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Members of Home Eco- nomics Brunch staff who took part in n Symposium on the extension services of the Branch. Left to right: Miss Frances M. Huck; (Food and Nutri- tion),- Miss Jenn Armour (Home Furnishings); Miss Eleanor Flint (Home Crafts),- Miss Doro Burke (Management); Mrs. Paâ€" tricia Squire (County Home Economist); Miss Helen McKercher, Director Home Economics Brunch,- M i s 5 Frances lumpmon (Clothing). own loan from the bank and make the pay- ments himself. This was done and immedi- ately the boy took on a new responsibility with money. His mother said that up to this time if he was short of funds to take his girl out he would borrow from his parents. Now if his funds are low he finds a less expensive sort of entertainment. “Teenagers spend millions of dollars every year.” said Miss Burke. “but very few have any idea of how to spend it.” Miss Burke has been doing research on var- ious types of home appliances and on the man- agement of money. Regularly she makes radio tapes which go out to local stations. It was suggested that if any woman would like to hear these. and if they are not being used by her local station, she might ask the manager if they could be. Quoting Dr. Reva Gerstein as saying that we want children to be producers of educa- tion. not consumers. and that teachers should serve mostly as resource people, Miss Frances Hucks. supervisor of Foods and Nutrition. said that through the local leader training schools the local leaders are the producers of knowlâ€" edge. the instructor from the Department will help with a teaching outline if the women want it. So the leaders are getting more from the experience than anyone else. “We iike you to tell us what you want.” Miss Hucks said. “We were pleased that so many asked for vegetable cookery and we put it on the program." Suggestions from the wom- en had also had a part in developing the forâ€" um, Tricks With A Mix and other features, Forums are held in the evenings in the hope of reaching more young women. "The dinner table is one of the best ways to. bring a family together," Miss Hucks sald, commenting on a current idea that family 14 life is disappearing. “How many of your ories are built around food? . . . As CUP of home economics you can do a lot . preservation of the family as a uni; suggested. too, that the members of th might develop a program on Food. Ol‘lc ing on the cost of food, one on the nui value. They might also get the meml terested in collecting recipes â€" and l collecting them but using them. Mrs. Patricia Squire represented the ~ and District Home Economists of the Economics Branch. She assured the - ence that the Home Economist was r= assist the women of her area in finti formation. She has a great deal of rt material at hand and knows of source she can get special information. "It yo: some special service not on the extensuv gram, tell your Home Economist,“ sh. “She may be able to arrange a sen: you." A major part of the Home ECL‘I work is the supervision of 4-H HonlL‘ Clubs. Mrs. Squire said; and she than‘ Institutes and the local leaders who 1. possible to carry on this work; and the ists at head office who prepared the It the club projects. Right now the Food are working on a club centennial pro Foods. She hoped the Institute women get to know their Home Economist belt. better, and that they would not hesitait : her if there was something she could i help them plan interesting programs. Education Applied to Living Dr. Margaret McCready, Dean 0| donald Institute, spoke on the need of al- education to living. “As scientists con landing on the moon, social workers Cw HOME AND CL" lug liter v'I‘RY