Coady International Institute Saint Francis Xavier University Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

N E W S 1 £ T T E R April 1965

VISITING LECTURERS In addition to lecturers of the University

and the Extension Department, two visiting lectures are involved in the year's program. Mr. E. O'Meara, Supervisor of Co-operatives, Ontario Department of Agriculture, spent a week in December discussing Marketing Co-operatives with students. M. O'Meara brought to his assignment a wide experience as Dominion Statistician for co-operatives and Supervisor of the United Co-operatives of Ontario. He was also on the staff of FAO for three years prior to accepting his present position.

Mr. A. A. (Paddy) Bailey, Executive Direc-tor of CUNA World Extension Department will spend a week in late March as guest lecturer at the Institute. Through his many years of assist-ing with credit union development and his ex-tensive world travel, Mr. Bailey brings a wide knowledge of Credit Union Development across the world.

VISITORS TO THE COADY Douglas Meyer, Executive Secretary, World

University Service of Canada . . . 74 members of the Halifax County Education Council who spent a day at the Coady.

The Council represents the eight Negro communities in the Halifax area . . . Terry Ryan, a Co-operative Manager for Cape Dorset in the North West Territories . . . Rev. John T. Dzur-issin, M.M., who is returning to Peru and spent a week discussing Fisheries Co-operatives with the Executive Staff.

Rev. Canon E. W. Scott, Associate General Secretary of the Council for Social Service, Gen-eral Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, Toronto. ,

Twenty-three students and staff of the Atlan-tic Christian Training Centre, Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, spent two days at the Institute following a series of lecturers at the Training Centre by N. Riley.

John Wall of External Aid Office, Ottawa, who supervises the EAO Training Program for students of Co-operatives.

Miss Margaret Toma (SLC '61), currently study-ing at Boston College.

UNITED NATIONS I N T E R N A T I O N A L CO-OPERATION YEAR

"We live in a world of conflicts and yet the world goes on, undoubtedly because of the co-operation of nations and individuals . . . Even today, between countries which are opposed to each other in the political or other fields, there is a vast amount of co-operation. Little is known, or little is said, about this co-operation that is going on, but a great deal is said about every point of conflict, and so the world is full of this idea that the conflicts go on and we live on the verge of disaster. Perhaps it would be a truer picture if the co-operating elements in the world today were put forward and we were made to think that the world depends on co-operation and not on conflict."

(From the address by Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, before the United Nations General Assembly on November 10, 1961)

Thus the late Indian Prime Minister drew the attention of the world community to the re-lative silence on the vast amount of co-operation existing between countries, in contrast to the emphasis that was being placed on conflict in the world.

At its seventeenth session, on December 19, 1962, the United Nations Assembly unani-mously adopted a resolution endorsing the idea of an International Co-operative Year.

The Preparatory Committee recommended in its report that emphasis be placed on existing and continuing activities which involve interna-tional co-operation. It was felt that these bene-ficial activities, which usually enjoy widespread support, were too frequently obscured by the attention given to problems on which member states were divided.

1965 has been designated as International Co-operative Year.

It was decided at the 1964 National Conven-tion of the Catholic Women's League of Can-ada that financial assistance to the Coady Inter-national Institute would be the International Co-operation Year project of the League.

Father Bede Onuoha of Nigeria (SLC '64) has published a fine pamphlet entitled, 'Three Nigerian Priests Study in Canada."

Monsignor Smyth is currently visiting the Near East and Europe under the sponsorship of the Asian Foundation.

THE MAIL BAG

The following is an extract from Father Joseph G. Brossard's letter of January 27, 1965.

"Divine Providence gave us Charlie Top-shee and has taken him away again. Our only consolation is that Charlie is so ripe for God though still young. He is just too ready for a well deserved promotion and I guess he is going to get it. Strange enough, the last evening I was at his house, shortly before his unexpected en-try into hospital, we exceptionally got away from the usual shop talk and teased each other along a constant theme right through the even-ing about how much we could or we could not help the Extension Dept. once we reached heaven. Little did we realize that beatific vision was so near around the corner for Charlie. Let us pray that the going around the corner will not be too painful.

My job now is Assistant-Director of Exten-sion, responsible for the Basutoland section. Stanislaus Sangweni (Coady '61-62) is Ass. Dir. for Swaziland. John Watson, former Director of Agriculture in Fiji, now lecturing in agriculture here, has been asked to co-ordinate the work in the three territories of B.B.S. until Professor Timmons arrives in July.

Setsabi, Matsoso, Bohloa all out for our Extension programme. 17 Credit Unions in op-eration, more coming. Mohale, Makakole doing fine work in Government for Co-ops. Rateronko going in for political elections. Other Coady men doing good volunteer work. 'Muso spectacular as head of Community Development for Gov-ernment. 'Mabathoana: Inter-departmental liai-son, Govt. Secretariate. 'Moleli: organizer of Credit Union in Maseru (capital), just appointed University accountant, will work with us in his spare time.

