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Mist Helen McKercher (centre), Director of the Home Economics Branch of the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture and Food with -â€"â€" left to right â€" Miss Sharon Collins, lennox and Addington County; Miss Colette Chupul‘, North Simcoe County; Miss Nancy Kellam, Brant County; Miss Suzanne Fletcher, Middlesex County; and Miss Grace McLean, Nipissing District. since there are so many new developâ€" ments, so many new discoveries, so many great opportunities. Young women face great responsibilities and a chance to shape the future of this country. It is a fact that the mother in the home has more influence over the attitudes of her family than any other person or agency. He also urged the girls to secure an adeâ€" quate education and to prepare for a ca- reer. Mr. Stewart said, “An education broadens your mind, enables you to attain a greater degree of enjoyment out of life. It opens new doors and creates new op- portunities. It makes you more versatile and allows you to mingle. mix and con- verse with confidence. In this age of tech- nology many of the traditional jobs are becoming obsolete, being replaced by computers and automated devices. We are faced with a continuing need for retrain- ing and upgrading technical skills. This can be achieved only if we have a good educational base upon which to build." ln concluding his address Mr. Stewart said, “As you accept new responsibilities and as you take your place in the world as the builders of tomorrow's Canada. there can be no better benchmark than the motto of the late Robert Kennedy "Some men see things as they are and say why. “I dream things that never were and say why not?“ 'k i * Life is like a grindstone: whether it wears you out or polishes you up â€" it all depends on what you are made of. ‘k ‘k * Turn the light on for somebody else and you turn it on for yourself. * 3k * l6 Miss Helen McKercher Using the conference theme, “A Girl an, Her Goals" as her subject, Miss Helen M‘ Kercher, Director of the Home Economic Branch of the Ontario Department of Agrjcll ture and Food addressed the club members, The person who has important and desirabl goals and then works toward their acme“ ment is likely to get what she wants out t. life.” said Miss Helen McKercher, Direcmr . the Home Economics Branch of the Omar.- Department of Agriculture and Food. Introduced to the club members by Mr Scott, the Director congratulated the girls 1. having achieved County and Provincial Ho: ours and for having been chosen to represcl. their clubs at the girls’ Conference. She mg: the girls to set as one of their goals for th week, the making of new friends, and geilll" to know more about the University of Guelpi Miss McKercher said, “It is most import-m for girls in their teens to be setting goals art deciding what they want out of life. Very lit: is ever achieved without planning. Planmi. means forecasting to meet your objectiu With objectives, plans must be organize! Planning means weighing of values and mu ing decisions, so setting goals helps to keep an, tivities in line with what we want to aCthL In setting our goals and planning for their a- complishment, it is important to know our rt sources: human abilities -â€" skills, attitudt knowledge, energy. ambition, imaginatio judgment, perseverance, adaptability, and Se management; non human â€"- time, mom goods. home background. Ambition is :1 rs gift; few people stand in the way of an amt tious person â€"â€" one who has goals. plans. v' jectives. There are many people who Wish It 'things but don’t work for them. “The goal of many people is a higher stun ard of living. Maybe we should be thinking a higher standard of thinking. “At times, goals wished for may be impo» ble to attain. When this happens, new go: must be set and ways of attaining them foun You will not find life worth living; you have i make it worth living.” 1k i' * Carl Shurz said, "Ideals are like the stars: 3} can never tOuch them with your hands, but. 1le the mariner - - - You take them as your guides ant, followmg tlit-Tn, you reach your destiny.“ ‘k * * The true secret of happiness is [0 live in tltL NQWâ€"â€"not to be forever forgetting the pastv “7 anticipating the futureâ€"-but to get the most you can out of this very instant. * * * HOME AND COUN'I'R‘r