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HOME AND COUNTRY Published quaneriy by Federated Women‘s immine- of Ontario and The 13'“th Branch Department oI Aarieuiturc Ontario The Eniroaub COMMIT-ran: Mn. 'I'. .l Mellow-d]. .‘Iilverlnn, Mill M. V. Powell. Whitby. Min Betti )IcDermund, Toronto. Manual” or Paoriscuc Baum: 19:18:30 lIMIiirun/ Fruidrnl: Iiu: Excellency The Lady ’l'wi-cdnmuir. Honorary Vicrvl’rrutdtnl. slum-mncmn-ni Wmm-n'x lmilihiles. [‘ff'ld‘llli : llln 'r .I. Blchnwull, MINI-non. m. rum... Mn. s II. Monk. I..." 7g .\ \i‘. Brand» It It. a. Call. 'I'lwmini “Gall-r, Hrlu in». MM Illrrr/nrs on Mr Eur.“ MM \i’ .1 lluynnllln. Franks-in. Mrs. .immvx (Janina. In. I'IIIIn. Mn 1). ll Gannon, Sun: Mrs L I). CrnzII-r, \l'IiIkI-rmn. Mn. inn. Mum-n, New lIIIkI-nrd Din-clan: Mn ll. I'm... \‘nrlli flown-r. .\Irii 'l'. 14 hlnilnt. hlrr tinrnnl n. his, lira \Vllllfliii mun, ng. , Balaclava. Mrs. .I. II. MeOuilocii, II. M. , Brampton, MM. .l. l). Stewart. TlIIIrI VII. in.» 1min. Young, St. or)». Mrs I. ll. MeLIIchIIn. Klniravllll- rm, It. rum-r. an. N... l, llllivriun sin 1.. a. Eiler. Fnlculihnilgc Mrs W llilllsrd. Kiiflnil'ung M” In I. mum, Ki-nnrn. .K'rrrrlaril 7mm." r .\I.« W is. Liana-“Iain, cinema... _â€"â€"â€"â€" CtirrI-apillllll‘lll‘l- “imam I.“ mlllrkud In "HOME and oIIiJNTnY” ‘ “mum's lnntltiitu lininrli Iirllnmivnt Ullllllillkll. 'l'nriiiiln ’l'hls pain-r distributed llirlniuh Ii... w-I‘ » Mriva n! ' '. Inniiiui». In the ironwo- lnnlili-lu . mun. EDITORIAL COMMENT ADIEU 'I‘() MISS BESS McDEIiMAND In the fall of 1934 Miss Bess Cameron McIlermnnil returned to her native Ontario to become Superin< tendent of Women’s Institutes and Director of Extension Work In Home Economics, 3 position which she is qualified to fill cxceedingl ' well. Miss Mcliermund was urn at Port Burwell, Elgin County. She is a minute of Moultim College, and acdnnald Institute, Guclp . She obtained her ILSc. degree iit Columbia University iinll w . later on the st;an of Cornell. After she C(IIII}IlEt9d her course at Guelph, she was or n time connected with the \anlwn's Institute Bi'iilivh in Ontario, and lntl‘r went to Alberta to art as Assistant Superin- tendent of the Women‘s Institutes of that province. A» Superintendent of Ontario Woâ€" nien's Institutes, Miss Mellermnnd developed a very lim- type of proâ€" gi'nninie in Home Economics for the girls and liomcinnkers oi the pro» \‘intt‘. lhe \‘Illllc‘ of which is far rcncliing. lly her outstanding executive abil- ity, her good counsel at all times and her chm-mine persnniilit , Miss Mcâ€" l‘lormanil won for herself a host of warm friends throughout Ontario, and we learn with sincere regret that she is severing her connection of- ficinlly with the Women's Institute Branch. ‘ Our all'ectionatc re Md and very best wishes will followtlier to her new field of endeavourâ€"that of wife and homemaker. The Federated Wo- men's Institutes of Ontario and the Women's Institute members of the rovince extend felicitntions to Miss chrmand and best wishes for every happiness in her future life. Mas. 'I'. J. MCDOWELL, Provincial Pruident. HOME AND COUNTRY g/ Fall, 1938 fâ€" p . Mary Wright Untangles To have her nephew Donald as her guest over the week-end was a specral treat for Mary Wright. She liked to hear about his life at the Ontario Agricultural Collegeâ€"how the boys came to his room and talked over the troubles of the world, the way his teachers got him interested in new subjects, his social en gements, and his successes and faiures as presi- dent of his class for the current year. Perhaps it was his duty as presi- dent that interested Mary most. In that they could share experiences. “As presiding officer," said Donald, “I have been trying to carry on _all our meetings in accordance With parliamentary law. I find it very difficult sometimes. Many of the class members seem to have 'no realization of how a main motion should be treated and you should see the way they can get tangled up With an amendment." “Our women do, too," added Mary. “They seem to think that they can (hop a motion up any way. As secre- tary, 1 find I can do a little coaching in an unobtrusive manner, and at our last meeting I pointed out that, until a motion is stated by the chairmiin and thereby opened for general dis- cussion, it is still the sponsor's pro- posal and may be changed or with- drawn as she wishes; but that after the chairman states the motion and discussion begins, the motion is the Lirnperty of the meeting and may not I: so freely altered or withdrawn." “That is a clear way of putting it," commended