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Thursday May 8, 1969 COLBORNE CHRONICLE - COLBORNE CHRONlcLE Established in 1959; Successor to the Colborne Express (Est. 1866) and the Colborne Enterprise (Est. 1886) Published every Thursday at the office of publication King Street, Phone 355-2107, Colborne, Ontario Member of the C.W.N.A. and O.W.N.A. Subscriptions Payable in Advance In Canada $3.00 In U.S.A. $4.00 Second Class mail registration number 1810 Time for government action One of California's most outspoken educators, Dr. Max Raf-ferty, is a syndicated columnist with the Los Angeles limes. For some time now he isas been preaching against the revolutions that have been •■■weeping campuses around the world, including Canada. In Rafferty's view, the destruction at Sir George Williams in Montreal is tied in with the show of guns at Cornell, the sit-ins at Harvard and San Francisco and the riots at European universities. "It is a carefully planned, v ell-financed plot to take over the entire operation and control of public institutions by a highly organized elite corps," Dr. Rafferty writes. "When Mussolini did the same thing in the '20s, we called it Fas-rlsra. When Hitler did in the '308, we called it Nazism." Pretty strong stuff but surely the evidence is there. Can it be a coincidence that riots and protests are breaking out at colleges and universities around the world. Certainly the students may have complaints -- what student doesn't? But a complaint surely doesn't give a person She right to destroy a piece of property worth more than a million dollars, particularly when that property may have been supplied by the Canadian taxpayers. Now that Canadian campuses are quiet, only because students are out seeking summer jobs, it is worth a look at what we are "missing" by closing colleges during the summer months. On a typical April day in the United States, the following took place: Colgate -- Black militants took over a faculty building and dared the police to remove New York University -- sev-< n fire bombs set off. Cornell -- 15 professors refuse to teach until all guns are removed from the campus. Hampton Institute -- closed by students camping in admin-stration building. John Hopkins -- police used •moke bombs to break up And that is just a brief si pie of the unrest in the United States. More and more students demand a say in college decisions while more and more signs point to a planned campaign of destruction by the Students for a Democratic Society and the Black Student Unions. Here, the Quebec Separatist Movement is tailor made for exploitation by the student That's why it is hard to accept the decision by the Canada Council to grant $3,500 to McGill University political science lecturer Stanley Gray, a self-avowed Marxist. This ers of the march by 6,000 on McGill to demand that it be turned into a French-only uni Only the cool efforts of the Montreal police force prevented the protest from developing into an ugly scent. Certainly the leaders did everything possible to agitate them and a look at the films of the "protest" convinced a lot of people that a scene is just what the protesters wanted. Surely Mr. Gray and others that night must have enjoyed reading about his award an award provided by the same people he laughs at, the Canadian public. True to form, the intellectuals pleaded for no government interference in Canada Council grants. As the Globe and Mail in Toronto wrote: "ft would bs an unfortunr.te s!-;p for both the Council and the country if politics were to be introduced into the area of academic awards." The paper has a point. But we feel Dr. Rafferty Ua.s a stronger point. "What's at stake now for all of us is not only the future of higher education but also the survival of our democratic institutions in the face of mounting student and faculty totalitarianism." It is time to take a stand, even if that stand includes government interference in Canada Council grants. The time has long gone for Canadians to put up with the Grays who preach destruction at the same time they apply for handouts from the public they denounce. HUMANE TRAPPING A meeting of representatives of three groups concerned in the attempt to abolish cruel trapping methods in Canada, was recently heldi in Toronto- ............. The Association for Humane Trapping, who have for 35 years been pressing for abolition of the leg hold trap, met with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests and the Ontario Trappers Association. The Department of Lands and Forests acknowledges that the leg-hold trap is inhumane tut believes it should be retained on the grounds that its abolition is not practical at this time- Many trappers also agree that the leg-hold trap is cruel, although it is argued that it is humane when set so that a water animal such as a beaver is drowned and cannot twist its foot off to escape- A spokesman for the CAHT stated that the humaneness of drowning is dubious, as animals clocked by trappers have taken as long as 20 minutes to die- There was no disagreement with the statement, land animals such as fox and raccoon do suffer severely in leg-held traps ...... •............ As a result of the meeting a fact finding Humane Trapping Committee, sponsored by the Department, will be formed to study all aspects of the matter ............ HATS OFF TO YOUTH Coincidence! --That the front page of the Chronicle this week is devoted to youth's endeavours, but heartening-Heartening, that in a time when many are writing and screaming about the irresponsible-actions of the younger generation, we can spell 'good'- Behind the achievements of the young people are adults, well in the background, but there-Ready to assist, praise and encourage when needed- Restriction volubly, is not necessary' when youth can be channeled into healthy activity-Mothers, rest easier this Mothers Day knowing that this newspaper is able to devote more reading space to worthwhile events' of youth than in reports of crime- It's our custom, and custom, you know, will reconcile one to 'most anything TC Haliburton 1838 Colborne Would - Be Twiggies Held their Queen Night in the Senior Citizens looms Thursday May 1 Hazel Roseblade presided and welcomed the regular members and a new one. Four girls from the Hasting Hilows, a new club came for a visit and some pointers on how to run a club sccessfully. She also introduced Mrs-Golda Briscoe, board member for this area and Mrs- Armstrong both from Cobourg. After the opening ceremonies and weigh in Mary McPhilemy was crowned queen by last week's winner, Marjorie Mutton-Mary was heartily congratulated since she is the first member of the club to receive the crown a second time. Mrs- Briscoe in her address congratulated the Would Be Twiggies on several meeting ideas- Colborne holds the District record for having the most stars achieved last year She brought a report from the 5 C's Convention held in Windsor and invited the girls to the District meeting in Cobourg on May 8th. Lunch was served as always on Queen night- The meeting was adjourned after a pleasant visiting session.