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THE CÂNADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO TH-URSDAY, MAY 23RD, 1940 Estabiished 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER With whicb are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 85 years' continuons service to the Town of Bowmanville and Durham County. MEMBER Canadian Weekiy Newspapers Association and Class A Weeklies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strictly ln advance. $2.50 a Year i the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, MAY 23RD, 1940 Poorly Paid Sehool Teachers In another columu a report of the Board of Education shows slighit increases in salaries given some of the teachiers on the Higch School and Public School staffs. A recent survey by an educational group reveals some rather startling facts about the teacingi profession in Canada. Except in certain parts of the country, we would say the public school teachers are getting a raw deal. Salaries in some parts are as 10w as $300 a year, and the general average for public school teachers is considerably less than $1,000 a year. It seems to us there is something, decidedly wrong when we can- not pay our public school teachers more than a subsistence wage, and in some cases less than a laboring man receives. There are many important professions ini tjhis country, but few are more important than that of sehool teaching. Into the hands of the teachers Canada places its youth for training, and it seems a pity that when they are entrusted with this ahl-important task, they are not paid salaries commensur- ate with the importance of* their task. If we expect to educate our young people along- the soundest lines, we should at least be prepared to pay those who do the work a reasonable salary. If the teachingr pro- fession is to be kept in the lower wage brac- kets, then we are going to get just that type of teacher who is willing to work for those wages. You cannot expect a teacher of hig'h calibre for a salary of five or six hundred dollars a year, wvhich is bein- paid in some of our rural schools. The most able of our teachers are going- to drift into other pro- fessions if they are not permitted to earn a decent living in the teaching profession, and we are going, to have to accept just that type of teacher who is not going, to be of the highest type. You can hardly ex- pect a teacher to inculcate the principles of demqcracy into our young folk, if that democracy does mot provide for the teacher a decent standard of livingc. School Boards which condone low salaries for teachers are hardly playing the game with Canada which needs more than ever a well educated and virile young people. The Value of Cadet Training Last Thiursday we had the privilege of witniessing the , annual inspection of the Cadet Corps of the High School and were greatly împressed by the proficiency shown by the students, who were given praise by the inspecting, officers. Neatness and smart- ness predorninated. While watching the cadets "'go througrh their paces," we real- ized the valuable training given to boys by stncb drill and concluded that suchi instruction should be given every eligible Canadian boy. We have always been a keen supporter of cadet training, and some years ago whlen cadet training wvas condemnied and practie- ally droppcd in Canada, we thoughit a grave mistakze ias made and did not'hesitate to say so in these coluimns-. :eedless to state our (light wlien it wvas resulne(l with greater enthusiasrn, because iin otr opinion cadet traiing bcas two aspects. One is thiat of physical developmnent, the value of which caniiot well bc exaggerated. One lias onl1% to watch the erect bearing and smart move- muent of such a body as the local corps to tha't we eau 1_1o longei a fford t' (10 without. Thîe cadet corps is and slild be a reservoir of possible officers aiid men l, when needed. will be able to Oive b)ette,' serv4ce to their country liecause of? the kiiowledgre they have acquircd. Cadets hiave Hlie trai- ing, in drill, the expertness in 'Slootîng and the physical soundness. They liave also dis- cipline of a type that accords well with tinikiiig. free mcen who wvill do w-bat ean be donc to avoid w-ar, but who will be their coiuntrv *s lest clefenders iin war. Every Canadian sehool should have its cadet corps, fully supported by the Depart- mîent of Nationadl Defencc. Check "5th Columnn" Activities Right H-ere in Canada Ail too obvions within the past few weeks bias becî thte peril which lies ini the ben- evolciîce of democracy. A nation takes to its bosomiii time of peace cowardly trait- ors who waît onlv to drive a dagger betwcen its shoulders in' tiîne of war. he success oif thc demiocratie state depencis upon its capacity ta prevent its benevolence froîn dissolving its hackbone, and it will be iioted witiî firnît satisfaction that the British Isles have taken stehis ta* disembowel Trojani liorses wvhicli have been munching in treach- er(ius innocence at the national manger. That Canada is waking, up ta the dangers o? 