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lranch and District Secretaryâ€"Treasurer Leaders L-r ulrs. Donald Booker. Fisherville; Mrs. W. E. Doerr, New lamburg; Mrs. Earl Morden. FWlO Secretary-Treasurer, .‘har’rman; Mrs. Jack Play/e, Guelph; Mrs. Clifford ii'rchia. Parkhill. forms and Reports Miss Margaret Roberts. secretary to Miss McGhee. \ In charge of all forms and reports received from all .cvels of W.l. sent out by the Home Economics 'lranch. The most important thing to rememberino ormsâ€"no grantâ€"n0 future mailino Home and ountry. If the Branch secretary-treasurer omits one -iirm it holds up the whole process through district and ifCLi. The terms of reference for the rules were estabâ€" lshed in 1952 through an order in councd. This izickup information provides the auditors with the sta- lnllCS they need to justify the grants and assistance providEd by the Ministry. Follow instructions on the forms. print name. ad- dress. postal code. give branch and district. Even if you are requesting a minute book for your branch. it is at helpful if you include your district. \lrs. Peter A. Forsyth. Lecturer, Centralia College of agricultural Technology At a plenary session on Communications. Mrs. . ursyth opened with the remarks. “Communication is part of every activity.“ The better the skills of an iii- lit'idual member the better it serves the W.l. and the more effective she will be. There have always been exchanges and ideas through communication. The cave man used signs. runners, drum beating. smoke signals. Regardless of ‘lle age. to participate meaningfully. we musl commu- nicate efficiently. The 4 priorities of communication: (I) speak (2) listen (3) write (4) read. The weakest of comm unj- cation skills is listening. and this skill makes tip 45'? of the communications as opposed to talking 30’}. read- ing 15“. writing 10%. A meeting is just what you make it. A prestdcnl Lind secretary talk "things over“â€"the secretary needs to only give the pertinent information contained in the correspondence. Members presenting reports should keep “16 “5 ("5" in mindiconcise. clear. complete. courteous and correct. Don‘t keep the business a secret. every member should know ahead of time what is on the agenda. . I _‘ y i Members At Large Discussron Group Leaders L-r Mrs George Barr, Chatham; Mrs. Sam Cawker, Chairman. Nestlet0n,‘ Mrs. Oliver Runnals, Gore Bay; Mrs. Wallace Krause. Pembroke EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ONTARIO DlETETlC ASSN. Miss Corinne Trerice. RPDT in this 20th century. man can travel to the moon. transplant human organs. construct and program comv puters to think. but cannot solve the most important mystery of all. a complete understanding of the llll~ man body. Nutrition has come a long way in our lifetime. From a few facts about food. it has emerged as a ma- jor health science. Because we now know more about food and the significant role it plays in our daily lives. we also know more about the health problems that arc caused by or related to poor food choices or lack of certain nutrients in the food we eat. Miss Trericc asked how many of us do knots “hat nutrition is all about? There is very limited knowledge of basic nutrition facts among young and old. among lay persons and professionals alike. This is coupled with a pretalcncc of nutrition misinformation. commercialized food. faddism and distorted half-truths. How can this be in a province and in a country where we support public health programs designed to keep us all in good health'.’ There are several reasons. There is no emphasis on. or priority given to the subject of nutrition in educaâ€" tional programs from elementary school through in university. other than to those in a dietetic or nutri- lionisl program. Drastic cut-backs in public health budgets at all levels have almost completely wiped out nutrition cducation. Participaction (the federal government's physical titncss campaign) is another example of telling only half the story. Millions of dollars spent but no nutriâ€" tion information to complement the exercise program. There is a continuing prevalence of obesity and overweight among Canadians of all ages. the primary reason. overeating and under-excrcising. Obesity is a critical risk factor in diabetes. a stress in arthritis. and is a proven factor in reduced productivity in the Cana- dian labor forcc. Prenatal malnutrition is too common. This often stems from poor eating habits during growing and ll