Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1958, p. 11

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Reserve it was a punishable ofience to speak the Indian language on the playground. Mr. Moses’ final word to the girls was that there is no better “church work" a young person can do than to “take the hand of a boy or girl from another country and help them to understand the Canadian way of life.” Other guests Who contributed to the enjoyâ€" ment of the conference with their songs and their good company were the girls from the "British Young Farmers" party visiting on- lario. The girls were Margaret Lysbeth Jones of Wales, Anne Christie Elliott of England .md Dorothy Anne Murray and Elizabeth Anne McKerrow of Scotland. The College Contributes The hospitality of the Ontario Agricultural College and Macdonald Institute staffs was ._ine of the major contributions to the success of the conference. In order to speak to the girls at their open- ing getâ€"acquainted party, Dr. Margaret Mc- Cready, Principal of Macdonald Institute made special arrangements for catching her train to a Home Economics Conference, Dr. McCready expressed the hope that some of the girls attending the conference would some day be students at Macdonald Institute and she told of the interesting careers of gradâ€" uates, some of whom had gone to work in 1111‘ away parts of the world. and the equally important work of graduates who as wives of men working in isolated places were using their knowledge of home economics to the benefit of the community. Mr. Ellioll Moses gave a talk on "The Indian Cann- dion." Miss Fiorence Eadie, Super- visorJu nior Home Economics Extension who direcled Ihe programme. at FALL 1953 Dr. C. D. Gia- liom, Ontario Deputy Minister of Agriculture, speaker at lhe banquet. Miss Helen M:- Kcrcher, Direc- tor, Home Econ» omics Service, who spoke on Careers in r Girlsi “it has heen said." said Dr, McCrL-zid)’. "that We are (ii-:i'clopinu n \\'l)l'l(l in which people are clueless alter lllll'l_\‘. Getting older is a natural process. In linni the use of thirty will come in you, strange (is that may sL-L-n‘l now. Whether yuu mine in Min-donahl Instit- ute or take up .mnic Ullll‘l' Inn: of \\'l]l‘li, do study and read and keep illll'HlSl of the times so lllili you won't hi- ‘t'lLlL‘lt‘a‘S utter lhiriy'." Mr. J. A. EL’('lt.‘>. Dii‘cL-lur til the L‘nllene Department iii Public lit-lotions ln'uunhi Egret-thins [or the President. Dr. Mar-lizir-l'ilun. Mr. EL‘t'lEN explained that there ul'L‘ lhi'co colleges on the rumpus. the Ontario .‘\:J,I'IL‘1.ll- tural College, the Ontario \-'L-lci'inary (“illL’LEC‘ and h’lurclonald Institute. all under the Uni, versity of Toronln which M'ls thc stzinclurcls for entrance. He udviscd lllt' girls In mnâ€" side-r 2i L-nursc ul .\'I:ii'(lr.niinl(l il‘hllltlle and to be aware that facilities are expanding.- so that by the time they are ready to enroll the college may he able to accommodate all applicants. Mr. Eccles invited the girls in a bus tour of the campus and in u hr’JKlrill nl‘ SWllllnllllu 1n the pun] in the new Physical Education Build- ing. It happened that at the hour set for the swimming there came the heaviest downpour of rain of the season, Tl‘llw didn‘t ship the girls from going in 1hc pool but the Director of Public Relations scored :1 strong pmnt for his ollice by having a bus on hand to bring them back to the residence, The girls were taken on a tour of Mac- donald Institute with staff members in the ll

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