'fifth ecoluini" activities within lber bor- (lers is seen in 'Mr. Justice Chevrier's decis- ian outlawing the C'ommunist party and packing thrce of its prize saboteurs off ta jail wbere they belong-. There should be l)ominion-wide commendation of His Lord- ship's action, and Dominion-widc efforts to profit by bis example. Despatebes from varions parts of Canada relate how various organ izations, partie- ularly Legion Branches and World War Veterans. due ta the apathy of goverament action, are theinselves forning, vigilant g-roups'ta combat enem3- aliens witbini our liarder and communities who are slyiy, and some more opcnly, showing anti-British sympathies. All sncb persans should have thieir premises searclied and their arms, ammunition and explosives, confiscated fortbwitb. While those boastful of their Nazi allegiance should bc put in concentra- tion camps iînmediately for the duration. Hitler bas made this war a cold-blooded proposition and Canladians might better face it ini the same ligbt and act according- ly than ta have regrets later sncb as 'Nor- way. Halland and other countries w-ho were betrayed into the bands of the enemy by socalled "fifth column" neighbours and friends. Farmi Family Living Costa Tic Agricultural and Internai Trade Branches of thc Dominion Bureau of Stat- isties recently released a report on Farin Family Living Expenditures. The data were obtained from 1,692 farm families. The average number of persons per family was 5.3; of'this number, 3.5 were over 18 years of age and 1.8 were 18 or under. The aver- age cash expenditure was $763. Twenty per cent of the families spent more thani $1,000., In the Maritime Provinces, averae living expenditure was $681 per family. In Quebcc the average was $706; Ontario farm families had the highest expenditure avèr- aging $859; in Manitoba the expenditure was $724 while in Saskatchewan, it was $748; Alberta farnilies had the second high- est expenditures amounting ta $826 an tic average. The brcakdoxvn of ttue budget shows that food costs w-ere $148, fuel and light $40, %belter $31, clothîng $150, furnish- iiigs and houschiold operation éxpense was $103, bealth and personal care averaged $68, recreation $34, transportation $58, life ln- surance $47, education and community wel- fare $67, gifts and contributions amountçed ta $17. On a percentage basis, food account- cd for 19.4 per ccint and cWohing 19.6 per cent. In this survey an effort Ivas also made to secure data an farmers' opcratiîîg expenses. Tic average for ahl farms is gîven as $984. Farrn expenses were lowcst iin Quebec and highiest iii Alberta. Tic averagres are as faloivs: Maritime Provinces $577; Quebîe $)67; Onitario $931; Manitoba $1,070; Sask- atehpwaii $1,043; and Alberta $1.238. These figuires do flot include taxes or interest e bar-es. Meaning of the Fifth Column Mu-h is bein(g beard thîese days abiout the - 'Fiftlb Cohinîtu" whichibas aided Germany ini its sîicces.sfiîl attacts upon ueutral couinti-ies. Whîat is a ' Fifth (oiuni?" lui lis --Aul A B C of hIternational Af- fairs." compiled for tie Penquin Politicai Dietionary-, Walter Thîimer writes': "Fifth ( -'oiumuî, a tex-un originating front thie Sp)auisli iwar 1936-1939, wlhen the Na- t iouîalists minder General Franîco attacked the Repuiblicans ini fouir colurnns from. tic outside, whiie their adhcrents organized up- risiuugs, espionage auid sabiotage withîirithe Republicaut ranks. Thiese secret fighters be- hiid the fr-ont were styied tice"fiftb coi- Observations and Opinions (Crtainuuinfriendly elcncuts in tic Unit- ed States are rcparted ta hiave said that visitars are unweleome in Canada. Tic very opposite is tlhc case. Canada's welcouae sigu is promineuitiy displayed and United States visitors wvili find ali added attraction in that their money wili go some ten to twelve per ccett. furtier thaut farmerly. "Why is it thiat toalal intents anud pur- poses," says The Mortreal Gazette, "tic (l<)rs ai-e chiiscd agaiîîst thîousands aofyvumi- ('aradiauîs ivia are williiuîgaund anxious ta serve ini oue or athier of the fighting for- ces?'9 Fifteên vomi- gmaent from 1Bov'uaiiile tvho weuut ail the way ta Pictoît hast week at their owui expense ta enlist an~d were told they were uîat wauttd at prescrit ai-e askin,îg the samne question. Thtat is anc of the questionîs whicbhue Goveruinieiit must answer ta thie satisfactionî of the Camadian people. "Do you believe that a serious dry kernel of wheat which falîs study of the art- of singing de- into the ground." vciops character in boys and "Which isn't much use to any- girls?" I asked Mr. Campbell Mc-oea is!Irmrkd Inne, Ajudiato at he 940 "Then man cornes, helping na- Durham County Music Festival. turc. There follow months of "Ah, ycs,".replied Mr. Mclnnes, work in which sun, rain, earth with an inimitable twinkle in his and man work together to enrich, eye. "The rules of fine singing ripen and protect it. Yet stili it are, clearly, those of character." is not fit for use. Finally, when "You mean courage, persistence it has been cut and reaped and and* love, sir?" 