Donald. “I have tried to get our class to understand that if the discussion following the presenta- tion of a motion suggests changes, such alterations must be in the form of amendments. They often offer a vague proposal ralatin in general to the subject under iscussion. I won't accept such slip-shod contribu» tions. They understand now that an amendment must alter the exact words of the motion by adding or striking out, or sub ituting words, phrases, or sentences. “After an amendment has been made and seconded, the discussion is on the amendment, isn't it?” asked Mary. replied Donald. “An amend- ilebutable just us a main motion In. So many persons think they can amend a motion in all kinds of Ilillcrcnt ways at one time. They fall to remember that words inserted or stricken out by the way of an amendment must be consecutive. If words are to be changed, stricken out or added in diflcrent sections of a motion, the changes in each section «liould he considered and completed before going on to the next. That means that as soon as one amend- ment is adopted or lust nnnthcr is in order which affects a different part of the motion." “l have known members who think that such a second amendment is an amendment to the amendment which it isn't at all,“ complained Mary. "I have even seen chairmen accept such a second amendment and have it voted on before the first and only amend- ment which should be before the assembly.” "Yes. another thing," added Donald “that is commonly done is to move a change in the motion which is really a negative amendment and merely reâ€" rer. s the vote. My group now realizes that this is not permissible. “Just what is an amendment to the amendment?” risked Mary. “It is what it says it is," replied Donald. “It amends the previous amendment and, of course, has noth- ing to do with the rest of the main motion. For instance, the main motion before the group might be that we have an open«sir concert on July 5 for the benefit of the hospital. A member moves an amendment to the motion by addin after the word hospital 'at a price of 50 cents a The Amendment The chairâ€"min i232; ’ . Then a main er ‘ Ili‘lemi‘tiiuck out and '25’ be "1595551- This is a proper amendment to tlfie amendment and is voted on before i: s amendment is voted on. Then the amendment as amended must be voted on and then the motion as amended. Three votes areurequired to adopt ' esolution. “5%: many chairmen do not i‘i‘ndcr- stand that," volunteered Mary. They have a motion before the assembly and the discussion shows a need of a change and an amendment is made. Practically all chairmen Will give time for its discussion but then they call for a vote on the amendment and if that vote is carried, they seem to think the whole motion is carried, and do not Ienlize that an amendment only refers to a part of the motion.” . “Yes,” replied Donald, “The motion as amended must be put to the group for voting.” ‘ “An amendment," advised Mary, “can only be amended once. No meet- ing can go on piling up one chan e upon another. Such procedure woud soon be like the House That Jack Built and it would be too confusing. There is a limit. The pyramid cannot be built higher than an amendent to the amendment." “Sometimes people are confused by unusual voting," declared Mary. “A group may adopt the amendment and defeat the motion. In such a case, they should remember that an amendâ€" ment is like a branch of a tree. It dies when the tree dies. It cannot stand alone." “I am glad we have had this chance to talk over amendments, Aunt Ma v,” l’Jonald responded. “Our dis- cussion has given me more confidence. I know I shall be a better prending officer for it. I hope I can visit you again this winter.’ "If we are at home, I hope you will Donald," replied Mary. Your uncle and I may take a long holiday this winter. Our plans are uncertain, but sometime in the future I hope we shall have mole discussio " ticket‘. (Continued from page 1, col. 4) definite but tactful way, weaknesses of the presentations, at the same time giving full credit to the players for good points in their work. This was constructive and should be helpful in encouraging better work next year. In addition to the delegates nearly two hundred persons attended one afternoon session of the Bclleville Convention demonstrating the fine in~ teiest of the members in the area. A review of the year‘s work was pre- sented by reports, whic were well discussed. Senator Coirine Wilson “a 'tlIC special speaker at this conâ€" \‘entinn. General Profit At some of the conventions, mem- bers of the homemaking clubs gave