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MRS. R. C. WALKER, CURATOR A MEMO TO THE CURATORS As I write this memo for Home and Country on a beautiful spring morning. it makes one realize how many blessings we are given in this frustrated world And, besides housecleaning i which comes this time of year â€" we must still realize as Curators Of 0111’ Tweedsmuir Histories, we should be dedicated to our duties. Let us be ever mindful and observant cf, the changes in our communities. Changes in burldings. landscapes, roads, government and education, then recording it as of today, not waiting until research has to be done in later years to bridge the gap. Annual meetings and District Annuals mean many changes in Curatorships, and these people need help and cooperation. not only from the retiring Curators but from our Women‘s Institute members and the community folk as well. It is unfortunate when a Curator is reluctant to hand over the Tweedsmuir History and material to her successor whom she feels is “not educated enonglt to handle the work“. Please don‘t take this attitude. There is always a committee to assist the curator and together they can and will do the work well and proudly â€" often times better than before. Give them a chance to show their ability. The capabilities of others. if they are given an opportunity to show their worth, can surprise us all. It should again be stressed that policy of the F.W.l.0. is to not give out to anyone the names and addresses of personnel. and this applies to our Cura- tors as well. We are sometimes asked for the names and addresses of the Curators ofa District or County, Ascertain the material the informant wishes and why. then direct him to a specific Curator. We have always to be on guard ofpeople â€" other than students 7 doing research on specific topics. Many of these are obtaining grants from government bodies. and if so they should be willing to compensate the curator‘s branch for any material used from the Tweedsmuir History. This compensation could be a more acknowledgement in the printed product or a monetary contribution toward ftirther work in the re- searched Tweedsmuir History. Many volumes are ready for microfilming and as soon as the Archives can clear the backlog. your books will be called in. When notified by the Archives. please send or take your books immediately to keep the work progressing. This niicrotilming is a free service to us by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. and we are most grateful for this service to our Women‘s Insti- tutes. Please note: When you are closing out a volume to be microfilined. have the pages numbered and a Table of Contents listed in the front of each volume. and re- member nothing can be added to nor deleted from a iiiicrofilmed volume. I shall look forward to thc revised lists of branches curators and addresses from each District Curator. and trust that each Curator will realize she is doing a dedi- cuted service to our country when compiling a Tweedsmuir History. Let us keep up the good work that Lady Tueedsmuir had the vision to foresee. 28 FAMILY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Mrs. Harold Blasing, Convener ‘ As your new convener my first thought 15 --l am willing and eager to aSSist” and Will try my best to he] with programmes, suggestions and guidelines, An open line of communication from the office ofthc pm vincial Convener to Area and District Cor-“mm.S ls certainly available. I would take this opportunity to wish each mm vener at every level the best during the coming war and am looking forward to meeting and making ' friends. i Family and Consumer Affairs has seven Wm listed on page 67 in the Handbook. These Can b: lttr- ther subdivided into twelve topics. For example. mutt and Nutrition can be handled separately for 3., study and detail. Three suggestions for study during the comm year. i 1, Better presentations of the metric system and greater leadership by members in familiarizin it“. other members of the community. Start a metri_ in. play, have every member bring something shi ‘113 metric; compile a file of comparisons. try and d if in metric you will get more or less in the final i .‘t. age, Britain and Australia both have changed it» ._=i. ric during the last few years. Write to your fl'iL‘lt or relatives and find out their experiences. 2,What do you know about this new compute: rid scanning system at the check-out counter of yoi n, permarket? Have you talked to your local grocer- .i. permarket manager? What does this all mean . to consumer # especially in dollars and cents. 3.How about money management? Every con ft should be looking for material on "credit" and xii It is doing to our society. What benefits does thl. n- sumer reap as a cash customer? Read the “Letters to the Editor” in your . paper. watch for articles. TV programmes and t» ature which could be used as resource material .i programme at your meeting. Guid luck and Lang mae yer lums reek! 11 EW .ilcr CITIZENSHIP AND WORLD AFFAIRS Mrs. L. E. Drayton. Cont cr Webster provides the following definitions ul =i- zenship: .the status of being a citizen .membership in a community . the quality of an individual’s adjustmen sponsibility or contribution to his COI'I'Itht 4. social conduct These definitions naturally overlap. In partti I the quality of an individual's adjustment is close! Jr terrelated to social conduct. Let‘s take a closer look at them and what mean for the WI. Do We make an Efi'ort to help those among US “l have not yet acquired legal status as a Canadian IA zen become good citizens? In many ways the} "U Strange lo us: often their English is broken or their cent is odd. Perhaps their skin color is dilTerent I H ours. As a consequence some will have little to do i ‘h them. others may make fun of them. Some W.l. l‘ '. find these Problems a good basis for a panel ‘iv cussion. *’ Lotuâ€"