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swarm; .“ 6133:, at. 1 89 fl acutivll-lel 01‘ Country ' 11° I“ . I digitisth a‘fii 0"" iii: :1 D lh Five in: 0 8| 6 an: Country Women’l Mosletlonl w-up- cruted in the planning and carrying out of the Conference and the post. “inference visits with Mrs._ Johannes [lulllel‘Ll -Peterlea lotin as over-all Mud. The Dance are to a con atu. Iatcrl on the excellent plans inn e and rnn-ied out. Thelrvorganlzational abilâ€" M was beyond conception. Every de- tail was looked after and every want 'ullilleil. ! The Danish rural women, through im- organizations, does much in Home Pll'rinomics .extenaion work and adult nluuotion in general. A series on, “who Knows What". on special house- lilllll problems has been worked out and distributed; research is being done on the use of household linen; and lwllfl‘! and di lomas are given out, as n mark of oiiour, to housemaids who have been working in the same sec for five, ten and fifteen years. '11 Association is represented on the il'llllSl'l National F.A.0. committee, m the state commission for the settle- ,w-nt of prices, the council of consume ms. the state building-research insti- lirlv. the national radio programme winning committee and the Danish 9: 3 s ’5 ich July 3 special holiday is or. mused for the members of the Asso- m uinn at the Youth College. The holi- study programme includes lec- r s and discussions on problems con- ” ‘HlllL’ social life, children, and intel- Irrlllnl topics. Singing, folk dancing haul excursions are also arrange Hui: this holiday week. llvruugll Denmark's South Zealand Hm tour of South Zealand included n wit to the Spanager school for v privile ed children, to Julius “smal holding" of 2 acres, to ,, tic Vallo Castle where maiden Li ms of the nobility live, to lunch m \'.1110 Inn where Stevns Union ll‘ riviien's Institute) acted as hostess _ Another of those delectable Danisb ,rnls. Even the serviettes carried out the ty ically Danish motifs in the min of c aracters and scenes from ‘- Hans Christian Andersen fairy- r=. After lunch and a cherished i r uith the local (Institute) mem» l- N as they toured Vallo Castle toâ€" ilmr, the women travelled through lush picturesque countryside to i also, a quaint old town dating back i the 12th century. Here they visited w, old folks‘ home and were royally olromed by the stafi and inmates. "inmates, in true Danish, jovial . men, revelled in telling fascinat- Danish anecdotes and describing “ll Danish customs. The old folks we allowed to bring to the home mile of their cherished possessions in way of furniture, pictures, etc. cave their rooms a very homey, Hudm appearance. One old chap had Hwirethan a dozen of those long Dan- '“ lllpesi How he revelled in demon- _‘ .iting to these "foreiz'n" visitors *Iu‘ manipulation of these fond posses- ~ll1IlSi Delicious afternoon tea was served “I the "home" and a very warm wel- ' nine extended by the Mayor of Faksc and several other officials. "Tak for mnd" (Thank you for the food) was 4 VHS! important phrase because vvci-ywhere that the delegates visited llle tables were laden with delectable llflnlsl'l Smiii-rebro'd and mouthâ€"water- “u: Danish astries. At this tea the famous Danish "Kransikag" was fea- llll‘ed. This delicacy. as explained "l’m'e. is only served at weddings, |I|rthdays and other very special oc- rnSions and is forde by placing rings or n special Danish pastry, similar to shortbread. one on top of the other, f‘ach rim: smaller than the one below |t, so that it forms a cone-shaped "‘?55- This is tastefully decorated with plain and coloured icing and, on “"9 Particular occasion, tiny Danish “figs were inserted here and there all around the "Kransikag". Points of interest v' ‘ ' included the beautiful bliltec‘lnii'lcthiizlei ""5 Btull‘fitep “Glide . bum H 14 0 . and the lime quarry started in 1200. , , Quarr is a ‘ lt)’. originating groin thiegllglllwlnilah. gagged of gorilla about 100 ll'l’I'llli‘lfli 3E0 W Eli t ' wax under the 52:13 Part of Denmark ‘9 the Public s uare cases were on bull to @3253; It‘ll? guests and take them to their so" arate homes (some in town other :- farma). After a ‘tldY-UP' 'visit xsand supper. they made their ivay t1, the town hall where litersll the wh l t“""“.T“el1. women anti childrei'ijâ€"e turlnhed out to meet them. 