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The 0f icers’ Conference ELCOMING the delegates to the fifteenth annual Women‘s Institute Of- ficers' Conference held at the Fed- erated Colleges, Guelph, in June, Dr. J. D. MacLachlan, President, explained that a year ago the three colleges on the campus, the On- tario Agricultural College, the Ontario Vetâ€" erinary College and Macdonald Institute. had been named “The Federated Colleges” With a Dean for each college and a President over all three. This was a preparatory step tOWards establishing a university on the campus to help meet the educational needs of more and more students. not only because of the country‘s increasing birth rate but also because of the increasing number of young people who want a university education. There are not nearly enough graduates to fill the positions waiting in agriculture, veterinary medicine and home economics, the President said, and this was true of almost every other profession. He was happy to announce that plans are underway to enlarge Macdonald Institute to accommoâ€" date more students. “I have heard the fear expressed that when the colleges become a university with arts and sciences, Household Science may be sup- pressed. ] appeal to you, if you hear this, to assure people that the three colleges will not be submerged in any way; and that if we do take in the arts, we will try to keep the at- mosphere identified with rural education. We will try to do something that no other univerâ€" sity will do. Agriculture, Home Economics and Veterinary Medicine. instead of being swal- lowed up will be enhanced." The Mission of Home Economics Dr. Margaret McCready thanked F.W.I.O. for their extra 65th anniversary awards to Macdonald Institute, including the scholarship for Pearl [snacksz from Ceylon, Miss Isaacksz has completed her oneâ€"year course at Mac- tlonald Institute and is now doing special work in foods with an O. A. College graduate. In- cidentally she is living with a Women’s In- stitute member, and plans are underway to have her take special training in food preservâ€" ut|0n~something that will be of special value when she goes back to do extension work in her own country. “In the Freedom From Hunger Crusade there is a great movement to educate women " Dr. McCready said. “In the developing coun- tncs the illiteracy of women is a great handi- cap for in these countries women are still the key people in food production as well as in El; preparation and preservation." Dr. McCready spoke of the need of exp. :1. sion at Macdonald Institute. Last year t..,r_ teen fully qualified girls who applied for he degree course had to be turned down bet -,e {if lack of space and facilities. It is cla: :d that in the United States the demand for l 7,. ed home economists is ten times greater n the number of graduates. The situatio in Canada may be fairly comparable. "Besi said Dr. McCready, “we like to think 0: rr home economists doing a professional it in their own homes”; and she listed variou .. dences of the need of educational belt tr women in family life who are not in. their responsibilities well: parents who “b their children, treat them ferociously in they, themselves are angry; the one-i .1» quarter million dollars raised for a scho Jr emotionally disturbed children who re from emotionally disturbed parents or so are “unwanted” children]; the alcoholi~ .n men and women that can be traced :ts beginning in their up-bringing; juvenile n- quency caused by the lack of recreati if poor physical or mental healthâ€"such -a- quency found in the latch-key children oi is working mothers; poor nutrition due i Vie ignorance of homemakers; girls marryiru on young who are unable to cope with the c of small children â€" Visiting Homemaker ru- spend a great part of their time teaching as young 'women how to manage a hoax n- stalment buying and the general mism .e- ment of money. Dr. McCready comn' ed Ontario’s 4-H Homemaking Clubs as a as carrying home economics direct to the tie and family; and spoke of the need of My counselling in budgeting. Paying a tribute to Macdonald ll tile graduates working in developing areas. ‘ld- ing our own Canadian North, the De. m- phasized the need of greater facilities t1 nth study and research. She thanked the In HE: again for their scholarships and said: “‘ are grateful for your help and we would u ‘tllt? any suggestions to help us to be men wir- tical and effective.” “To Live With Bright Mind" The F.W.I.0. President, Mrs. 1 third Trivers, took her theme from an inn MO” Miss McKercher had copied from a H1110 altar in a farm home in Japan. The Ct 3"?” text was: HOME AND co :NTRY