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he Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont, Poge 6 Friday, July 15, 1960 | What Marks Needed For Entrance To U? It is with considerable interest that we watch the progress of the differing opinions on what are sufficient marks for. a student to enter a university. Briefly stated they are that the universi- ties want to raise the entrance standards by increasing the Grade XIII marks 'permitting entry and that the Ontario Urban and Rural Schools Trustees [Association wants to decrease the marks--without reference to the stand- ard, The Trustees' attitude is that a 'number of good students are being de- 'prived of a university education by the 'insistence upon a 60 percent pass mark. Quite understandably, the universities do not want to crowd their first year's wourses with students who are not likely ito continue. University places are at a premium and going to university is not the same as going to church, comments 'The Peterborough Examiner. We will not equivocate by saying 'there is merit to both sides. The stand- ards set by a university must of ne- «cessity be the highest that are consistent with its aims. If it has low entrance re- quirements and low degree standards it will graduate poor students and will do so in large numbers. One could easily 'get hot under the collar in contempla- tion of our university system degener- ating into a degree mill and quite as easily become incensed at the number of genuine and scholarly students who are denied a university education by an overly strict entrance requirement. The lament that so-and-so would have done 'so-and-so had he had a university educa- tion is a common one--nbut if one looks around carefully enough one's pity can be tempered with the facts. There are as many who have been to university without such benefit as there are those who have been denied. Proportionally, more students 'gradu- ate from high school and continue at university in Canada than in Europe, This does not mean that in Europe education finishes at the equivalent of Grade XII or XIII but that there are other institutions which take from universities the burdens of business, trade and commercial education. To be an architect it is not necessary to attend a university in the United Kingdom and some other countries; one need not be a Bachelor of Arts to be a journalist in Europe; no university course is necessary for a civil engineer, In Canada universi- ties asume all these burdens and there- fore demands on their space are heavy, adds The Examiner. The solution to the problem seems then not to depend on an arbitrary assessment based upon marks in a Grade XIII examination. If entrance requirements were tailored to the courses which students undertake, a number of results would become immediately ob- vious, Business students would not de- cide that they no longer liked their courses after a year and switch to, say, languages or teaching; the initial stand- ards would not permit such a change. Moreover special consideration could be given to part of the Grade XIII marks especially those which bore on the sub- ject the student wishes to take. Gradu- ally, the streams of students entering university could be graded according to their subjects rather than to some pre- conceived level which had no bearing on a student's ability. More Education As order-in-council in Quebec, the first to come out under the new Liberal administration, has transferred the de- partment of public instruction from the jurisdiction of the provincial secretary to the department of youth, This step brings all aspects of education under the one department. Previously, some schools of special training were under the Youth department, and this con- solidation of authority indicates the first steps toward the implementation of the Liberal party's program of election re- form. There are some groups in the pro- vince of Quebec that do not intend to let the Liberal party forget its promises. At a meeting in Sherbrooke, the Cor- poration des Instituteurs et Institutrices de la Province de Quebec, drew atten- tion to one of these promises, asking that the government raise the school-leaving age from 14 to 16. It also asked that steps be taken to fit study-courses to the students, The time would seem to be ripe for an extension of the school-leaving age. Certzinly, our modern society is moving at such a tempo that it is hardly likely that a young person will be fully equipped to face life at the age of 14. The demand in the business world is for higher and higher standards of edu- cation. But quite apart from that, if a young person is to gain the most satis- faction from his life, he cannot be con- tent with a sub-marginal standard, says The Quebec Telegraph-Journal. It is recognized that the general education possible may not suit every- one, There are some who can never interest themselves fully in the courses that lead toward university. And if the school leaving age is to be extended, it will require some changes in curriculum to meet the needs of those who cannot cope with the intricacies of higher edu- cation. It is not impossible to devise reason- able adjustments, however, that will give every student the opportunity to develop his talents to the best of his ability, Ob- viously, any change such as this will in- volve additional cost, but in view of the benefits accruing to the young people of the province, it would appear to be a wise investment. It would be little short of criminal to deprive the young people of the best opportunities that our finan- cial resources can afford, says the Tele- graph-Journal. Pulchritude Politics Some years ago Henry L. Mencken had a look at women attending one of the national political conventions. They were big and buxom and elderly--cov- ered with badges and ribbons. Com- mented Mencken: "They remind one of the British tramp steamers decorated for the queen's birthday." The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Maneger €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation. 