Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1956, page 12

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Mrs, Earl Bugnal, Fresidenl of East Elgin Women's ln- stitutes, presents the Elgin County Women’s institute Cens tenniol Scholarship to Doris Mclvor. at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching. One boy and one girl from each county, acting as deleâ€" gates, have the opportunity of attending. One great undertaking of the Junior Farmers is the exchange visits with young people of the United States, parts of Canada. England, Scotland and Wales. Eileen closed her report by saying “One privilege which is appreciated by the Juniors is that we have an opportunity to name a representative to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Canadian National Exhibition, Ontario Plow- man’s Association and the Conservation Coun- cil." Canadian Association of Consumers by Mrs. James Haggerty. Fortified apple juice is again available in limited quantities; when the demand warrants it, more will be available. “To make use of our own Canadian grown apples and get an adequate supply of Vitamin C, buy cans of apple juice marked ‘Fortified‘ or ‘Vitamin- ized'.” Mrs, Haggerty advises. There is good news for those who buy children’s garments! Standard sizes for chilâ€" dren‘s clothing will be available very soon. All basic work on the sizing of children’s wear has been completed and approved by a com- mittee set up by the Canadian Government Specifications Board. The next step is the development of garment specifications. The new Canadian Standard System of sizing differs from any other known to be in exis- tence. It is expected that the new sizing of garments will be a strong selling point for Canadian garments to the Canadian public. Many a woman may have figured out an improved household gadget â€" but for lack of encouragement it is never put into use. Now the Canadian Association of Consumers has set up a committee on marketable ideas to 12 help this Class of housewife designen Chm munications for this committee should in. addressed to the national head oil-ice M H. MacLaren 81., Ottawa. " Rural Conference for Adult Education by Mrs George Wilson. ' Held at Western University the purpu ,. M the Conference was defined “To evalti:.,i.. [hp existing channels of Adult Education in areas." Mr, Kenneth Young, Director n; r munity Programs Branch_ Depm-im.“ Education, stated that education has my“. major goals: First it provides us “H my skills and knowledge necessary 10 m 1,: N living in a competitive world; set-n : ii broadens our personal horizons not . H} the knowledge of the real things in th. cm around us but also in those flights 1.: Hm , which are not limited by space and 1w W . which search out beauty in arts, Lln(il" m. i ing in the sciences, the philosophies ;. ii". humanities; and third, education p,‘ i; more and better Channels of commm in.“ with our fellew human beings and iii. an. ables us to live and work happily an. m. tively with other people. Mr_ Young thought that in rural * W, the channels of communication and : p. sources for Adult Education are well ti. ed and quoted the Women's Institutv (in example, saying that “The Women‘ mi. tutes have become a tradition amma. 'ir'r women." ‘ll'FIl "TH- iii Group discussions were held on then mu:- Why does a group need a leader?; Wl'1.: at. ties does a grOUp need in a leader-'3; V. m the skills of leadership?; Are thew Iziils learnable'? Recommendations made w 111...: a Provincial conference on leadership "rill and that Provincial leadership forum} non- tinued. Ceufl‘l womens MFSA Emerson Knott, Acting President of GM". Initi'ules presents the Flora Durnin Grey County Institute Scholarship to Hazel Bayes. HOME AND COUN'R'

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