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Hall of Fame nominee Laura Rose Stephen Laura Rose Stephen, FWIO‘s nominee to the Ontario Agricultural Hall ofFame, will be among 10 other outstanding agriculturalists to be honoured at the Ontario Agricultural Museum, Milton, on June 12, 1983 at 2 pm. Hall of Fame Association president Ross Farr, when announcing the 11 in- ductees, said, “These people, all deceased, have done much to build the foundations for our agricultural in- dustry, and they richly deserve this recognition.” They represent a wide range of agricultural interests, but their involvement carries the same stamp of dedication and foresight. The candidates for this year’s Hall of Fame unveiling are: SIR ADAM BECK (1857-1925) Founder of Ontario Hydro, whose vi- sion was a comprehensive grid of hydro service to all farmers in the province. STEWART G. BENNETT (1892-1982) Shorthorn breeder and exhibitor, past president of the Royal Winter Fair, agri-business executive and philan- thropist. MICHAEL P. COOK (1824-1910) One of the founders and first president of the Holstein-Freisian Association of Canada. Pioneered in importing quality Holsteins from Holland and USA. JAMES R. HENDERSON (1896-1968) Breeder of champion Holsteins, active in many farm societies and organizations. T.R. “Dick” HILLIARD(1916-1980) Leader in Junior Farmers’ Associaâ€" tion of Ontario, he served in a number 10 ofsenior positions, in the province, in‘ cluding deputy minister of agriculture and food. DR. C. C. JAMES (1863-1916) From 1891 to 1912 he served as depu« ty minister ofagriculture in Ontario. Iâ€"Ie initiated the agricultural extension service in 1907, and appointed the first six agricultural representatives. DR. JOSEPH EDWARDJOHNSON (1891-1960) He was the piOneer in developing Onâ€" tario’s Artificial Insemination Pro- gram fer cattle, and spent his lifetime perfecting these techniques. NORMAN McCULLY (1899-1978) This St. Mary’s sheep breeder made an outstanding contribution to the develâ€" opment of new breeds of sheep and the promotion of sound management of Ontario farms. “Laura Rose” LAURA ROSE STEPHEN (1866-1963) Dairy instructor and agricultural} nalist, she was one of the i r organizers of the Women's Instr: .: movement in Ontario, later rnovin '» other provinces for the same purpi (For more details on her life, read story on this page. ALEX M. STEWART (1890rl9t Grower, exhibitor and marketer o! a finest pedigreed seeds, Mr. Stew; influence on the industry monumental. CLARK YOUNG (1893-1982) A good farmer, a top plowman served 41 years as treasurer ofthe‘ tario Plowmen’s Association am 3 one of the Ontario Soil and Crop provement Association. About her life... The following was excerpted from the book Fifty Years of A chievement, by Annie Walker, Edith M. Collins and M. McIntyre Hood. This chapter would not be complete without a reference to one who was so Closely associated with the develop- ment of the Women’s Institutes of On- tario that her name has become known to practically every Institute member, not only in this province, but across the dominion. Mrs. W.F. Stephen, of Ottawa, familiarly known to Women’s institute members as Laura Rose, was born in Georgetown, 0n- tario. In her late teens, she went i North Dakota to keep house for 2 older brother on a homestead fart Laura Rose thoroughly enjo! pioneer life, although her duties w arduous â€" attending to the househ work, cooking for hired men, male butter, caring for the chickens and t whole gamut of home duties or- farm. In addition to all that. 5 assumed the responsibility of teachi- the rural school, some miles from h home. For three years she travellv daily to and from her school; L‘ horseback in summer, and in wintc continued to p. 1‘ V