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Mrs. R. G. Marshall, A.T.C.M. (standing), instructing girls in the singing class at the Conference. One Canadian project is to help extend wa- ter supplies. Pure water can be obtained by boiling but boiling takes fuel which is very scarce. Most of the houses in Ghana do not have electricity, candles and kerosene lamps are used. Houses are made of mud and deteriorate in the rainy season and people get chilled. Teaching university courses is difficult. In Home Science the teaching has to be geared to the level of the students‘ education. yet in Ghana there are more educated people than in many African countries. Many of the chiefs have more than one wife and the second wife is often welcomed as an extra pair of hands to help with the heavy toil of the household. It is therefore economi- cally useful to have several wives. Families are devoted to the children and every woman feels that she must have a child. If a girl who isn’t married has a child it is readily accepted in the family. Old people are revered, and there is a theory that the older you are the more wisdom You have. Widows are thought to have caused their husbands’ death and must pay penance. “Corner Explorations" a! the Girls‘ Conference. From left â€" Miss Marjorie Cuntelon, speech therapist; Mrs. Anna DeForost, private secretary; Mrs. Beverly Carson: Home Economist and Moderator; Miss Deanna Burns, Public relations; Mr. Daryl Morriot. photographer. FAl-l. I972 4H Homemaking Club girl from Wellington County modelling at the "Fashion Show“ at the Conference. All tribes have a queen mother who is highly regarded and her position is next to the chief. Men are pleased to have women interested in public affairs but do not want them to govern. Interest Groups. Throughout the Conference the girls had sessions when they were involved in groups devoted to their own particular in- tcrest. Craft groups were conducted by Mrs. Layne Paton and Miss Irene Koyarna of the Home Economics Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Music training was provided by Mrs. R. G. Marshall A.T.C.M. of Fergus, and Mr. Nelson Hawn of the Kemptâ€" ville College of Agriculture Technology pro vided instruction in Effective Speaking. Mr. Nelson Hown with girls in the Effective Speaking group at the Girls' Conference.