Democratic planning in education and community involvement
The article argues for shared responsibility in shaping school programs through teacher and parent partnerships at the provincial and local levels. It questions risks of broad popular voting on policy while urging joint leadership, public input, and ongoing learning to strengthen schools and community engagement. The closing verse by Alice A. Burgess reflects valuing everyday life and guiding belief.
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Departments of Education
Canada Supplies Britain With Most Wheat In 1954
The Board of Trade reports Canada was Britain's second largest supplier in 1954 with Britain buying 764 million dollars worth of goods and over half of its wheat from Canada. Canada’s imports from Britain were much smaller, making Canada Britain’s fourth largest customer. NATO defence programs now planned cost 1929 million dollars with Britain contributing 246 million.
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Canada
U.K
Board of Trade Statistics
London
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
EightCanadian and eight American curlers visit Edinburgh
Eight Canadian and eight American ladies on a month long Scotland tour arrived in Edinburgh last week after visiting Ayr. They praised the warm welcome at Prestwick and have toured lace and carpet factories curling stone works and distilleries during their stay.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Ayr
Prestwick
Fairey Rotodyne Helicopter Cleared for Public Interest
A new British helicopter the Fairey Rotodyne has been removed from the secret list. It targets inter city transport with 8 300 cubic feet of capacity and can carry 50 passengers or 11 000 pounds of payload. It cruises at 150 mph and reaches 200 mph maximum.
Answers to Quick Quiz
Answers to Quick Quiz lists facts about taxes and history. It notes totals paid in federal taxes, a broken down numeric item of 1,739 dollars, and mentions nationalities French British Italian Portuguese Spanish. It credits Quick Canadian Facts as the pocket annual.
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Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
Canada
Smile Of The Week Tells Of India Trip And Fakir Feats
A club member repeats tales from his travels in India describing fakirs who allegedly throw a rope into the air and climb it. A fellow member then asks if he can perform the feat himself, prompting a light moment in the discussion.
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Thore
India
Tillage restores vigor to old brome grass stands
A Saskatoon Experimental Station study from 1947 to 1952 tested eight methods for rejuvenating aged brome grass. Tillage with one-way discs or mouldboard plows broke root binding and boosted yields, with plowing yielding 81 percent more seed than controls and discs 21 percent. Fertilizer had little effect unless combined with tillage. Burning stubble did not raise yields. Hay yields followed the same trend as seed yields.
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Scott, Sask
Helpful hints for cleaning and refreshing household items
Cleaning rubber raincoats requires lukewarm water and white soap then clear rinse and air dry. Avoid benzine or gasoline on rubber. Velvet sponges should be cleaned with benzine rubbing in one direction and then steamed. Old sewing machines can be made attractive with fabric matching room drapes, or painted black enamel on metal parts, or enameled to match room walls.
Wheat’s Hard Spring Variety and Global Trade Impacts
Rt. Hon. James G. Gardiner explains hard spring wheat stores well, aiding years of drought and long-distance transport. The piece notes Canadian hard wheat share in North American crops, Britain’s use and bread quality, and regional duties blocking global market access, urging policies for fair world food trade.
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James G. Gardiner
State Board of Agriculture
Topeka
Kansas
Ontario
Quebec
United States
Minnesota
Oregon
Canada
England
Scotland
Britain
North America
Oven Barbecued Chicken and Oven Fried Chicken
Step by step historic recipes describe oven barbecued chicken with a thick sauce and oven fried chicken with biscuit mix crust. Instructions cover browning, baking times around 45 minutes to an hour, and completing with biscuits baked in the same dish. Provides exact ingredient amounts for the barbecue sauce and batter.
Trend Toward Wood Grain Kitchens Gains Popularity
The piece notes a shift in Canadian homes from sterile white kitchens to natural wood with grain showing. It highlights clear finishes, 150 plus wood stain shades, fir plywood use for easy cabinet building, and maintenance tips including sealer coats, light sanding, and protective varnish or wax.
Spry praises joint Scout activities in Europe visit
Gen. D. C. Spry, director of the Boy Scouts International Bureau, lauded Canadian German cooperation in Scouting during his tour in Soest Germany. He said joint activities build youth in both nations and urged the Canadian Red Patch Scout Europe group to keep the Scout promise daily. He renewed ties with The Royal Canadian Regiment veterans from WWII.
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Soest
Germany
Red Patch Scout Group
Europe
D. C
Dan) Spry
Boy Scouts International Bureau
Scout Movement
Boy Scout
Spry
Boy Scout Movement
Gen. Spry
Royal Canadian Regiment
Italy
Quick Canadian Quiz on Canada Fur Farm Product
A trivia item asks which animal is now the principal product of Canada’s fur farms, compares typical Canadian family taxes to other sums, and questions explorers’ nationalities and the year secret ballots appeared federally. It prompts readers to check an answer column.
Dates changed public hearings on livestock plan
Saskatoon hearings start March 7 while Moose Jaw Swift Current Maple Creek Carlyle Regina sessions shift to March 28 and April 4 due to Regina Livestock Show. Proposals and details available from J F Gray Saskatoon and W F Ferris Regina secretary offices.
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Regina
Gordon Loveridge
Saskatchewan Marketing Board
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Maple Creek
Carlyle-Regina
Saskatoon
J. F. Gray
Avenue B. North
W. F. Ferris
Legislative Building
Honeybees Boost Alsike Seed Yields In Alberta Study
P. Pankiw of Beaverlodge Alberta reports honeybees raised alsike seed yields fifteenfold when three colonies per acre were used, 450 pounds per acre with three per, 370 with one per, 250 with half per, and 30 with no bees. Excluded pollinator plots yielded 13 pounds per acre. Moving surplus butter to butter oil for Pakistan. Swedish import quotas cut. Ayrshire herd milk record averaging 10 037 pounds over 30 years.
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P. Pankiw
Beaverlodge
Alberta
Apiculture and
Pakistan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Canadian Foreign Trade Service
Stockholm
Ayrshire
Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere
Que
R.O.P
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H. Janzen
Alice A. Burgess
Sir Edmund Hillary
Peter Edmund
Auckland
N.Z
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