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Our New Editor â€" Margaret Zoeller By Ethel Chapman ith this issue of Home and Country we meet our editor. Mrs. Margaret Zoeller. Most Institute bers over. the province already know Mrs, Zoelter in: at) er capacities. such as Provincial President in the y '68 to ‘7] i an animated. petite woman who .iitu tall and radiates vitality; and whose finesse her responsibilities ofthe last few years has given reputation for keen intelligence and sound com- i.i sense. Men and women who have worked with aret Zoeller on 'problems of public concern. have HIM that while her understanding ofthe issues ofthe is is as modern as tomorrow. her ethics are built on es more timeless. She does not hesitate to take a for what seems right to her and. we are sure. to m. Institute women. Unquestionany. this combina- ,of open-mindedness and conviction is important editor. n editor’s background is important. too. It in- ees both the style and the content of her paper. Margaret Zoeller‘s experience gives her rather al qualifications. She is a third generation en‘s Institute member. the daughter of Mrs. Ford idea. a long time member of Central Durnfries rch. still active and still one of her daughter's most 7 ed counsellors. And while Margaret has always . active in community work. her family has had place with her â€" something that should be an as- any leader of an organization like ours. set up ‘ arily for the good ol' the family. She is the wife of .9. Zoeller. mother of a married son and daughter . rs recently a grandmother. rs. Zoeller‘s thorough understanding of Women‘s titute work has come through actual experience. A mber of Haysville Institute in Waterloo county. she served in practically every branch and district of- . as an area vice-president. provincial board direcv provincial president and now provincial convener esolutions. She chaired the committees on the new ndbook and the Erland Lee Home and was a ' of the committee compiling "The Ontario men's Institute Story": is a member of the Ontario i d Council and the Waterloo county New Horizons visory Committee: and ably represented the men's Institutes in conference with other organiza- n s. As provincial president she has also had a part ‘ FWIC and ACWW events. She is now first vice- sident of FWIC. It‘s an impressive program but not in heavy for a woman with Mrs. Zoeller‘s interest in ople. Even before she was FWIO president she had eived the centennial medal award for public serv- 1Other bits of background that may well contribute 'Mrs. Zoeller‘s work as editor of Home and Country r that she was a time study analyst before she was arried. that she grew up in 4-H Homemaking Clubs in the Junior Farmers' Association. that she has at» been interested in drama and wrote the script for : township's centennial pageant. and that she is votedly active in her church. her community and i' local Institute. which has warmly supported her ork at all levels. We asked Mrs. Zoeller about her plans for Home and Country. what she would especially like it to mean to the members: and she said that first of all. she felt the paper should reflect the thinking of the memberâ€" ship. it should be a twoâ€"way street. the voice of the Women‘s Institute coming in from the members and going out in the printed word. One ofits first purposes should be to assist members in planning programs â€" not to dictate but to help each branch to develop its own plans. “We hope to develop a page on 'lmaginative Pro- grams‘." said the new editor. “but this can happen only ifthc information is sent to us in such detail that another Institute can use the ideas to prepare a similar program ofits own. Ifthe response is great we may not be able to use everything that comes in. but we hope the senders will understand and be patient with us. “We want good pictures too. if possible pictures reâ€" flecting action rather than a posed group standing in a line. Let's remember, too, that a poor picture makes a poorer reproduction." Mrs. Zoelter feels that Home and Country might well carry more news of FWIC and ACWW. Occaâ€" sionally an article might be contributed by a special authority. but most of the material should come from our own members. “We want it to be their magazine." she said. “with credit going to those contributing. The more people we have doing something for their maga- zine. the more anxious all will be to read it. “Every article will not appeal to everyone. but we hope that each issue will have something for all the members. We hope. too. that the paper will promote good public relations outside our own membership.“ Then. as part of an over-all policy. the editor added: “We want Home and Country to be alive with human interest, to carry warmth and light. to have a place for light-hearted thoughts along with the more serious.“ Clearly the new editor wants our magazine to be attractive as well as significant. We submit that with Margaret Zoeller. Home and Country is again in good hands.