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NOTES OF THE DAY
ECONOMIC PLANNING
FEBRUARY
WHAT THE SCHOOLS CAN DO FOR PEACE
By GUY KENDALL
at the
The Very Idea!
PHILHARMUP AGAIN
By: Eddie
To put Kelly
Featured PayCr
it bluntly things are not as they shouldn't
We are
When Mr. Henry Wallace, the American, Secretary of Agricul turo, - warned: American farmors one day last week that unless they cpeperated in the Government's in which know not the subordinate individual, the, school TOW that a generation is grow characteristic of docility in the programme for reducing farm War, It is particularly important is the best seedground for propa Acronge, the Government would he that their education should make ganda; whereas the English boy be if they weren't as they compelled to embark upon them acquainted with, the moan- tonde to react against anything gimentation, he indicated that Ing of War, the causes which which is imposed on him by are. with all its planning, the Roose-produce it and the means of avoid-authority. (Perhaps Iosa volt Administration has no nang it.
clementary stage, when they are tional economic policy. Different
referring, of departments. In the Government. The minds of children are still no doubt more inclined to swallow course, to the fact that the proceed on quito divergent lines, and they eagerly read books of are universally docile.)
entranced by the glamour of war what "teacher says"—and girls their policies apparently be adventure full of violonce, rapine
Philharmonic and other This fact about the adolescent dictated largely by the political and murder. I believe this to be English boy must be borne in kindred warblers are on the views of the chief. Mr. Wallace inevitable up to a pointed to the lasuo some time taste of the quite young for the definite Peace propaganda into
point. The mind by all who wish to introduce warblepath. back when he declared that the country had to choose between literature of pirates, bighwaymon English Schools. tearing down Ita trado barriers crooks and battle-planes will bo
By Philharmonic we mean and consenting to a restriction of whole it is best to antisfy it harm- satisfied somehow, and on the
those people who are putting its export market. His own plans, lessly rather than to seek to which are designed to gear form
We are sometimes asked to
on "The Pirates of Pen- production, simply to the domestic suppress it.
introduce the League of Nations zance" at the King's to- Personally I should encourage us a regular "subject of instruc-morrow. God market, seems to indicate which policy he personally would favour, the roading of adventures with tion" into our curriculum. No
wild beasts and pirates, and ex-moasure is better calculated to King's.
save the clude, so far as possible, the bomb set boys in opposltion to it-cspe RECIPROCAL TRADE
Ing-plane and the gas-mask and all fally if you proposed to "examing" the satanic apparatus of modern in the subject. • warfare: This is a gentle instal ment of "sublimation!"
BOY'S INSTINCT TO REVOLT.
We have a soft spot in our heart for Philharmonic So- The proper place for studying it cieties. We were once the a in the History course--which now we bring quite up to present leading soprano in Philhar- timee-or, possibly, in "Civics."
Sometimes
It is not only our voice that in
Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, acoms to be guided more by the activities of the great in- dustrial magnates of the United
THE ONLY LEGITIMATE PROPAGANDA, States and seoks an economic polley by which American produc-
an odd ten days, monic, but that was before tion would be meshed reciprocally of the "quite young." When we over, will give special opportunity, have confined ourself to Bass.
So much for the private reading after public examinations are our voice broke. Since then we with the trade of other countries. come to the question of "teaching and there is an excellent little He wants now markets abroad and peace" in school, wo are faced with handbook for Sixth Forms written is prepared to a large extent to rather different set of dif- by Dr. Maxwell Garnett and Mr. open America's market to non-ficulties. All propagandists, fad Nowell Smith. competitive commodities from dlats, apostles of the fantastic. It is well countrios prepared to admit U.S. and neologists in general natural- branch of the League of Nations
to have a junior broke these days, products on The world situation to-day, how of the school.
favourable terms, ly try to get a foot within the door Union in the school; but grest
All the same, we advise you to ever, does not favour the develop.. ment of n system of reciprocal School is not the place for your by rather aggressive and cranky were at a full dress rehearsal To all these I reply firmly: The an innovation, if it is taken up their stuff to-morrow night. We care is needed in establishing such go and see "The Pirates" do
trade.
activities. The only propaganda boys who are la general rebellion yesterday, and met the whole which have a legitimate place against things as they are, it will within our walls are those of antagoniae the rest of the school, gang. Reminded us of a bunch Goodness and Truth.
no less than the formation of a of shroffs,
It's often a lesson to watch the
The engagement is announced of Alice Foong Suc, second daughter of the late Mr. Lau Gooey and of Mrs. Lau Gooey of Melbourne, Australia, to Thomas George, elder son of the late Mr. Sym A, TRIFLE LATE Choon and of Mrs. Sym Cheon of Adelaide, South Austraila.
