th e. and while your Committee E least one evisoerating plant in the in the spring as possible. By tak- province. Your Committee commends the Department of Agriculture for in- stliuting a policy of assistance for students who wish to obtain a de- gree in Agriculture. Home Econo- mics. and Veterinary Medicine. We fully realize that our finances will not permit excessive salarics.' but we feel that in order to re- tain qualified personnel in ing their grain to their seed clean- ing plant early it gives the oper- ator an opportunity to make the good job of which he is capable. The Committee would urge all farmers to make a germination test on the grain they sow- MEAT INSPECTION The matter of meat inspection was discussed ate some length. felt that such a service would be bene- l ficial the physical aspects of carry- l ! ing out such a service could not be recommended without a further study being made of de- tails that would arise in a pro- gram of this kind. Your Committee notes with re- gret that the callhood vaccination program is not progressing. and in the province have seen fit to have Edward Island has not Your Committee. therefore. re- and Breed Associations give great- er publicity to the program by advertising and by circularizing our farmers and cattle breeders as to the importance of vaccina- tion. and that the Department hear at least one-half of the cost of vaccination. mum of s,ooo dollars per year. one economist pointed out that earnings on the farm vary accord- ing to the effiricncy or weakness of seven main factors croP yeilds, feeding methotk. Olllllllt per mun, output per dollar invest- ment, size of business and choice of enterprise. This discussion was of course related to Ontario condi- tions but may he applied in a gen- eral wny so this province an raises” the interesting question: What gross int-ome is necessary to make an island farm a satis- factory busines: venture? . EDUCATION Ever since its organization in 1940 the Federation of Agriculture has been interested in and concern- ed wlth education. in 1962 the brief resented'to the members of the egisl ure recommended that the Edu tlonal Council of the prov- ince arrange to have a fact find- ing investigation conducted and mentioned ten different matters of s scrutiny. These were: Teacher salary scale; Qualifications (other than I; Cui-' Isnnlng to attend un- ; Lnrger units of school ntion: Scholarships for 1' and inferior schools the: Teacher I: j; Night school clones i Education Brief (Continued from page 1) recognized avenues of approach be barricaded with the bars of religious intolerance, to oppose the best efforts of teachers and educa- tors in their search for a solution to our problems, and to deny the government of this Province and its Department of Education their rights and obligations in this im- portant matter. for none but ulteri- or motives, seems far removed from what we would expect from people of good will; working to- wards the common good. We can- not. therefore. accept such a posi- tion as one of good faith or hones- ty of purpose. ROLE OF ALUMNI This delegation. representing the Alumni Association of St. Dun- stanis University. speaks today on behalf of all former students of St. Dunstan's. The role of alumni in the progress and the growth of any university is always held to be of more than considerable: importance, and the role of alum-; ni in the development of St. Dun-i stau's is no exception. We. who know St. Dunstan's first; hand, pride ourselves in the part we have played in making St. Dunstan's what it is, and we gladly accept at least a portion of the credit for the inauguration of the present Teacher Training Programs. We. who have been. and are in I pos- ition to appraise the needs of our Province. have sometimes won- dered whether St. Dunstan's should not have given precedence to Teacher Training over courses leading to degrees in Commerce and. Engineering. We are and have been long convinced that St. Dun- stan's had an obligation to us, to our children. and to our province. to assist in the training of teach- ers so desperately needed. We did not hesitate to make our minds known on this matter to those in charge of our university. Conse- quently. we accept the credit. and just as willingly we accept the responsibility. it is our intention to present our case on our own behalf as well as on behalf of all fair-minded native citizens of our beloved province. Every school, college, or univer- sity has an obligation to many people. but none that can take pri- ority over its first one - its oblig- ation to its students. The very name university indicates univer- sallty in teaching and tr ' t Why should any institution. en- trusted by statuie