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The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of rr THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Notes and Comments 'The Honourable Howard C. Speaks to Canadian Club ~ their various fields. The Women's Canadian Clubs of Canada are very fine groups. They have excel- lent programmes which show good organi- zation; their executives are composed of intelligent women; they take the trouble to procure speakers who are experts in It is a privilege to belong to this club wherever you may be situated in Canada. However, once in a while one gets the impression that the very fine speaker ad- dressing that club is still caught in the grip of some old - fashioned ideas about women such as the notion that they arc somehow not as intelligent as men; but not spoken to with the direct and in- dividual respect accorded to men. Not so, the Hon. Howard C. Green, Min- ister for External Affairs who spoke to this club recently in Ottawa. It was a pleasure to realize with something of a. start that here was a man in a very high position, a position of great responsibility, who -was-not-afraid to give some real in- --- formation -to the eight or nine hundred "women who sat before him. Mr. Green's topic was: "Optimism in 1961". It was no Pollyanna speech but a carefully considered®and. closely evaluated piece of thinking. Canada is placed in a unique position in world affairs and our Minister for External Affairs has pin- pointed it.in such a way that those who listened conlg see Her advantages, Mr, there was much to discourage us about world affairs but pointed to the fact that the committee on nuclear testing was still functioning --and- the great powers had respected the ban. The: fact that the United nations wag still able to carry on --at-all-was another great blessing. The speaker paid tribute to the young men from the African nations who sat beside him in the UN. He said there were few grey heads any more among the min- isters for external affairs. These bright young men were university trained by English or French schools and were very much on their toes, He felt that it was a reel tribute to Britain and France that "natives of. these countries had been able to avail themselves of this kind of an edu- cation. In an age when Colonialism has been labeled all bad it was good to-hear someone stating gently that very worth- while contributions to living had. also been -made by these powers in the past. SRL 5, PY -..ror together. Canada is fortunate in having many friends. The members _of the Common- that - they ought to be cajoled and pampered Green "Sihen and have a truly informal session over. matters that concern both countries. Canada is a friend of the Nato countries and the Latin-Americas. We forget to stretch our necks over the United States often enough to see this Mr. Green said but we are friendly with the whole twenty countries and opening diplomatic relations with five more. The Latin-Americans are great UN people. The Minister spoke of some of Canada's aims for the future: We wish to promote understanding among all peoples. Mr. Green mentioned the fact that women in the capital were in a unique position to do this. Although this remark was dis- counted by some of our local reporters it is nevertheless very true. We, in the capital, have Embassies from all over the world, The staffs of these embassies are naturally made up of the finest citizens from the various countries that their gov- ernments can select. They are genuinely interested in Canadian people and give : great deal of their time and energy to meeting the ordinary citizen--much more than most folks realize. Select affairs dogo on, of course, but an intelligent per- son receives an intelligent and gracious reception from these representatives of foreign countries. Canadian women es- pecially can do much to return the cour- tesy. Our country is interested in improving the lot of humanity and Canadian women work in executive capacity with the Third Committee of the UN which does a heavy chore of studying and implementing means oi improving the standard of living in the new countries and fhe backward coun- Aries. Mr. Green mentioned the fact that he does-receive-eomplaints-about-us--helping------ the backward nations. Some people think we need the money: for ourselves. The Minister's reply was that we could not respect ourselves if we lived in comfort when others were living in abject poverty. He spoke with vigor about our aims for disarmament. He said Canada was not neutral and would always shoulder its res- ponsibilities along with the best of them but