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Will Form Committee In House on Education Education's role in the social structure of the Province received Legislature -- recognition -- yesterday with the announcement by Provin--' clal Secretary Nixon that a standing | committee on education will be drafted at the 19942 session. I The announcement received ap| plause from both sides of the House, and came less. than twenty--four . hours after such a step was advo--, cated by Charles M. Maclie (Lib., South Middlesex) in his Budget de-- bate addreoss. | Leopold Macaulay (Cons., South York), lauded the Appin farmer's suggestion as the House opened dis-- cussion on school law amendments. He declared that the democratic ideal, as opposed to totalitarianism, must be inculcated in youth during the formative vears and that educa-- tion demanded the fullest possible consideration of the HMouse. Mem-- bers were unable to go into techni-- cal details of school laws when leg-- islation was placed in the ordinary w a\ hea "I was impressed by the sugges-- tion of the member from South that such a committee will be sei Middlesex,." said Mr. Nixon, who is up at the next session." Acting Minister of Education dur=! Mr. Macfie advised the House tha: ing the absence, from illness, of| Dr. McArthur, two years ago, when Dr. Duncan McArthur. "The Prime| he discussed the question with him Minister authorizes me to say now'expressed sympalhy to the proposal 101 1 MA O CO * f'"\\ E/ | dise /":W:; w ! hy me. " k 16 that such a committee will be seti up at the next session." Mr. Macfie advised the House that PDr. McArthur, two vears ago, when he discussed the question with him, APRiIL 5 CHARLES M. MACFIE HEPBURN FIRM, WON T REDUCE COMPANY TAX Retention of the 5 per cent cor-- poration tax rate is ecssential if the Ontario Government is to keep out of the borrowing market, Premier Hepburn said yesterday in reply to Opposition demand that the rate be returned to the 2 per cent level existent prior to last year's in-- C1oease. "We intend to keep out of the borrowing market," the Premier added and denied that, in the 1940 budgzet he made a definite commit-- ment to revert to the old rate. The Legislature gave second read-- ing to the Corporation Tax Bill, which re--enacts the 5 per cent rate. *"This act," charged Leopold Macaular (Cons.. South York), "causes a violation of the Premier's pledge a year ago that the 2 to 5 per cont increase would be for one year onlv." Mr. Macaulay said he did not for a moment believe that all taxes on corporations were passed on to the consumer. But taxes upon manu-- facturers and retailers, upon farm implement -- makers "is passed on to the consumers of the goods they manufacture or sell," he said. Premier Hepburn, in reply, said the $12,600,000 surplus is being used to retire debentures and to build a considerable amount of roads. The Province was again pledged to a balanced budget and with the sur-- plus, it is planned to spend $6,000,-- 000 on the Geraldton--Hearst High-- vway, and to complete the two--lane hizshway to Oshawa from Toronto. Quebec, he said. was going to re-- enact the 5 per cent rate. "I have yet to have onme complaint in regard to the continuation of the tax," he added. FINDS NO COMPLAINT Ontario Will Retain 5 P.C. Rate, He Declares; Denies Pledge Broken