Pearl Buck, author of The Good Earth and a dozen other novels, who won the Nobel Prize for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical master- pieces, revealed to the world through her book The Child Who Never Grew that she was the mother of a retarded child. With this frank and moving story she raised hope in the hearts of legions of mothers and fathers of retarded children the world over. PAGE 4 Children who are handicapped, mentally, may be born into any family whether it be high or low on the social scale, rich or poor on the economic scale. Mental retardation plays no favourites. Anyone, and anyone's neighbour, can have this problem in his family. There is no sin, shame or blame attached to it. To bear a child who is retarded mentally is not, she pointed out, an occasion for guilt feelings. Stripped of it's technical terms, retardation is simply this: As a result of a combination of hundreds ' of medical, psychological and social factors, many of which are quite obscure, the child's mental growth is limited and will not progress to equal the "normal" stature of persons at the same age level. The retarded child learns more slowly than others and is limited in what he can learn. Simply stated, that is all. This is not to say that retardation is not a serious affliction, but to deny that it is punish- ment for transgression against divine law and therefore something to be borne resignedly. It is, on the contrary, a challenge to parents and to society to help the afflicted child to make the most of his life. On our adult level we need to provide for those who find things not so easy, to discover their resources and develope them. We have no magic formula which will increase intelligence; all we can do is show the retarded child how to make maximum use of his existing capacity. The Irish, in their soft-spoken perceptive way, refer to the retarded child as "a person requiring 'tcial/eye." -- - - Retarded children were once discarded children. They were treated with fear and rejection. Then, under the influence of education and science, the emphasis progressed through pity to acceptance and understanding. We know today that the vast majority of the retarded can be successfully integrated into the mainstream of Canadian life. A great number can in fact progress to the point of total self- care; many can become semi-dependent, and a substantial number become self-supporting. What he braves is understanding and patient love and support. These will encourage hint to strike out, to try, _and_ to try again. 7 _ _ The view from down there is full of frustration and anxiety. The child is very sen- sitive to his backwardness and unable to un- derstand his inability to keep up with others. He is subject to taunting by his companions, and suffers throutth the misunderstanding of parents and teachers. Sometimes the eagerness of adults to see him make progress pushes him beyond his utmost ability, and he takes refuge in sullenness. The _ettiid'tr View: Everyone who hopes to contribute toward increasing the life happiness of retarded children must occasionally get down on his knees and regard the world from the ehild's viewpoint. memmmnmuu ' l r ' Hope for mentally retarded _ Published " 2159 Weston Rd., Weston by Principal Publishing Ltd., every Thursday W. JC. Wilaon. Ganaral Managav AI WM", Manual Mrs. Dovaan Fawcau, Editor Dysolay Adwtmng- Al WM". Laban Show“ â€may Second Clots Mail Bahamian Numb-v 1588 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $7.00 per you In sauna to any “an“ in Canada Other countries $9.00 Telephone 241-5211 - ,55I.1).f.0.0.0 " o it ' t ‘5 , LT’W" " V“! Since the Government has flatly refused to her) IH plea that the Health Estimates be debated " soon " possible in order to give Members of the demand changes in the OHSIP scheme, we have therefore moved to the nitty- gritty of the estimates ot the Department of Trade and Development The man in charge of that department, Stanley Ran. dall, has, as most people know, quite a reputation as a high pressure salesman. He spends a great deal of his time travelling the world attempting to convince businessmen that they should locate in Ontario. This, of course, is a very laudable effort, and although there are times when the Minister gets carried away with his "forgiveable" loans to certain industries, nonetheless I think it would be fair to state that Stanley Randall performs far more satisfactorily in selling Ontario than do many of his Cabinet colleagues. ipyyt44otoyy.uyt4f,4r Yet there are moments when Mr. Randall gets carried away. On occasion, at fancy dinners with the wine and gourmet food, the glow of all this good food and good company prods him to oversell his' product somewhat. For example, when in Philadelphia he referred to “seven million affluent Ontarions". He rather unfortunately Fido Dear Editor: Re: Pound Seizure Bills " and " which aroused such opposition from the people of Ontario were withdrawn, but the Government introduced two substitutes, Bills IN and 196. May I use your columns to inform readers that Bill 194 has the some objectionable tenure " Bill 74 in that it legalize: Pound Seizure. It SELFLESS LOVE The Bible states unequivocally that "God is love" (I John 4: 16). It also tells us that man is made in the image and likeness of God (see Genesis l:26). The conclusion is inevitable, then, that man, the real identity of each one of us, is the forever expression of Love. The true nature of man necessarily reflects Love's qualities,, and the knowledge of this face enables one to express these qualities in his daily living and to see Asone strives to understand better that God is Love, he acquires the conviction that infinite Love, God, has all power, fills all space, creates all, and controls all in perfect harmony. And he sees that evil, the opposite of Love, has no power, no place to be, and neither creates nor controls anything. Therefore its claim to create any quality opposed to Love is wholly false. Christian Science makes it clear that each one needs to deny mortal selihood and to find man'g true Selfless love 