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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1970-05-27, Page 14• PAGE .IeOU TEEN ,!Irk.;,r7,7•''1"--,r1L7401:1r1.744111PirIPPrifiLIAIRP•Vt.:WIIR t. -1••W, THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Mrs. Frank Fair Is W.I; Spi..i.lker AMBERLEY NEWS ' The May meeting of Reids Corners Women's. Institute was held on Wednesday evening May 20.. There was an attendance of twenty-two The meeting opened! "O Canada" and. was followed w-it1, the Ivary•Stewart Collect,. `The roll, call "Bring an article for the green thumb table and describe • itscare" was interesting. . The secretary -treasurer Mrs, Cecil Humphrey read the ...correspondence and gave the, treasurer's report. Mrs. Eldon Bradley gave a good report of the Officer's Conference; which was held recently at Guelph." She also mentioned a trip to the Adel- aide Hoodless Horne at St. Georg& and returning from the Officer's Conference called at_ the Borg factory at. Elmira where rugs • .were .displayed arid purchased by the Institute Members. • A sing song_ followed Mrs. ,John A, McDonald introd-. uced the guest speaker; ',Mrs Frank-Fair-of-Ripley, a .former residenrof-the second. concession ' of .Huron and who is a °garden enthusiast.- She gave an interesting, address on "Garden design" and lawn planning.. She Mentioned.,• that gardens do not happen, . It takes a.great deal of work to bring a garden -t Etre point where it is a joy to behold. In conclusion she: quoted froth the littre pater "'We are near -e to=- God- in a garden than anywhere else,on earth". Mrs.. Fair: was thanked 'by Mrs. Eldon Bradley and -presented -with a gift:: A. motto , prepared .by. Mrs. . John A. McDonald, was read by Mis. Donald McTavish.' The motto dealt with, the tragedies which happen to old and young, even with the new. "machinery, and safety is now a way •of Mts. Leonard Reid gave, an interesting orae contest. on"Nam- •. ing the flowers After the closing ode and grace a :delicious. lunch. was served by the'hostesses Mrs. John A.. Mc- Donald, Mrs. Leonard Reid, •Mrs.; W lI am Murdock•and 1Vl srs.. Wes ley. Robb. • Karrshea. WI WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th, 1970 ren aren't .cationou Ontario's way of learning has, changed, because our way of life has ehanged ildren-today-leu-r-n-rna oiiig.to,get • doubled, and the; total Ontario Government expenditure for student the- awards, scholarships and fellowships` erin " how .numbers 'behave and,. what they: mean: They don't' study. grammar 'for the sake of graminari..nor accept h' . examining all view points. And the sciences they are taught are the sciences.: of the 70':s. • The. things your child learns today, will prepare him for the life style . troll face—tomorrow.. Wed—be ., •.. • Fourteen members,, one visitor • and four •children attended the May ,meeting of 'Kairshea Womeria. Institute. at Kairshea Halla Mrs. Ira Dickie. presided _--and -Mrs.- - - • Gordon Wall was.Secretary. Dur- ing the business delegates were appointed to the District Annual at `Arnow. A Food Forum 'Calor. ie Countdown' will be held in Port Elgin Legip,, Hall on Tues- day ,. June 16. at tf p. rn, ,Mrs. Clarence ,Ritchie and Mrs. Eyan Keith are in charge of arrange- ments to attend. . Mrs. Jim 'Burt reported on the ' • .f the--w-eddixtg•._ Mas;. Clarence Ritchie told of the'Tea at. Bruce Lea Haven;:. • The June meeting•will be held -_.at_;t.he....far . • • - • McKinnon and will be in the form of a picnic at one o'clock on •June 18. Mrs.. Ted Collyer and • • Mrs: Cliff Roulston are the direc- tors. Itis hoped to have a'pict- ' de of t-he-tnernbers-taken-at--this . Meeting, •, As there were only a few inquir ies for copies of the Book, Of Poems by Miss Dean MacLeod it • was--decided--not.to,have any reprints. Standing Committee Reports were given by Mins, Ted • Collyer, Mrs. George Young, Mrs. Evan ' Keith and WS'. Harvey • short changing our young'people•and our province if we,taught them any- thing less: Today the province has 16 universities.: In the last, four; years alone enrolment has more--t-ha has risen from $5 million: to more than $30 million. Other formsof, post -secondary _ growing_ sapid .a Example: the;colleges of applied arts. and technology are a new style of Ontario education flourishing. from Sarnia to-ThunderBay: =These com- munity colleges offer diploma courses/ in ever: thin: . from biochemistry to naval . • architecture. and ' from air traffic' :.control' to advanced elec- tronics. ' Starting. from zejo in 1967 Ontario now% :has; 20 community colleges with 61. locations .and. some 38,000 fun 'time.and 34,000 part time . 1 • If •you don't really believe we • needadvanced 'education techniques to face an advanced world, .we'll give you a selfish,reason. Your future. • ntario s economy , as grown rom $14.7' billion in 196Q to some $31:5 billion in 1969.Cour 'incomes have' _ doubled in- -the .same decade. Our. increase: ' in . exports is the 'second highest in the world. To maintain. this kind= of . development ' we need- 'Well eedwell developed 'people. Our investment ineducation helps build a better future. But we need a. strong economy to support our good intentions: One way you; can help.: when' price and quality.. compare,' n • sttidents s1�ap Canadian. • • • Ontario's quest for .knowledge con- tinues after ' the sun goes down, with adults doing most • of the studying In Toronto : alone evening courses number in the hundreds and thous: ands 'of adults study subjects ranging from carpentry to civics, pottery t� pix Canada'shife style of tomorrow presents many challenges. But it's Ontario's style to meet these challenges today. Ontario Universities.'now .have *an estimated' 104,000 full time students and 69,000. part time students. Pic- 'tured above is none of ' the'newest Ontarib campuses, Trent university • • .• e • Ontario's labour force which.topped 3 .million last yearfor the first time, is becoming increasingly skilled and ; competitive. ' with other leading in= dustrial .nations. 'Our annual invest- ment in manpower. education is designed to continue the upgrading of skills through Ontario's. program • t training: • . • • �vernment of Ontario ' Departinent of Trade and Development ti Houston, The roll call was well answerer by lin interesting item from Norte. and o n Country. The motto 'Don't brag it isn't the whistle. that pulls,the:--trau •written. • by Mrs: ,Virden Mowbray was: read by Mrs. D, J. McKinnon,' A poem 'Grandma's Off Her Rocker' was read by Mrs, Gib Hamilton -Mrs. .Harvey H.oust_on,. delegate to the Officers Confer- ence , gave an informative report. Margaret, Norma and Marir- lynne Maclntyre sang. Thee4=11 girls presented their skit •'S.v,ing ,with Cereals". The hostess, Mrs. ;Jim' Burt and the directors, Mrs, Donald C, Maclntyre'atld Mrs. Gib Hamilton Served lunch.