Tárogató, 1942-1943 (5. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1942-09-01 / 3. szám
TÁROGATÓ lß patience and infinite pains, and only that man who remains always willing to learn can ever hope to reach anything even faintly resembling perfection. The careful comparing one thing with another brings into play our own perception of what is beautiful and what is more beautiful, and the choosing of the latter is always a step forward. May 3, 1942 —ONWARD. I AM YOUR COUNTRY OF TOMORROW A Message to Young People on Dominion Day Look at me well, for I am your-countryas-it-is-to-be. • • Just as it has always been, so it again will be, that each half century sees a new nation created out of the fabric of the old. I will banish the slums of the cities and settle their people in the open country with air and space and food. I will redeem the destructive uses of science to the good and the glory of man. I will “turn spears into pruning hooks”, bombs into fertilizers, and air raids into visitations of mercy. I will weave glass into cloth, conquer diseases now incurable, make science the servant of labour and art the handmaiden of leisure, and redeem the public service from selfish greed to the public good. I will lift religion to the level of human service and the will of God. I will do these things because they are today being nourished in the hearts of our fellow-citizens of good will—and what is thus nourished must some day, through the purpose of God, get done. I am Your Country of Tomorrow. —THE CANADIAN BOY. BEAVER AID WATERFOWEL Ottawa, Canada. ■—- Beaver preserves in James Bay area of Canada are proving beneficial to waterfowl, reports the Department of Mines and Resources. Beaver ponds and meadows created in these sanctuaries by the industrious beaver provide additional food and shelter for large numbers of geese, ducks, and shore-birds migrating to and from their nesting grounds and increase the available breeding area. Because of the conformation of northeastern North America, James Bay, the southern arm of Hudson Bay, is the crossroads of several important bird migration routes. In the past decade, seven large beaver preserves with a total area of approximately 45,000 square miles have been established on the coasts and islands of James Bay by the complementary action of the Dominion Government and the governments of Ontario and Quebec. In these sanctuaries no trapping of beaver is permitted until the beaver population reaches a level that will enable the taking of a controlled annual crop without fear of undue depletion. The preserves are located near centres of Indian population and have been established with a view to ensuring a livelihood to these people who have always found their chief source of income and subsistence on the trapline. Sanctuaries in which waterfowl receive complete protection throughout the year have also been established in the James Bay area in recent years. Abundant food is available over large areas. The principal waterfowl species that frequent the region are the blue goose, lesser snow goose, Canada goose, pintail, black duck, and green-winged teal. Dr. ALBERT SCHWEITZER AND FREE FRANCE We learn from Free French Headquarters in London that Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the great German missionary in French Africa is carrying on with the work of his famous hospital at Lambarene in the Gaboon. The Gaboon is one of the large areas which has rallied to the cause of Free France, and Dr. Schweitzer, we understand, has identified himself with the Free French movement. Special arrangements were made whereby his wife,who was in Vichy France, has been enabled to join her husband at Lambarene. The Free French speak highly of the excellent work being done at the hospital, especially the scientific research of the Schweitzer Institute. Both Europeans and natives alike share in the benefits of the hospital, and this is especially true of the Europeans working in the timber mills and mines of the region. General de Gaulle has sent the following signed message to Dr. Schweitzer: “I know your merits and your reputation. I thank you for giving your services as you do to aid French science. I shall be pleased to see you when I make my next voyage to Africa.” The Free French High Commissioner, General Dr. Sice, has made a substantial monthly grant for the benefit of the Institution as a mark of appreciation for the excellent work which is being done there. —CANADIAN GIRL.