'eWe.eAeAeeVeVeYeette1t, taetrtiPqrllrtteiporlr 1113mm _ - by DONALD C. Mae DONALD. MPP ',f.ttf.tY.f.9JttttY.k -rrafersr, . an _ “H nun av neglected to mention the twenty-five per cent of the people, who far from being affluent, are in fact forced to live below the usually recognized poverty line. All d us are aware of the wretched housing conditions, etc. that many in. this Province must endure, and it is therefore unsatisfactory for Ontario's chief salesman, to continually ignore these forgotten individuals. If Bill 194 becomes law, unclaimed, impounded animals mustbegiven upon demand for research and teaching "in am field of fer use: that will involve suffering. Pound Seizure is a breach ot civil rights. proposes to force certain people to give up their private property against their will. namely pound operators, to yield. animals status as God's child, forever expressing the love of Love. One must sacrifice material selfhood and seek the spiritual reality of man if he would experience the love and harmony that are native to man. Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered and founded this religion, which receives its authority from the Bible, especially the words and works of Christ Jesus, writes in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p.568), “Self-abnegation, by which we lay down all for Truth, or Christ, in our warfare against error, is a rule in Christian Science." Moreover, it is doubly unsatisfactory for Stanley Randall to ignore these people in his speeches. For Mr. Randall has another important responsibility aside from his job df "selling Ontario". He is, believe it or not, the Minister of the Ontario Government who has been given the sole responsibility for housing in this province. Half in jest, (but only half in jest) we have accused _Stanley Stanley Randall of being too fond of his own words for the good of the people of Ontario. It is surely unfortunate to have a Minister in charge of housing who is so impressed by his own oratory that he fails to see the major problem in his department. There can be.no question that Ontario in 1969 faces a housing crisis of immense proportions. Selfless love becomes easier to express as we see more clearly that in reality we dwell, not with mortals, but with God's ideas, for the true identity of each one we would love is Love's image. As we gain the Christlike spirit, which reveals the allness of Love and the simplicity and ease of reflecting the divine presence, we shall find it natural to put off self, to love, and never to stop loving. We desperately need more housing starts, more imaginative public housing projects, and more authoritative steps taken to From- The Christian Science Monitor. si.tillll in 'iiiiiiiiiii" They will be available for poisoning, burning, bat- tering, etc., in the interest of chemical and germ warfare, as well as for testing various commercial products. They will also be available to be stop land speculators from driving up the price of housing for ordinary people. Yet we will hardly get any of these from a Minister who refuses to concede that there is a problem. knowledge". This makes driven crazy with fear or ttto-tttht of cats and dogs anxiety in psychological available every year to teata.Thereiattollmittothe experirnentors d all types, type of experiment; no for many purposes other check on the necessity for than medical research. such experiments; no It is my hope that the Prime Minister will see fit to appoint a new man to be solely in charge of housing. Stanely Randall can con- tinue to sell Ontario (at least until the next election) but right now we need a Cabinet Minister in charge of housing who will be prepared to devote some energies to so solving the problems. I shall be doing what I can in the next few weeks to see that this happens. by Alfie The September 11 edition of this newspaper carried an article, under my byline, asking for support of our policemen and greater freedoms in the use of the tools of their trade. Regardless of what was said or has been said a policeman is dead and all the words in the world can not restore him to life. David Goldsworthy died performing his duty as he was taught to do. Whether it was through an error in judgement on his part or he was taken by surprise, is something we will never know until his killers are brought to justice. One thing that can be done rightnow is the installation of preventative methods to lessen the possibility of the same thing happening to another officer. F I am strongly in favour of two-man details after dark, and I think the individual policeman will agree. fl _ _ _- _ - . . . Why was Goldsworthy sent alone to patrol an area that was known to have had a series of break-ins? Was he told that if he came across a crime in progress to stay away and radio for assistance? This to me would be the only logical explanation for sending a man in alone to patrol an area. Did Goldsworthy in fact arrive at a situation and perhaps recognize someone he did not expect to see in trouble and felt he could make a safe arrest? I feel that if he had had a partner with him, he may not have died. This is strictly a theory; but What's your opinion? LOST SOUL What's your opinion type of experiments; no check on the necessity for such experiments; no control over the perpetrators of these experiments. However, Bill IN clearly sets out the penalties on a Pound operator who rduses togiveuphisanimalstosuch a fate. In 1955 an Act of Parliament gave the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals powers to investigate cases of cruetly to any animal in Ontario. The present Bills IM, Section 20(9) and 196 Section 14(8), specifically state that the 1955 Act will not apply " far as countless thousands of cats, dogs and horses are concerned. Thus, the laboratories, the classrooms and the pregnant mare farms can never be in. dependently inspected by Humane Societies. All humanitarian, should use every means they can to prevent Bill 194 from being passed into law in its present form and to eliminate Section 14(8) of Bill 196. The matter is urgent. Yours truly, M. E. Wilkie