we are concerned about world-wide disarmament. The arms race goes on night and day and someone will soon be able to fire a nuclear weapon from outer space. Although Canada's resolution had . been put aside for the time being in She UN we would bring it up again. -- Canada also believed in keeping up the machinery for peace. Many people may I The county assessor appeared at | raise the amount of money we pay Jistrict Doings and five hundred fiom Markham Twp, The annexation proposal hds been described as a protection for the vill- age boundaries and a device to assure orderly developmént for the next 20 yeurs. - - ' While the public and municipalities affected will be given a chance to voice their objections to the plun whe the Municipal © Bogard the councils of the two townships and Stouffville have already met and no objections have been heard. There have already been requests for some af the town services for some of the land included in the plan. All of the' aren affected is already within the local high school area and a great deal of it is within the Stouffville ['ublic School Section so that there would be little or no change in this connection. The greater proportion of the land which is in the proposed annexation, would remain agricultural. Stouff- ville's population "of slightly over three thousand, is expected to grow to 7600 hy 1981. convenes, - PICKERING TWP. TO RE-ASSESS Pickering Township Council last week authorized the assessment de- partment to Ye-assess the whole of the lands in Pickering 'Township. They also authorized the Assessment Commissioner to increase the staff by engaging one assessor and one clerk ior the assessment office. Reeve Sherman Scott explained that there were no alternatives but to re- assess land values. The county increased our assess- ment, then we appealed and not only lost the appeal but had the increase brought up to over $2,000,000. "I think that possibly our land has + been assessed too low but it compares to all other municipalities in the county with the exception of Picker- _ing Village. and Ajax" said the.reeve. our Court of Revision to appeal all i land assessments below Con. 3, as be- cing too low and the Court sustained our assessment department, Mr. Scott said. He said the County Agsessor is now taking his appeals before the County Judge. "I know this will into the county, but I am not sure . who really wins on a case like this" . the reeve said. Land at present is being assessed at about 10 per cent of its value and under the re-assessment will likely go These two Holsteins have been se- lected as the. top show animals in Canada for the current season. At left is the All-Canadian Aged Bull, Rowsdale Adjidicator, owned by Row- sdale Farm, Curries, and Don and Ed Stewart, Thamesford, Ontario; while at the vight is the All-Cunadian Aged Cow, "Bridge Lea Reflection Idena, only wishes that all the church offices: were so widely sought after, Members of the Young Peoples' who are interested in helping with pro- jects for a table at the Valentine Tea, Feb. 11th, are asked to meet at mr. Gardiner's home (not the Church tall) To-night at 8:00 p.m. Confirmation. classes for young people will begin today, Thursday; at 4:15, in the church hall. These classes are open to those who are thirteen and over. Those in Mrs. Mumford's class are eligidle, even if not quite thirteen yet, Sessions will be hela each Thursday after school, running until about 6:30 p.m. Confirmation will take place in May. Adult classes will be arranged later. The Evening Guild held a sucessful "Fun With Foods" luncheon yegter- day. This event was well attendea. Mr. Fuller will . he attending a Conference on Christian Education in St. Louis, Missouri, from. February 10th to 17th. This event is sponsoreu by the National Council of Churches and-some- of - the -gessions are Non- denominational. Mr. Fuller will also attend Episcopal denominational sess- ions with some 150 other clergy from Canada and. the U. S. He hopes to bring many interesting ideas back for our parish, © During the Rector's absence, the Ash Wednesday service will likely be taken by one of the clergy from Osh- awa; and the Sunday service by the men of the congregation. The Church School Teachers' Group will hold a wor meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9th, in the church hall, at which time our equipment will be assembled, Lo 30 per cent. | pictures mounted, and new flannel. graph equipment will be displayed. The teachers are asked to bring wealth are her friends and a very deep friendship it is, cemeted during two world wars by the men who went through hor- of Norway and Sweden, so