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Girls of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora districts of lhe Northwestern Oniurio Junior Farmers' Conierence. Standing: Miss Eadie. Super- visor of Junior Exlension, Women's Institute Branch; lucy Markiw; Grace Joseph- son; Beverly King. Sealed: Jeonelle McKinnon; Ella Kuuriiu: Morgurel Lewis. secretary, Lois Armstrong, presented pins to the past presidents. Among the many reports indicating Ontario girls’ interest in 4â€"H Homemaking Club Work, also the interest of their elders â€" mothers. club leaders and Institute members. we have this story from Yarkler in Addington: The club leader was taken ill. Her daughter was so anxious to continue in club work and get at least her county honour pin, that she told her mother, if she would “stand back of her" she would take over the leadership of the club and do her own project at the same time. Twentyâ€"two girls in the district were con- Miss Alice Slorey receives the Oxford county Women's lnslilule Scholarship from Mrs. J. D. Hassock, Presi- dent oi Oxford County Women's Instilule Conlerence. Alice is a member of the Burgessville 4-H Homemaking Club and is now working On her twelfth proiecf. She has also ruled as assistant leader. She is laking cam- merciul work at high school and when she graduoles she hopes lo lake on office pasilicn and continue her education in night classes. SUMMER 1955 tasted and the club work continued The mother said “Lucille plans. if she graduates from high school this year, to try to find a po~ sition where she can board at home or be at home for weekends so she can go on in club Work for provincial honours." Incidentally when this girl applied for work at a summer resort during the school vacation she “listed her home-making projects as well as her school standing." She was employed imme- diately and the proprietor of the resort asked if she could bring with her a friend who had had the same Club training. The girls were very satisfied with their summer's work At the end of the season they were given a subâ€" stantial bonus and the promise of "their jobs back" next year at double the wages. (This is just one of many reports that come to us. testifying to the value of Homemaking Club Work.) f i i t ‘k i * i "No gift of leadership?" \‘Z’ell. plow your field. Or strike yuur anvil worthily. A mun Needs not the first place in the Vatican To make him great. \‘t’hy not he one to wield A hammer fur the forging of a shield That on some strong man's firm may break a plan To give to \Vrnng advantage? Say "I can" Fan to [he humhlest rash. and share its yield. One may be leading when he knows it flOl. â€"William Norris Burr. Think not, bemuse thine inmost heart mcam well. Thou hast the freedom ui rude speech; sweet words Are like the voices of returning birds Filling the soul with summer. or a hell That calls the weary and the sick to prayer. liven as [by li’luughl, so let thy speech be fair. â€"Archihald Lampmnn. Give us this day our daily bread. we pray, And give us likewise, Lord. our daily thought, That our poor souls. may strengthen as they ought. And starve nor on the husks of yesterday. â€"Phi]lips Brooks. * i * it * i t * 33