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5 well as informed. They spoke of such tele- asts as CBC Open House from Toronto, azaar from Kitchener, Speaker of the House : om Buffaloâ€"to name but a few. Oh yes, at’s something else we wanted to mention ooâ€"on both radio and TV. farm women n ithin range of American channels were uning in. long way since those early days when. known as Domestic Science, it dealt chiefly with only two phases of homemakingâ€" cooking and sewing. Easter week, at a meeting of the Home Economics Section of the Ontario Educational Association, we learned the Home Economics program is continually being expanded and broadened to include more and more of the many facets that go to make up the demanding career of homemaking. Spending our money wisely is just one of these areas and much ‘time was spent discossing Money Management, Budgeting, etc.. in relation to the Home Ecoâ€" ‘nomics course of studies. One of the speakers, Mrs. V. W. G. Wilson of Montreal, :1 member of the Board of Directors National C.A.C., made a strong plea for more instruction for Home Economics stu- dents on how to spend money wisely. She reminded the meeting of the trend that is be- coming increasingly apparent. Figures show that many boys and girls today are marrying within two years of leaving High School. While our school programs are preparing these young people for vocations and employ- ment. few, if any of these students, are being taught how to manage their income to the best advantage. This. it would seem. is particularly important when young couples are establish- ing a home and a family all on a young hus- band‘s “beginning” salary. As Mrs. Wilson reâ€" marked, “We continue to have faith that these sons and daughters of ours will. after they are married. continue to ‘live happily ever af- ter.‘ But." she asked, “how many of these young people are equipped on leaving school to take on the financial responsibilities marâ€" riage entails?" Mrs. Wilson asked another queslion of her audience. “Under these circumstances. what is being done to help these young couples? Are we doing all we can to help them become good managers and discerning consumers?" In the past, We were reminded, the choice of consumer goods and services was much HOME ECONOMICS has come a long. SUMMER 1963 On TV. household him telecasts ranked second in interest; and farm-directed shows, third. Of course, the big monster report gives more detail but in brief. in part. in summary. these two articles have given you some of the findings about the availability and use of mass media in Ontario farm homes. Information for Consumers By Ruth Moyle more limited than it is today. Then. relations between buyer and seller were direct. Then. business reputation was built on quality and service. Today the problem has become a complicated one: it has become much more difficult to make wise choices. Luck of in- formation. and lack of knowledge of the tre- mcndous number and variety of goods that are offered us, confuse :tnd bewilder. Pressures to buy. and to buy on time. persuade many Couples to go far beyond their ability to pity. Finally. the frustration and discontent and it heavy load of debt. combine to seriously com- plicate family life. resulting in far too many cases in broken homes and broken marriages. As Mrs. Wilson spoke I was reminded of what one of the speakers at the ('onsumer Conference. held in Kingston .1 year ago. had to say on the subject. He tied it all tip t".tlltcr neatly. i thought. when he said. "1 am nl‘riud our society today is paying a great deal more attention to the art of gathering money than it is to the art of spending it." So the question of how to manage our money seems to he an important line ot edu- cation for family living. It has been said that out of every dollar in our budget we should learn to “spend some. save some. give some." This might well be itn interesting and prolit- able topic for study groups. not only groups ot Home Economics students. but 4-H (lulu. Junior Farmers. Women's Institute groups and other». 1: t it: Till: HEIDI-IS MOTHER Hy l’atiunu: Strung Slll: \fllilln upon the smiling hritlc. Sin.- huitrs the church hells chime. in the merry t'ruwd sht- ntinglt-s. busy all the time . . . She makes the day a great success. She plays her part with grim.- » and look». “'lth joy and pride upon her daughter's happy late. But when it's ttvur and the guests ltttve said their last gmxlhyes 7 she does not try to hide the tears that burn behind her eyes . . . Alum.- at last she opt-Its up the gates til memory 7 ~ and sees untr- more the littlt: girl she nursed upon her knee. “k * ir 21