The
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1934.
WORKING HOURS
Even in the cause of peace wa branch of the Communist ог should acquaint our boys and girls Fascist party. with the truth and nothing but! On the whole, the debating girls at full dress rehearsal, the truth about war and its past society is the best medium for history. We must unquestion-ventilating the matter.
You know what we mean, full
achieve
· ERRORS OF THE NATIONALISTS.
THE PROBLEM
OF THE O.T.C.
like
·
The truth is that reciprocity- on any scale now in sight--will not be enough. Only by admit ting more competitive goods will the United States be able to return to anything like its recent export ably we must let them know A great deal, of course, will dress on the stage and then lesson. levels. The great trade of the what poison-gas moans In war- depend on whether the head- last decade was largely composed fare: but we must not exaggerate master and the staff are devoted
We tried to crash in on the of goods bought in America on the horrors of war with a view to the cause of Peace--and are philharmonic as a lady's mald but, credit-the $15,000,000,000 of to deterrence, nor must we unduly tactful persons, foreign loans made since the war. enlarge on its glories.
a Y.M.C.A. salad, they In effect, it was goods which were
wouldn't lettuce. Said it was lent, and repayment must be in
"Safety.First" week. One of the methods for al-goods or services. There is not leviating the world depression enough gold in the world to pay
I cannot conclude without any. The power of the educator to Ing a word about the O.T.C. and which is now commanding almost the bill. It will not be enough to
But the play must go on. We'll build a few canals under the tariff either direction is only too plain. for the O.T.C, at least, is up-
propagandist ends in cadet corps. Logically, the case bid three hearts. úniversal attention is a definite wall; the whole lovel of the It must be admitted that former-deniable. A clause in our school shortening of hours of work.barrior must be lowered ifly our history text-books were not prospectus
It depends how much you The Washington Convention, America is to get back her loans beyond reproach.
runs: "The O.T.C.want to pay to see the show. For They and at the same time get paid for often saturated with "jingoistle" Nation, the Empire and
wore xista for the defence of the'a dollar you can sit in the stalls in which aims at legislation along Foods she wishes to send out. suggestions, the worst of this kind Covenant of
the informal wear. these lines, has yet to be ratified, Yet strong business and political being a "History of England," by Nations."
the League. of the objections raised by British forces oppose the admittance of Rudyard Kipling and C. R. L.That is logical enough, for the dress, is necessary.
Up in the dress circle; dinner employers being that it is too setoit house Industries, which matchelist tendency to distinctly Covenant does presuppose a cer- collars. Yes, circle an collars.
pete with home
nationalist to exaggerate ain armed force; and
And clean rigid in some respects and too will the United States do? Will victories and minimise defeats. clastic in others. Meanwhile, it drop the attempt to collect on
Once says that it cannot staff On the other hand schools in Mciently even the minimum force wish we'd ruffed that. jack of All the world's a stago. We the International Labour Office surpluses, or will it reorganise its are furnishing their pupils with Micers if the O.T.C. is abolished.
forcion loans and to export its Germany at the present moment (regular and territorial) with spades. of the League of Nations has whole national economy, abandon statements as to history possibly collected information from a certain industries whose products even geography hardly less disften-in-hopeless opposition. I told, is by Gillivan Salbert. Sully- But logic and sentiment are "Pirates of Penzance," we are number of countries of any enn-be obtained to better advant-torted than before the war. measures taken or contemplated those commodities which it pro- remember reading how the atlases young German refugees came to
age elsewhere, and specialise on In the years preceding 1914 1strongly the other day when two wrote the words.
felt the incongruity of it all mostbert wrote the lyrics and Gulbart to suspend the 48-hour week (duces most efficiently? prescribed by law, regulations
our War
.. Did you say “double”,
used in, Prussian State Schools be put through their paces to test. Oh, word someone the power to contained maps of America in them for admission to the school. gle us which a large tract of the United. As they came States and Canada was marked in guard of honour was being partner?
