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She Oshawa Zimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Teaching New Language Would Raise Problems In spite of the difficulties which seem to have arisen in connection with the adoption of French as a second, language in the schools of Ontario, on a broader basis than is at present being used, there are those in the province who wish to introduce a third language into the secondary schools. The Modern Language Committee of the Ontar- io Curriculum Institute, in its sec- ond interim report, advocated the teaching of Chinese in honor and general courses in all Ontario Uni- versities. As a step towards that end, it suggests the introduction of Chinese into the secondary schools. It goes even further and says that as soon as it can become pos- sible, courses should be provided in Japanese, Arabic and Hindi. The report recommends that all secondary schools should begin teaching a third language in Grade 9, instead of Grade 11, as is the present practice. For the present,: it would limit the third language to a choice of Rusian, German, Span- ish and Italian. But because of the importance of Asiatic countries in the international picture, the other languages mentioned are recom- mended for teaching as soon as qualified teachers are available. This is really going overboard on the question of the teaching of for- eign languages. If universities wish to specialize in one or another of the suggested languages, that is a mat- ter for the university authorities. It is a different matter to try to in- troduce a proliferation of languages into an already overcrowded secon- dary school time-table. And under the circumstances prevailing in Uanada at the moment, the main emphasis must be placed on the et- fective teaching of French in Un- tario, rather than on dabbling in the languages of the Far Fast. The Modern Language Commit- tee would, of course, like to see greater emphasis on teaching more languages. But we doubt if the mathematicians and science teach- ers would agree to having the cur- ricculum cluttered up with more languages to the detriment of their important subjects. Rhodesia Facing Crisis The one-sided result of the gen- eral election on Rhodesia, in which the government party captured all of the 50 parliamentary seats it was contesting, is likely to precipitate a new crisis in the relations between the British government and that of Rhodesia. Prime Minister Ian Smith regards this result as an overwhelming mandate to continue with his present policies, and to press for independence for his coun- try on the basis of its present con- stitution. It should be noted, however, that this election result is a refléction of the thinking of only the 217,000 white inhabitants of Rhodesia. She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. €, ROOKE, General Monager C. J. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays ond Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ery Association, The Canadion Press, Audit Bureau et Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. Canodion Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of ali news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des patches are also reserved. omson Building, 425 University Avenue, "Terente, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreel. P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajex, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskerd, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester, Pontypool, and Newcastle, not over SOc, per week. By moi! in Province of Ontario outside carrier delivery area, $15.00 per year Other provinces and Commonwealth Countries, $18.00 per year. U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per yeeor. (Ween ae REMEMBER WHEN | In the course of its history, Oshawa has boasted of two ladies' colleges within its limits, They have long since ceased to exist. The first was the De Mille Ladies College, from which the College Hill area took its name. We doubt if any present citizens remember it. The other, Bishop Bethune College, was establish- ed later, and is well within the memory of many present-day citizens It was located on Simcoe street south, on the property now occupied by the Central Col- legiate Institute. Part of it, the junior school, was for a time located in the old W. H. Thomas house, on the other side of Gibb street, a site now occupied by a service station. The building in which Bishop Bethune College was established was formerly the, residence of Hon. T. N. Gibbs, one of the outstanding early citizens of Oshawa, who was the first mera- ber of parliament elected for South Ontario in 1867. It was re- garded as one of the most beau- 441 in Ontario. After the pass- ing of the Gibbs family from the Oshawa scene, it remained vacant BECAME GIRLS' SCHOOL The proposal to establish a girls' school in the Gibbs' house came from a local clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Middleton. The house was for sale at a ridicy lously low price. It seemed to' When Mr. Smith claims that he has 80 per cent of the electorate be- hind him in his bid to win indepen- dence, by negotiation if possible and by unilateral action if necessary, he ignores the fact that the views of the four million Africans in Rhode- sia