well_ prepared demonstrations and stories of the work being c' 'ed on by the girls under the supei on of County Home Economics Coaches. Throughout the province, there is ii better understanding of the functâ€" Iening of standing committees and a greater desire to know the need of Ulg‘hunlES and communities and then utilize the committee to meet the local need. The resent trend is to do more thoroug ly the work most need- ed, rather the squanderin effort in toot many acti ties‘in ivhic there is :zedg-n understanding of their basic One feels that the conventions h definitely contributed to better undid: standing of the problems and sup- plied, in part. information which will insure higher standards of living, etter and happier homes and people because of the work and activities of the organized homemaker-s of Ontario. (Contributed b M‘ Women's Instituty; 5&3" v' Pawe“: FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS MADE ' SUBJECT FOR sruoy Mrs. J. K. Kelly, Almonte. Pro- vincial Convener of Horne Economic: gives the followmg advrce to the col; ventian area conveners. It should be very useful to institute conveners, "Home Economics, as we study it to-day, covers sizcli an extensive field that it is most diifl‘icult to know where to begin. I do feel one of our first duties as Home Economics convensrs is to put over the Co-operative Program",e We hear it said that the women' and girls do not have time for these projects as they are too fully 0c. cupied. If the project, decided upon by the whole district, has been chosen as being the one most'fitted to benefit that community, than can you afford to miss it? After giving a great deal of time and thought to the Subject of homes and homemaker; of to-day, it appears to me‘we have not embraced our opportunities to any great extent. I would like to draw your sttnncinn to the very some advice of Her Excel. lency The Lady Tweedsmuir when she pointed out to us that we had a smattering of many things, \vhrn it would be mudl better to concentrate on one thing until we had accomp. lished our objective. I consider it is the duty of each area convener to have some plan for her district conveners to work on. It is impossible for the provincial coir vener to outline a plan that would be suitable to every district. I have found that we have had the has results when the work has been divided under the four headings, namelyâ€"Food, Clothing and Ne le- work. Housing, Family Relatio , The last named is rapidly becoming the one of most importance. lm not attempt all of these in any one j.sor’s programme. Choose the one that appeals to the majority of the mem- bers and then go into it to tho very fullest extent possible. Under Hous- ingâ€"plans of your kitchen, living room or other housing features might be brought to the monthly n and the good and bad points :1 . by the members. Sug estions slight or inexpensive a teratioii. may be made to advantage will result in keenei‘ interest in the home and more efficiency. I am convinced we should have more discussions. using our own mem- bars as the leaders. We are all too prone to bring in an outside sir-liken then settle back, and, in a great many cases, let our thoughts wander to the home problems and lose the crater part of the talk. If we had tr» emi- tributc to the discussion fellowin the talk, we would have to be alive In what is going on. _ A demonstration should be Mined out at the meeting. If the _fim~ 0}} article is brought to the meetintv it Is an exhibit, not a demonstration. Nothing is more worth While than bringing efficiency into the home. The institutes have a very gran re- sponsibility here in carrying out their Home Economics programme. It you are thinking at all, you must realize that the standard of living in mill communities and on the arms ha: been lowered; alarmingly so in 5 great many localities. There IS M other organization that is so fully equipped and has the backing of the Government. With these advnnlafiesr it is most certainly our TGSPOIISlblllU' to work out an efl’ectivc Home FEW omics programme. . _ Followin are a few SHEEP-“"0": that might 2 used under Family RE: lotionships: 1. Allot the work Jusm' 2. Share the fun. 3. Give the Y0“ something of their own in stock .°' money, etc. 4. Talk over the dif- ficulties as well as the achievements‘ The youth will appreciate theflm' fidence. 5. Lei: there be Jud‘“'°“s entertaining at home. Encoura e the children to bring their friends 10”" 6. Teach handicrafts. Arrange I“ handicraft exhibitions. _ If I can be of any assistance at a“; time do not hesitate to write to me