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The Pres ident’s Comer Mu. Austin 5. Incl- ler. President, the Federated Woman’s Inn-turn of Onlavio. Knowing what Wt: want and having the abil- m. In .ttrmn our goals is qutte an accompltsh- ntent tnr Women's [nsltlutes today. As L'Ill/L‘fl‘l we should be able to distinguish the proper dimensions and be able to ascertain the rights of Individuals. government and tn- tluslrt “hen we think of all the requests made to uhml hmtttls, both in the area of high costs nut the mechanics of school room procedure. It .Ippeul’v that we are concerned. Where are our right-‘1' Where are theirs? [f we feel educa- tutn emtv. .tre too high, we doubtless have a ltultl to speak out, It ue feel the teaching sys- tent is mung. is this our right? Who are more quultltul to know the best procedures than the ulumturx ul our day? Do we as parents really know" We rely on the realtor to assist us when htt‘tlllg prupertt We don't tell our dentist what i». mung V~Ilh our teeth Then is It right for us It» hit the teacher how to teach? Wt- .ut fur more and stricter drug control. \\ L' wmt [Chilltlltnns tn the Government asking them to do .I better job. to be the watch dog to: our went-n. but when is the citizen respon- \lhil‘ or iv. it the responsibility only of Govern- Illt‘nl' Is it grind enough in the Seventies to say we are Concerned enough to propose a resolu- lmrt .tml puss II on to the shoulder of Govern- tttenl' In today‘s “l‘fld have we failed .1 “HI: .t. yIlIIL’H\‘ Is the world muting so fast that we mum-t comprehend this escalation? Are our tum-m uesk when the\ tail to take a stand. t.nl to guide the children in a better way of ltte ' Du the net-ll .1 crutch the generation gap nt mutt: uth nurse. or can it he we've lmt the .trt nt listening? 1 his valuable commu- mmtmu llllhl he “tlh 'll\ escry tins" of our lives .Ii‘l' |Il\l I't'f “ilt‘lt no an: m the mmt‘L “ht-n wc were hunt, the nursery rhyme the uni lumped user the moon Was a fantasy but mm m the ‘icvcnlies we're not too sure. I "IT The fact that we can now walk up to v counter of the airways office where the) p‘ a button and tell us there is room on a n or it might seem unreal that we can pus- button on the panel of our car and the 1: opens. and yet we accept it. Funny though, still have the flies and mosquitoes and we r. ry about pollution and personally do very 1 about them. We leave it to the other fellnu We have a house being built a short LIN from us and we don't even know who is h ing it. Years ago we would have been t‘ asking if there was something we could do The world seems so impersonal and yet travel to an Associated Country Women (' World conference and you‘ll meet ladict wi'l ask you to their home. extend hospt and we'll enjoy every minute of being tog Sometimes I wonder if we‘ve lost the . just being ourselves. Has it come to the . where we feel we must be bigger. better. affluent. more sophisticated than we are? We talk about the steaks We eat perhaps the fare is more often weiner- eggs. We tell about the places we‘ve set- away and we‘ve not seen the historical close to home. if we‘re farmers. we‘re worried ohm rain and that we‘ll not be able to harm beans. or that the fields are so wet fr corn. We're worried about the strikes in try knowing that many people will he I work. The computer will take more and of the unskilled from the labour force. It seems you have to be with a grn close friends before you can really be v- and talk about the things that really r. It's only natural that we want to talk nbu successes. never the failures. Don't we like just being ourselves tin- or telling it the way it is? Margaret / HOME AND co "Y"