Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1967, p. 23

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el members at the Program for Lamen, lelt to right -â€" University Guelph studentsâ€"Don Longlord, gy Brisley, Dr. Margaret Mc» Professor Moriorie Harris . Janet Wurdiaw. Photo â€" rurlesy Kitchener-Waterloo Record. N FEBRUARY 218T AND 23RD ' Macdonald Institute. University of Guelph, in cooperation with the Home onomics Branch of the Ontario Department "« Agriculture and Food launched a new ven- e when a Program for Women was set up wives who might accompany their husâ€" ands attending Farmer‘s Week at the Uniâ€" " ersin of Guelph. and other interested women. _[,he well attended sessiOns were held in the ( ooperators Insurance Building in Guelph. iss Helen McKercher. Director of the Home sconornics Branch welcomed the ladies. Women attending the sessions were pre- ented with two days of lectures and discusâ€" ons by specialists in their fields, concerning if bjects of interest to homemakers and moth- l‘ - 4' Dr. H. R. Richards, Macdonald Institute. iversity of Guelph discussed Textiles. telling out the new fibres and fabrics now avail- 1e. Miss Dora W. Burke. the Home Eco- omics Branch, brought pertinent information In new laundry products and equipment. em- hasizing the need for careful reading of labels " the articles to be laundered. on the many 'etergents and other laundry aids and on the echanical equipment now in use. “This is an age when housewives do not have such heavy '7 york but they have to do more reading and nking in their homemaking duties.” said 1 Dr. Mary Singer and Professor Nancy rook of the Machnald Institute. University 1" Guelph with the assistance of two students plained good points and bad points of small ousehold gadgets now on the market. and chen planning to make the work of the ousewife easier. Eli MMER 1967 A Program For Women Professor Edyth Bray of Macdonald Instiâ€" tute explained the differences in the new and old floor coverings and Mr. George Fuller also of the University staff showed slides telling the story of the use of colour in the home. A sp:cial feature of the two interesting days “as a lively Panel Discussion with Dr. Mar- garet McCready. dean of women of Macdonald Institute as the moderator. with Professor Marjorie Harris. Dr. Janet Wardlaw and two students. The subject for the Panel was Youth Today. Credit Buying. Responsibility With Money Budgeting. Nutrition and Family Re- lations. and Keeping Communications Open. A film Hazel and David in which a hus- band tries to keep his fears about losing his job from his wife. resulting in an emotional disturbance for the whole family. started some spirited discussions and comments. Editor's Note: This film. available through the National Film Board. ('Ouili be tired to .vmri a panel discussion and than open discur- .rion in a Women's Institute. or other. meeting. * 1% it Who is blind? The man that cannot see another world. \Vho is dumb? The man that Cannot say a kind word at the right time. \li/ho is poor? The man plagued with too strong desires. \Vho is rich? The man whose heart is contented. Indian Wisdom i: t * 23

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