have been completely ignored. Very few of them were allowed to vote, and the small number who voted on a different electoral roll from the whites elected an impo- tent handful of their own race. Thus the vote in Rhodesia was the very negation of democracy. Nearly four million Africans were denied the right to vote in the elec- tion, leaving the government secure in office by the support of less than five per cent of the total population of both races in the country. Mr. Smith has indicated that he is prepared to declare his country independent without reference to the British government and without providing a new constitution to give the colored people fair and adequate representation, In doing he would be running a grave risk of throwing Rhodesia into violent dis« order, because the 95 per cent Afri- can population is not likely to stand idly by and allow themselves to be governed by the five per cent of whites. There is a greater danger in this Rhodesian situation than Prime Minister Smith and his associates are prepared to recognize, 80 provide an opportunity for girls' school which would he vide all the advantages of city boarding schools at lower cest Through Mr. Middleton's ef- forts, a voluntary fund was mainly from Montreal, This was due largely to the in- fluence of Sister Margaret, of the first sisters in charge, as she was a member known Montreal family. Quebec, READERS WRITE... FIDDLE CONTEST COMPLAINT The Editor, Oshawa Daily Times. Dear Sir: As paying spectators, myselt and a group of friends attend- ed the Fiddlers' Contest held in the Oshawa Children's Arena Friday night. On behalf of the spectators and surely the fid+ diers themselves, I strongiy protest the outcome of the judging, These fiddlers come to help make the show possible. They bring their wives, pay an entry fee and all they ask in return is to be judged on their ability. This was not the case. The people in the crowd were very disappcinted in the re- sults, An applause meter would have proved this. 1 would suggest to the com- mittee in charge that if they want to continue this contest, they take a good look at a dif- ferent method jot judging. That is, of course, if they could get this top brand of fiddlers to re- turn. Any reference to the fiddle contest in Shelburne is purely coincidental, as I have attended this contest and many others for years. Let me in closing state once again my disappointment and any recurrence of this would finish this kind of a show for lovers of old tyme music, Let's give them a lift and not have the fiddlers so unhappy they will not attend contests like this one again. I realize full well this letter will in no way change the de- cision that has peen made, but I at least hope it will be means to help prevent this in- justice again. Yours sincerely, J. C, COYLE, Box 207, Bowmanville, Ont. MAC'S MUSINGS Oshawa people are now in The throes of paying their Municipal tax bills, and Are finding that once more The tax bills are higher, But while they resent this There is always the strong Possibility that the higher Tax bills will make them Take a keener interest in The affairs of the city. We realize that this would be A sad reflection of the State of indifference to Civic affairs which prevails; Yet it is logical that People should be concerned When taxes keep mounting. It is just as important That citizens should take An interest in the affairs Of their municipality at All times and not only When the taxes are raised. If citizens would take a Keener interest in what Their representatives on Elected bodies are doing And would give those who Are elected the benefit Of their, own experience, They would only be doing Part of their duty as Citizens, but would be Helping to create better Municipal government at All times, and might even Help keep the taxes down. May 15, 1965 BIBLE "And if ye walk contrary unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you accord- ing to your sins," Leviticus 26: 21 It's a risky matter to be out of the will of God and on our own, 'Our ways are not His ways nor our thoughts His thoughts." TULL IN ONE POCKET, OUT THE OTHER Newspapers Comment On Advertising Tax Rebates By THE CANADIAN PRESS Following are excerpts from editorials in representative Ca- nadian newspapers on Finance Minister Gordon's proposed legislation to prohibit tax de- ductions for advertising in non- Canadian publications and ban entry of foreign magazines with advertising aimed at the Cana- dian market. Except as noted, all newspa- pers quoted describe them- selves as politically independ- ent. Montreal Star: The govern- ment's policy in this matter is the only practical suggestion that has been put forward, It should be supported . We had, it has long been clear, no alternative but to take special steps to protect our radio and television from total absorption by American interests. The fu- ture of Canadian magazines is already in jeopardy. With one or two small exceptions, the threat to Canadian newspapers is more distant, but if it is more distant it is not for that reason non-existent. Montreal Gazette: The legis- lation would set a precedent for government influence upon ad- vertising, which is one of the essential means or tools of car- rying on business, The explana- tion would, of course, be given that. the government is not