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, ONTARIO HOUSE GIVES APPROVAL T0 O.A.C. SCHEME i | No Great Curtailment in Courses Expected, Legislature Informed f TWO--HOUR DEBATE Controversy that raged nearly two hours yesterday in the Legislature over issues arising from the Gov-- ernment's decision to lend buildings at the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph to the Department of De-- fense closed on a note of unity ; . when the entire House approved The Premier retorted he had not | _ > the Administration's policy of "re--:> said the college would be closed; leasing for the use of the militia| that on Friday last, when he ad-- Provincial buildings, lands or any| Yised the House of the Govern« 6ther asset that you (Ottawa) might! Ments intention, he had said it require" in the prosecution of the _ "MAY Cause the closing of the war. college." The backing by the House of the In the light of the new informa-- Governenent's war--aid policy was tion, that the college was not to hei called for by Provincial Secretary H. closed, Colonel Drew asked that his| C. Nixon in an amendment to an Op-- and Colonel Kennedy's motion be : position--sponsored motion opposing held over. Out of the continuing | the O.A.C. loan proposal. With it discussion, however, the House was | he declared to applauding Liberals given a more detailed report by | that Ottawa long ago should have Mr. Dewan. The Minister said' made use of Premier Mepburn in Ottawa requested dormitories, the| the war effort. He termed him a dining--room and only one class-- . "human dynamo and model of effi-- room. "We can carry on all the ciency." courses of instruction," he said. "I am sure,." he added, "there "The only class we cannot continue would have been a different story _ is that of Macdonald Institute." | :'n the progucl ion of planes if he had . Associate Course. l een in charge." hn aank j He believed that an associate two! el:;:'c(;ln t'hhe(;'esT;';?-g:; ':a:m;o:::'f years' course in practical Iarming' bevond dispute. They were | that could ?.)c accqmmodated at the | transfer of dormitories and the din-- Kemptville Agricultural Schooi. The| ie noll at Ins O.AX. would now nair|: Seeree courses vould he kontnled either student courses, except at at Guelph, the onl,v. change bgmg Macdonald Institute, or farm experi-- ::att)o;lr'g ;:;:dems will be required Poritle ut "he Hioase «es' feeet _ Provincial Secretary Nixom: with of an all--out support of the war & blunt assertion that Opposition effort. memb.ers "caqnot" blow hot and cold The latter point was in detail a on l!ns question, Qppo.xfd any sug- reaffirmation of the unanimous gestion that the origina m°"9.". C stand taken at the special Sep-- withdrawn unless the Opposition tember war session of 1939. The was prepared to 'adopl the amend-- former came from _ information _ 2N which he p'f'.p°°°d" t given by Premier Hepburn and his Weu are spartng ;' e l° Minister of Agriculture, Hon. P. M. straw," broke in Leopold Macaulay . Dewan, in reference to the motion (Cons., South York) when he sum-- tabled Monday by Conservative marized that the original '!notnc.)n Leader Drew and his Whip, T. L,| Was brought in under # mISHRANE Kennedy, Peel. hension of facts. "Now," he added, Bv its terms, the members were "the Minister and other authorities asked to approve of the principle| have made it clear that they are that every public building "actually not going to close all the buildings. needed for the effective prosecu-- Mr. Macaulay said Pr_ovmf.ial Sec-- tion of our war effort should bei retary Nixon's resolution "appeals ami P r m A . hope it made available whenever required, ; f° MC: and personally 1 d but they believe there is no justifi-- np.Peals to the Opposition Leader. i ceation for taking over the buildingsl. There can be no opposition to a of the Ontario Agricultural College; resolution" that has already been for use as a wireless training| approved," said Colonel Drew, re-- school." | . calling that it had first come up Colonel Drew, before the order | in the September session. "As I for debate on the motion was called, | have said over and over again, every asked the Premier for late informa--| member of the House wants an tion about the proposal to lend thef effective prosecution of the war. buildings. He was advised that the The debate was closed by Hon. ©.A.C. work would not be curtailed Farquhar Oliver, Mi'nister of Public greatly by such a transfer. Q,lonell Works. He couldn't follow argu-- Drew then said that the motion | M°MIS that the closing of the O.A.C. was labled on the basis of early would impair the farmers' war con-- information given to the House that: . tribution. Not one less pound of 'the college would have to be cheese and not one less slice of I closed. | bacon would be produced, he said. o0( Sm . . . e