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. hich were led by Miss Irene McBride. In ‘3 is activity every girl had an opportunity to xpress an opinion on the question under dis» cussion in her group. As club girls We realize that as daughters in the home we have special contributions to i ake. Consequently some of the conference sessions were devoted to making us more fficient homemakers. > I was fortunate in havmg the opportunity 7. of studying the art of flower arrangement un< der the leadership of Miss Heringa of the Horticulture Department, O.A.C. Miss Herinua ' reviewed the basic rules of flower arrange ment and illustrated the use of various crin- "~13iners and flowers. She then gave us the ‘opportunity to arrange a bouquet of some ‘weeds and a few flowers. Some of the ‘ bouquets were really very pretty. it Another highlight of the conference was tithe banquet held on Wednesday evening. C. D. "Graham, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for .Ontario was the guest speaker. He stressed :‘the responsibilities of the club girl to her «community. To help us to be able to assume these responsibilities he suggested some Litlldt) ‘posts for us to follow. First. to have a sense of duty to one's work and to one's self. Set;â€" This year's Girls' Center- ence assembly with some at their leaders and (ounly home economists. {OAC Photo) t: E E x ‘ WINTER 1956 The girls photographed here with the Deputy Min- ister of Agriculture, Mr. C. D. Graham, spoke at the opening session of the con. terance on "My Home Dis- trict." From left to right the girls are: Julia tone, Mani- toulin; Ruth lsmond, Peel; Marityn Bracken, Carleton; Grace Jasephson, Thunder Bay: Joan McEccl-iem, Wel- lington: Joan Esdole. Stor- monli Carol Kerr, Kent. (OAC Photo) 0nd, to practice clarity in thought, speaking and writing. Third, to be tolerant; to be will- ing to sue the other person‘s point of View and dlSL‘USS matters with him, Fourth. he stressed the need for integrity to establiin confidence with others. The fifth guide was independent-e. to be able to think and not for oneself. These are but a few of the excellent features so carefully planned in make our mnfei‘enee worth while. if every rluh girl in the prov ince could have thi- opportunity to attend sueh a l'OllfL‘l'Utlt‘c I am sure they wuulrt realize what we mean when \n- siiy that thr- ronferenee is :1 wonderful I‘Xpt'l‘lt‘tll't‘. i am sure, as :1 result of the t'lltlft‘l'l'lll‘t‘. every girl was titlil‘c (Iblu tn serVe her family, her (‘mninunity and her ('(iiinti'y. When We say the 4-H pledge now 7 7 after havingr attended the ('tttlfl‘t'l‘llt‘i’, it tutu-s on a new and \"tdt'l‘ meaning. "l ptmluri - - My Head in t'lt‘tll'tll' lllttlktliu, My Heart to err-{Her loyalty, My Hands In tuner-r survir'r: My Health to tll‘Ut‘l‘ twine for my t'tltl), my L'Ullltllllllll)’ and my i-nunti'y," 33