Mrs. Kabi & Mathabo Thelejane helpful in their own way. Martin Mahanetsa in Israel. Ambrose Lephoto finding his way. Emmanuel Machachamise has organized a credit union and adult study program in his area. Many people talk Antigonish. Government Co-operative De-partment has accepted the Antigonish pro-gram. The whole Department, twenty strong is on a one month staff course here right now. God is good and he certainly uses Coady & Co.

Father Hildebrand Meienberg, OSB reports from Tanzania about a civics text he has writ-ten.

"The expert opinion of a British Senior Education Officer was heartening. With few al-terations he recommended it highly as the text book for Form II of the Secondary School (Col-lege sophomores) and put it on the Government syllabus—as the only publication of this kind. From then on things went smoothly: Oxford University Press offered to publish it, and an agreement was signed last Summer.

Education in all spheres and on all levels is thus one of the foremost problems even for a

BOOK CORNER

ESSAYS ON MODERN CO-OPERATION — Laszlo Valko, Washington State University Press, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A. 1964 143PP

Dr. Valko's recent publication treats three main areas of Co-operative thought—Modern Concepts of Co-operation, Co-operative Legisla-tion and Co-operative Education and Training. A series of articles of a provocative nature deal with such concepts as Co-operative ideas in the Eastern and Western World, Human Factors, the Modern Concepts of the Economic Studies in Co-operative Associations.

SOCIAL PROGRESS THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (United Nations Publication: Sales No.: 55. IV. 18). 120p.

This is a useful publication, dealing with such topics as the basic elements of community development, methods, descriptions of concrete programs, training of local leaders, etc.

LEADERSHIP AND DYNAMIC GROUP ACTION, Beal, Bohlen and Raudabaugh (Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa) 1962. 365p.

This excellent book is divided into three parts: Part I, Group Interaction, treats of the internal and external forces of group behavior. Part II, Techniques, covers just about every form of group encounter that one can think of. Part III deals with Evaluation and how to use it to the best advantage. Six pages of suggested readings give an added dimension to each of the sections. The style is readable, and the hu-morous illustrations very much to the point.

The Mail Bag (Cont'd)

missionary. Each village must have a centre for youth and adult education, a function which cannot be fulfilled by the parish church. It is for this reason that my Christians and I have built two new village schools in an all-out effort to banish ignorance. We decided that the people should be responsible for the bricks and that all work be done without remuneration."

Dario Bencosme B., of Dominican Republic writes • . .

"I have been performing some activity after my return here. Besides my duties as Vice Presi-dent of the Federation Dominicana de Co-operatives de Ahorroly Credito, Inc., I have un-dertaken a number of projects, among them a Consumer Cooperative for the students at Uni-versidad Catolica Madrey Maestra, of Santiago, Dominican Republic, where I teach at the Fac-ulty of Law. The Cooperative is already provid-ing the students with books, and will also offer them other services, such as stationery and others.

After I came I was asked by some institu-tions to explain the methods and goals of the Antigonish Movement. Thus a number of lec-tures have been given at the University, the local High School, the local Rotary Club and the official Department of Cooperatives (Instituto de Desarrolloy Credito Cooperativo)."

THE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE:

In my 1964 Easter message to the Stu-dents and Staff of the Institute I wrote, "It seems that President Kennedy's death triggered a chain of violent acts that is slowly encircling the world". World events since then have con-firmed my statement. I ask all of you to read carefully and to meditate on the following quo-tations taken from an editorial in the New York Times, February 18th, 1965.

PEACE ON EARTH

"Distinguished world leaders are in New York for a convocation centered on Pope John XXIII's great encyclical, PACEM IN TERRIS".

It is a frightening but inescapable thought that the world has drifted apart and become more fragmented since April 1963, when Pope John made his notable appeal for "a community of peoples based on truth, justice, love and free-dom.'' This is a time that would have tried even his wonderful gift of optimism and his faith in humankind.

This is an era that has lost its bearings, that wanders in a wilderness crying with rage and striking out in its pain. It was no accident that the distinctive philosophy of our time be-came existentialism which was, essentially, a re-bellion against the failures of society, econ-omics, politics and the church, and which is, in itself, an unsystematic, undogmatic, undoctrinal philosophy.

It was because he sought answers on the highest plane of religion, reason and social or-ganization that Pope John's encyclical, PACEM IN TERRIS, has become one of the truly great documents of our century. He reminded the faithful that error is not to be confused with the person who errs, nor historical movements to be condemned in toto. PACEM IN TERRIS was the voice of reason. When will it be heeded?"

The convocation of PACEM IN TERRIS was organized by a Protestant and attended by Christians of all denominations, Jews, believers and non believers from many countries, includ-ing Russia.

If there is any answer to global violence I know nothing better than the Coady philosophy "Universal Peace and Federated Men".

CONGRATULATIONS:

S. Santiago (SLC '63) on his marriage to Thelma Prakasam in St. Mary's Cathedral, Truchirap-palli, India, January 27, 1965.

Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Warner (SLC '65) on the birth of a son, Patrick, in Antigonish December 14, 1964.