hall, a a particular colour and labelled drilled for the Armistice ceremony so with the sprawling legend: in front of our War Memorial by "Deutsche Gebiet" (German sphere a most efficient cadet officer, who of influence).
to face the facta of its inter-
It
and practice. Replies have been AN ADJUSTMENT received so far from Belgium, Canada, Columbia, Germany; The alternatives are not India, Italy, Norway and Vene- clean-cut as that, but it is essential to recognize that a work zuela. Of these, Columbia and able adjustment must be made he Venezuela had no exemptions. tween the two policies. Me Norway allows overtime only in Wallace performs a useful service exceptional cases and for high the Roosevelt Administration has in making that need clear. So far rates varying from time and a no national economic plan simply quarter to double time. Collee-because the country has refused tive agreements generally stipu-national economic position, And late that overtime shall be con-with all the planning to increase fined to a minimum, and it is buying power, prevent unfair com- seldom worked., Belgium has, petition and gear production to consumption within the country, for two years past, been con- the larger problem of giving direc sidering suspending the exemption to the whole national economt tions allowed under the 8-Hour so as to obtain the most beneficial use of America's wealth has hard- Day Act of 1921. Individually been touched. Whether there exemptions allowed under then to be an expansion of foreign Act are granted only in cases trade, as Mr. Hull proposes, or a of recognised urgency or where unavoidable,
restriction, as Mr. Wallace thinks a better defined the re-engagement of additional national policy is imperative. workers is clearly impossible. is not too early to stop the Several decrees allowing exemp-depression and begin some
blundering, which aggravated the tions have been suspended. In planning. Canada, the 48-hour week is enforced only in British Colum-if necessary, organising several bin. In 1928, 161 temporary shifts. In several cases the new exemptions were granted; in Labour Trustees have fixed 1929, 93; and in 1980 it was shorter working hours in place of decided to grant no more exemp-
those established by collective tions until conditions again be to reduce the limit of her hours agreement. India is proposing came normal.
The tendency in continuous process factories to now is all towards shortening 156 and "In other non-seasonal hours. For Germany it is stated factories to. 54 and to raise the that there is a strong tendency overtime rates. Finally, Italy not only to do away with anying the abolition of overtime, has for some years been study- working week longer, than 48 and although no law has yet hours, but to reduce the working been enacted, the Fascist Gen- week voluntarily below 48 hours eral Convention of Italian In- to 40 hours a week as a general (dustry has issued to its members rule, in order to case the labour 1a. circular laying down the principles that reduction of hours markot. Sudden pressure is is preferable to dismissal of met, not by increasing the hours workers, and engagement of of individual work out by additional staff preferable to engaging additional workers and, overtime..
real
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We are glad the Philharmonie barked out his orders like any Society hold their productions that Germany "never lost the war,
Now, it seems, they are taught Prissian drill sergeant. but was stabbed in the back by heads
during the winter months. In the I saw the boys craning their
In curiosity. What will summer theatre would be stifling.
tween Germany and England. In being busily trained
But there is this difference be-That the youth of England is we like to strike an average.
they write back to Germany 7 Not that we enjoy cold weather. Germany, owing to the national Physician, heal thyself!
the Communists."
"This won't change my appearance any will it, doa?"
to arms?
Somewhere midway between what Mae West said to her boy friend
and 4 Peak flapper'a response to a with. A wink's as good as a nod. Don't mention it! Nod at all.
Excuso us.
.
We didn't know we had this club hore. Did we revoke?
Where were we? Oh, yes, the Philharmonic..
To-morrow night the pirate chief will sing for you. They've hung pirates for less than that,
Most of the singing to-morrow will be solo work, duets and songs. by the choir.
If you like the choir and applaud
It sufficiently for and encore, you'll get what you rechlor,"
You can also duet for duets, Įbut, usually solos are not solo or.
to wish for encores,
Bookings are bound to be fairly heavy, so if you want a good mant to-night, you'll have to seat to it. this afternoon.
Programmes (pro-professional; grammaa-grandmothers, le. pro-
fessional
"grandmothers) will be issued as you go inside.
Just one final word." Members of the audience are requested not to rise and bow when wo enter. That will be all, thank you.