'has been through the miii it has "Yes, and thc wiil to drive out stil, to be cooked. At any mo- fear by forgetfuiness of self in ment somcthing may happen to the endeavour to perfect one's solI oee. art. Boys and girls who iearn tosplitore. forget themselves in their interest It takes constant care and in singing wiil go far."wrk "Do you believe that listeningi "And then, at iast, the loaf to jazz is a help or a hindrance; cornes out of the oven, out of thc to study?" hot f ire of experience as it were, "Well," replied Mr. McInnes, smelling deliciously and ready for laughing, "jazz is entertainment,. use." you know. If students want to' It is only with similar care and succeed they must work. A little attention that the human voice entertainment is good in its way, can be brougit to perfection. It but one can have too much of then grows into a thing of beauty even the best things. and power. Beautiful because it "Jazz doesn't make one think expresses ideas in harmonious and it is not recreative. It flows sound. Powerful because it moves along pleasantiy, taking one with people by its beauty. AUh tus re- it, and goes nowhere in particu- quires vigilance, courage and love lar. Those who want to express in the heart of the singer. beautiful ideas through the voice "And the artist must neyer go have very little time for merely too high for his mind," Mr. Mc- drifting. Innes added, "nor too low for his "For instance," said Mr. Mc- soul. Not so loud as to be bla- Innes, "consider a loaf of bread. tant. Not so quiet as to be weak." What goes into the making of it? And this is also the secret of First, there's the seed, the hard character. -4sISce Et.ID By Elmore Philpott EDUCATION FOR LUFE was at the hero worshipping stage. One of the things which strikes He remembered how George a coast-to-coast traveller most Weir used ta walk into the class- vividly in this Canada of 1940 is room in the morning, invariabiy the changing basis of our systeni picking up a bit of chalk. After of education. In almost every a brief limbering up walk to and province in Canada the atmos- fro in front of the class the doctor phere of the schools has changed; would walk toward the window thc subject matter of what is be. his gaze fixed on unseen horizons. ing taught has changed; the tech The chalk would be flipped into nique of maintaining orderliness the air, and invariably caught has changed. But the greatest of again as it descended wiilc the ail changes is in the deliberate catchers' eyes remained fixed oni attempt being made, in some pro- something far away from chalk vmnces much more energetically and classrooms. This ritual over, than in others, to eliminate tic thc real work of the day began. wrong kind of competitive spirit In Medecine Hat one teacher, and to substitute for it the idea who seemed anything but ap old of tcami-play and the idea of in- mossback to me, cxpressedi the dividual improvement, not by opinion that the swing toward measuring one boy against ail the change had gone too far and that other boys, but against himsclf. there was far too little attention In Ontario I heard one of the paid ta gctting a groundwork of finest parliamentary discussions I knowledge of actual fact. I feel ever hear in any legislature, or- that too. No doubt the old-fash- iginating out of the planto train ioned system of cramming-know- boys as air force mechanics, but ledgc into the heads of reluctant broadening out from there to recipients was bad. But it was at cover the wiole field of vocation- least specked with good. There ai training. Members of al aides is no painless way to learn the o! thc house, who spoke without arithmetic tables. The only sure speech preparation o! any kind, way that I know ta learn to spel seerned to me to have been doing is to learn by memorizing. It saves some real thinking on the nec- tîmes for ail concerned if every essity of integrating ail education boy or girl is made to realize that more closely to the real world in some things in this world, whîch wiici we live. are well worth getting can only In New Brunswick a local be obtained by the old-fashioned school trustee told me of their way of hard work or drudgcry. battie royal about whether to The sooner one gets at it, the lcss have a vocationai school or not. the drudgery. In