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For several con- ventions past, young, shapely, beautiful women have played a prominent part, says The Milwaukee Journal. At the California convention of the Democrats this was more than ever true. No candidate in contention lacked his coterie of beautiful girls, proudly wearing his badges and buttonholing delegates and anyone else who comes into view. The cast of the Kennedy forces has been replete with them, Lyn- don Johnson's gallery of girls, in pink and white striped blouses and skipper type straw hats. Symington had his chorus line as well. And even Adlai Stevenson --in some ways Stevenson more than the others--had his young female protagonists, They weren't decked out in uniforms but were for the most part young enthusiasts who volun- teered and carried on their mission with dedicated fervor. And California provided its own beautiful girls in multitudes--the Cali- fornia Golden Girls in skimmers with colored streamers who appeared at all convention activities. The movie stars who showed up to open the convention and serve as greeters at social programs. Pulchritude plays its part in politics in 1960. Woe to the candidate with- out it. AR BRIBE Sk TRE oir BY-GONE DAYS REPORT FROM U.K. Canadian Checks Clan Title Right 3 YEARS AGO Lyman C, Smith, who had been principal of the Oshawa High School for several years, resign ed from his position as ~lassical master and vice - principal of Cornwall High School. After 50 years of teaching, he retired and made his home in Oshawa. Rev. E. T. Cotton, pastor of the Ost Christian Church, ac- OTTAWA REPORT CCF Force In House Efficiently Trained By PATRICK NICHOLSON The busiest little beavers in our House of Commons are the eight members who make up the total strength of the CCF. This is third largest in size of the three politi- cal groups, ranking after the 206 Progressive Conservatives and the 48 Liberals, There are at present three vacancies caused by death and resignation, The Liberals form the Official Opposition, by virtue of being the second largest party. But the CCF are endeavouring to make up through industry the fact that the Liberals outnumber them six- to-one, to present the effective opposition to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government. They have set themselves an impossible task. But nobody will deny that they are giving it the old college try. Every member of the CCF group holds an office. They are so short in/ numbers that they cannot afford to leave anyone as an idle back-bencher, Hazen Argue (Assiniboia) is House leader. Veteran Bert Her- ridge (Kootenay West), a former president of his local Liberal As- sociation, is Deputy House leader --he also serves as unofficial jester to the House of Commons, enlivening many a quiet question period with his dry wit, Douglas Fisher (Port Arthur) number of their contributions to its proceedings during the first ; . five months of this session. Half of them have passed the century + mark: Argue has made 142 par- ticipations, Herridge 125, Fisher i 122 and Howard 119, Peters has is Chairman of Caucus, and Har- old Winch (Vancouver East)-- another veteran, who sat in the B.C Legislature for 16 years, and was leader of the Opposition for 12--is Fisher's deputy. Arnold Peters (Timiskaming) is whip, while Frank Howard (Skeena) serves as his deputy, These two are the Divorce Fili- buster Twins, who have been holding up something like 450 private divorce cases this ses. sion, Murdo Martin (Timmins) is Secretary Treasurer of the group; and last but by no means least is Erhart Regier (Burnaby- Coquitlam), who is chairman of the National Organization Com- mittee, "Ernie" Regier has had a busy role to fill outside the House this year as chief organ- izer, for he has been helping in elec- : chalked up 77 interventions of | various kinds; Regier 68; Winch 60; and Martin, despite his very regular presence, has only spoken 17 times. This is a remarkable record in view of the many calls upon their time to staff the many committees sitting outside the chamber, Their record compares well, in the circumstances, with that of the top Liberals. "The Four Horsemen", who carry the load for the Liberals, show this record of interventions: Opposition Leader Mike Pearson 181; Paul Martin 229; Lionel Chevrier 201; and Jack Pickersgill--the "gab- blest" ber of the ition 245, This record of the small CCF group is an high in quality' ag it is in quantity. Great credit is due to its leader, Hazen Argue, for marshalling his little army with the skill to present such a good showing in our national political forum. By M. McINTYRE Special of C cepted a call to b pastor the Christian Church in Franklin, Ohio, T. A, McGillivray, senior judge of Ontario County, died at his home in Whitby, Miss May Dillon, Oshawa, left for a tour of Europe. Mrs, Jack Netley, 19 year old Oshawa woman, won the Domip- fon championship for motor-cycle sidecar racing at the Inferna- tional Racing Association exhi- bition at Toronto, The Swanson rink skipped by Stan Young, won the Hon, George $. Henry trophy at the Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling tournament. Arthur E, Lovell w.s elected District Representative at the convention of the Ontario Retail Druggists' Association in Ottawa. The Public Health Dept, Baby Clinic at South Oshawa Mission, observed its 5th anniversary with Dr. Grant Berry sketching the ideals of Child Welfare work to the parents, The Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, was spending $50,000 for additional equipment on the substation here, to make provision for an increase of 3000 horsepower, A bronze memorial tablet, bearing the names of those On- tario County heroes who gave their lives in the Great War, gift of the late Col. J. E. Farewell, was to be erected in the council chamber of the town. