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Ontario Girls9 Conference By Florence P. Eadie Being a Canadian became something exciting, challenging and a high adventure to the two hundred 4â€"H Homemaking Club Members at the Sixth Annual Provincial Girls’ Conference in June. They represented every county and district and were largely from grades 11 and 12. School days took on a new meaning as they considered careers and heard from former club members who were enthusiastic about being a homemaker, a teacher, a nurse, a dietitian, a rural sociologist and a home economics extension director. It became in creasineg apparent that High School is important, giving them the necessary basic training for all kinds of thrilling, satisfying work awaiting en- terprising, trained, young women today. Then, too, they saw the necessity not only of keeping on at High School, but making sure they were taking the subjects required in order to continue on to further preparation for their chosen vocation. They asked many questions at Macdonald Institute re- garding requirements for courses in Home Econo- l'nICS. Home and family life took on special significance as speakers repeatedly stressed the importance of the home as a vital factor in developing happy. healthy people with worthwhile values, a sense of responsibility. respect for self discipline, a favour- able a.titude to properly constituted authority and in contributing to the life of the nation and the hope of the world. This made them increasingly aware of their op- portunities and responsibilities as young women, family members and potential homemakers. Questions directed to the speaker from 1 mad“ Department of Northern Affairs and Nam-H, ,; Rb sources on The Eskimo, Canada‘s 0mm --New Canadian,” showed their keen interest anu deure to learn more about Canada and the netb- people. Previous speakers had urged 1’, maintain that spirit of adventure and my mum to explore and take a chance, character: (3f pioneers, in the development of their Cold in n was evident from questions that this group i has a spirit of adventure as many started cor wring the possibiilties of setting their sights at \ch ' Canadian North. of its '1 to will: A thought provoking address on Car r_ A Member of the Commonwealth and l l: 11 Means, further stimulated their thinking , be. ing a Canadian" and made them apprct: K; of Canada‘s role in the expansion of the t_ won. wealth. A comprehensive presentation traced his- torical development with Britain granti: acr- seas territories the right to political reprc' .‘iun and religious tolerance, then on to the r of dominion status and the development of .nod- ern commonwealth. The speaker, a His: Pm- fessor from the University of Western mo. stated he believed that the British Emp Elih- formed into a commonwealth is still thi- nest hope our world has for a sane and civil:. mn- kinds One morning was “club morning” g1 our to the discussion of club work and the pre .liun of exhibits and demonstrations. The pit need A discussion group Miss Mary Singer, ri' teacher of Home Mont- ment at Mucdonuld it lute. HOME AND COUNTRY