attempting to affect as such; it is only attempting to guide its flow in certain directions. But the precedent of a government claiming the right to direct ad- vertising--even to the extent of hoping to kill off a publication if under certain ownership-- be- comes a rather serious matter. Ottawa Journal (Ind. Con.): The Journal supports the prin- ciple that Canadian publica- tions should be owned by "a- nadians. But we would add 16 reservation. It is that witness- ing the incompetence and lack of integrity with which this same government proposes to deal with the case of Canadian magazines, we are dubious about the method it has chosen ot By M. McIntyre Hood Story Of Bishop Bethune College Recalled one of a well- CLOSED IN 1932 At Oughterson, a woman who Mother from England as headmistress. time, Miss refined had been of Eton College, this Mary English- House came started and many citizens sub scribed sums ranging from $25 to $100. He also raised some money by an appeal to friends in England The property was bought and the school establish- ed. Heading it for a time was a Mrs Cornwall of Kingston, who had conducted a school of her own there SOLD TO SISTERHOOD This system of management did not work well, and so the school was sold to the Anglican order of The Sisters of St. John the Divine. It was at first staff ed by members of the order, thus keeping down costs. The head of the Order was the Rev- erend Mother in the convent in Toronto. She is said to have been a woman of unusual ability and intelligence, and sought the assistance of leading Oshawa business men in administering the affairs of what had been named Bishop Bethune College. One of her chief advisers was the late Major Alfred Hinds, for many years the -magistrate for Oshawa For a period of years, the col- lege prospered and was filled with boarding students. Girls from good families came to it from all parts of Ontario and HAD HIGH REPUTATION In the years after the first world war, the school prospered, and many of the sisters were replaced by lay teachers with high qualifications. Several teachers were brought out from England, and under their super- vision the 'school gained in numbers and in reputation as an educational institution. We can recall it was especially noted for instruction in music, needlework and the. fine arts, as well as in the standard academic subjects. Because of the increase' in pupils, the order purchased the W. H. Thomas property and used it as a junior school. It was hoped :to attract Oshawa girls as day pupils, and a fairiy large number of them did at- tend it in the last few years of the school's existence. Unfortunately, disazgreemenis between the headmistress and some teachers and the school management arose about the year 1929. The headmistress and some teachers withdrew, and established a school of their own, Hatfield Hall, in Cobourg They took with them several of the senior pupils, thus depleting the school's enrolment. Some new teachers also came from Britain, including Miss Drummond-Hay, member of a distinguished Scottish family By this time, however, the de- pression was in full swing. In spite of .Miss 'Oughterson's strong personality and great ef- forts, the attendance dwindled, The purchase of the Thomas property proved 'to be ill-ad- vised, and was a millstone around the necks of the man- agement Finally, in 1932, Bishop Bethune College was closed. The property stood empty for some time. The building was de- molished because the manage- ment wished to be relieved of taxes. The land eventually pass- ed into the hands of the city, and on it the Central Collegiate Institute was built in 1949 On its closing, Miss Oughter- son returned to, England, and made her home at Reigate, Surrey. There'l used to visit her occasionally from 1940 to 1942 when stationed with the army in that area. She delighted in re- calling her years in Oshawa. She passed away in 1942, with her passing my only remaining link with Bishop Bethune Col- lege was severed. to retain Canadian contro! of newspapers--a method involv- ing tax exemption. Taxation is a classical form of punitive measure that could be handy to a government of future years seeking to enforce its ideology on the whole press or a part of the press, ... Ottawa Citizen: The govern- ment's intention to prevent for- eign contro! of Canadian pub- lications will impose a com- mercial restraint in the pub- lishing field, But it is obvious that there is no intention of im- posing any censorship, or of hampering the free flow of in- formation and opinion in Can- ada... . The cry of censorship raised by opponents of the leg- islation is false... . Unless the competition of American pub- lishers, with their enormous resources, is checked, true cen- sorship will result; for it can end in the demise of Canadian publications, of which there are too few now, or in the control of these publications by foreign- ers Toronto Globe and Mail: Mr. Gordon has seriously infringed on the freedom of the press. In doing so he has interfered with the right of Canadians to read what they choose, jeopardized the welfare of Canadian news- papers, discriminated in favor of some foreign publications and against others, failed to assist Canadian magazines, and by no means precluded indirect foreign control of Canadian publications, The