much so that they spoke at the UN of the Scandinavian- Canadian axis, since these countries often supported one another' 8 vote. Our country was in a very unusual po- sition in 'regard to the United States. Many other countries were envious of our place geographically. We are using our neighbourliness to better advantage than most people realize: we have an inter- change -of ideas through defence, trade and economic relations; 24 parliamen- tarians from each country meet now and Canada had the friendship have forgotten that we have Canadians still in the Gaza strip doing a faithful job. Mr, Green spoke of the de-activated Laos group which stemmed out of the Geneva Conference of 1954 and which might be revived. He mentioned our force in the Congo and explained how we tried to keep soldiers in readiness to go anywhere on this type of work. Canada aims to support the United Na- tions and sees that institution as a strong- hold of men's hopes for the future. For the Canadian 1961 can be an.excit- ing, challenging year of opportunity and increased influence if we accept our res- r:onsibilities in world affairs. Thank you Mr. -Green. District Doings 'Anglican Notes | By Mary Becker Mr. Walter Sonley will be Rector's warden, and Mr. Charles Williams Peoples' warden during the coming year, it was announced at the annual - | vestry meeting last Monday night. i A financial report indicating that the parish just about broke even dur- ing the past twelve months was pres- ented to the members of the congreg- . ation attending the meeting. The, budget for 1961 included expenditures "for much needed repairs to the Rectory and the church roof, and also a slight increase in stipend for the Rector. The budget was accepted as presented, During '1860 the offerings received through the duplex envelope system were down slightly from 1969. Other officers for the coming year "amateur hockey players, has signed BOB HASSARD SIGNS WITH BRADFORD CLUB Brad Walker, president and sponsor of the Bradford Brad's-Fords Hockey Club, has announced that Bob Has- sard, one of Canada's outstanding with the club, Hassard will be with the team for the balance of the season and the playoffs as the Brad's-Fords geek -an- Ontario Intermediate '"B" | chanipionship. This report was con- firmed with The Tribune this week. ---- NO DECISION ON , = / ORONO TELEPHONE < At the meeting of the Orono Tele- phone Company last Saturday, no de- "cision was announced concerning rue, mored sale of the company. It is un- derstood that a second session will be held within a short time to further discuss the subject. HOCKEY AT 4 AM. °° BROOKLIN PROBLEM Whitby Township Council last » Mon- day night leaned that complaints are, ey games being played in the Brook- lin Arena around four: o'clock in the mornings. Apparently the night workers are renting the arena after shift is over for a game of hockey. 'It was also learned that there were complaints about the children playing hocKey at the Brooklin arena on Sun- day mornings. Councilor Franks | Thompson said "that the arena should be closed on Sunday mornings instead of providing a distraction for the children and preventing them. from -going to Sunday School". The complaint was turned over to the Township Parks Board. MAY END HUNTING IN MARKHAM TWP. : © The end of hunting in Markham Township may be in sight. This fact became obvious last week from' the number of complaints over infractions by hunters and disregard of private property. 'A large number of these complaints were set out by the Lang- ataff Women's Institute. The or- ganization asked the council to take being recelved about noisy hockey games in the Brooflin Arena. The residents are complaining about hock- | banned to hunters or else have the 'this outdoor privilege acted more in nates being Mr. C. A. Glass and Mr. include: the Rector, the Wardens, the hunting under supervision. Lay Delegates to Synod, three elected Council agreed that many hunters members, Mr, J. Jefford, Mr. H. Ger- did not pay any attention to signs, in main, and Mr. H. Gardiner; and three fact'one member suggested that some appointed by the Rector; Mr. Smith, | holders of hunting licenses couldn't Mrs. Purvis, and Mrs: G, Porter. The read the signs. The opinion was ex- lay delegates to Synod are Mrs. A. pressed that unless those who had Allen and Mr, A. Brunton; with alter- accordance with the law, it would be 8. Mumford. The Chairman of Sides- as well to ban hunting from. the Twp. men is Mr. H. Germain and-the Vestry ~Clerk Mrs, J. Allen. Mr, Stan Bruton will act as Envelope Secretary and METRO APPROVES STOUFFVILLE also as Auditor together with