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glamorous as is often supposed, but that there is a great satisfaction in choosing things that. people like and in finding a keen demand for them. Miss Shantz said she enjoys nursery school work because she likes working with chilâ€" dren â€" they are so full of bounce and enthu51â€" asm and they express their feelings so frankly. After eight years’ teaching in high school she appreciates the freedom from the pressures of high school teaching. She listed as qualities im- portant in a nursery school teacher; a liking for children, a sense of humor, patience, health, sincerity and flexibility. And she added “It helps if you are quiet and soft spoken. This keeps the children calm and relaxed.” Training for nursery school work is given at various colleges and universities. Ryerson Institute has a three years’ course to which students with Grade XII are admitted. A uni- versity extension course in three parts of six weeks each, is given at the Universities of Guelph, McMaster and Queens. Queens also has a course given in the evenings. Some of the places of employment for a nursery school worker are Nursery Schoolsâ€"and the num- ber of these is steadily increasing. the Depart- ment of Welfare, the Children‘s Aid Society and children‘s camps. Miss Turnbull illustrated her information on design in crafts and home furnishings with ex- hibits of “creative stitchery.” One of these was a wall panel showing a picture of a tree stitched on a background fabric with a sewing machine, the first purpose of such work being to create an original, interesting and good de- sign. Education in this field, Miss Turnbull said, begins with a basic design course. It would be an advantage to have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree but this is not yet available in Canada. Sometimes bits of the work can be learned at night school. The great satisfac- Leoru lvel of Beehive Club, Wellington County, corn- menls on her club's "Salads" exhibit. tion in any work in creative design, rue bull said, is that it can totally absorb vml. h is a calling for an artist. As yet the tire my many openings for employment in C uh. Miss Carmel Coady, who has don- xxx-"Um work as an Ontario County Home .an for the past eight years, listed a W, m areas of employment for a home ‘i’lDlllltx graduate: teaching, extension worl. with is Turn. diatetics (with employment in hOSpl ..r m taurants, clubs, hotels), Fashion I. ulltmt'x service, journalism. Perhaps the mm {mm qualification of a home economist. 7 mm, said, was the ability to work with .- To enter the degree course in home e: mu; student must have Grade XHl plum, courses can be taken at Ryerson I In or Kemptville Agricultural School. 3- mt, felt that a strong argument for .r in home economics is that it is a pro: l m; complements homemaking. Mrs. W. J. Knapp spoke for the the homemaker. “Whatever else yo reminded the girls, “most of you v. in the career of homemaking. You to have a diploma; you don’t have it examination; but I am glad I hzi XIII~â€"a homemaker needs an There is no salary attached to th-. when you have your first child you ‘1 career has a future.” Regarding qua Mrs. Knapp said that to live within ‘ with a group of people in peace mony, you need a sense of humor need faith. She pointed out the diffe tween being a housekeeper and a ho homemaking having a distinct elemx own which she called “tender loving can have a part in everything you said. “You can sew it into a little git you can bake it into a birthday cal: go with you on trips to the store and chine shop." But she felt that a he should have some outside interests of preferably some public or community she was enjoying very much her 0 experience as a member of the School board. The rewards of a E homemaking? They come mostly in life with the family, Mrs. Knapp belie' She asked: “In what other career would WM put his arms around yom‘ neck i: 53," ‘Mummy 1 love you“? In what other in “UN the boss look at you across the table i )0” meant the whole world?” Following the panel and a period m l the girls asked questions of the panelisl~~ W54 Sandra Schneller gave a talk on “Eui ville illustrated with colored slides featuriny bos- Pitamy and a most interesting variety 0: Hbl" settings and service. HOME AND COUNTRY