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The Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1962 -- PAGE 6 Human Ability May Be Overlooked By Testing The increasing importance attached by employers to college degrees is beginnng to worry some educators. They welcome the greater interest in education, the swelling demand for well-educated people, the growing realization that we have entered an age when a nation's future will depend on its intellectual resources. But they also fear that university degrees may be recognized not so much for what they represent in educational value as for their worth as status symbols; and they also realize that the selection of the young people for the training which will lead to the degrees becomes more and more of an awkward respon-- sibility, one which, perhaps, the university should not bear alone. Each university has its criteria for admittance. But as Ronald Gross points out in the Commonweal, college administrators and outside critics are beginning to fear that the criteria are neither sufficiently broad not adequately valid. "If this is so," says Gross, "our colleges and univer- sities are overlooking certain kinds of Lack Of Tax The pressure for a thorough over- haul of the Canadian tax structure is growing, and there are increasing indications that some federal and pro- vincial authorities recognize the need for such study and revision. But the tax structure is now so involved that tax experts doubt whether any govern- ment is equipped to do the job of revision itself. : Jacques Barbeau, director of re- search for the Canadan Tax Founda- tion, said in a recent speech: "Perhaps the most disturbing characteristic of the Canadian tax system, especially when it is compared with other equally developed nations, is that tax policy has and continues to be regarded as a matter of secondary governmental importance requiring only the atten- tion of a few qualified tax specialists. The tax policy division of the federal government is now staffed by four civil servants. At the provincial and municipal level, the situation is even more appalling." The Financial Post points out that in the U.S. and Europe. the tax policy departments are staffed by large human ability which the nation can ill afford to lose." Gross is referring, of course, to colleges and universities in the United States. But methods in the better Canadian and U.S.) universities are close enough to make the remarks pertinent to both countries. Harvard recently decided that, despite its large number of superior applicants for admittance, the college could not escape the necessity of "risk-taking" judgments in selecting students. So one-third of recent ap- plicants whose test scores "predicted" they would do honors work were turn- ed down in favor of students who seemed to have hidden potential un- tapped by tests. Gross argues: "Clearly there is a growing feeling that the whole process of selecting students for college through increas- ingly rigorous mass tests has reached a cul de sac. Too many students who do poorly on the tests turn out to be first rate scholars or extremely valu- able citizens.' ' Experts complements of fiscal analysts and tax specialists, "but in Canada, the iax department staff of an integrated oil compay, for example, exceeds the entire staff of the tax division of the department of finance."' Thus the lack of tax experts could hamper govern- ment efforts, however sincere, to deal with tax reform competently. For reasons of budget secrecy, it is ex- tremely difficult for the government to get outside help. One suggestion is that a committee could be set up of outside tax experts, accountants, lawyers, economists and some government people, to look at the whole Income Tax Act or parts of it requiring immediate considera- tion, and plan the necessary legisla- tion. It would permit handling of the more urgent problems, with a Royal Commission following this with an enlarged study. The Financial Post understands that several of Canada's top tax men have indicated privately that they would be willing to take time off from their present jobs to serve on auch a committee. Edge In Lung-Power We have suspected for some time that if Communist leaders have any edge over the statement of the West, it is in lung-power. If volume and endurance mean anything, we have nothing in the West to match Mr. Khrushchev and his colleagues, who can pour out Slavic syllabes for hours on end. Our hopes were raised the other day when we came across a press release from the office of U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, It dealt with a speech made by the Senator on the subject of the world- wide Communist movement. The senator, according to the re- lease, had declared "'in one breath" the movement to be "a power seeking, God denying, man and material wor- She Oshawa Zimes T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. 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Foreign 24.00 Circulation for the issue of November 30, 1961 18,006 Othe, Provinces USA. and shiping, amoral force, operating from bases of territories it dominates, by conspiratorial tactics of subversion, infiltration, propaganda, assassina- tion, genocide, espionage, political and economical blackmail, all under the cover of the threat of nuclear holo- caust, through an apparatus composed of agents, tools, opportunists and dupes of all ethnic origins and nationa- lities, bent on the unswerving goal of world domination and subjection, and the re-creation of man himself into the common mold of an obedient slave to the minority for which com- munism was designed to appeal -- the minority to which it was ever since captivated, and to the minority--may it ever grow smaller which may in the future be so blind spiritually and so engrossed materially as to be stricken sould destroying disease promulgated and spread hy Marx and his successors." Alas, we found later that the Sena- tor's publicist had been more enthu- siastic than accurate. Reporters who heard the speech when it was delivered testified that the Senator had made at least 30 pauses for breath during by the his enormous sentence. Thurs another white hope has proved wanting, and Khrushchev remains the champ. Other Editors' Views BOTH EXTREMES (Ottawa Journal) 'No one,' says the American author, Paul Gallico. 