Mr. G. pictures, cardboard and old flannel "along to this session. A Valentine Tea is being held by the Afternoon Guild on Saturday, Feb, 11th, from 2:80 to 4:30. There will be a meeting of this group next Tuesday, Feb. 7th, in the afternoon at the hall. The Young Peoples' continues to meet on Thursday evenings at 8 p.m, and the Girls' Auxillary on Friday after school. ik Anglicans read in the papers this week of a new appointment on the national scene, The Most Rev. H. H, Clark, Primate of All Canada, was made' Bishop of Rupert's Land; one of the four ecclesiastical provinces of the Canadian Anglican Church. His charge takes in the ten dloceses in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest. The three other ecclesiastical provinces are: Canada (Quebec and the Maritimes); Ottawa, and Bitish Columbia (includ- ing the Yukon). I New Ideas In Education Toronto -- Thousands of mentally competent Canadian high school stu- dents are getting disgracefully low 'grades 'simply because "they aré not | bothering to try, says Calgary super- intendent of schools, Robert Warren, Thursday, February 2nd, 1961 owned by R. R. Dennis, Oak Ridges, Ontario. ldena, who was bred by Edgar Craig and Son, Metealfe, Ont, was Grand Champion female and Best Uddered Female at the Royal Winter air, Toronto, last fall. Adjudientor was named Grand Champion male at the Royal; International Dairy Show. at Chicago; Western Fair, London and New York State Fair, Syracuse, N.Y. All - Canadians and Reserve All- Canadians were chosen in each of the fourteen regular classes by a panel consisting of judges at the top shows across Canada, : tered failure. Among some Cana- dians "getting something for nothing hus become a virtue" --and this is re- flected in their children's attitudes, Many parents and teachers, while not condoning failure, do not stress the importance of success and "I suspect that many pavents ave little interested in their children's high school careers", Too many teachers fail to arouse the laggard's interest Warren continues. Some educational psychologists and >ducntors contributed to the problem when "they let students believe that they did not have to be self-determ- ining individuals, yesponsible for their own future and for setting and main- taining standards." As a solution to the failure prob- lem, Warren suggests the contiover- sial "laggard" policy initinted by Calgary in 1952 and subsequently ad- opted by several other Canadian high schools. Calgary high schools dis- miss--on February. 15, for the bal- ance of the school year--students who are still failing after warnings in November-and at Christmas. Lag- gards are identified by a scale which shows what marks a student: with a given LQ. should achieve. Dismissed students may appeal to the school board. i Since the policy has-been in force the number of Calgary students get- tinir less than H0 per cent on examina- tions has droppeds from. 30 per cent of the student body to 20 per cent. Warren adds that because the poliey maintains a steady pressure on stu- dents, the number of potential lag- cards has also been reduced. 'Calgary -teachers working harder and devoting their profession" he continues, nre more time to Some Warren believes the policy is be- ginning to create a new social norm where success is respectable. He cautions, however, that while schools an do much, "for a really lasting ure, we need the co-operation of society at large." "It can he done and | am certain hat in time we can pay the laggard policy the supreme compliment -- by making it no longer necessary in our chools," he concludes, Ont. County Junior Farmers At the Annual Meeting of the Ont County Junior Farmers' Association held in the High School, Uxbridge, a review of the 1060 activities of the Association was given by Joan Mar- hall, the 1960 President. . The Inter-Club County activities participated in by the Members of the Association were as follows: Ontario County Jr, Farmer Leader- ship School, February 6th Annual Seed Judging Competition, March 19th Annual" Livestock Judging Competi- tion, May 28th Annual Junior' Farmer June 16th Annual Athletic Field Day, June 18th Rifle Shoot, late county steps to have the area completely ANNEXATION PLANS Metropolitan Toronto Planning Bd. has approved the annexation plans for Stouffville which have been in pre- paration for some two years. An of-. ficial application has been made to the Ontario Municipal Board for ap- proval and the casé. is expected to be | heard sometime within the next few months, > . Stouffville presently covers 648 acres and when enlarged would cover | approximately two thousand acres, | Of the land to be included in the village from the neighboring munfel- palities, between eight and nine hun- dred acres would be from Whitchurch Sebben during the coming year, Mr. C. A.