Parliament of Canada, fortunately, has had experience before of Mr. Gord- on's ill-conceived and danger- ous schemes, and has forced him to withdraw them. It should force him to. withdraw this one as well. Toronto Star (Ind. Lib.): The doom-crying publishers argue that.a tax on advertising may impair the ability of a publica- tion to stay alive, and thereby infringes on freedom of the press. This is pure eyewash. . The issue isn't freedom of the press; it's the right of the Canadian people to have a Ca- nadian press that reflects news and views in a Canadian way. Toronto Telegram: The whole principle of protecting Cana- dian publications--periodical or daily--through legislative ma- nipulation is odious. It touches the question of press control which is offensive in a free so- ciety. .. . Mr. Gordon's budget- ary attempts "to protect' Ca- nadian newspapers and maga- zines are discriminatory and unwise Hamilton Spectator: No one will dispute the goal of Cana- dian daily newspaper owner- ship, least of all. the present owners. But these publishers can defend themselves without a form of government interven- tion that they did not ask for in the first place. It is, put bluntly, none of Mr. Gordon's business. .. . We aren't dealing with a threat to Canada's na- tional identity via the press, we are dealing with a government meddling with a vital institu- tion of freedom. Winnipeg Free Press (ind. Protective devices of this kind are, or should be, repellent to an industry which has stood on its own feet and thrived on com- petition. . . Canadian ownership of néwspapers--or indeed any industry--can be assured by the remedy adopted by FP. Publi- cations, parent company of The Free Press, which has applied to the secretary of state or supplementary letters patent covering bylaws that -prohibit transfer of shares to non-Cana- dians, Domestication of the ownership is thus publicly reg- istered. Winnipeg Tribune: The prin- ciple of Canadian ownership of Canadian mass media is one thing, the problem of comp.cti- tion, domestic or foreign, .is quite another. . . . By exempt- ing foreign-owned publications already published in Canada the government leaves . itself open to the charge of discrimi- nation and unfalr dealing. The goal of Canadian ownership is praiseworthy, but Mr. Gordon has chosen a confused and dan- gerous way to reach it. YEARS. AGO 25 YEARS AGO May 15, 1940 Miss Barbara Leask won a silver medal and Master Bill Leask won a bronze medal in the elecution section of the Durham Music Festival in Bow- manville. W. J. Trick, who was mayor of Oshawa when it became a city, died suddenly at the age of 66. Arnold Jobb and Lloyd Smith of the Oshawa public schools teaching staff obtained their Bachelor of Arts degrees from Queen's University, King- ston. 40 YEARS AGO May 15, 1925 The distribution of milk in Oshawa public schools proved very beneficial and most of the pupils showed an excellent gain in weight. Dr. D. R. Cameron resigned from his position of trustee on the Board of Education because the board rejected a recom- mendation from the board of management. His resignation was not accepted. C. J. Wileox and Mrs, V. B. Woodruff were appointed to the Mothers' Allowance Board. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 15, 1965... The Winnipeg Strike began 46 years ago today--in 1919 and the city was paralysed for 41 days. The Robson commission; which later in- vestigated the strike, found it had been aimed only at improving wages and la- bor's bargaining _ position, but most government bodies feared a Bolshevik revolu- tion was brewing. A number of labor leaders were sent to prison under war emer- gency sedition Jaws which were not repealed until 1936 1879--The national policy of tariff protection went into effect. 1936 -- Canadian - born opera star Edward Johnson was appointed manager of the Metropolitan Opera of New York. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--the British Ist Army reported significant gains forces were in continuous action in eastern Galicia. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1940 --- France changed its policy from posi- tional to mobile warfare in the tank battle at Sedan; League of Nations bodies started to evacuate Switzer- land, Greece sent troops to the Italian - garrisoned Al- banian frontier; HMS Valen- tine was reported beached on the Dutch coast. POLITICAL PHENOMENON Federal Powers Over States Growing In US. By ARCH MacKENZIE WASHINGTON (CP)--One of the ironies in the evolution of federal government in North America is that racial pressures are helping push trends in Can- ada and the United States in diametrically - opposed direc- tions, In Canada, faced with a new insistence on the French "faci" of Quebec, the autonomy of the 10 provinces grows. In the United States, at a pace vastly stimulated by the Ne- gro's fight for equality, federal power continues to broaden over the 50 states. That growth was a basic but blurred issue in last Novem- ber's presidential election, For- mer Senator Barry Goldwater, while swamped, still salvaged 26,000,000 votes on a platform in which the preservation of state rights was a fundamental plank. The rise of federal powers in the U.S. has been a_ recent phenomenon but it has become a snowballing process with con- tinuing momentum supplied by