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "The Comic Strip is now 70 years old," -- Press report. And still not nearly as old as many of the gags used in comic strips. "What would happen if the earth were to stop rotating?'! -- From a quiz column, Well for one thing, the days and nights would become considerably long- er, "Are you interested in, reduc- ing exercises?" asks an adver- tiser, Yes, but we believe that we have already reduced them to a minimum, The eminent educator who says that we are running short of ex- perts must be mistaken, as there still seems to be an enormous number of people in eirculation who know just about everything about everything. One rarely meets anyone these feat of Bonnie Prince Charlie' Highlanders at Culloden. On the moor, beside a spring of clear scription, "The Well of the Dead. Here the Chief of fhe Macgilli- vrays fell." EXPERT ON HISTORY George B, Macgillivray is an expert on Scottish clan history, and has made an study of his own family line. He believes he is a direct descendant of the chief who fell at Culloden. But he is modest and non-com- mital about his possible right to be the chief of the Clan Mac- glllivray, He says he is in Scot land purely for a holiday trip, and while he has been trying to trace down his claim, he is not Pressing his title to the chieftain- ship, He is now visiting Inverness shire and the Hebrides, where his ancestors lived before migrating to Canada more than 100 years of the victor ago, HIE Hh th : § : 5 : exhaustive Clan WOLFE'S HOME WESTERHAM, England (CP) Repairs and improvemenis to Quebec House, boyhood home of General Wolfe, now have been completed and it will be opened to the public. The new tenant is Capt. David Wolfe, a descendant of the Plains of Abraham, Travelling Overseas WHY NOT FLY v a ' For information regarding any form of travel . . . DIAL RA 3-944) We have a direct Toronte telephone fine for prompt Alriine Reservation MEADOWS TRAVEL SERVICE Owned and oy? Thomas Mesdows end Cenede Ltd. - 22 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH, OSHAWA DIAL RA 3-948) 'The modern way to travel is by air,' days who plays the dulcimer, Ld various provincial gi tions, The results, he considers, are a very satisfying pay-off for the 44,000 miles he has travelled since January 1st. The accent is on youth in this hard-working group. Howard at 35 is the baby; Peters is 38; Argue himself only 39; Martin 43; Regier 44; and the giant giant- killer Fisher 41, The extent to which they parti. cipate in every section of the work of the House is seen in the GALLUP POLL P.C. Government Faults Listed In Voter Survey By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION In the average hundred voters across Canada, four think the Diefenbaker Government "has don. nothing bad." There are 48 who cannot think of anything they would rate as '"'t"e worst thing" done by the Government since it came to power in 1958. The others, about half the electorate, divide their main criticism over a dozen fields, each held by a small segment, As one of a series reporting on public attitudes towards the Con. servatives in Ottawa Gallup Poll interviewers rang door - hells across the provinces, in a scien- tific crosy - section to ask what was 'the worst thing" the Gov- Today, Canadian criticism for main areas. ernment had done. The same question in principle was put to the public in 1948 about the time of MacKenzie King's retirement, Today, 11 per cent think Otta- wa's lack of action on the job- less problem deserves most con- demnation. In 1948, top-ranking beef, as held by 22 per cent of the electorate was 'allowing prices to climb," The question: "THE DIEFENBAKER GOV- ERNMENT AT OTTAWA WAS RTTURNED TO OFFICE IN JUNE 1958. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WAS THE WORST THING THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE SINCE THAT TIME?" Today, Canadian criticism for the Government falls into these main areas. the Government falls into these Not enough done for the unemployment situation; payment of unemployment insurance unfair Not fulfilled their promises 11% 5 Let the farmers down, not made deficiency pay: ments to farmers Spent too much money; increased the debt; spent too much on trip around the world and other travelling Poor immigration policy; bringing in too immigrants; too many sick ones..... many Tight money; high interest rates rh Defence policy poor; too much American control of our defence Trade policy; too many imports; high tariffs Other As Haven't done anything bad.. No opinion, don't know. (Some named more than one) Apart from these areas of criti- eism, many men and women speak in terms that do not fit any of the groups. Said an un- employed woman in Ontario: "Spent all the money the Liberal Government saved up." In Mani- toba a farmer said: "Paid too much for what they got out of the Seaway." 'Created an air of uncertainty in our defence policy" said a woman in Mont. real. A store clerk in Hamilton said briefly, "Put Diefenbaker in as PM." 103% As reported last week, almost three in ten Canadians think the best thing the Government has done is its program for social welfare services. When the Gallup Poll put a sim- ilar question to the people in 1948 when the Liberals were in power, apart from the 22 per cent who said "allowing prices to climb", complaints included high taxes, poor housing policy, fail- ure to help farmers, luxury taxes, too much immigration and many similar beefs to those held today. World Copyright Reserved og Oshawa Wood THE ABOVE PHOTO SHOWS A SECTION OF THE TOOL CENTER IN THE NEW ULTRA-MODERN SHOWROOM AT OSHAWA WOOD PRODUCTS LTD. @ Complete Line of HAND or POWER TOOLS for the Do-li-Yourselfer @ Products WE RENT POWER OR HAND TOOLS r DOWNTOWN SHOWROOM 84 SIMCOE ST. S.--RA 8-1617 ood Products Lid. 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