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Proper Food Nicely Served Is Part of the Cure WlNTER SCHOOLS RETURN TO RURAL ONTARIO llll? - Month 11 n d Three - Month \. nnols in Home Economics and -\ ,v culture, war casualties since 1%”. came back to Ontario this utcr. Wentworth County, with a record of three-month schools, l lllCl‘led the first post-war school at l whrook in December. The New ‘ .lr ushered in the one-month school i New Dundee in Waterloo County ll in the following week the three- ntli school in‘Haldimand County . launched at Kohlerl i‘he school at New Dundee upheld 1 fine record of Waterloo County’s ‘wols in the past for regular at- : mlance, keen interest and an earnest we on the part of the students take advantage of every minute the course. In the home economics course the Via learned the/importance of the - y»day task of meal planning and w preparation of foods to please the as well as to satisfy the body’s v-lls. The hot dish they prepared l served each day made their noon vle at school more nourishing and, one girl said, made the course , dibly interesting. They learned something of home magement, too, and how to make air homes healthier and happier was in which to live. is the essentials of healthful liv» '2 were studied the girls became \fili‘E, as one of them expressed it, hot each one of us is responsible l the building of a healthy nation". may learned some practical nursing ~l| first aid as well, which they were re would prove helpful in emergâ€" mwles. Never is a short course complete .lhout some thought given to social ‘lllg. This was practised each day, hen the 'girls worked together in ‘lOupS, and when they joined the ilidents in agriculture in presenting lill‘ Friday afternoon literary pro- ”rnms. They had a class party too, ‘ml a special program and afternoon n on the last day of school. The girls at Binbrook and Kohler, ith two additional months, had lime for clothing and crafts, including blather glove-making and needle wait. Clumsy fingers soon limbered “D in the needlecraft class as the ‘ rls learnt Swedish weaving, surface l-H'ning and smacking, and how “filmy they were to receive guidance in making pretty, things. The girls at Binhrook, at their lluSs tea, shonied some of their ac- complishments and demonstrated in u most practical way that they could "revere and serve, foodâ€"food in ‘luantitiesâ€"be gracious hostesses, :lssume responsibility, and do many “Wigs with poise and assurance. Yes, “‘911‘ class tea for their mothers and friends and their closing banquet, Where they entertained all who had hellileLl to make the,oourse a success, mid the story-of busy school do}!5 HOME AND COUNTRY The Flrsl Step -Taking the Measurements Girls Study Homemaking at Haldimand Rural Youth Centre MRS. MATTHEWS SAYS “THANK YOU" Ontario Women's Institutes gave $1256.00 to the Princess Alice Fund to provide leadership training for young people. Every Institute mem- ber Will be interested in this gracious letter from the wife of our LieutenantGovernur. To the Ofiicers and Members of the Women’s Institutes of Ontario: As Honorary President of Tile Princess Alice Foundation Fund for the Prov-loos, I want to thank you for the interest you have taken in ra Sing this Foundation I think you must have understood the need for trained leaders to direct the leisure and recreation of our young people. Because of changing conditions, such leadership is particularly urgent. The Princess Alice Foundation Fund committee has appreciated your support. Contributions have come in from many Institutes, more Often the value and scope of your Organization was commented upon. By the time this letter reaches you, in all probability the presentation of this Foundation will hava been made to Her Royal Highness. know it is something she will prize, especially as so many Canadian wo- men have had a share in expressing, in this way, their admiration and affection for her. And also she will realize that this money is to be put to such good purpose for Canadian youth, We will be sorry to have His Excellency and The Princess Alice leave Canada. They have not only been a close link with our Sovereign, King George VI, and with the traditions of our past as a free people, but have given much encouragement and inspiration during these tragic years of war as we fought in defence of our inheritance of democracy than we had realized existed. and our ideals of freedom. Wishing you all success and felicity in your Organization, and in your homes which are the heart and source of prosperity and all we most revere in our fair Province. We Maud Matthews, and showed something of what it had meant to the class members. The opening of the thrccrinonth school at Haldilnanil Rural Youth and Agricultural Community Ccntrc was an event, since it was also the ofiicial opening of that centreâ€"the first in the province. Here the students felt a spec'al pride in having a part in establishing their centre, They appreciated the advantages of permanent equipiiientâ€"spacious class rooms, a common room with piano and radio, books and