Poe td eo 4 : smal ‘for the monthly use of a meeting room, The “An independent’ newapabed “aevobed en the ul cbididite oo oo ae ot Prince Rupert and Northerf dnd Céntral’ British. Coliitibia. : wee gives: us great. pleasure to welcorne : he. Royal: Commission on Edueation | to: our. city and to wish ‘Dr. Chant. and. “their: deliherds his: confreres well i ins " Gons.” that the: complications of producing a daily. newspaper have prevented _ preparation of a brief. to. the commis- sion as was once. suggested. by. Distriet 52 school, board i inan: irate moment. However, a revision of the’ orgye: : -ince’s edueation system ™ is~ obviously _ planned or: there would be no comimnis-_ ~ sion.» For that’ reason ‘and: with. haste> we: reiterate a “few. recommendations : oo that. we have voiced: during: the Past . few years.) 9 * We humbly. suibmit that. the ¢ curric- “There should be a. stiffer | sity course with | standard de= 0 education examinations. f each grade so’ that only t workers. and. brighter stu: | ents are able to. attend: university. should. be.a strictly, vocational coursé and therefore the: establish- univer alleviate crowding’ at .the ‘Vancouver - Vocation school and. there should bea’ ~ revised general course so that students "who cannot achieve high academic a veal standing can névertheless obtain:a use- -. fulbasic education that will serve them great en-they leave. school. There should be. more stress at the College of Education on actual teach- ing of teachers to impart knowledge. even if it means lengthening the pres- ent two-year. minimum course. Too many teachers in the past faced classes vith | little or no knowledge of how to mn two towns; theatre proprietors: instruct their ushers to make Indians sit in a special section of their theatres. _ Seventy-five per cent of married ‘couples applying to authorities to adopt children whl not accept’ Indian children. . A group .of Indians asked an urban chureh chureh refused “on ‘the basis that the Indlan eyvoup might Include some undésirables who would not respect church property.” - Waitresses In a restaurant near an Indiiin reserve are instructed not to serve Indians, ‘Three years ago an Indian family. settled on the outskirts of a village, Adult members of the family worked In.the village and everi- tunlly saved enough money to buy a. hose, They chose a house In the village and pald na: deposit on it. When village residents heard of the sale, they succeeded In making thé owner refund the deposit, “We don't have any Indian problom in. this | INTERPRETING THE NEWS e _ Going getting tougher for lame duck president _~ A-member of The.Canadian: Press—Audit Bureau Of. eh Tg - Clreulation—Canadian Daily Newspaper, Publishers Association eo a a ‘Published, By.” The . Prince Rupert Daily News: Limited \ “JOHN MAGOR - see “e re Royal Corhithissloriers: weleonta. visitors This newspaper ‘has been critical of & the education system in British Colin: “a ~bia‘on maily. oceasions and it’ regrets.” ‘present. detention: system - which, - students: dre! not ‘sevérely disciplined : or given’ extra studies or valuable pun- Second.class citizens | oe a: P. WOODSIDE» General: Manager. We ‘believe that there should be a return to ‘the Old: percentage system for reporting marks on-examis and list- ing results. on report cards and that. - students should: bé graded. - ‘Under the present. plan,. not “only are parents’ corifused — by the ABC method on report cards but principals and teachers até piving different: in- * terpretations Which | only compounds ie addition the present eyes eet harder. 