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gough on the birth on their daughter, Janice Marie, March 23, 1965. Pat is well known around the Institute as "everybody's friend."

A. A. Bailey, Ex-Dir. of CUNA's World Extension Dcp't., meets with students from the Caribbean area. Front row: J. F. Glasgow, Ass't. Dir. A. A. Bailey, A. Francis {Dominica), F. Dyer, (Trinidad), Fr. Chauvet (Dominica), E. Pierre (Brit. Hon.), L. Macintosh (Jamaica), F. Darcheville (St. Lucia), Fr. Davy, J. Lconce (St. Lucia), F. Payne (Antigua), J. Pyne (Brit. Hon.)

MARTIN MAHANETSA (SLD '64) OF BASUTO-LAND GIVES HIS EXPERIENCES

"I am here at Afro-Asian Institute where I arrived last Friday on a scholarship awarded to me by the Paramount Chief of Basutoland. This is an Institute for Labour Studies and Coopera-tion which aims to train manpower for Labour Movement and Cooperation. It was established by the Histadrut, General Federation of Labour in Israel, in 1960 as a result of steadily growing demand on the part of developing countries for training in cooperation and Trade Unionism. As the name of the Institute indicates, it is mostly an Institute for the representatives from Africa and Asia. The subjects taught are:

Sr. Rose, W. S. (SLD '64) writes from Mombasa, Kenya:

After a five month stay in Belgium I am back in Mombasa since Feb. 4th as a social worker. After several contacts and discussion groups, here and there, I have been able to get 12 African teachers - men and women - not only willing but very keen on undergoing a leaders' Training Course.

TOM KING'ASIA (SLD '64) REPORTS FROM KENYA

"I am working with the Ministry of Lands and Settlement as a Settlement Officer. My main job is to be responsible for establishing on the ground a scheme covering approximately 10,000 acres for supervising all agricultural operations, for ensuring the scheme's financial suc-cess and for the general well-being of community of small holders on the scheme. It also calls for the establish-ment of all types of co-operatives among the settlers in the community on the scheme.

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

On January 30th, one of Canada's foremost adult educators was buried. Charlie Topshee, who had spent all his life in service to others, has passed from the scene. His career was an example of dedication, honesty and sincere in-terest in his fellowmen.

In the late 1930's he worked for the Exten-sion Department of St. F. X. After World War n, he was Assistant Director of Adult Education for the Province of Nova Scotia and later be-came Executive Director of the Film Institute of Canada. He then undertook a three year project in Basutoland as Director of Extension at what is now the University of Basutoland, Bechuana-land and Swaziland. It was while working in Basutoland that he became fatally ill and re-turned to Canada where he died.

Those of us who were privileged to know Charlie Topshee will always remember him as a vital force for the development of people and people's programs. What has been said of other great men who have served mankind by helping people to help themselves can truly be said of Charlie Topshee; "A life of service lives on and on."

Normcwi Riley, Editor

. . . Credit Union Tax Appeal Upheld by the High Court

Two Credit Unions in Australia appealed a decision of the Commissioner of Taxation, who refused to allow dividends paid to members as an allowable deduction. The Co-operatives then appealed to the High Court, Justice Sir Edward McTiernan upheld the Credit Unions and among his reasons were that the: societies were render-ing services "beyond terms of ordinary com-mercial agreement". Included in the services provided by the Credit Union was advice and assistance of a diverse and general nature. The Credit Unions were complimented for their willingness to serve the members in more than lending and collecting funds.

COADY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE Antigonish, N. S., Canada

A NEW PUBLICATION International Co-operative Training Centre

at the University of Wisconsin, has published the first issue of the International Co-operative Training Journal. The Journal is a periodical, devoted to the broad field of socio-economic de-velopment through co-operatives. The publica-tion is a co-operative project through the joint activities of the Agency for International De-velopment, Co-operatives in the United States, and the International Co-operative Training Centre in Madison.

COADY GRADS: Henderson Carlysle (SLD '63) has been ap-

pointed temporary Co-op Officer and is work-ing on a programme for the expansion of the twenty-six registered Societies in Dominica.

Newton Profitt, Frank Haynes and James Fraser who attended the Summer Course '64 were interviewed on the British Guiana radio series, "Sunday-at-Noon" about their courses in Canada.

Father John S. Waters, S. S. (SS '63) after studying Spanish for three months in Mexico is now working in Bagata, Colombia.

Moses Pholoba, Bechuanaland, SLD '64, is Senior Agriculture Supervisor and is involved in a series of 14 to 21 day courses for both farm-ers and teachers.

STAFF CHANGES Father T. P. Davy, O.P., who assisted in the

Summer Program for West Indian Students, has joined the Staff for the second semester.

Father Davy has been actively engaged in Co-operative and Credit Union development in Trinidad for the past number of years and is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University in Economics.

Father Boavida Coutinho has returned to Rome where he will lecture at the Institute of Pastoral Sociology.

Ignatius Larusic who worked with the Latin American students during the first semester has returned to Mexico.

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