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so we must decide upon those things which Aristotle calls “possible and becoming”. The opportunity to serve in a useful manner is al- ways before usâ€"what is becoming for us as an organization is for us to work out together; and working together, there is no end to the influence we may wield for good in many places. That we shall always continue toward this in the future is my sincere wish for all of you and our organization. LILAH S. LYMBURNER Scholarship For Asian Student ELIEVING that Women’s Institute mem- B bers would like to hear how their F.W.I.O. Anniversary Scholarship is be- ing used to assist a young woman from Ceylon to further her training as a home economics Sextension worker among her own people, we asked Dr. Margaret McCready, Dean of Mac- donald Institute, to tell us something about the scholarship course and its purpose for foreign students. Dr. McCready said: “At Macdonald Institute, Guelph, in the past few years we have had students from develop- ing countries coming to take the one year Diploma Course in home economics. In most cases they have been elementary school teach- ers who have been including home economics their background and to bring them Lip-to- date. One young woman, supervisor of home conomics in Antigua, has written on several occasions about the great advantage to her, in ex West Indian island home and community, 2" the studies she had at Macdonald Institute. ne student each from Uganda, Trinidad, amaicu. British Guiana, and Ceylon is with l 5 this yearr “Through the influence and interest of u 5. anadian in Ceylon, Prof. E. A. Hardy in l .A.O. Technical Assistance, Miss Pearl saacksz has come to take the one year Di- loma Course. Miss Isaacksz is a graduate of ' two year Agricultural Course given in a irls’ farm school where the young women tudied native farm crops and their culture as Ell as rural home management, the market- g of produce, both food and textiles such as louses, mats woven from the hung weed, ealth, sanitation, nutrition, child care and ex- nsion methods. “During the year at Macdonald Institute, iss Isaacksz expects to become acquainted "ith new material in home economics studies hich she will apply in her adult education rogram training community leaders in Cey- iw The rural women and girls trained will Jen spread the ideas through their village i- LL 1962 classes, to the improvement of home and per- sonal living. Our courses in foods and nu- trition, textiles and clothing, management and equipment, related art and housing, child de- velopment and family relations will provide principles which can be applied in all countries notwithstanding present levels of living. “It has been of great interest and value to both students and faculty at Macdonald In- stitute to have these young women from differ- ent countries and cultures coming to live with us and exchanging ideas during one year." And because it seems such a practical plan to use scholarship funds to train a native young woman who has already had some experience working in rural Ceylon, and who knOWs the speech and customs of the people, we asked Miss Isaacksz to tell us something of what she hopes to do, This is her reply: “On completion of my course at Macdonald Institute 1 plan to go back to Ceylon and put into practice the advanced knowledge of home economics gained here, as there are no per- sonnel who have specialized training in this field in rural Ceylon. I intend working for the Women's Organization in Ceylon; that is, the Lanka Mahila Samiti, which is affiliated with the A.('.W.W. This organization was in- terested in my course of study here and was anxious to assist me in obtaining a travel grant from the Asia Foundation, although this did not materialize. “As i have already worked along with vilâ€" lage men and women in helping them improve agricultural techniques and health and sanita- tion measures. 1 hope to travel about as per- sonnel representative and advise the Sinhalese and Tamil communities regarding better methods of living, with stress on the preserva- tion of foods available. The Women's Organ- ization hopes to establish and run food preser- vation centres on a commercial scale, thereby assisting the government in its campaign to grow and preserve food products to the fullest extent possible." Miss Pearl lsoucksz ol Ceylon, now studying home eco- nomics at Mucdonald on a scholarship awarded by F.W.I.O. Miss Isuucksz will relurn to Ceylon to work among her own people.