papers. They caught a vision in those winter months of uhat their Centre may mean to the rural folk of Haldimand in the days ahead. At the conclusion of their school they purchased two coloured prints by Canadian artists for the Centre. Everywhere the girls tell of their delight. in making new friends. In gettinl;r acquainted with young people from other communities. As‘uno girl said, “I liked the idea of this three- niontli school from the very first, as it was something new and something difl'erent. It also gave lne an DDDOI“ tunity of meeting different people and making new friends, It would be foolish to suppose that any subject could be covered entirely in one month or even three months Perhaps schools such as these should be looked upon as mere gateways to learning. It would seem that at least one student has caught the viswn of their purpose for she says, ‘Now that the course is over we go back to the daily routine of farm and home life and its duties, but it is with a greater desire to learn still more and to develop ourselves that we may Wroxeter Institute in the Guelph area has undertaken something worâ€" thy of emulation. Through the Padre at Christic Street Military Hospital, Toronto, they have adopted a patient there, a man with no family or friends in this country. Each member takes her turn in writing to him and as always in such cases they are getting more than they give through this friendly 'plan, Listowel, we un- l'erstand, has followed Wroxeter’s lead and no doubt many other Insti- tutes will be interested. o c o Ontario Junior Institutcs and Home- making Clubs havc contributed a considerable sum to the Save the Children Fund and in so doing have become the adopted mothers of sixâ€" teen homeless Europenn children. It is hoped the girls will be able to correspond with these children. Miss Marjorie Minnes, the executive secre- tary of the fund, tells us they need the assurance of feeling thiit they belong, almost as much as their material needs of food, shelter and clothing. Adopting a child made desolate by war, if even at long range, is some- thing that will appeal to the mother hearts of Women’s institutes every- where. Many local Institutcs may like to follow the example of the "iris, and some have done so already. Information may be obtained from the Women’s Institue Branch or direct from Save the Children Fund, 113 Maitland Street, Toronto 5. find our rightful place in life and in this capacity perform those duties more eificiently”. ‘Happy Family Llle al Meal-Time NEWS AT RANDOM Orchids are due Miss O’Connor and Radio Station C K.N.X., Wingham. From Mrs. I). S. MacNaughton, Con- vencr of Publicity in the Guelph Convention Area, comes word of the excellent publ'rity they have afiorded local Institutes in the Guelph and London arc 6. This station, we understand, the first to give con- tinuous service to Ontario Women‘s Institutes. Meetings arc announcer], reports given and any special undertaking is covered on request. Wednesday is Women’s Institute day on the half- ilour broadcast devoted to the “W0- men’s Club of the Air", and speakers from any of the Institutes are welcomed on the program. A Christmas broadcast included a “Thank You" to Miss O’Connor and CK KKK. on behalf of ill] the local Institutes cuni‘crned. We are happy to add our word of appreciation for all they are doing to keep the work (If \Vomen's Institutes before the people of Ontario. : a 0 Many Ontzirin Institutes feel they would like to Share their abundance with thei .istor Institutes ill Britain to whom the cm] of the war h” brought even greater fond rcstrlr- tions. Norwich Institute have cone valued the Mail of adopting :l Iii-i b Institute and sending them parcels from time to time and others have followed their ‘nluple. To help the plan along, Ml. Lewis, our Super- intendent, has ob‘ained tho names and addresses of County Institutes in Britain. If you would like to “adopt” a British Institute, you may get an address from her. x v . A grelit revival of interest in fairs was shown in the record attendance at the annqu convention of the On- lnriu Association of Agricultural Societies ill Toronto in February. Special interest was shtlu‘n by the Women‘s lli ision which has grown steadily sinr‘l: it was frinni-rl in 1938. Encouragement of handicrafts, hotter arrangement of exhibits, the need for rural benutifil-utinn and the port which agriculture can plliy in the development of the tourist trlidc, all came ill for a share of the discussion. Mrs. H. A. llickcnson, Mount Hope. succeeded Mrs. 0. W. ltulph. Oronn, as President of the Women's lliyision ! r u In the fall (if 1943 [In- “loiilen’s Institute Branch ro-operutcd with other Branches of tho Ontario De- partment of Agriculture in conducting n farm housing survey in ten coun- ties representative of varying parts of Southern Ontario, The results of the survey have been printed in pamphlet form and make interesting reading. The pamphlet. “Farm Hous~ ing”, may be obtained free from the Women’s Institute Branch, Depart- ment of Agriculture, Parliament Bldgs., Toronto 2.