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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1965
Page
8
Expenditures of the National Research Council for the year ending March 31, 1965 totaled 236 million dollars for research and 48 million dollars for related activities. The report outlines funding levels by program and notes allocations to science and engineering initiatives.
Mr Bryce spoke on a council summer campaign urging motorists to slow down for safety. He emphasized not driving 20 mph in a 50 zone nor 60 mph in a 30 mph zone, noting posted limits reflect expert studies. He urged obedience to traffic laws for personal and public protection.
The Manitoba forest fire risk is climbing due to drying winds and little rain in the past ten days. Minister Sterling Lyon warned conditions could worsen, noting May fires caused 180,000 acres of timber loss and 581 blazes burned across 886,000 acres in 1964.
Hon. George Johnson announces five Manitoba educators named as school inspectors. The appointees bring staff to 49 and take effect July 1, 1965. Names include M. Kozak of Dauphin, F. J. Neufeld of Winnipeg, R. L. McIntosh of Rivers, N. S. Toms of Virden, and Bans Os Prior to that from Carman, each with extensive teaching experience and prior roles as principals or educators.
Manitoba farmers can buy tractor drawn burrow builders that dig artificial gopher burrows and place strychnine bait. Tests in Manitoba and other states show the machine creates burrows to permit bait delivery, with optimal operation after rain and with soil moisture. Up to ten acres per hour can be treated, and calcium barley bait at five percent strychnine proves effective while monitoring natural burrow depth.
Foresters from Manitoba forestry branch aided by University students cruised about 900 square miles near Waterhen Lake as part of the 1965 forest management inventory. The objective is roughly 3 600 square miles for the Interlake area with completion this year leaving only Manitoba Paper Company holdings at Pine Falls outstanding. Work began May 10 with three experienced foresters and student crews serving as timber cruisers and compassmen.
A University of California mathematics professor argues that excessive focus on thinking about mathematics may hinder doing it. He warns that time spent contemplating concepts could be wasted if not translated into practical work and problem solving.
A veteran educator greets modern methods with optimism praising trial programs for home work support. He recalls starting as a teacher in hard times, using a real money math shop to teach decimals and operations, impressing inspectors with young students’ grasp. He argues public schools are too rigid and should be shaken up by teachers themselves.
An opinion noting that mathematics should adapt and not be treated as sacred. It argues for fair trials of new ideas and room for change rights over time. The piece contends progress arises from testing unconventional approaches and revising established notions as needed.
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