3 ishment, will, tend’ to become an even - greater. laughing | stock « among. the, “ students than it‘is. now. he : | wlum at the secondary. level shouldbe 3 tailored to suit three different typeof _ students - Cutting, down- on: ‘the | number. | “of. | pupils per’ class and for ‘each teacher is. -_ essential but is more d matter for the : taxpayers: to realize that: more schools and: class-room:: space-has to be pro- vided. anid. more, teachers. obtained. oe ~ Summing. up ‘we-feel ‘that a boost — rin-th standard of teaching: and curric- “uluni Ww vee pltice a better type student . ment of more vocation. - schools. -to--repor “individual “attention - In: the migantime’ we, a congratulate the ‘five: ‘groups: that’ presented briefs - | to .the ‘Royal: Commission today. A’ great: ‘deal: ‘of hard: work Jang thought . went into the briefs. and all five groups. are to: be’ congratulated for their ef- forts’ to. try: to. bring, about. : improve- tent i in a inost vital’ facet. of our Way of life. Pek! : “te town,” stild.a” loch’ oftictat, * “because we know how: to-deal with them.” : “South » Africa? Arkansas? * ‘Oh* no—Manitoba. © Os othe. ‘above ‘tase » histories. ate among. rany contdined Ina social ‘ahd économie study -en- titled “The. People: of Indian Aticestry in Mani- - toba..”. The case Histories. ‘are'so niimerous and well’ doeimented that:they cannot fall to. rip the cloak of ‘smugness’ :concérning ‘racial diss . érimination from the: provirice of Manitoba. And there js.no doubt whatsoever that a similar iuthorititivé ‘study - would reven) precisely the same Attitudes. An ‘ony other Canadinn province, - Cras [Me ‘situation’. is), “however, e especially: ironic _In. Manitoba;, Andétheér “fat tutned up: by the investigation 4s thatperhips as many os one :-Mahitoban' in: four’ has ‘some ‘Indian ‘an- ceatry—bvert though ‘many ‘such persons would never dren ‘of fevénling.. the fact @ven 10 thelr huistionds or Wives.. - . —~The Medleine Hat News. Ry GEORGE KITOITEN " Canadian Press Statt . Dwight D, Bisenhower ts boginhing to auffor | some of the political aches and pains of what. is,known in the United States as a “ame duck" president. In American political pariande, ‘thint ' toy ig applicd to a chief executive who begins to lone power and proeatige.bechuad hia, term ts. running out—olther constitutionally, as in the. care of Wisenhower who by law cannot run for i third term, or in the event of a defeat in the November olection which precedes the farmnl change of power tn Janunry every four yonrs , As his time runs out, A, lamo-duck pronid nt. avon nt the comparitively favotahle joaition of. Wisenhower, who has nover Hoan defeated nt the polla—findy the politian) golng Ancrona ingly toughor, Hila own followora ronlize that he can ottor little effoetive campaign aupport in the next presidontiny cloction, deapite his authority: Hla foos $n Congroas, mindful that his drawing pawor with the publia will wane as cleation time BP pron shan tond more snd mora to thwart his legislative Inns, ' WUGINNY GTO aN ‘The effects on Mednhowar's polition, ‘pont Hon nre already beginning to show, “Thoy nro apparont | n the wity crnta tried Inst week In Congroas to override n prealdentin) veto on a relatively unimportant hin danling with rural. electrification, Thoy ’ i . the Damns- Writer tionngad to override the president In the Sen- ‘ato but lost by a bare tour. votes In the House of Representatives, The offoota alao wore evidenced in the bitter Poltidal row that developed over Wisenhower's nomination of Mts, Clare Booth Luce as U.S, ambnasandor to Brazil, Mra, Luce finally won confrimation, pt resigned within a fow hours on, the: wrotn that congtdsslonal attacks by the opposing Derhocrata had rodticod her ef- feotivencss an a diplomat, - The Luce nomination ta nob the only Hison- hower appointment tinder fire Jn- Gongrosa. Bix montha ago the president nominated Lowls la Strauss, formér chairman of the Atomic Hnergy Conmnlasion; ns hia asoretary of com- moree, Strauaa, hftor montha of sommittec honint nl ds awalting. hin confirmation, host of othér Elaenhowar nonvinations—- ‘some of tham important Judicial appointments ~nlso have bodied down in Congress, Tronionlly, the tworterm imitation on. the . prest enoy {tao originated with Misenhower's own Ropublican party, Yt wor prdpored in 1047 “by Ropublican: coftremmfhen Who woro angorod by Franklin B. Woordvelt's action In defying Amarlean, palitiony tyaditioh atid ruting!n for a fourth darm {1 1944, Roonovolt, tho firat four- tlne prea dent at winnor, died six montha lator. Both BWrenhowéy tnd nia Damocrntic prn- decossor, Weirty 8. Truman, have Indlanted thelr apposition: to y the twastorm Inw, their. “thdves awiy. . oo . and all over the vetandéhis;.. - ‘Now the path Is so: néat and Unreal.” outside: wooderi : steps. The .. that. they. may, not? be: _.. weeks.