Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1971, page 20

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more important than looks or brilliance or anything else is what he, or she, thinks about God, money or a crying baby'.” Worship. Of worship, Dr. Chapman said, “Men live by worship. Even those we call ‘heathen’ have their gods. It seems inherent in man to believe in a creating, directing power beyond himself. But worship goes beyond what we call religion. We need to cultivate a sense of wonder and reverence." Dr. Chapman concluded her address by quoting: Each In His Own Tongue By William Carruth “A fire â€" mist and a planet, A crystal and a cell, A jellyfish and a saurian And caves Where cave men dwell; Then a sense of law and beauty And a face turned from the clod â€" Some call it Evolution Others call it God. A haze on the far horizon The infinite tender sky; The ripe rich tint of the cornfields, And the wild geese sailing high â€" And all over the upland and lowland The charm of the goldenrod Some of us call it Autumn Others call it God. A picket frozen on duty â€" A mother starved for her brood, Socrates drinking the hemlock, And Jesus on the road; And millions who, humble and nameless, The straight, hard pathway trod â€"â€" Some call it Consecreation Others call it God.” Mrs. R. C. Moffat with her bells. 20 Miss Jean Steckle, Associate Director of Nutrition and Home Science Internationat Development Research Centre, Ottawa addressing the Girls' Conference. “Homemaking Around The World” Using slides, Mi5s Jean Steckle, a former Home Economist with the Home Economics Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculâ€" ture and Food and now Associate Director of Nutrition and Home Science, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa ad‘ dressed the conference. Miss Steckle who has spent some time in Africa described the home life and careers of three African girls whom she had known: Leti- tia, a Home Science student at the University of Ghana; Rose, who had obtained her educa- tion at a mission school; and Farzi, a Libyan girl educated at a local primary school. Miss Steckle said, “We take education for granted but edhcation is not available to girls in many parts of the world. These three girls who have received an education returned to their home environment to teach the women ways of improving the quality of the food they prepare and to upgrade the home environ- ment.” Miss Steckle was thanked by Miss Jill At- kin, R.R. 1, Mt. Pleasant. :S is *- Old tunes, popular long before the confer- ence girls were born, played on the “Bells” evoked a standing ovation for the musician. Mrs. R. C. Moffat of R.R. 1, Guelph, a direc- tor of the Provincial Board of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. Before starting her delightful program, Mrs. Moffat explained briefly how she acquired her set of tuned bells and how she became interested in playng them. Mr. Moffat assisted his wife. HOME AND COUNTRY

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