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'k t at: A BAG OF TOOLS By R. L. Sharpe Isn’t it strange That princes and kings, And clowns that caper In sawdust rings, And common people Like you and me _ Are builders for eternity? Each is given a bag of tools, A shapeless mass, A book of rules; And each must makeâ€" Ere life is flownâ€"- A stumbling block Or a steppingstone. fir * 1* the gardener special help when it was most needed and his readiness to take her to club meetings, chalâ€" lenged her to greater effort and helped make club work more important and fun. Then there has been the vitally important role of the Home Economist, those very special friends of members and leaders, who have directed the work in the field and have meant so much in the lives and homes of club members everywhere. It was as County coaches that they pioneered in club work with the late Miss Verna Hambridge creating and writing Food Projects, Miss Lulu Row, giving the same guidance in Clothing and Miss Jean Scott in Hospitality Our own Director, Miss Helen McKer- cher, as always with her understanding and apprecia- tion of rural families, did outstanding work in central Ontario in the early days. Now 4-H Home- making Clubs are fortunate in having her, with her special training and experience, as Director of Home Economics Service, directing their programme. Club members of other days will recall many form- er lâ€"lome Economists as they think back on their club experience. Northern Ontario remembers with affection Miss Lilly Petty who for many years was Home Economist from Muskoka to the Manitoba border. Grey County since the beginning has enjoyed the leadership of their Miss Flora Durnin, and Miss Elsie Irvine has her roots down in a corner of Miss Petty‘s territory â€" Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora: and there are many others. In [940 half a dozen girls achieved Provincial Honours, having completed 12 projects; and in 1941 thirty-one were proudly wearing Provincial Honour Pins. In a letter to them in December I congratulated them on their accomplishment, telling them that we were tremendously proud of their achievement and all that it represented. To quote from that letter: “You are the pioneers in Home- making Clubs. You have shown that you have the characteristics of the pioneer â€"â€" industry and endur- ance. determination and perseverance, coâ€"operation and dependability, courage and resourcefulness. May you continue to develop these traits which will con» tribute to your success and satisfaction in all that you do. Your Homemaking Club experience makes you key people in your respective communities, counties and in the Province. As specially trained young women you have certain responsibilities and 18 obligations. People will look to you for Iw ship, to establish standards, and to apply CF}; practices in daily living ~ to show thal l. u means doing." In reporting Homemaking Clubs in the l’illl 1940 issue of Home and Country, 1 raised lhu gimme What of Club Work? "You ask, What «ii (In: Work? Does it develop girls? Does it asslni them in their daily living? Does it encourage th‘nl n Nat, lishing goals and standards? Does it challmnvt- them to think and to weigh values? Does it gin hum an opportunity to work with others and court in: With others? The answer will be found in the flowing g ‘ lllern. selves. as we see them today. tomorron ill the years ahead. in their clubs, in their how and at their work." As we look about us and see former clul .mben in action in homes, in various professiow it] ' and giving outstanding leadership in their ties. they answer these questions in a rigli ,iundld manner. We are always delighted to how in m. them and to find them leading Homcnmi (my, and taking special pride now in having ih iltlllgh. ters in club work. Because of their own . Hp“. ience they are ever zealous in helping thus Eli-Hm organize their busy days so that they fill“ ruc- for both club work and school. The comment of one of Ontario’s repi olives at the 1959 National Club Week was mn- -.inen. ing. In paying tribute to club work, she in' ,d her readiness and eagerness to assume some n inibili- ty for their continued success in the next i the years. May Ontario 4â€"H Homemaking Club \JD on growing, expanding and changing as 1 news youth needs differ from those of yesi ‘. and today. It has indeed been a thrilling, enrichir, \lillLl- ing experience and high privilege to l'l‘rlM in as- sociated with Homemaking Club membt' waders and families for a quarter century. * i * A SMILE Let others cheer the winning man There’s one I hold worth while: 'Tis he who does the best he C31 Then loses with a. smile. Beaten he is, but not to stay Down with the rank and file: _ That man will win some other if Who loses with a smile. Uni «in * * ‘k We see a narrow rising in our way, We strive to flee from the approaching . We seek some small escape, we weep W PM“. But when the blow fails then our heath w sllllr Not that the pain is of its sharpness slim . We find it can be borne. a: $ $ A poor man served by thee shall make i‘It‘L‘ “Cl‘j A sick man helped by thee shall make [in . strong. Thou shalt be served thyself by everl’ 5”“- Of service that thou renderest. . â€"Elizabeth Barrett BIN-“1mg- * i.- * HOME AND countt‘t