'e evening's e ' , thrilling and impre’iiiiflrifiiibuhzfl ‘9” Songs, folk dancing tableaux dc. Dlgting the Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tales and an impressive pageimt on peace. Again those famous Danish delicacies. many speeches of welcome BN1 matitude. happy conversation thank-you responses and home againl The next morning this congenial IU'Pul) 0f dQlCKates from many counâ€" tries started out again. This time to visit a cotopcralive cheese factory and CO‘OFETBUVE dmry at Bregentvcd and the several famous schools in Haslcv. The first school visited was the Haslev Folk High School. It was explained to the group that Danish folk high schools were started in 1850 bv Grund» tvip: as a Christian revival at a time when Denmark had lost about 1/6th of her country, (North and South Slcsvig), through war. Grundtvig’s slogan was, “What we have lost out- side we must learn inside". His aim was to provide a stimulus for intel- lectual uplifting in order to help peo- ple fit better into society. These schools seek to apply the principles of Christianity to individual and so- cial life. Through the years they have furnished a cultural basis for the growth of democracy and co-operation in Denmark. The students, who range from 18 years of age up, study at the folk high school for 1‘- to 5 months and may return .for the advahiced school if they so wish. Subjects stud« ied are non-vocational and include history, literature, sociology, psych- ology, gymnastics and handicraft. No degrees are conferred. Danish educa< tionalists are thoroughly convinced that adult education is essential for human and world betterment. Mr. Magelund, the principal of this school stated: “If our adults are not seized with a new ideology we cannot pro- ess’ i g1-At the Haslev Technical School crafts such as furniture-making, metal work. ceramics and painting are taught. Before entering the school the student must have served at least two years as an apprentice to a. master craftsman. The students, who come from all groups and classes of people in Denmark and other coun- tries. live in residence under the same conditions. Rooms are given to them by lot and, the prinCiPBl $81d- only one rule prevails and that is unwrit- ten: “You behave here as you would behave in a good home". Both stu- dents and teachers work very hard. The delegates who were entertained to lunch at this school, were each escorted to the diningy room by 0“? of the students who acted as her host for this delicious meal. The Holmegaards Glassworks was next visited. This glassworks, the first in Denmark, was founded in 1825. The original glassmakers came from Nor» way. but. a few years later, three glassniakers arrived who were sniuz- gled out of Bohemia. (Glassmokers. at that time, were not allowed to leave Bohemia). From this small be- ginning a Bohemian settlement is to be found at Holmegaai‘d.‘ The d916- gates watched with fasciliation 'the various processes involved in blowing, moulding, and cuttinl.’ E1955- At Fensmark the group “’35 5h°“'“ through a public school and an old folks apartment house. At the lat- ter, aged couples whn‘cannot afford to rent dwellings of their‘own, fife PTO- vided with an attractive apartment where, without financial worries they HOME AND COUNTRY may spend the ‘harvest years’ to- gether. The method of segre sting the aged men and women in ' ndus- trial Homes' is obsolete in Denmark. Much was learned about Danish forming at Mr. Laurits Hansen’s 10- acre farm near Kalkerup. Farmers co-operatives have meant a lot to the Danish “small-holders”. Through the coâ€"operatives they derive many of the advantages of large-scale production and. as well, the advantages arising from the personal contact of the small owner )l'ltll all the production pro- cesses in his organization, Co-opera- tives are _a great educational medium. The Danish farmer keeps in close touch With scientific research so that his land produces to capacity and nothing is wasted. Agriculture and home economies are considered es- sentlals for rural boys and girls. The family works as a unit on the farm and in the home. Of the four million people in Denmark one million are farmers. lllr. Laurits Hansen’s farm was typical pflthe province. The ISOâ€"year- old boildings, neatly stuccoed and thatched, were grouped in a hollow square around a scrupulously clean cobblestone courtyard. There were 16 milk cows, ‘Red Danish’, 1 bull, 15 yoan cattle, 3 horses, 600 hens, 1000 Cl’lleens. His buildings were com- pletely equipped with electricity, milkâ€" ing machines and other conveniences. On waiting the farm home the group found Mrs. Hansen's dining-room table laden with Danish delicacies. After all their tramping around the visitors did the delicacies ‘full justice'. “Hcrlufsholm”, a residential school for boys, was the next stop. Here young lads, between the ages of 11 and lil, With especially high intelligent q_uotients, study under ideal condi- tions. The beautiful old buildings at Herluisholrn were built in 1260 as a Benedictine monastery. In 1565, at the