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4â€"H “Dimensions ’81 Destination . . . Life” The Provincial Conference. chaired by Lorraine Holding. Associate Director of Home Economics Branch. was as sisted by Regional Supervisors, Joyce Canning. Carol Cre- rer and Ruth Marcou. Seven District and County Home Economists were responsible for the Conference manage ment. WELCOME Dr. Richard Barham. Chairman, Department of Family Studies said. styles of family living have changed but at the root the family is the basic function and biologi- cally and socially must go on. He referred to the post war years when countless women worked to help the war effort. women put their hands, minds. energies and skills to many things. Just take a look at the family before the last war and the family to-day. Consider the reconstructed family. the single parent. as well as the tremendous social change. Dr. Barham greeted the delegates on behalf of President Forrester welcoming all to the University of Guelph cam- pus. No department is more interested than the Family and Consumer Studies in the 4-H. We feel we have a better understanding of rural communities and the fringe of the rural area. SPEAK WITH EASE Mrs. Patricia Ferraro, Instructor, Effective Speakâ€" ing. Guelph. emphasized everyone can speak in public if the basics are followed. The punch line is the important fact. the thing you want to get across in your final statement. Choose your final sentence first. It will be your last chance to get your mes sage across. Quality does not necessarily go with quantity. There is no need to say a statement in five different ways. if you are a good joke teller and you have an appropriate joke. tell it. however if you are not good. you will be better off leaving it out. Be certain to use eye contact when speaking. Stand firmly on two feet. don‘t fidget. avoid bad habits such as ‘aâ€"a-a‘, or ‘you know'. If you have acquired a bad habit, repeat the word over and over. this will help you avoid these habits. Try to be sincere and honest. use good strategy and if gestures are normal to your character. use them. Your opening line must be effective. Many people are afraid of a mike. Two good rules to follow. forget it’s there. and don‘t touch. If you get a feed-back. or a sharp ‘1)”. stand back. When you‘ve given your Speech. 7 stop â€" don't ramble on. and don‘t say ‘thank you’ at the end. VISUALIZE YOUR MESSAGE Mrs. Barbara Flewelling, former Home Economist with OMAF. now a high school teacher, demonstrated ways and methods to promote 4-H at the local level. She emphasized. to make attractive posters, one does not have to be an artist, Creative. imaginative, enthusiastic, yes! Make your posters and hand-outs eye catching, color- ful and attractive. Dare to be different! Reflect your individuality in vour record books and promotional material. Mix and match poster paper. fabric. and a variety of printing. 12 Visualizing your message, is one more way 4.le1 sell themselves in the community. NEW ROLES â€" NEW GOALS Dr. Sam Luker, Chairman Part-Time and (. qmi \ can Studies, University of Guelph set the mood for ll . if“... ference. “We talk far too much about how we would mt. family to be. rather than how it really is. ” No social unit works together as well as the famil new is no substitute for it. In the 1950’s the-marrin \Vureduced in impact and moved from religious to sou my. ation. In the ‘80’s the main reason for marriage I‘ l in. religious but for personal fulfillment. We demand 1- of marriage. There is a whole new framework. Wu m leading the way. they are not marrying for social \ m for the right reasons. a need to become a ‘whole' r n A quick survey showed half the delegates cat him working farms. one quarter were the first-born. all All. planned a full-time career sometime during their ‘ ill'ltl expected to marry. The family never stays the same1 nor does the flu in ul the family. The various cycles range from the or aim stage on to the parental. through middle age .~ ihcll retirement. However, many individuals never expel ; all these stages in one marriage. Traditionally. only one family in five have the I ll]: breadwinner and the mother staying at home. as o[ it lo 49% having both parents working. Eight percenl llllt‘ parent families. with 20% of these a male pan l‘ii-n percent ofthe population live without benefit of Eli but half of this group after one year either leave or [Bill ‘l tltl not stay in an unmarried state. Older people arc rung more and more. With the divorce rate continuing to rise. and lot teaching skills available for coping and living wn‘ lltlT' riage. it means we must continue to work harch llLll- riage‘ to keep the family strong. ) Ar the SIGHTS AND SOUNDS sessions. Mr. {LI/u: “1r NMUI x0". Naturalist, m the Universirv of Guelph's Ara/n I ' / mt? told the interest group about some of the edible to". err. roots and ports. CA TTA [LS A NYONE?