'can be as calculatedly rude as the British.' That may be true. .But a good case can also be made that ho people, as a whole, are more polite LIBERALS Do THE ECONOMIC SooTHSAYERS SAY IT'S TIME TOGO To THE POLLS? Oa --.A a); }j | THE IDES OF MARCH OTTAWA REPORT es. | Ministers Open Decisive Talks By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The foreign min isters of 18 nations are meet ing in Geneva today, to open a disarmament conference which may have decisive effects on the future of mankind The purpose of this confer ence is to attempt to attain general and complete disarma- ment, It's starting point is the Disarmament" which was agreed upon between U.S.A and U.S.S.R. last summer, and was subsequently enthusiastic ally endorsed by the General Assembly of the United Na tions The nations forming the con ference consist of five Western Powers--U.S.A., Britain, Italy, Canada and France (who has indicated that she will refrain from attending); five Commu QUEEN'S PARK nist powers consisting of Rus sia and four of her European satellites; and eight "neutral" nations of Asiz Africa, Latin America and Europe The failure of this confer ence would leave the way open for that global nuclear war which would kill, maim or ma form hundreds of millions o human beings, {including not yet born THE PROMISED LAND Success, on the othe would give Man a ne dence in his attempt to build a better world. More, it would re lease an avalanche man power and money from present wasteful defence objectives and permit that great force and wealth to be converted to the task of creating a better way of life for al! mankind t man hand f conf of Strong Impression Created By Nixon DON O'HEARN TORONTO Young Rober! Nixon, the new Liberal from Brant, is already being picked by prominent Grits as a comer, even possibly a future leader Mr. Nixon, in fact, probably has made the greatest impres- sion on Liberal ranks of any newcomer in recent years He has been a member for only a few. weeks, but already members, and not only on the Liberal side, are giving him strong respect And what does the observer think? He thinks they may be right Mr. Nixon has an unusually pleasant presence. He is not at all forward or cocky, But at the same time he is quite assured, he doesn't show. the uncertainty that marks so many newcomers GOOD SPEAKER He is a good speaker - with both an excellent delivery and effective, concise presentation. And he shows signs of being able to think well. Why Leader? Why do you pick a man such as this as potential leadership material? First of all, perhaps, because he has won not only your own immediate respect but also that of others Then because. he has "'charm", and though not all po litical leaders have been able to charm the voters (Mackenzie King) those who have been able to have had a head-start. Then, though he isn't fiery you can see him when he ma- tures having very much of a mind of his own and being able to face decisions, even the most distasteful' ones. And this, of course, is the hardest quality to find in a political leader. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS MARCH 14, 1962 Fred Rose, Labor - Progres- sive member of Parliament, was arrested on espionage charges 16 years ago today--in 1946. He was sentenced June 20 to six years in prison and ex pelled from Parliament 1794 -- Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin 1958--A male heir to the an cignt throne of Monaco was bérn to Princess Grace and Prince Rainier By And finally, and most impor ant of all, because you feel he is a man the public would trust He gives the impression of hav- ing that basic integrity com- bined with knowledge of the people which leads public confidence ---and Leslie Frost Rave a graphic demonstration of what this can mean Mr asset dously career With his father a member for more than 40 years he was surrounded by politics his entire life (He is 33) The value of this is best il lustrated by the hardships faced by those who don't have it. Mr Nixon's leader John Winter meyer is a notable example Mr. Wintermeyer was going info a completely new field when he entered politics, and he would he the first to tell you what a shortcoming this was It probably has held back his career by several years. to Nixon has one intangible which can be tremen important in a political having been The Geneva Conference not merely deserves but demands ou prayers for its success But: it is meeting under the cloud of the threat of further nuclear testing by U.S.A The director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency conceded last month that the Russian nuclear test series last Fall did not make enough progress to overtake the huge U.S. lead in nuclear capability. The purpose of the new series of U.S. tests, due to start on Christmas Island in the Pacific late next month, is to restore the previous margin of U.S. superiority NEW SOVIET WEAPONS? This doctrine implies a U.S objective of permanent military supremacy in an overwhelming degree; this itself would seem to indicate the impossibility of attaining agreement on disarm ament, which necessarily im- military parity On these grounds, the Ban the Bomb clubs have a talking point. They also have a talking point in saying that, if U.S. 