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The Officers9 Conference fling ELEVENTH Women‘s Institute Officers‘ Conference opened. as the conferences of other years, with special entertainment for the delegates. As they arrived during the first afternoon they were taken on tours of the campus and Macdonald Institute. arranged by Mr. J. A. Eccles, Director of Public Relations. At the even- ing session Mr. Eccles formally welcomed the visitors and explained some of the college services, such as providing photographs and slides and setâ€" ting up exhibits for Home Economics Extension Service and printing the books and manuals that many Institute women‘s children use in their 4-H Clubs and Homemaking Clubs. Mr. Eccles re- minded the women of another service going direct to the Institutesâ€"the loaning of films from the College film library. And he thanked the women for what they are doing in influencing rural young people to consider courses at the O.A.C. and Macdonald Institute. Special entertainment at this session included music by Wellington county Junior Farmers‘ Male Quarettte and Clyde and Scott‘s Corners Women‘s Institute choral group led by Mrs. H. M. Alle- mang; and a fashion show staged by the districts of North and South Norfolk under the direction of Mrs. Bruce Nix and Mrs. Michael Ludwig Jr. Most of the costumes modelled had been made as a result of extension courses in Dressmaking and Millinery and 4-H Homemaking Club training. and there were some original comic numbers such as the sack dress made from a jute bran sack. A very smart dress had been made from feed bags of goodâ€"quality cotton. A College reception with tea and cookies completed the evening. Other entertainment was interspersed with the regular business and study of the conference. Especially popular were the sessions of community singing led by Rev. W. A. Young. College Chap- lain. accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Kidd and a piano and organ recital by Mr. and Mrs. Kidd. And the conference committee were highly comâ€" 14 mended for arranging for solos by Mrs. Art. I Barnum; choral numbers by the Choir Boy\ U, St. George‘s Anglican Church, Guelph; dance. a. the Anne Richmond School of Ballet. Mrs. Hill «3 Royce, Mrs. W. J. Small and Miss I. Mclm i of West End Institute. first-prize winner in ,. "Grandmother‘s Quilt Blocks” competition. r- .. vided an interesting quarter hour of slides» commentary on their quilt block books. members of the nutrition section of Home E Omics Extension Service, Miss Frances Ht‘ Lois Cli-psham, Mary Porteous. Isobel Wni (author of the skit) and Mrs. Anne Taylm pu. a humorous skit “What’s Food for the Flor! Food for the Family.” Greetings From the College Opening the conference, Mrs. Haggr F.W.I.O. President. thanked Dr. MacLach' President of the O.A.C.. and his staff for all 1 had done to make the delegates comfortable . to put the facilities of the College at their posal. Mrs. Haggerty also paid a tribute to Helen McKercher for her helpfulness in “tin special people to do special things” and smootl' the way when difficulties arose. And the presit‘ had a special “thank you” for the confett- secretary, Mrs. E. V. Thompson for her work i'- in making arrangements for the conference . in seeing things through while it is in session. Dr. MacLachlan welcomed the delegates . outlined some of the work of the three college- the campusâ€"the Ontario Agricultural Coll- Macdonald Institute and the Ontario Veterirr College, each with its three fields: education. search and extension. As an example of the search work of the O.A.C.. several farms are erated for research with livestock. Altogether college is spending more on research than on : cation. It is also spending more on extension u in rural Ontario than on educationâ€"as one i1 in extension. over 50.000 people came to the . Discussion group leaders. Left to right: Mrs. R. J. Penney. chairman; Mrs. W. J. Craig, Mrs. J. N. Cameron, Mrs. Lewis Keefer, Mrs. George Ash, Mrs. E. W- Briese‘ Mrs. H. R. Richards, Mrs. J. P. Corson, Mrs. Russell Wise, Miss Ethel Chapman. HOME AND COUN- 1’