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The P resident’s Corner Mrs. Leonard Trivers, President F.W.I.O. the many exciting things we have partici- pated in during the past monthsâ€"the Pro- vincial Board meeting at which we finally, and proudly, completed the International Scholar- ship Fund; of the huge Officers’ Conference for four separate officers; and of the visit to Ontario of the Asian Vice-President of the Assoaiated Countrywomen of the World, Madame Aroti Dutt. We feel that it was a rare privilege for us to have had this charming lady among us. Mrs. Dutt, who will be the next President of our International Organiza- tion was able to bring us first-hand informa- tion about the work of Women’s Institutes in the far East, while we were able to give her a few glimpses of life in this part of the Western world. IN THIS ISSUE, you will read of some of On a lovely, sunny morning we drove out through the fresh, green countryside, to show her the Hoodless Homestead, and to meet with some of the members there. Spring flowers made a blaze of colour in the quiet country towns along our way, fruit trees were about to burst into bloom, young colts frisked about their mothers on the rolling hillsides, while tractors whined their way through the fields in the rush of spring seeding. As we drove, we talked “of cabbages and kings". Mrs. Dutt told us of living conditions in the primitive farming villages of her own land, of the problems and rewards being encountered in their Village Training Projects. She spoke of her visits to Sarawak and the Phillipines, and remarked on the similarity of our Southern Ontario to the farming lands of Southern Australia. Before we realized how quickly time had passed, we had reached the Memorial Park, and the Ade- laide Hoodless cairn, where the flowering crab trees were a mass of colour. Mrs. Dutt made a remark here, which has come often to our minds since: “Your people must be very happy people, to live in such a beautiful country." We assured her that we felt this to be true, that the people of Ontario are, in the main a 4 happy people. It sometimes takes the Chance remark of an outside observer, howm‘ m draw our attention to something which r; lake for granted. We all tend to be vein, vocal about the things which do not please write letters to the teacher when we :0: satisfied with Johnny’s progress. We 1w “me to express our views to the editors of «l mm papers about low prices, high taxes, - oxide litter, and sundry other complaints. 'ria is quite as it should be, for we cannot pm these conditions to improve it We rental. Yet I wonder if we are as quick tr, appreciation and satisfaction, as to lay «lent. ’ll'CSS true? We often become so involved with it pres. sures of meeting one deadline after her. with the conflict of personalities in l .lllit: work, that we become oblivious to Ill and of beauty around us. We are in d. of Sharing the fate of the man in the tut He, who kept his nose to the grindstone 'nng that his world narrowed down until it did only the stone and his poor old nose! We are ready to spend hours in the i am of everything from our own branch -.ers to the government of our country. me stop to consider what life would be in 1nd where membership in a women's orgu llOI‘l would be impossible, or how we woul- e if no one had sufficient public interest its any share in government? We do have so many things to b any aboutâ€"the beauty of our country is C ’ne of many, which must be apparent to ole from afar. There are good reasons “i 0» ple who come here as students from er lands decide to stay when their study ad is ended. The freedom we enjoy is SCH ng which they can value far better than n he have never known fear nor personal IC- tion. In branch programs, at times, we SC - » roll call “Why I am happy to be a Can. H'- Could you give ten good reasorts, or uld you stop at stating only ten? While we . on these thoughts, let us hear in mind that ‘ good Women‘s Institute members, and 0‘ 10d citizens, have a duty to keep this a land ' are people can be happy. Let us continue . be vocal with constructive suggestions for" “El- ter country; and let us remember to V0!" '3'“ pride in the freedom, the beauty and t‘ {d- vantages we now enjoy. In a recent cop: «F a women's magazine, the editorial closed 'llh these words, which quoted from a PUG-"1;" song expressed the same thought as Mrs. will? “This is a Canadianâ€"colour him glad." MARY TRI‘VERS HOME AND COLIN“