-On' the water Pont “the. _-. Wo: rowboats-ate lying: Aipside- . down, awaiting répalrs; ag. eee if have ‘done for. ‘marly, weeks. B By . botit-shaped - tharks : é. : ‘lawn’ of lush yd, efass, which "Smpressionable [ . ." have lately planted; in, a dry ys -smaller “pupil - loads: - * fe ‘ tearing - around * , season). has. finally’ ‘returned... ‘home: “to “lost his licénge"'tag:y an extdnslve lake of rainwater, “typd used in beer. parlors, and handsome binding. badly sonk- By G. Ee MORTIMORE Rainy day diary: The little boys go scurrying up the path to wait for the. school. bys, They aré ddd little figités in blue raincoats, .moving- at a hunched run,. ‘and vanish- _ ing amound the. ‘dornet. Of. the: ‘sagging garage. -The garage is the cave where _ they take refuge. On a: fine morning ‘We can-watch: them. We and the boys wave idotie: ally.” to’ orle another. - through "the, kitchen window. But én. A rainy day,’ they stand out” of, our view. The blunt blue. nose | “of: the bus from the Miriam Thomas School slides into sights. ‘The. -. doors: opento take n our’ ‘two and ‘then the bus : moppets, ob + eo eS It .was..lucky...that.. Wwe: pat down crushed rock..on:..that . path. Otherwise, these ‘baits would have setit the ustal: tote | rent. coursifig dowti the. path ffeé: fforh mud. that” ‘At: ‘sG6fiis We: ‘have: tO. poatpon e more time, the paliting ‘of. ie hive soaked. lip: 86, Tt ol race fy ne now. : they |» must * have © 80, badly: needs ‘ct tring. + ob, The". -rain-bartel : southeast corner of the” ‘h tise ‘is brimming over. ‘It. tised’ to'be a: wine-barrel. At least,” érie, brew, was madein it; ahd: ‘then. it was laid aside. A friend. who. was -fixing . the. yard -insisted. on, knocking ‘the. énd,.6ut-of. it: and turning into a raifi-barrel.. After lodging a mild: protest, ‘I humoréd «him: Yot can, “al- ways.get another. wine: “parrel, but:. you: .can't: always’ * “Fetrar -friend to help you fix. the: yard, I siphon: out. some - - oft the so* “that ‘water Won't” ‘seep Uns “der..the house: Then -I: ‘set: out. -some. -pots;. pans. and: ‘buckets. : _ under. the drips ‘on | ‘the otter | : Side -of. the -house-: Eventually - the-rain water: will: ‘go..on ‘the: three infant holly trees. which: place at the top. of. the-bank:-” The, dog, after -several: days’ * Gitis” mating “wet © and exhausted. We're - “buying | some .. chicken wire. to~ prevent him getting loose again.. ‘Somewhere, he’ has “They've. revolied™ your, ft cense to be a-dog,” I tell: him. _ sternly. “That's to. punish you -for-all your Screaming around the neighborhood. : ‘You're, fio longer - allowed | to’ be a - ‘prac- ticing dog.” . The dog: looks wp’ and: ‘wags his. tail feebly, as though: he understood. ; e+ + Driving into ‘town, 1: See a bookcase full of books, stand- ing in the rain outside’ a secs. ond-hand .- store. “Books: 10 cents each. «Help . yourself,” ” says. o sign, my I hate. to see’ books. sitter. So I pull up the-cat, ¢o Inkite the second-hand store. “Yout books are getting wet.” I coms plain, assuming the preventor. of cruelty: to ‘hooks. “They're not. worth worry- ing about,” says the storé man. "T had'a canvas around them, but It blew away, and It wasn't worth getting wet, to: put Mb back,” Cy he + Py The bookcase 1! standing In Nearby ‘are some chalts of the n bundle of lumber, Using the chairs as stepping ' stones, .I make my way to the bookense. Tho hooks are a mixed lot: essays from Emerson, about a dozen volumes of Stoddard’s lectures; various obscure nov- els; some nicely bound efoy- clopedin volumés; a Hatdbook on wiring and plumbing, in a ed by rain, Somohbody prized these books and read them, at one time, If. It old-fashioned, to keep books In your houre