the heart of the drought area of But the schools of Canada now Saskatchewan I travelled for seemi to me to be infinitely better tirce hours with a school inspec- than they were when I was a tar who told me about the prin- boy. I was telling the high school ciples of their so-called activity students that in February in a program, whici is designed tO western Ontario town. To break arouse and maintain the interest the ice I told themn about the of ail the students ln planning as friendly atmosphere of B. C. well as carrying out their general schools and attempting a feeble program. wisecrack about us ail getting Of coursè I knew before I more civilized, flot even fighting started about the state of affairs as was the customn when I started in B.C. For among professional out. 1 thougit the laughter was a educationists this province is re- bit restrained. The principal's cognized as being in the very fifteen-year-old daughtcr came up front rank in these respects. In- later and whispered that the joke deed the Saskatchewan inspector was on me: That one of the mas- spoke to me as if tic loss of Dr. ters and one of the biggest boys George M. Weir by Saskatchewan iad had a reai rougi and tumbie to B.C. was somewhat more of a that morning and knocked each calamity than the drougit there. other around the floor. That I could sec he had known our seemced more like the OrUario of minister when he (the inspector) old. Voice of the People THE CALL 0F THE KING Dear Sir:- At a time when this nation and indeed the whoie of our Empire is engagcd in a titanic life and deati struggle against a tyrant, the like of which has not been seen in our time, it is most grati- fying to ail thoughtful and seri- ous minded people that our belov- cd Sovcreign King George VI has set aside Sunday, May 26th, for a day of National prayer. We as a people must realize tiat with- out the help of God we will be unable to crush the pvil monster who is striving to enguif us al in his mad lust for worid domina- tion. Througiout the pages of Scriptures (our only hope for these dark days) events are un- foiding themnseives almost hourly and slowiy but surely we are ap- proaching the day of "The Battie of God Almighty," the great con- flict between the forces o! Good and Evil. In our search for pleasure and frivolities have we not in tic past1 and even at this criticai period1 forgotten God? We are now in( the vailey of decision and must in, the end obey his commands when5 he states: "Yet for this I wili be( enquired o! to do it for them."1 I pray with aIl my heart that wer are about to make this enquiry.1 Thc writer weli remembers thet dark days of March 1918 when% 14 British Divisions under Gen-1 eral Gough of the 5th Army, ofr wiich I amn proud to have beenE a single unit, withstood the furi-t ous onslaugit of 70 German Di-c visions which almost carrîed themn tirough to the Channel ports, and I have vivid memories o! the i message o! aur leader Sir Doug- las Haig, 'Witi our backs ta tic wall and bclieving in tic justice o! our cause, etc." How wcll we playcd our part is only too wcll known. It is said tiat history repeats itsclf and 50 I may say tiat as our present King has calcd for a day of prayer, so did is late belovcd fatier la those dark days o! 1918, tic rcsult of wiici was miraculous, for it was not long before tic tide tumncd in tic Al- lies' favor. Wc are facing dangers suci as we have neyer faccd befome. Varkcr days lic ahead for us ail and what arc we in Canada doing about it? Let us do away with a lot o! our nonsensical frivolities, let us dcny ourseives some o! our pîcasures, and put every ounce o! cnergy, individually and nation- aliy, into tic grim task which confronts us. Don't let us adopt tic "it caanot happen icre" at- titude - for it can and it may yet corne to our very doors. Remember Gencral Balbo o! Itaiy in 1932 made a success!ul fhigit witi numbers o! planes and lost but one, and we are but 19 or 20 flying hours !romn encmy bombing bases. How sad indecd it is to think ticre arc in our midst people i this country wio feel tiat be- cause tic war is 50 far away that we nccd not worry, and even suggest tiat Canada siould not even bother to help Britain in tuis grave hour. Surcly they can- not realîze tic gravity o! tic sit- uation and tic tics that bind us togetier in one great common- wealth and these tics wili grow forever stronger. Each une o! us may yct be called upon to cxert cvery ounce o! eriergy wc possess to crusi forever, with tic iclp o! God, tuis ravenous bcast o! prey. My own icalti impaired tiro' ýmontis o! tortuous suffering in a German urison camp, I am not now fitted for strenuous service, but wc as veterans stand ready for service and guidance if tic cail cornes to us. Let us ail feel this way and sacrifice and sacri- f ice untii it hurts. And