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The President’s Corner Mrs. Austin 5. Zoel- let, President, the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. To settle back into routine after the summer always seems difficult. A change of season means a change of pace. Women’s Institute meetings are back to normal. Probably many of you have enjoyed bus trips and in many cases a month off from regular meetings. Many of our women will have attended 4H Homemaking Club training schools and are well into club work. This has come to be one important part of our way of community help. Our leaders do give a great deal of their time, however it is a learning experience, not only for our youth. but for the leaders too. This keeps us abreast of newer and more modern methods of sewing and cooking as well as the opportunity to work with the youth of our community. This helps us to understand our youth and perhaps avoid some of the generaâ€" tion gap we hear so much about. Do we take time to know our youth? One of our Women’s Institute objectives is “to help develop a more abundant life in our communiâ€" ties and a deeper appreciation of the things near at hand." As the older generation in our community are we too quick to try to force our ways on the younger set? Are we setting ourselves on a pedestal? Do we try to mould our aims into the life of a younger generation? Are we selfish in our own attitude * that of trying too hard to make those children into some- thing that we want them to be? This is the age of electronics â€" computers and space travel make this era special, one that is new, stimulating and needing much imâ€" ngination. Are we able to project our thinking to these times? We hear it said over and over that this is the age of youth but our generatiOn is still here and we are still considered a part of the overall picture. In this age of change, communications are all important. As a homemaker where there seems to be many demands on our time, perâ€" haps the most important task is really a simple a one â€"« that of taking time to talk with children. The simple methods are douli, ., still the best, taking time to talk, discusg . vise and not forgetting to listen to our dren. Which is more important, to qu clear the table to do the dishes or to h; chat about the day's activities? If we Lil! take this opportunity we might find that al soon the children sense we are too bus; they turn to someone else. Every pangD experienced a genuine joy in listening at tales of their child while in school and r are good listeners we find an opennex- confidence expressed by them. A com}. that mother and dad will understand mother and dad feel that their advice is - sought, that the young peOple are truly my to have a strong family tie. As your Provincial President, time nt- heavy on my hands and many days so: too short. I was able to attend the C‘- meeting in London of the Associated Cal Women of the World. It was a thrill to and chat with those officers carrying or fine work. The excitement of attending my first vention with Miss McKcrcher and meetin women from various parts of Ontario hi en me the opportunity to understand the being carried on. I realize how much wor time and imagination have been put fortlr. Cochrane Temiskaming Convention Area time to involve the young people in p making carrying out their theme, “Tral Through the Years." The walls of the or room were covered with original desilD travel throughout the years ~â€" imagil galore! At the banquet our tables adorned with horses, buses, cars, trains planes, making most interesting table con tion. It‘s amazing how a simple idea can form a meeting from an ordinary one i. very special category. Most important tit that age old feeling of satisfaction of well done. The beauty of Northern Ontario dress her autumn finery makes one aware tha Province is second to none. I experiencc thrill of seeing the Northern Lights dance and skimmer much more so that ever see in Southern Ontario. Austin and ' a holiday in Europe this summer and the ‘ ty of the Swiss Alps and many lakes was f thing we’ll always remember but when MCKercher and I drew through the boa woods and lakes of Northern Ontario wit: coloured trees mirrored on those lakes U indeed a thrilling sight, and I had 5:- thoughts as to which was more beautiful. Within the last few days we have been HOME AND COUl-n Lli