Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Spring 1976, p. 18

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Scholarships cont‘d. Adelaide Hoodless was determined that girls should learn “about Home Economics“ back at the turn of the centurv. She was so concerned that she ap- proached Sir Writ. Macdonald. tobacco millionaire. From Montreal to build a school for girls to learn about Domestic Science. When he objected by saying he could not favour Ontario over Quebec. the story has been told. Mrs. Hoodless simply said “build a school in both Guelph and St. Anne de Bellevue.“ This he did and so Macdonald institute was estab- lished at O.A.C. in Guelph and Mucdonald College at Ste. Anne. There probably isn't 11 Branch "1 this Provâ€" ince who hasn’t had a project to raise money for wor» thv students, The range is wide. Members have supâ€" plied the grade \"lll graduation dinner. local awards to .1 special student tn the [on er grades at secondary schools. and awards. bursaries and scholarships to stu- dents going on to higher education. The Women's institutes have encouraged educaâ€" tion and many children and grandchildren have beneâ€" fitted. Miss Laura Lloyd of Denbigh winner of the Annie G. Haggerty Scholarship. Kingston Area is presented with a cheque by the President Mrs. Hugh Knapp at the Kingston Area Convention. Janice Sawyer of Cargiil. a member of Pinkerton 3t 2 Club sponsored by the Pinkerton Wt. received Adâ€" vanced Honours. Janice now is attending Fanshawe College. Victoria School of Nursing, London. 18 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Algomn District “Lin Petty" Lynn Dee Nuttal. RR 1. Massey Northumberland East District Anne Gooding. RR 7. Brighton Lnanne Heagle. RR 5. Campbellford Northumberland West “Olive Deviney" Susan Walsh. RR 3. Hastings Prince Edward Marilyn Foster. RR 9. Picton Maryn Pardy Scholarship “London Area" Debra Hill. RR 2. Thorndale Susan Marie Scherbarth, RR 1. Bornholr, Northern Area Marilyn Penney. RR 1. Port Carling Thunder Bay Elizabeth Rose. RR 3. Thunder Bay Florence P. Eadie Ontario Women‘s Institute 5-1. ‘ r... ship Kathy Sellers. 155 Queen St.. Welleslet Dorothy Futcher Ontario Women’s Institute'El- in. ship ‘ Jeannie Gow, RR l. Wallacetown INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS, 9 Mrs, Wynnie Schumann. adviser to the Souu‘ can Union of Homemakers Clubs. sends a progi. port telling how F.W.I,O.‘s donation is being it support their activities. F.W.I.O. members wiiv an idea of the wide scope of their programme To date. “the Organiser of the SAUHC h. I tended leadership courses for our clubs in all th. ous centres in which we operate and so has be; pinpoint the needs of each group and to partictp the very important follow-up work. (These course largely on Nutrition. in keeping with the A.C.‘v resolutions.) The direct result has also been that ing her systematically planned visits to Clubs ~ handling programme guiding in an excellent mu She seems to have a natural hair for bringing1 t into contact with organizations which are able to them with talks and demonstrations. etc. South African Union of Homemakers Clubs r - SWMMHWW fund. They learn to make their own and their famiii’ 5‘ domes. pattern designing and sewing techniques.

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