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“Enlarge the horizons of the mind,” DI- Young advised. “Ignorance is the most dangerâ€" ous thing in the world and ignorance doesn‘t mean lack of knowledge but lack of a destrc to learn. It's tragic that with so many good books to read so many young people are willing to read comic books and to watch Westerns on TV. . . Don’t neglect the horizons of the spirit. Never be ashamed of your reâ€" ligion. Religion is the most useful and impor- tant thing in our lives." Vocation of Home Economics Dr. I. D. MacLachlan, President of the Ontario Department of Agriculture Federated Colleges at Guelphâ€"the Ontario Agriculture College, the Ontario Veterinary College and Macdonald Institute, personally welcomed the girls to the campus, reviewed the history of the three colleges and outlined the present program of the Agricultural College in educa- tion, extension and research in the interests of farm people. Dr. Margaret McCready, Dean of Macdon~ aid Institute directed the girls’ attention to the radio and television program "The Real World of Women" sponsored by the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation, the first feature of the series of broadcasts having been presented just before the conference. Stressing the growing need of more education for women, Dr. Mc- Cready asked: “Are you afraid the boy friend back home won’t like you as well if you branch out and go farther in your education?“ Home Economics, Dr. McCready said, of- fers a broad and challenging vocational field, including both the physical and social sciences and the humanities. Macdonald Institute’s Di- ploma course of one year is planned to train a girl for both homemaking and the home- maker’s social responsibilities. Some of the graduates from this course are also finding employment in food services. The Degree course of four years prepares its graduates A horticultural tour group study landscaping. 20 for variety of specialties: teaching home um nomics in schoolsâ€"after a course in leuchu training; extension work; food administrutrnn such as the work of dietitiansâ€"a number til graduates are taking postgraduate work. ting studying diabetes in pregnancy, one jOiflllt: .. medical faculty in Scotland to work on a.“ and Obstetrics. Dr. McCready referred to l m Steckle's work with FAQ. in Ghana and r at in Sierra Leone, saving the lives of Chllunn by teaching their mothers how to feed 1|: m A graduate who specialized in Clothing v.1 Textiles and worked on Chatelaine Magaant is leaving to work in textiles and fashions l. : A Public Relations firm in England. “But,” -.1 Dr. McCready, “most of our graduates - down to do a good job raising their famil: The girls had a tour of Macdonald Instr visiting the different departments and he more ab0ut the conrses from staff mem; Several had already made application to i. r Macdonald Institute for the Degree course fail. Focus on the Future In an address “Focus on Your Fur Miss Florence Martyn, Head of the Guiu Department of Forest Hill Village Colleg . gave a provocative preview of what life n I be like when the girls are thirty and i fifty years old; and what the role of \w it will be. The idea was that there will be i r and more labor-saving devices in homes. ; computing machines in offices; there wr c little manual work to do but people will '3 to be highly trained in handling the macl. . Miss Martyn suggested that because ket ; ahead of the machine will cause tension, 1 c will be lots of work for doctors, pSYCi'lOin: , therapists; also there will be great need r trained technicians. She also prophesied t whether a girl marries or not, she will air I certainly spend part of her life workin i paid employment. "Continue your general education,” i is Martyn advised, “but also prepare for a tion and one that will bring a consider 3 incomeâ€"you may have to help support a band and family. Search for a field in \‘t! ‘1 you can excell.” (Finding work in which we can exceli 1 course, may mean as much to our happily S as to our income.) Cues For Careers A panel on “Cues For Careers" with i\l v Nancy Buchanan, Middlesex County 1â€"1: Economist as moderator, had representatrn» from various vocations: Dr. Beth Hunting! 'Ii a medical doctor doing public health WOW? Mrs. W. R. Lawless, home economist; MM May Gagen, clerk stenographer; Barbra OW” HOME AND COUNTRY