PRES ila Ye ERE ENYA epg NAS Lo tgp Ga ad ee enn pee smeet the necéssary intellectual stand- -sparents“and students for ; i F : ; : rf g Be eka Gee ee wh ap pe ‘ cpg, “axis Beeson YN EME AIME NTS N EAEESE WOVE NNT MY NG mans, Ve KE eye EE gots rr) uy wows te te ' Ce eee re a 1910 — PRINCE RUPERT [DAILY NEWS — 1959 mo An independént newspaper devoted to the upbuilding . an ' of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central. British Columbia, a A member of The Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of am _ Clreulatlon—Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association — a oO Publshed..by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited a ee ee ALOHN FL MAGOR ae ce .. .. President ; he 1 R, AYRES G. P, WOODSIDE... — ee _ Editor / , General Manager nt “Authorized as second class matt by the Post Office Department. Ottawa: . a - ee 1 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1959 Ce nt BO o i WED WHE “spoon-feeding” of children is y.. the cause for the high drop-out rate ‘in college, according to a communica- tion, fromthe American Medical Asso- fation received by the Health League of Canada, | mo | =: ‘Four out of 10. students in college ‘foday will-not stay long enough to be eraduated. .The root of this high rate ds said to lie in psychological troubles. ' The.students simply are not mature “enough to cope with college and its ‘{lemands. : wi ‘Lhey are products of an era of ispoon-feeding”. When the. student serets to college and finds that every- KR, . . : -sthing is not done for him, he eracks up ‘and drops out. | =’ There are, of course, other reasons ‘for leaving college, including financial ‘lifficulties, marriage or inability to 8 wards. =. Some suggestions were offered to 7 | . handling these college emotional problems. tes 5 #1 “There may be a few people who will dis- “jaeree with me,” Harry Porter, Jr., manager of tthe Nationar Safety Council’s traffic depart- - Sment, conceded. _- wi “But I feel that a motorist who drives after 9 spat with the little woman has. two strikes -Yaeainst. him in traffic: - oes et “Nagging wives, burnt toast, oversleeping— : all fall into the same category, as: far as I’m reoncerned;” said: Porter.-!'They ali tend to take “the driver's mid off driving, to make him smore—susceptibie’ to an accident.” »: Porter agrees that the wife who gently sug- gests her husband lift his neavy. foot from «the accelerator and who helps him watch out rfor road hazards can be a real: benefit. y+ “Women can- be life-savers if. they’ll help “hubby copilot the family car,” he said. « “Take part of the driving job off his *shoulders—help chart the course, watch out for wrt 4 » Well off vA , “i Happily the . Esquimalt Council, had more ‘wit than its member who suggested a by-law _to prevent motorists giving other people a “ride, and paid no attention. It would be a «sorry day if any such idea took hold: Probably wthere are too many young persons trying to ehitch-hike, especially within town’ areas, and "tt would be good for their legs if they walked. “If a man’s home js no longer his own exclusive feastle, however, he should still be free to give ssomeone a lift in his car, *. The proponent of this strange notion claim- sed that motorists deprive the B.C. Electric of “yevenue when they pick up a free passenger. athere can be no guarantee that the hiteh- “hiker would take a bus If his bid for a car “yide went unanswered, Even if there were there “4s no obligation on anyone to keep the transit “company out of the red by attempting to force asomeone else to use the bus. As well pass 4 “Jaw to compel people to buy so much candy “avery week, or to prevent a render of a maga- = “Spoon-feeding” cause of college drop-outs Parents can help their children re-_ main incollege by leaving the children alone: by. seeing that they have-infor- mation about college and career ‘seléc- tions, but letting them make their own ‘choice; by refraining from. imposing their parental interests on the chil- dven; by seeing that children have a previous living-away-from-home ex- perience; by not overstressing the need for high grades, and by letting the children earn part of their own expenses, Advice to students is as follows: Before going to college, try to get a realistic picture of what to expect; recognize that college will present still academic, competition; from the start, budget study times; if shy, get a room-mate and make yourself avail- able for social contacts, but don’t over- -emphasize the social side of college; try to think through what:you want to get out of college, then make sure your work has a