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International group of writers demolishes myth of racialism

oF all superstitions the ‘worst

are those based on pseudo- science. They enable their holders to pose as people “in the know” and to treat others’ as uninformed sentimentalists.

Of such “superior” supersti- tions the most pernicious is racialism.

“After all,” says the Kenya settler, justifying his’ treat- ment of the Kikuyu, “they’re only just down from the trees.” The settler has heard of Dar- win. and claims the sanction of science for the appropria- tion of African land, and the police terror used to enforce it.

“The Negroes have _ their place — just so: long as they keep it,” says,:the American white supremacist And by this he means the inferior status assigned to Negro Americans by their “superior” white fel- low countrymen,

A good cure for any taken in by such nonsense, if will- ing to listen to reason, is pro- vided by The Race Question in Modern Science, published by UNESCO.

In this work, nine writers— four American, two British, two French, one Mexican, all

with scientific qualifications —examine the race supersti- tion and blow it sky high. The authors point out that no pure races exist. In the words of Professor Juan Comas, of Mexico, “the mixing of races has” been going on since the very beginning of human life on.éarth.” Professor Klineburg, of Col-

umbia University, has some- thing useful to say on the fal- lacies of intelligence tests.

M. Leiris, of Paris, points out that inventions are not the exclusive work of indivi- duals of genius, but are based on former discoveries rang- , ing over many centuries and many countries.

All may be read with profit.

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Teacher wins contest jor Centennial song

cata Columbia now has

a centennial song. The B.C. Centennial. Committee an- nounces that Murray S, Car- mack, 1507 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, has won the cen- tennial Song competition with his composition Song of Brit- ish' Columbia.

The retired Vancouver _schoolteacher receives a prize of $250 for his song which

This coming week, on October 10, 11 and 12, the Opera

Players of British Columbia will present Boris Godunov, condensed and sung in English, at the Auditorium here. George Davison and Angela Kremsner (above) will sing the roles of

Dmitri and Marina,

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will be published by the cen- tennial committee this fall.

Arrangements for the song will be made for everything from symphony orchestras ‘to dance bands and it will also be included in the B.C. Cen- tennial Song Book to be dig- tributed to choral groups and school children early in 1958.

The song was picked from 75 entries by a committee of musicians headed by Ifor Roberts.

When the B.C. Centennial Committee’s pageant From Wilderness “ to Wonderland

is produced throughout the province next year, it is ex- pected that the new song will become an integral part of it.

_ It will also be heard as back-

ground music in parts of the B.C, documentary film produc- ed for the centennial commit- tee by Parry Films of Van- couver.

Carmack submitted two songs to the competition. Ac- cording to Roberts, it was a toss up as to which one the committee would chose. But, he said, “while we received many good entries in the com- petition, there was no hesita- tion on the part of the judges in awarding the winning prize to Carmack.” :

Words of the song are:

O land of mighty river!

O land of azure skies! Where sun is shining ever And tow’ring ranges rise! O shore where men at even’ No longer roam afar!

For all who.seek find haven In British Columbia!

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O land where Orient ocean,

And breeze Pacific wave,

To thee, our heart’s devotion!

No other boon we crave

Than wide your wealth to measure

Than swift to ride your foam!

Your earth and sea our treas-

ure Our own Canadian home!

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