with the privi- leges of training candidates for the professions of medicine. lsw den- tistry. nursing. etc. why should it, we repeat. be denied the right to provide for its own students the training required for admission to the teachin profession? Students are free to attend the university or college of their choice. and schools and their trustees are free to hire the teachers of their choice. If the people demand college and university training in their tea- chars. the university is bound to measure up to this demand. and lay state welcomes this improv- Cd ltltus of its citizen teachers. Secondly. we cannot fail to point out that any institution. founded. lourlsed and maintained by its; friends. has the obligation to pro-l .vide for the need of these same benefactors. No educational insti- uipop M the h-i-mm-no at Mir not-Has for Mo Degrees. it to cotton worlrtplln Maimrdol-'Il' on Siititiner Bl. Di iiitsns University both of bold mlsceI- whom n-cogntseii the necessity for Isneous scsdetnie certificates. and such I Wlllive IND. The WIN" 3 have as minimum training P” of this step will justified in the El. lot Class eecificate. For the. Nldlia which will accrue to the the Commlttoe,3wbole province. adfttinn list (- scbool i-nurses. Olitofl and 3- I)uu- mu IlIlVPl'- my, We are proud In know that U this cause. too. St ntinstanis was with and aeiteroits. even at punsl&n expense. to utter as- . Nor is this. its imoimallon of has already been pointed out. there is attached hereto as on op-l uusual in UBIYf'l'lII) l.'lI'l'lPl. leligious affiliation has never the various schools supervised by been a determining factor their qualifications. With such a record of long sor- vlce in tesrhinb It will be resdly apparent to all that the much dis- cussed problem of teacher reten- tion doeo not exist in these schools In consequence. such continuity in deciding whether or not any Uni- versity offers courses in educa- tion. The need in Illls field is uni- versally admitted to the extent that people everywhere have been mu! than wining to support even throlllh lmlernment assishnce. the various schools set up for this purpose. Federal aid to education sets no sectarian lines in its grants to Universities. Economically, it .ls not perhaps advisable for pri- vate institutions to undertake such work. And yet it is necessary. Uni-. versities. regardless of financial. resources. regardless of religious affiliation. have come to the res- cue. grade to grade a complete assess- ment of the child. his individual problems, capabilities. and poten- tial rate of development. Contrast this with the situation in those schools in which the teacher turn- over is almost annual. and a strange class faces a strange tea- ,cher each Septembe . It must be obvious to you all byi gt Is": "r:1m:e.t!ha:i in ::y gruff: now that what we are saying here Ki -of , 9 ll" 5, egzh 0 II)” this morning does not conslitutel c-Iemyf rem st 1?? C gm: vni immutable ”Catholic Policy" oni 8-"on. Dd 1': ml; 3' .9 1' education. fixed and determined' -"on; uty' "- tes-e Is it 3:); by higher ecclesiastical authority. mg no - E" In entm ocwpal ' 1! fact. in so far as it.relates to or!-' sleppigg 8 age. 0 Emma” If- the matters before you. none exists. H Iv. Ill”! '1'.) u H d" Ema); It will be apparent from what will tckfuonil re. Isecd-osega-ilh In In C follow. or indeed from simple ob- he-y W9 Icm- 1 E"! lves' servation, that what has evolved, T,” teaching Eervlce ' so-ey to and is loosely referred to by some :f,dcI:'1n thtnemler desiliieldnor as tCburch Policy.' has actually fem" end 0 Pm?-ee not H-:9: come about as a result of the need gh 9 er 13:10::-line mi: D r yothni to fill a want on the local level. Pggnxns 1-" or on 3 er as seen by those in this or that i district. in the manner most suit- And in It has been that over the able to their particular circum- yeaui t-her. 1185- been acqt-med nmces in certain areas in the Province, ' good teacher. in good schools. a PRIMARY nu-ry solution to the problem so preva- It is our conviction that the pri- Iem elsewhere' "I 3 lcuwy 0! man, dt d pm" I fully trained teachers and ade- the ..i..'i.i”i....”I.. ..'.?S”fi.".?l.'..”...li we sch-ml acvommod-tom with the parents. Due to the com- P”?”"' reason and mum! .com' plex nature of the communim N mon sense would make it evident has become necessary from a rai:- that "' your study M the 'd."”' tical point of view. that thi: re- ”o."aI pmbIem' your cumming: sponsibility be delegated to Dth- ""gl" examine llwroushly. if It ers especially trained and skilled has not "heady done '0' me" p"' to that end, those of the teaching ucuklr schools" md .'heIr 9”?” profession. it is still eiicumbcnt ”d '""I"?"" 