direct relationship to your career. Nagging wife blamed for part of traffic toll + The nagging wife was blamed today for - apart of the traffic toll. road signs and turns, and relieve him every few hours behind-the wheel,” he advised. « “But don’t let him drive if he’s alittle too hot under the collar. “Try .to.save discussions that could become heated for a later time. You'll be surprised how: many troubles a few hours can cure!” Husbands, too, came in for a bit of advice from. Porter. . a “It’s not.only the ‘husband who’s nageged into an accident,” he asserted. “Sometimes the shoe’s on the other foot—the husband) ir-. : ritates the little woman before she goes out to do. the weekly grocery shopping, for ex- ample, _ . “She’s just as apt to let her irritation dis-. tract her- into an accident after an argu- ment as he is.” What. advice does he have for drivers—both _ Mmen.and women? “Keep tempers down before driving. Don't let-a traffic accident spoil your life!” the beam zine or newspaper from. passing his copy of the journal along.to another person, There is perhaps too great a tendency for individuals who don't like something to want compulsion to put an end to it. The freedoms of modern society are constantly being nibbled at, so that In some ways individuals are much léss free than thelr grandfathers were. The car driver himself is hedged by numerous res- trictions, and of necessity he must conform to laws gpverning traffic, speed and mechanical safety. He must surely be left alone to decide whether he may give a friend or a stranger a lift, The problems of the B.C. Electric and Its buses are of concern to the whole community, for this public service is vital to many people. These are not to be solved by compulsory legis- lation, however, nor !s a motorist to be denied the right to make a gracious gesture If he so wishes, ~-~The ‘Victoria Colonist, ome “INTERPRETING THE NEWS * fut :. Singapore's Lee walking political tight rope a By JOSEPH MacSWEEN wt Canadian Press Staff Writer .21 The vielory of the People's Action Party ‘{n Bingnpore's general eloction emphasizes the *tiuestion of union between Singapore and Mal- tenon question with racial and political aver- “OVves, w. Singapore voters have given a landalide ‘victory to Lee Kuan Yew and his leftist PAP snd observers are predicting turbulent times “thead for the small island colony embarking “gin homo rule. » Lee, briltant young British-aducated lawyer, ‘eampnlgned on a platform of anti-colonallan sand sonial welfare, potent political weapons in Pouthens Asin. where nationalistic fervor js * aN, vas ve } - ‘.' Lea, 36, has insisted that hla party Ja not “ha “handmaiden" of the Communists but “their welght is obvious, It's Inevitable that the | colossus Red Chinn tends to qxert honvy In- “Hluanen on tiny Bingapors, In 1966, the colony's epopulation war catimated mt 1,300,000, of whan 087,200 ware Chinese. ~~ While communiam Js not a matter of raga, “iL has bean noted that elomenta of tha Singt- “pore Ohinese seam mora Impreased with Red “Ghinws gains than those in, for inatance, Honit Kong, closer to home, Do, “British ‘officials in London and slngaypora shave looked with favor upon the Jaland's wish “tg join the Federation. of Malayan, eapocially b Blimey! ven From the London Free Press @ In York, England, Brigadieum John Vickers, commander of Camp Catterick, suggests that more pretty girls come to Camp, Catterick to “cure that tired? out feeling among the troops: He says that if only the girlé would: come to the camp the boys “wouldn’t get so exhaust+ ed traveligg home for week-«s end dates.” Shades of Mul? vaney! Has it come to that% That a soldier of the Queer becomes exhausted going honi& to see his girl over the week. end, Brigadier’ Vickers must? know his men, and maybe hq, speaks for them, but it ts a sad» and: sorry. story. Maybe ine girls should be in the army and. the hoys at home, — “tt aed tt Diet eR Oe i ae gt e me ct Uniformity certainly needed | . -'. Btem the Niagara Falls Review “reach a. nationwide solution. “The only weakness is that - signs will be gradually replac- ed (some as they wear out). That. may take a generation. If Canada really. wants the death toll cut, it ought to see that it is done within a’ rea- sonable time. There is no. rea- son why an Ontario motorist ought to be confused in Van- couver or a Haligonian be ig-— norant of the signs of Toronto. One of the greatest contrib- utory factors’ to highway dis- asters has been the lack of uniformity in signs. The mo- torist and the pedestrian are both: governed by signs.. 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