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Photographed at the eve- ning session. Left to right: Dr. J. D. MacLachlun, President 0.A.C., Mrs. H. E. Dunn, chairman of the session; Mrs. Jos. Hag- gerty, Pres. F.W.I.O.; Mrs. G. Gordon Maynard, Secy.»Treas. F.W.|.O.,- Dr. C. D. Graham, Ontario Deputy Minister at Agri- culture. Icge last year for conferences and extension courses. At the same time. the college. last year. l'elt its sharpest demand for education. that is more students applied for admission to the degree course in both agriculture and home economies. "We feel that pressure." Dr. MacLachlan said. "but we‘re going to meet it." Research work would also be continued and intensified, “because.” said the College President, “if through research. we can show how to cut down the cost of produc- tion. it is one of the best things we can do for farmers." Dr. Margaret McCready, Principal of Mae- donald Institute, said that the industrialization that is making such changes in farming is having its effect on homes, too. and is changing life for women. though many women are still working in poorly equipped homes partly because they are not alerted to the need of something better or be- cause they dOn't know how to solve their problems. In meeting the changes of the times. both indus- trial and social. the staff of a home economics school have to consider how much they need to teach homemaking skills or whether it is more important to teach such things ‘dS human relations and the use of money. "The little units. the homes of this country. on: the power houses of our human resources." said Dr. McCready. "We can‘t afford to be casual about them. We need more research in homemulr ing. but we have our problems. One of them is that many people don't think l’lOI‘I‘IE economies is worth spending money on. It is far harder to get funds for the teaching of home economics than for teaching agriculture But the Department of Agriculture has allowed us to have a Child Study unit.“ Dr. McCready announced. "Personally it seems to me impossible to have 11 course in homc economics without some study of child dcvclop- ment." Dr. McCrcudy thanked the Institutes for thc interest they have shown in Macdonald Institute by their donations of scholarships. At the Thursday evening session. Dr. C. D. Graham. Ontario Deputy Minister of Agriculture. always a welcome guest at any Institute gathering. brought greetings from the Department of Agri- culturei Home Economics Service Miss Helen McKercher. Director Home Econ- omics Extension Service reported that this had been a “lucky seven" year with local leader prol- SUMMER 1959 ects. Over 70 training schools were held for local leaders from senior Institutes; these leaders rcpâ€" resented over 700 local groups; and nearly 7.0m) women studied the various topicsâ€"The Third Meal. Sew to Save. Hints for the Home Nurse. New Lumps for Old. Hooked Rugs, This year tivc new topics have been added us announced in the Extension Service booklet: Duiry Food Facts. Focus on Finishes lClDthingl. Window Trutlimtni. Block Printing. Sul‘ety Begins ill Home. In nddtion to lcudcr [ruining schools. 44-! short courses were given with tthout ULIIUII women ut- tending. And because some Institutes seem cspc~ cially anxious to learn till they can through thcsc courses the rule of only one course it you has been suspended, and it' tin Institute is ready to organize :1 good cltiss [or it \ccund coursc. and to make all the necessary zu‘rungcmcnts. instructors will be provided so for us stqu and budget permit. Tweedsmuir History Workshops hnvc bccn popular. One hundred and seven districts tiskcd for a WOrLshop hut with only one instructor it was impossible to till all the requests. Sixty-two workshops were held and the rest :trc scheduled for this your. The membership in 4-H I-Iumcmttking ('lubs reached a new high Inst ycur. Um: hundred and forty-seven Icudcr training schools were held and there were IJUG clubs with It membership of ll.8|3. All of this scrvicc, Miss McKctchcr stiid. wus mtidc possiblc only through the support and co- operation of thc Institutes. and it is very much appreciated by the extension shill. Thc Loan Library. in anchr to requests. scnl 0th [7.tltltl folders and 173 study kits. thn the A.C.W.W. Letter Fricnd Sccrctury scnt tin appeal for Ontario Institute women to UXCl't‘dngC letters. and when this appeal was put before lhc Institutes [here Were (‘54 replies â€" so many that thc AC W.W. hudn't enough corrcspondcnts to go round. Miss McKcrchcr announced the appointment of Miss Ruth Moylc to thc cxlcnston stuff to work on consumcr information. (Please sL'C Mis Moylc‘s ttl'IlClC in this issue.) She also announced another adventure in cstcnsion service in the Furm Hnmc Sui-vey now under way in the province. Miss Mc- Kerchcr stud: “We in Home Economics tire keenly aware that keeping programmes adjusted to the modern day 15