0" the" nspeclgve upon as parents, nevertheless, in communmeil It may we" be t In fulfilling our responsibilities to our inc): ca".hEIp point the way It children, to see to it that those in '3 'Emg'"zed' M cm"-"' "IN IA , is only in certain areas in the Xrgje Laisttfgdmggitoigighxe pagff Province that Sisters would be tied gvailabh to us and thmqthey acceptable as teachers. Nor would I” pmvided'wml the mm. emcg it be desirable that the smaller lent facilities within ourimeans pom” or the ”Ie'paye" 0' any , . i District should attempt to impose Out of this attitude, therfore upon mm community, contrary to and with the realization that local the wishes of the majority, sch ' educational facilities were -i'hade- or 3 type that would ML or could quate. there has come about to can not funcmm in complete harmony. taln areas in the Province. over ' . . However, this same approach. the yea” Md lhmul-Eh I""'I '"" modified to meettlocal tastes. but tiaiive. construction of those lar- . . retaining wherever possible the 5" 'cI".”.I ""I”- p"”VId'"g ""p""" same high standards of academic ed facilities available to all, ataff- training and experience. H appnc. ed In wlmle "I I" pa" by,. live" able to other areas. The details qualified s of thei ,.. of - - Ann”, the timing of :::lchxlifh;:lm51':-h?::l5:w:3:l30;"3g the programme. the selection of . II t be Public School and Education Acts the personnel are ma 9" 0 left to the discretion of the local i')"el;al;:';I:;l;nII:J'( iI:";'I;tItcl:,I:” "I II” people in the District. who are those most concerned. This, in el- III all! Why. there has been fect, is a practical application of brought to those small, and some- the policy of the Department of times very poor communities, rea- Education, as ' t 4 by Dr. 'sonably satisfactory plants. and Shaw In his recent presentation to in some areas, excellent plants.- nun committee. staffed with teachers whose profes- Genuemgn, It is therefore evi. sional qualifications and exper- dent that we have long since been lence were and are far above the cognizant of this crisis in Edu- level of which those areas could gntinn brought about by a short- otherwise afford. in most cases. age of well trained teachers. Not this was accomplished at great only have we been aware of this personal and financial sacrifice ci-inin, we hove long since taken to those concerned. Examples of steps to offset it. We have actively this development can be found in encouraged our young people to go Tignlsh. Miscouche. North and into the teaching profession and South RIISH00. 'Klnk0I'I. Trnctldle. the results of these efforts have Souris and elsewhere. in all in- become apparent as shown by the stances and I think you should note number of those actively engaged this well-the initiative for such in teaching as well as the pro- dEV0l0Pmenl Chm! from the rate- portinate number of those in train- payers in the local districts. mg, Who can measure the benefits Our efforts have not been con- that their efforts have brought to mind only to the professional level such areas as North Rustico. and but have extended out to the small the benefits yet to accrue to succ- community. It has been shown eedlng generations? Who can im- now tnene communities through Ill"! "Mt lllcll I P001" fishing vll- their local initiative have grappled lage would now be enjoying the with and solved their own pro- flns educational facilities which blemg nnd guccecded in bringing It now possesses. had the local highly trained teachers in good people waited for leadership from schools to their children. without? Would there be otherwi our next nnd obvious contribu- DOW - " ” I0 ll! "3 tlon to the solution of our com- mon problem. the provision of In additional source of teachers. was accomplished recently This was carried out dirough the joint of- forts of the Department of Edn- is such well qualified teachers as are here enumerated - 2 B.A-'s. l B. Ed.. 5 with 1st Class " 2 with Summer School courses in addition. and totalling 129 years teaching experience among 7 tea- chers. or an average of 18 years per teacher? QUALIFICATIONS PROVINCIAL It has been suggested that much of the alarm over our present educational system can be traced to the prevalence of such schools. . - staffed by religious stitei-i. These Ll-tie” 0" CFCY Indies. dedicated to a life of tesch- To llll. number in the Province. some 65. Among these. 1 is '(-om. P19"!!! her studies for her Pll. I). holds an M.A. and one is com- ilettng her studies for that de- zree, ll hold a B.A.. I a B.S.r.. I have degrees of 3. Ed. 1 a com-, ificate in Library Science, to are WALTER R. SHAW Progressive Conservative 7:15 P.M. Saturday, March 30th Iutlon today can rely for its con- tinucd existence on the sole sup- pm! of tuition and fees. As the Honorable linister so aptly point- out. St. Dunstan's is the result of great pcrlonal sacrifice. 