Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1963, page 18

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A typical conference discussion group. interests on trips and at conferences." "It will help you it you take a college course in home economics." "The experience of working with others in a club will help you in your com- munin |i"c later.“ One group felt that their club work would help to prepare them to be good members of Women's Institutes. Entertainment The girls‘ stay at the college was not lack- ing in entertainmentâ€"a bus tour of the cam- pus. a Get-Acquainted Party the first night and n Farewell "do" when the girls put on an impromptu program of skits and other en- tertziinmenl. :i visit to the swimming pool, and the making of new friends. including four visitors from Britain. Audrey Thompson of England, and Mary Steel. Netta Smith in Lena Whyte of Scotland. Best of all there \‘li the sessions of choral singing directed by I. Ralph Kidd, Mus.Bac. of the college, v. Mrs. Kidd at the piano. In the limited v hearsal time allowed in a two-day confers: Mr. Kidd produced a choir, with all the g included, that gave a very creditable perfm ance at the closing banquet. At this band President Dr. J. D. MacLachlan who 1. been unavoidably absent at the opening at conference brought greetings; Judy Hair Lambton county thanked the speaker. Gordon Bennett; and Charlotte Maynard Parry Sound thanked Dr. MaeLachlan for hospitality of the College and the staff mi bers' contribution to the program. Star Witness for Club Work E HEAR MANY tributes to the. value of 4â€"H Homemaking Club work. but none of them more convincing than the evidence of the girls themselves. Here is an excerpt from the Club Story of at Carleton eounly girl: “When I was married last August. without thinking anything about it. I started to cook, bake and keep house. seemingly without any problems at all. It was about two months later that I realized that every day. every meal, I was using some of the knowledge gained from one or other of the projects I had taken in 4-H Homemaking Clubs. Like many other high school girls and working girls. while tak- ing the projects I did not get much of an opportunity to do any of the practical things we were taught (baking. cooking. etc.) beyond completing the home assignments; because the time I arrived home each night. din was ready, and Saturdays and Sundays \1 so busy that I still did not have any ‘ stantial amount of practice. While I lea! many things from my mother who is a at cook and housekeeper, many, many ll‘ ideas, recipes and the actual rules of he making came from one or other of my “1 4-H Homemaking Club projects. NOWi 0- day and each week as I plan the bud; think up nutritious and interesting mt‘ clean. sew. cook, bake and entertain n friends. I know that I am enjoying it in because I can take on the project with 0 fidence because several years ago I stud. that particular thing in a 4â€"H Homemalu . Club. HOME AND COUNT '

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