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MISS BESS McDERMAND 1534-1939 M133 MARY A. CLARKE _ 19394945 MISS ANNA P. LEWIS 1945- " 994$Wifis§§fiifllflhlltitt§fifi§fiflfiiis was well qualified to become the fourth Superintendent of Ontario Women's Institutes. She came from a farm home in Elgin County and was a mad Hate of Mscdonald Institute, Guelph and Teacher's College. Columbia Uni; versity. For a short time Miss McDermand had been on the Ontario Women’s In- stitute stuff and was assistant Super- intendent of the Women's Institutes In the brief time frome‘igaggleydlfi Jim Austin‘ . 'n which she served. so cl ’ ieducstional program of the Woman; Institute was placed on} co-opera v; basis offering: a definite outline .0 study in Home Economics in all its phases, and developing the members of the local Institutes by prowdimz lace} Leader. Training Schools for members appointed to not as leaders . . key with the understanding that t would conduct the local study groups. Many women in every part of the pro- vince found a new 303' in homemolnng' and a keen desire for further knowâ€" lodge. in Alberta and also on the staff of the extension service of Columbia and Cornell Universities, U.S.A. Miss McDermand had 1|. keen una- Iytical mind and devoted her energies to raising the standards of home- making to the highest level. She looked upon homemaking as a science, and the Women's Institutes as :1 means of furthering adult education in all that would assist women in the noble vocation of homemaking. MISS MARY A. CLARKE. 1939-1945 '_ Ma A. Clarke MA. joined the stail' as Superintendent in January IQSQi‘JI'i‘: thigposifion she hrouoht an unusually fine personality and equally fine aesdemic qualificutlons. Miss Clarke whose home won in Palmerston. Wellington County. is a note in Household ~liloonormcs_from Toronto University and holds an .A. degree from palm-ulna University, New Yorlc. Up to the time of her IpDDlI‘IIEIBn‘. a Superintendent she taught on the stafl' Macdonald Institute, Guep . I at Miss Clarke admirably wulded the destiny of the Institutes through the critical war period. Through these war years which were years of_mueh testing for Women’s Institutes, Miss Clarke never wslverednu holding us firmly to duty and in keeping us in remembrnnee of the high ideals and standards of our organization. As well as zuldmiz we‘deshny of our In- stitubes Miss Clarke ably noted as President of the Queen s Park War service build. a,“ organization of the women members of the Cinl Service Associath of Ontario. 1945 Miss Clarke joined the Department of Education stafl as In- spectld‘r of Home Economics for the Prownce of Ontano. Our best make: go with her in her work. Miss Anna P. Lewis, ILA. present Director > succeeded Miss Mary A. Clarke a Superintendent in July. 1945, and already has won the hurts of all those with whom she has some in contact. The daughter of a Women's Insti- tute member, Miss Lewis was born on a farm near Newmnrket. As I girl she was active in Junior Institute work. The help and encouragement received in this work influenced her to study Home Economics. Following gnduation_firom the University of Toronto Miss Lewis completed llfll‘ student dietitian internship It the Toronto General Hospital, her teacher training at the Ontario College of Education and has taken postgrad- uate work at Columbia University. She has had a successful and varied career as dietitian at. the Weston Senstarium and Cornwall General Hospital and as a teacher of Home Economics at the Vocational School. St. Thomas. Miss Lewis has always had a fine sense of community responsibility. Since assuming ofiice Miss Lewis has expanded the program in Home Eco- nomics education, stsfi' salaries have been improved and under her guid- ance many new Institutes have been formed. With her sincere and enthusiastic interest in Institute work. her- know- led e and appreciation out rural lif on her kindly understanding gaff ulity we have high hope for _e fu- ture progress of our organization. (contributed by Miss Edith Collins)