nowadnys ray ot YT piel out an undamaged Don Quixote, Volume Ong, and climb around the chalra to seo what Js on the othor aldo of the bookonse, «Ws an oddly mirrontlatio fecling, to be serambling . neross barroom chalrs In the raln, to got to Inapect books that stand outdoors, As I ma ; my way back to the store to pay my 10 cents, 1 feel as hough I have wandered Into h pieture by Salvador Dall, | The lighter side . Bome people aeom to think “that the clostronic brain will ba tho phadiant Hervant: of mankind: but anyone who, has tried to got his monoy back from cigaret, candy and pene nut vending devices knows that machines aro not only ' sion would end:by July 1. “Report from By Frank’ Howard, ‘M.Pie i, ‘since being elected as. your MP’ I have taken the opportun- ity: to’ visit some of the peni-. tentiaties. under Federal Gov-- - ernment’. -jurisdiction. > Peni- tentiaries. are generally grim. _ and. foreboding: places. Solid — stone: and brick’ abounds on all sides. |. 5 My Office here in Ottawa. has | a view somewhat similar to the view. that. many. penitentiary inmates have from their cells. ‘I look’ out. upon a sort of court- — yard, bounded on_all four sides by six storey-high stone walls. . The ‘color: of the stone ranges . : from, a ‘dull grey to dull brown. ‘Of -course, there are,no bars, no guards ‘and no guns. : This comparison. is merely an : - introduction to another:matter: — namely; the: scenery... Probably : what.--L:miss.more than any-- : thing. are the: mountains, the trees; and. the. sparkling. stredms’ ‘and: rivers, ; -. Most.of: this part: of Ontario _ is flat- with low rolling hills. . - Quite.a contrast with the tow-. . ering, ‘mountains in Skcena. ‘One of..the main topics of : - discussion. here at the moment | . is just: when is parliament go- ood - ing. ‘to ; ‘end. When will I be_ able: to: get back to Skeena?. . : When -will all of . the other "members be able to get back to ~, thélr /. ridings? There. As. “no: "answer. “We had hoped. ‘that the ses- This | was then changed to the mid- dle of July. Now it is some- _ time. in August, maybe. J * Actiiually the. end -is no- -where. in ‘sight. There are- ‘ countless hundreds of individ- ‘ual. ‘estimates. of expenditures . that. -will-have to be-considered. ‘ Most. of the major legislation ,has not. yet. be@ introduced. The: ‘very important pr oblem of revising the Election Act hus not.started yet. The Joint Committee. of the House of Commons and the Senate on Indian Affairs has just been approved, but hasn't yet met, _ must _whether Parliament AML of: “thes ‘unfinished: “busi+- ness: means that -we are. Mable | to be nhere-for:a. ‘jong: ‘time | to. come.: "over the summer’: months, and come - back ‘inthe. fall: ‘haps we © will. continue ~ to sit - Perhaps. we -will “recess - ~ Per- right through the summer. and into the: fall months. This intense. pressure is not quite so. Hard on members who: come from : ‘Ontario ‘and. Que- bee as it Js. on members, from the maritirnes and - from’ the west. Ontario and - Quebec “members take quite a: bit of time off from their, Parliamen- tary duties. and spend -long (three to four day) ‘weekends at home. It only. takes 20 of. ‘the .265 members to constitute. a.quor- um ,and oftimes we are just above that minimum figure. But the business of the country go: on whether the. House (which has- never since I’ve been here). or there are ‘only. a handful of *members: present. regardless of. is full} happened | cabin onto the ‘ground. were made of sticks daubed with -mud, and when the mud dried _. the chimneys often caught fire. The careful pioneer. built, his chimney ‘a foot or: two outside the walls, and when it’ caught fire he seized a Jong pole, ran’ out and simply pushed the whole. blazing mass away. from : the role.of fo; 9 Many people never seemto get a good ‘night's reat. They loss and turn in ‘bed—and then are dull and listless ” % All of which may be A ilue to a temporary toxic condition which calls for the use of throughout the day. 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