the president, the Congress and the Supreme Court. Civil rights legislation, inc!ud- ing the voting bill now before Congress to shove federal power down to the municipal-election level if necessary on behalf of the Negro, has been a inajor thrust in recent years. BLAME FDR Conservatives who regard Goldwater as their voice say that the American Constitution in regard to state rights ha: been bent until it is broken, and see the New Deal administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s as the period when fed- eral powers first got out of hand. The United States was born as a reluctant union of 13 for- mer colonies, gathered together against Britain for protection in the practice of an undiluted laissez-faire philosophy. In part, that philosophy lay behind the South's ultimate pro- test in the shape of the Civil War and it contributed to the prolonged existence of an at- mosphere in which entrepre- neurs such as Andrew Carnegie could amass from a_richly- resourced economy huge for- tunes, long after federal power had begun to take over in other countries. For example, the U.S. Rill of Rights of 1791, passed as a con- stitutional amendment, was long held by the Supreme Court not to apply to the states. The first real federal break- through is regarded as the es- tablishment in 1887 of the Inter- state Commerce Commission on the principle that commerce among the states was a federal responsibility. GALLUP POLL Other milestones followed. One was the 1890 Anti-Trust Act. But it was not until 1945-- despite New Deal legislation designed to cope with a national depression--that Congress got around to adopting through a fair employment bill the con- cept that it was responsible for the general welfare, Desegre gation of schools flowed from a 1954 Supreme Court ruling. Last year, Congress desegre- gated public places and now will desegregate the ballot box. There is also in the so-called medical care bill a precedent for more federal power. That applies equally to the passage of a $1,300,000,000 school-educa- tion bill channelling federal aid right into the nursery - school level, These measufes are part of an accelerating pattern in which total federal financial aid to the states will approximate a rec- ord $13,600,000,0000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. This help, tied to specifie programs from highways to schools, parks,. health programs, agriculture and conservation, has tripled in a decade to in- clude more than 12¢ programs. USED AS LEVER Significantly from the Negro's standpoint, it can be and is being used as a club to enforce desegregation. States or muni- cipalities not complying with desegregation will not get the funds--at a time when such aid accounts for more than 15 per cent of state and municipal] in- come. One possible federa] conces- sion against the trend has been a proposal, still being thought about, for turning over a certain amount of money to the states each year without any strings. This would be roughly compar- able to the unconditional grants that now are possible for Cana- dian provinces under the opting- out formula demanded by Que- bec. But there is no sign that this device, if it is adopted, will in any way grow at the pace of the federal role in control of spend- ing on the states. The U.S. never appears to . have had the cohesive sort of Canadian federal - provincial bargaining establishment repre- sented by the periodic meetings of premiers or provincial minis- ters with federal counterparts. The size of the U.S. is one rea- son. The state governors do meet, but there seems to be little or- ganized opposition to or support for federal policies among the 50 representatives who use their get-togethers more as sounding boards than intensive bargain- ing opportunities, LABOR LEADS TORIES IN BRITISH OPINION POLL By THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) Labor leads the Conservatives by eight per cent in the latest British Gallup Poll, This is the second time in succession which the Labor advantage has increased, since durirg the Budget. the first to be completed The changing position is. due not to a swing to Labor but to a considerable recovery of the Liberal Party, taking voles away from the Conservatives. The international trend question was put to representa- tive cross-sections of the Britis electorate: 'IF THERE WERE A GENERAL ELECTION TOMOR- ROW, WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU SUPPORT?" Conservative Labor Liberal Other Pet, Pet. 43 a9 47 47 8 12 2 2 100 100 Despite Labor's slim margin in the House of Commons, the majority of voters (60 per cent) feel that the present Government should carry on rather than call another gen- eral election TO VISIT U.S. BONN (Reuters)--West Ger- man Chancellor Erhard said Friday he will make a private visit to the United States early in June. He told a press confer- ence here he intends to discuss HEAT WITH OIL DIXON'S OIL 313 ALBERT ST. 24-HOUR SERVICE 723-4663 SERVING OSHAWA OVER 50 YEARS problems of world politics with President Johnson, particularly German affairs. FOUR SEASONS TRAVEL Representatives For All Major Canadian Resorts Contact Four Seasons Pali bap their popular conducted tours the HIGHLIGHTS OF CANADA. For Information Call or See Four. 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