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I Huron County elementary school Cthi‘lCl’S spent a professional develop- u-nt day last fall. learning about iculture. The Huron County Board of" ‘ tlucation, Huron South District WI, lit- Huron County Federation of : .uriculture and the local staffof the rutario Ministry of Agriculture and met worked together to provide the -..1chers with lots of information on iv‘day’s agriculture, Jack Wilkinson, Ontario Federation 2.. I Agriculture, talked about the cur- at family farm scene. He said one “‘t three fatalities on the farm today a result of suicide, while 3.400 rmers in Ontario are in arrears in , ieir loan payments. While a box of ;: urn flakes costs about $3, he added. re farmer only gets four cents for the jam that goes into the product. ijack Riddel], Ontario Minister of L griculture and Food. spoke during jibe luncheon. He is glad to see jgeachers taking an interest in instruct- ?g students on agriculture, noting at there is a problem communi- 1‘;ating the story. Ross Daily, CFPL-TV farm broad- ,‘igaster. was the final speaker of the (day. He said teachers can play an imâ€" Eortant role in helping students ignderstand the history of agriculture well as explore the future of the in- .tgiustry. His experience has shown fihildren enjoy discussions on the conâ€" " pt of food production, chemical use I agriculture, land conservation, genetics, breeding, free trade, futures fiarkets, marketing, distribution, and l} e quality of rural life. The Federated Women's Institutes Ontario present several $300 awards to students from Ontario who ' ve successfully completed their first 0 semesters of the Family and Con- ‘ mer Studies program at the Univerâ€" t W of Guelph. A student who has reviously been awarded a WI . holarship is ineligible for a Mac- ‘r V'onald Award. Applications are to be ': bmitted using only the Macdonald ._ ward application form. Students 3. 3‘, Gwen Coward During the day. the teachers rotated to three different sessions. One featured displays from commodity groups. A second showed curriculum resources available to teachers. and video tapes were viewed. The third displayed agriculture kits. prepared by members of the W] with the help or t v v lv-i-r Pictured i5 Shirley Cooper, Huron South 11'] President. presenting the the federation ul agricultura- and Imal implement dealers. ()nc (Ii the highlight. OJ Irv: day was the lunth i “l at the Fund ‘mur Neighbor Grows", Ieaturtng lurid produced in Huron \lan; Lilil'l'dHHI'i were made toward the llll'lLi] h). l'mal producers. buxancue. .ind organizations. Many ol the teachers remarked on the lanlakllt PL) program and mere cnlhusiaslic to haw aurlculturc in their curriculum. Gwen Coward is the Huron \nulh “l agriculture kits to Bob Allen. Huron County Director of Education. (Photo courtesy the Exeter Times Advocate} WIO Scholarship available to FACS students entering the second semester in January, May or September should apply to the Assistant Awards. by Oct. 15. Registrar. H & C Jan. Feb. Mar. 1937 I}