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By Lily Dempsey OMEN’S INSTITUTE members and the many 4-H Homemaking Clubs in Perth County learned with mixed pleasure nd regret last June that Miss Jean Scott, ome Economist for Perth County and Field , onsultant for County Home Economists hroughout the province, had been promoted to he position of Supervisor of County and Disâ€" rict Home Economists with headquarters in uelph. The announcement of Miss Scott’s romotion had been made by the Ontario Deâ€" artment of Agriculture and is in line with the . idening of the Home Economic Service un- er the Extension Branch. For twelve years Miss Scott has given outâ€" tanding service and leadership in Perth ounty and has shown particular interest in he 4-H Homemaking Clubs and the Junior omen's Institutes. During the years by her noble qualities of haracter and her cheerful disposition, she ‘ as greatly endeared herself to everyone. She s extremely courteous, methodical and a per- on of high ideals. Her kindness and her arnest and conscientious work with and for he Women's Institutes, 4â€"H Homemaking lubs and their leaders, the Junior Farmers, nd Junior Institutes, has woven a chain of ppreciation and friendliness that will not con be broken. An address accompanying a presentation y the Women’s Institutes of Perth County xpressed something of the women's regard ‘ or Miss Scott in these words: “Most of us will look back and recall the I he influence of MiSS Scott; and that influence ‘ ill follow through the years. She will never now how far the light that she cast may inâ€" uence the lives of others. “One of the big values in human contact is . ust plain, everyday pleasantness. It was one Of the things Miss Scott seemed to take pride ‘nâ€"being pleasant in the midst of her work, ith her friends, and especially with our 1 Various groups in the county expressed 2 their appreciation of Miss Scott and her work. ‘ The Women’s Institutes of the three districts of Of Goulds branch and the presentation was made by Mrs. Wm. Burnett of Tralee. At the 4-H Homemaking Club’s Achievement Day for the Listowel area, the girls and their leaders gave Miss Scott a mother of pearl necklace and ear rings, The address was read by Anms i ALL 1956 A Home Economist’s Field Broadens Miss Jean Scott, Supervisor of County and Dis- trict Home Economists for Ontario. Pbola b PM" Emil}; Porterfield and the presentation was made by Marilyn Nichol, both provincial honor girls. The Perth County Junior Farmers‘ Associa- tion, the local Junior Farmers and Junior Inâ€" stitutes of St. Marys, Stratford, Mitchell, Lis- towel and North Easthope, and the 4-H Homeâ€" making Clubs and leaders in the part of the county not represented at Listowel had a gathering at their district high school, put on a musical programme and presented Miss Scott with a chest of silver. The president of the county Junior Farmers, Arthur Horne. pre- sided over the meeting and two club girls, Grace Weitzel and Fern Sawyer read the adâ€" dress and made the presentation. The North Easthope Junior Institute also presented Miss Scott with a necklace and ear rings. The best wishes of the people of Perth County go with Miss Scott to her broader field of work as Supervisor of County and District Home Economists for the province. EXCEPTIONAL CHILD FOUNDATION Institute members Who have been working to promote educational opportunities for ex: ceptional children will be pleased to know that progress is being made in training teach- ers for this special work. The Stothers Excepâ€" tional Child Foundation, of which Mrs. Douglas Hart, of Oxford county, is one of the board of governors, is offering a scholarship to encourâ€" age teachers to take post graduate work in this special field. Incidentally the “exceptional child" may be the very gifted learners who are always ahead of their class, the mentally handicapped f the direct learners who absorb knowledge by actu- ally handling the learning materials. the slow learners and the academically handicapped who are hampered by poor reading and spell~ ing. The foundation has drawn up a list of sixtyâ€"two projects to be carried out by gradu- ate students in educational research. the reâ€" searchers to be sponsored financially by the foundation . . , So the outlook for the educa- tion of the handicapped child steadily becomes more promising. 23