'I1se people of Prince Edward ls- Duutofs University. We oft Association are happy i E eggs 5? if it "g ""' - . iaosuiiiosmuiq ”n wll! demanded Quite llbely that an-. 5."rsIi'-I: """" ""' "'""' "ll oeuiicuituni iuuntiusec""'..,,,”"':. ,,,.,."""'”-fl Conung Events ,...'''.':.''..t'..'' ..i.....'' "”.'.'.'.7:: if" ,3-,""-7' -on ..2..':”"”" 3"" ””"'"””" 5?" "' a urn ” 'i.T'.u'.ipiy': o-s'Ei:”-”aii?'s'E'a-7"” s ,',",'." .. ".'.'ucnu's'ia1un:'s:-Than to-up, gig...” ,..,,;,., u,."g..'”-5....-uotssdesse-slurssuie oi.o.w aim :h In gag!!!-l 0!. " -an ' outn- iii E. 11,; i l :.i I II 33 If! it DIAMONDS A Q 0 0 Ali our susmess Is Your Ring. Old Fashioned WHY NOT HAVE THOSE OLD STONES RESET INTO A MODERN RING? aooosstmtmownsicrniva tbave nothing but contempt Thus with I progressive altitude inendtx. - list of the erlncloalt 0' and positive lpprolrh. there on been mode a moioi contribution the Sisters. wlth surtlculm 0!. to the alleviation of the education- ial problem smonl "'0 D0001! M this island. Your committee (will or those groups either anonymous or questlonably representative whose approach is a negative one Their sole contribution consists in at- of service makes possible frousttemptintz to destroy much of the !achievement not only of the peo- ple of the province but also of the Department of Education it- - self. Any bricf presented to this com- mittee which proposes the dismis- sal of 65 of our best trained tea- chers or which would deny to the Department of Education the opportunity to increase the num- ber of teachers at a time such as this. on no ground other than re- ligious prejudice, is born only of ignorance and bad faith. Those who now would so loudly decry the AIL plishment of the Depart- ment of Education and of those people who helped themselves, were strangely silent when there was work to be done. During the last few days. and more expecially last evening. you have watched an astounding spec- tacle. a self-appointed group of lay and religious speakers attempting to tell the parents of this D70 vince' that their children can not have teachers unless this particular group approve the sectarian un- iversity in which the teacher has been trained, or the clothing the teacher wears. We feel confident that no govern- ment of our province would ever allow itself to be pressured into such a position that it could he was trained. ' . any district for depriving that district of its ability to obtain properly quallfed teachers. These people wll not be satisfied by the excuse that it competent tea- cher was available but could not be engaged because the Minis- terial Association did not approve of the sectarian university in which he was trained. Gentlemen. yours is I position of enormous i sponsiblllty, a position that requires a broad outlook. calm deliberation untlnged with emotionalism or prejudice. You must have an awareness of the osistence of regional differences and philosophies. Your important deliberations call for an ultimate solution that will provide the best possible educational opportuni- ties and facilities for all. in an atmosphere of harmony and tol- erance. that tolerance which was spoken of by Her Majesty the Queen in her Christmas message. when she said: "I speak of s tol- -erance that is not indifference. but is rather a willingness to recog- nize the possibllity of right in oth- on." in next to no time. it's got lust rinse It In lllld suds-It'sIaundered comfort you'll find only in quality cotton -plus the easy washing, no ironing talents of synthetics. Wash it quickly, easily at night. . 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MacDonald that the president and secretary draw up a brief of condensed ideas presented at this meeting in recognition of teachers wishing to take summer courses by increased allowances or grants. also that the Royal Commission on education be made up of an int- partial committee from outside province. The parents attendance banner was won by Mr. Noonan's class. Meeting closed with the Queen after which lunch was served by the committee in charge. HOSIERY WILLOWDALE 60 GAUGE 15 DENIER SPRING SHADES SIZES 9-ll SEAMLESS HOSIERY THE FASHION SHOPPE Friday. March 29,1957 The Guardian Pop 3 STEWARDESSE5 NANTED Maritime Central Airways has openings at present for Registered Nurses from P.E.l. who wish to take up the career of Airline Stew- ardess (International). Po- sition offers high salary. complete medical coverage and group insurance. An in- formal pliotogrph ntusi ac- company each applit-atinn. 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