time of the Reformation, the build- ings were taken over by the state and used as a school for the noblemen’s sons, Recently it has been turned over for this specialized type of edu- cation, It was a revelation to follow the methods used in developing the brilliant minds of the boys attending this school. This memorable visit in rural Denv mark was brought to an inspiring close when the Nastved district (Women’s Institute) held a mammoth banquet for the delegates as a fare- well gesture. With barely time to reach Copen- hagen to heard their train for Ger- many and Holland, the Canadians, who had been separated from each other for these two days, met at the Copen- hagen station platform. On board their pullman bound for Germany a glorious time was had relating experi- ences. Certainly. they agreed, there was nothing ‘rotten in the State of Denmark’. This had been a happy en» riching experience~one to be remem- bered all the rest of their lives. Through War-torn Germany Travelling through Germany was a sad experience. Station attendants were maimed and crippled. Hamburg, Osnobrook and Bremen were still in ruins. Only women could be seen working in the fields with perhaps a man here and there overseeing the work. The rural women are once more taking an interest in their rural or- ganization, “Deutscher Landfrauen- verband”. Following the visit of Mrs. Sayre in 1948 the link, broken by Hit- ler in 1934. was welded again and German women were welcomed into membership in the A.C.W.W. Six German women attended the Confer- ence in Copenhagen. The Canadians were fortunate to sit quite near the Germans and, although they did not understand the language, they could exchange friendly greetings. Repre» sentat’ives of the German organization have been guests of sister A.C.W.W. organizations in The Netherlands, England and the United States. Wo- men from England and the United States have helped in their respec- tive zones in Germany to lend a hand with the German rural women's or anization. ith lumps in their throats the Canadian women travelled through Germany, proud that the German rural women were partners in the A.C.W.W. The German women, too, realized that war must not happen again and shared the same aims and ideals that other country women of the world hold in common. Gratitude Shown in Holland Warmth, affection and gratitude shone in the eyes of the Dutch Wo- men’s Institute members (Nederâ€" landsebe Bond van PlattelandsvrouA wen) from Overyssel Province as they met the Canadians at the De- venter station the evening of Sepv (ember 20. One would think these women, Canadian and Dutch, had known each other all their lives; it was like a homecoming. This was be- cause Canadian boys had lived in Hollandâ€"in the homes of these very people and had helped liberate their country from German occupation. Then, too, Canada had made a home for many Hollanders since the war and it was in Canada that the little Princess was born. All these reasons, in addition to a common interest in a world organization, brought the Dutch and Canadian women very close to one another. The Canadian group was divided that night so that eight separate Dutch communities could entertain. No two Canadians were guests in the same home because so many Dutch families wanted to act as host Never had the Canadians felt more like prin- cesses. No “red carpet" nor “fattetl calf" could have made them feel more welcome. After supper, at the home of the hostess, the Canadian was taken to a most interesting and inforv mative Women’s Institute meeting, Everyone stood in her honour as the Canadian guest was escorted to the head table to the strains of “0 Can- ada". The next morning, after tour- ing their separate villages “here they had been guests, the Canadians, ac- companied by their hostess and We- men's Institute ofi‘icers from Ovei’ys- sel, visited the Canadian Military Cemetry at Holten. Here wreaths were placed reverently at the Cenotaph. Each with a prayer in her heart re~ menibered those horrible days of war and the loss of loved nnes. With feelings too (lee for words each fer- vently prayed t at those days might never come again. The Canadians and the Dutch were very close to one another as they, together, sllentl) viewed this beautiful cemetery with row upon row of white headstones, red rosebushes and soft, green grass. The Canadians were grateful to the Dutch for the loving care they were giving these cemeteries. This was a sad but cherished experience which will always be remembered. The Can: lens at Hollcn Cemetery. Holten. At Holten the Canadian flag was flying over the hotel where the women were the luncheon guests of the Hol- ten Town Council and the Overysscl