-Glass and Mr. H. Buckland will form the Parochial Tribunal. Mrs. Hayes will represent. the parish on the Bible Society. Elected to the Great Chapter of the Oshawa Déanery were Messrs, A. Allen, H. Germain, H. Buckland, H. Gardiner, H. Santer, J. Allen, and G, Hayes. The vestry heard annual reports from Mr. Fuller and the chairman of the Board of Management, Mr. H. 'Germain, Treasurers of the various organizations also gave their financial reports. It was pleasant to see the large number of nominees running for Board of Management this year, One in the February issue of Imperial 0il Review 'The waste that these Nagai" represent to themselves is obvious, he continues. "But what is worse they | At-Ilome Dance, Port Perry, April 8 believe that there is some sort of res-! Annual Play Party, Biooklin, May 21 peetability attached to failure, and, Annual Pienie & Vesper Service, 80, try to convert good students to Brock Twp. Park, August 6th this new-found prestige symbol", Annual Church Service, Trinity Warren points out that this is a United Church, Uxbridge, disturbing situation since "the next Sept. 6th 220 years will probably make greater Skating Party, Cannington, demands on: Canadian brainpower December 3rd. than any other period in our history." The members of the Association Warren finds that parents, teach- also participated in the following In- ers, some educational paychologists ter-County events: F'ublic Speaking and Debating Com- petition, October 26th. The Social Events of the year were as follows: January Oth Quinte District Junior Farmer Field Day, July 16th Junior Farmer Seed Judging Compe- tition, at the C.N.E. in August Provineinl Junior Farmer Debating Competition-in-"November dunior Farmer Livestock Judging "Competition at the Royal Winter Fair. The Ontario County Junior Farm Choir held five very successful showings of the 1960 Ontario County Junior. Farmers' Musicana in March and April of 1960. As in the past years Mrs" John Dobson, AT.C.M, Uxbridge, R. 3, is the choir director. Mrs. Marie Taylor, AR.T.C, Port Perry, is the accompanist this year. ors' There was also a number of travel ling scholarships awarded to Ontario County Junior Farmers in 1960. Ted Lamb, Port Perry, R. 4, was a dele- gate on the United Nations Tour in September. Aubrey ~ Carson, Claremont took part in the Provincial Soils and Land Use Tour held in the Guelph District, in August. Bob Bar- low, Blackwater and Helen Dryden, Brooklin, attended the Provincial Jr, "Farmer Leadership Training Camp at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching, dur- ing the first week of September. Donna Johnson, Uxbridge, R. 4, and Jeanine Werry, Oshawa, R. 1, repre- sented Ontario County on the East- ern Ontario and Quebec Bus Trip in August. The scholarships were a- warded to these young men and wo- men for outstanding * leadership in their loenl club. owred to have Alexander Braid, Kin- Scotland, as a guest in the in May, Mr. Braid was one of several Scottish Junior Farmers visiting in Ontario. While in Ontario County, he stayed at the homes of Grant Carson, Claremont, R. 2, and Norm Meek, Sandford. CrOSH, The Ontario County Jr. Farmers' Association has had a very success- ful year and it is anticipated. that 1061 will be equal in success to 1960. Annual Meeting Ont. Jr. Farmers The annual. meeting. of the Ontario County Junior Farmers' Association was held in the Brock District High 21st, 1961. Interesting reports on the activi ties of the Association for the past vear were presented by Joan Marshall 1960 President; Ted Lamb, 1960 Sec'y Treasurer and Jeanne Pearson, Coun- ty Director. One of the highlights of the mect ing was a group discussion on Junin Farier activities, led by Norm Meek Sandford, and Jeanne Pearson, Ukx- bridge, R. 2. Alvin Blades, Assistant Agricultur- al Representative, conducted the elec- tion of the officers for 1961, which resulted as follows: Past President--Joan: Marshall, Cannington, R, 2 President--Frank Barkey, Claremont, R. 3 - Vice-President--Ted Lamb, Port Perry, R. 4 Sec'y-Treasurer--Donna Johnson, Uxbridge, R. 4 County Director--Jeanne Pearson, Uxbridge, R. 2 Helen Dryden, Brooklin, and Boh Barlow, Blackwater, R. 2, led the and students themselves have all fos- | Junior Fatmer Conferdnce, Toronto, ! group during the recreation perfod. "mn Gave IX " Seas | parents are showing-more interest. --|-- The Junior Farmers were also -hon- School, Cannington, on Saturday, Jan. rl gi ERIS eh