Tárogató, 1949-1950 (12. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949-11-01 / 5. szám
16 TÁROGATÓ for skilled men and women, the trend over the years has been towards keener competition for all skilled employment especially in the top executive field. There was a time when most people in Canada were happy if they were allowed to complete their primary school education. Now a secondary school diploma is becoming, if it has not already become, a minimum academic standard for many jobs, and more young people than ever before are now attending universities. EARLY DEVELOPMENTS RECALLED The colourful history of early developments on the Western Plains was recalled recently when a stone monument commemorating the spot where the North West Mounted Police assembled before leaving for assignments in various parts of the North West Territories was unveiled. The monument has been erected by the Federal Department of Mines and and Resources near Emerson, Manitoba, on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and bears the following inscription: “On the 8th of July, 1874, the newlyformed North-West Mounted Police consisting of 300 officers and men, having assembled here at the Dufferin Barracks, headquarters of the Boundary Commission of 1872, left on its assignment to various posts in the North West Territories. The record of this distinctly Canadian force in policing the plains is a source of pride to the people of Canada.” NEW INDUSTRIES CREATED Development of new products from Canadian mineral deposits and improvement of existing products are important phases of the work of the Bureau of Mines, Ottawa. Examples illustraiting the practical work of the Bureau are found in the rock wool and brucite magnesia industries. The rock wool industry was established in Canada as a direct result of work in the Bureau’s laboratories. In 1947 ten plants, giving employment to more than 500 people, had a production valued in excess of $5,000,000. KEEP THE TEMPERATURE DOWN Men may learn much from discussion with their fellows, but to get best results the discussion must never get out of bounds. When the heat increases, the light noticeably grows less. Men are less reasonable when they are excited. When the temperature rises in a discussion, the arguments become more and more open to suspicion. We are apt to say unwise things when we grow excited, and the warmer we become the less are we open to reason. It is useless to argue with an angry man. Some one has said that “anger is temporary insanity”, and there is too much truth in the charge. The individual who cannot control his feelings had better not engage in argument. He will not learn anything and he will be very apt to say things which had better not be said. Unfortunately, this applies to some very good people. A man may be very good, and yet not be at all willing to listen to another man’s argument; when this is so, he had better keep quiet. EDITORIAL BRIEFS The policy of “pin-pricks” never fosters friendship. The true Christian must be of necessity a friend of humanity. The youngest may teach the oldest— if tfce latter is willing to learn. If a man would have friends he must spend time on them. He is a foolish farmer who raises only what he himself likes. Tiny trifles never spoil the peace of great minds. The possession of weapons of war not seldom leads to their use. The costliest mausoleum never brought the faintest spark of life to the dead.