let us too, f111 our various places o! worship on tuis coming Sunday and pray earnestly and fervently, boti there and in our homes, for Divine deliverance. Tic Bowmanvilic Branci O! tic Canadian Legion is holding a speciai service in Orono on Sun- day aftcrnoon to wiich wc hope many visitors from outside points wili attcnd. I must thank you, Mr. Editor, for your kindncss in aiioting me sufficient space in your estcemcd wcckly for publication of tuis letter. Sinccrciy yours, Jesse A. Allen, R. R. 3, Newcastle. Ex King's Liverpool Rcgt. RESPONSIBILITY 0F C.B.C. Dear Mm. Editor: Now that radio has become an essential part o! daiiy life broad- casters and spccificaliy tic Can- adian Broadcasting Corporation, are faccd witi an addcd respon- sibility. Ia war time it beconies a duty o! the operators o! pubic- aily owncd nctworks to do ah, ticy can ta kcep up tic morale o! tic people. Wc do not prefer to tic specions type o! "pcp talk" wiich too frequcntly masquer- ades under tic head o! News, in wiich tic isteners are informed oV of Allied successes and encmy losses. Nom do we believe that a coid, impartial presentation o! current events can do muci to maintain morale. Whihe some news mca lean over backwards ta find news tiat wiii suit ticir listeners, there arc otiers more numerous, who are able to present word happenings from thc Aiiied viewpoint and yct don't find it ncccssary to employ citier cxaggcrtion or fal- sification. So far thc C.B.C. has donc a good job. Ia tic field o! entertain- ment thcy should try to do bet- ter. During a period of war a nation's thougits constantly tend to gioom. Mca and womcn have less money ta, spcnd on other anlusements 50 listen more to thc radio. W e hope tiat in tic future programs will keep away from tic grimer side o! war; that thcy will fMature plenty o! cheerful, light nonsense, not because it can enoble its listeners, but because it can lift a heavy pali from ticir minds. I lhope, Mr. Editor, you will have roomn in your colunins for these thoughts from LW hteresay, WAKE UP, OTTAWA! (Globe and Mail) If tic Prime Minister o! Canada couid escape from tic sycopiants who surround im at Ottawa, put on false whiskcrs, and get out among tic commoil people, he would learn wiat they rcaliy tiink about tic war effort o! uis Goverament. James Sinclair, tic young Lib- eral member from Vancouver, in his dramatic speech in tic House o! Commons on Fiday aftcrnoon, did not ovcrstatc tic case. In a peroration tiat shockcd the Cabi- net, tic young Rhodes sciolar cx- claimed: 'This is no time for compiaccncy. It is time for unitcd effort, ccasclcss endeavor, and, above ail, action-fcamlcss action. This is tic time to subordinate al otier efforts in order to smash down tic poiticai bickcrings and dcpatmcntal rcd tape wiici in tic past have impcdcd democra- tic action. This is tic time to mobiiize witi rutilcss spced cvcry resource o! tuis vast country. Wc have tic power to do tiese tiings, and tic people wio sent us icre expcct us to use tiat power. . - It is apparent tiat man-powcm and tic materiai o! warfarc arc tic crying nccds o! our allies, and it is our manifest duty to aid possible, no matter what tic cost?" THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL (Peterboro Examiner) Tic music festival idea con- tinues to grow. Witiin recent days suci events have been icld la Sarnia, Niagara Falls, Bow- manville, Lindsay and possibiy clscwicre. Tic daddy of ticm ahl is stili to corne. We refer to tic one at Stratford, which has grown from a small chiid to a wchl- finisicd aduit, financialiy strong enougi to bring its adjudicators from tic Old Land or wicrcver tiere is rcason to believe accep- table ones can be found. No person ever made any moncy ont of tic Stratford Festi- val, wiici must by now be 14 ycars la existence; in fact it has cost a number o! intercsted peo- pie some hard cash caci year to kecp it going. 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SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHING BRINGS TANGIBLE RESULTS (Whitby Gazette-Chronicle)' Tic value of music in tic scioois, which includes vocal cul- tivation, was demonstratcd' last week in so far as Whitby Higi Sciooi is concerned when the pupils of Grade ten won first place in competition witi cigit other schoois at tic Durham Mu- sical Festival at Bowmanviile. Over 100 pupils of tic sehool journeyed to Bowmanville to dis- play ticir musical talents, and congratulations are being show- ered upon Mrs. Vernon Rowe, director, and her pupils. It may be pointcd out that tic Board of Educatio.n, in providing funds for tic teaching of music ini the schoois, is also making pos- sible good churci music, because many of tic students of tic sciools fimd their way into tic choirs. 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