'al- ready has ample capacity to destroy Russia, why foul up the air with more nuclear tests aimed simply to perfect bigger and better bombs which could destroy Russians two or three times over? That is not quite the whole story. The recent Russian tests did yield them one technical advantage, which was a giant step forward in anti-missile de- fence. We saw hints - of their achievements in this field in the suggestion that they brought down Powers' U-2 spy plane with a rocket achieving a near-miss at the incredible height of 68,000 feet. If in fact the Russians now possess anti missile missiles which could prevent major damage in Rus- sia from U.S.A. nuclearheaded rockets, then the balance of the U.S.A. deterrent is destroyed and nuclear war may be much closer. Thus if the new U.S.A. tests are: intended to perfect their own anti-missile missiles, they are entirely justified on grounds of the essential de- fence of the Western World But we may all hope that such progress will be made at Geneva that all nuclear weap- ons and other killers will be outlawed from the face of the earth plies MOTHER'S UNION The Mother's Union was founded in London by the Church of England in 1883 to uphold the sanctity of marriage and the care of children, BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO W. A. Coad was elected chair man of the Board of Park Com missioners for 1937 Oshawa was to benefit ta the extent of $16,333 by a new mill subsidy announced -b: provincial government one the An Oshawa branch of the UAW-CIO was organized in the General Motors plant, and ask ed for recognition. At a meeting of the Oshawa Cricket Club 0. S. Hobbs was elected president and George Mann, vice-president, the ensuing year for The Oshawa Ministerial Asso ciation appointed a committee of Rev. D. M. Rose, of St George's Anglican Church, Rev W.-R. Tanton, of Simcoe Street United Church and Rev. G. V Crofoot, of the First Baptist Church, to arrange for a Cor onation service on May 12 Elizabeth Hood, former stu dent of the OCVI, was awarded the first prize in an art contest conducted by the Quebec Prov ince Protestant Department of Education Rey. S, C, Moore, who preach ed the first sermon in the new King Street Church in 1913, the guest preacher at the anni- versary services. The congrega- lon was organized in 1857 in the Sons of Temperance Hall on Simcoe street by the late John Pinch At a meeting of the Board of Health '20 communicable dis. eases were reported in the city during February. A total of 58 immunizations and vaccination treati ents were given and 66 children received dental atten- tion by the Public Health den- tists. Mrs. James Miller, widow of pioneer Oshawa _hotelkeeper, died in her 94th year, Robbers stole a safe from the Ukrainian Co-operative store, Bloor street east and held up a citizen who saw the robbery and drove him out into the country. The Westmount Home and School Association celebrated its 12th anniversary with Mrs. B. ©. Colpus., honorary president, the guest speaker. Producing 420' cars in one dav, Gereral Motors 'f Canada made a new high production record A heavy fall of snow made driving very hazardous in the city and district, and"m--7: cidents occurred ac READERS' VIEWS Metric System 'Sure To Dear Sir: It was interesting to read in your paper the different opin- ions expressed by the people of Oshawa on the subject of our weights and measures ver- sus the metric system. Most of them seemed rather pessimis- tic about the difficulties and t! time required by the po tion to get used to the mittric system if adopted. These fears are not justified, in my opinion. If adopted the system would be far better known and understood in six months, than the one we use, has ever been. The cost of conversion would be considerable, but to keep up the present system will be even more costly in the end. It seems only a question of time before the metric system is universal- ly accepted, and the longer we delay accepting it, the more it will cost to do it. I have been using our present system of weights and measures for over 20 years and the met- ric system before that for a somewhat shorter time. Also I experienced conversion to the metric system from pounds and inches in my native Poland while I was still a boy. Although the means of information and communication in those days weren't anywhere near what they are now, the conversion was smooth without any serious mishaps. Trying to. compare the two systems is, I suppose, like try- '~~ the con- Come' tinent in a stage coach and in a modern express train. In both cases you get there but one way is sure easier than the other. P. SYPEREK Oshawa, THANKS Year Sir: On behg# of the Dance Com- i the membership of the Women's Auxiliary of the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, may we extend our sincere thanks for the p. licity given through your paper to our annual Spring Dance on Mar. 2. The success of the dance was due to the press who gave us every co-operation; numerous workers who gave freely of their time and talents; Service Clubs, Organizations and Groups who submitted candidates for "Our Campaign Queen"; the co-eds from the University of Toronto who performed so gracefully; members of the staff and aux- iliary of the hospital who en- tertained with a "campaign theme" skit; the Kiwanis Club of Ajax for their efforts; the merchants and industries who donated prizes; Mr. and Mrs, Don Caldwell who served the delicious buffet supper and of course to the large number of citizens from Ajax, Pickering, Dunbarton, Rouge, Bay Ridges, Whitby and Oshawa who came out and supported our endeavor so enthusiastically. To all, many thanks. MRS, E. (KAY) WEATHERALL MRS. W. (JEAN) TOMLINSON DANCE CONVENERS. Ajax. OSHAWA BAILEY FOODS LID. 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