Page 44 |
Previous | 44 of 88 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
This page
All
|
- 12 A L B E R T A WOMEN'S INSTITUTES benefit, yourself, out of working- with the girls, while at the same time you hope that you are helping them. So much for the Supervisors. It is surprising how well the girls adapt themselves to the business end of the Club work. They carry on in a manner that would do credit to any woman's organization. They have their papers on interesting topics. Here are some taken a random from late reports: " Brains Tell Character, Beauty from a New Angle, A Hint for the Blues, Pulp and Paper Making in Canada, etc." We have been told that the Girls' Clubs had their beginning in lectures and demonstrations in Home Nursing and First Aid, and that after the door to this knowledge had been opened to them, they refused to let it close again, and now their work embraces many branches that enlarge and enhance home- making. Their activities are many and varied. There are sports contests, desig- ned to help the young- girls to be fit physically. There are the Short Story and Public Speaking Contests, which should inspire more and more study and intellectual effort, thus developing- the cultural side of life, and thus inculcating- a desire to keep abreast of the times and never lag behind in the knowledge of the vital matters of interest to the world. Of course, all this knowledge can be obtained;— more easily than it could have been a few years ago; with the use of the radio, facts on every subject under the sun, it seems, spring out of the air for the listening ear, and our girls have that listening ear. Their Club work makes them alert and keen. They have a display of handicraft held at the annual Convention at Olds, here the exhibit this year was worthy of any woman's organization. The same members of the staff of the School of Agriculture at Olds, have been the judges of the handicraft each year, and this year they said that they had noted a great improvement in the work done for these exhibits, and that this time the exhibits quite excelled those of former years. The prize is given to the Club having the most number of points, thus welding more firmly the bonds that unite the members into Club unit, not working for individual glory, but for the glory of their Club. Art is included in this handicraft exhibit, thus giving an outlet for the girls' aesthetic tastes. The girls have all kinds of demonstrations at their meetings— it has been a source of great pleasure to me to see how many have their delegates give similar demonstrations in their own Clubs, this is as it should be, for the annual Convention, while it is the objective for which the Clubs strive in all their contests, plans to give them infoimation, and suggestions that will help make their Club interesting and profitable. The demonstrations have been the making of fibre, chenille and ribbon flowers, batiking, cooking, magic from bottles and jars, etc., things that could be used both for the home and for bazaars. Nature Study has its place on the girls' programme, it is always given a boost through the lectures given by Mr. Kemp, of the Agricultural School, and by the tours through the grounds, and in former years in hikes through places of scenic beauty like Jasper and Banff. We try to foster " Citizenship" by opening meetings with the flag salute— we hope that so far, our flag has stood for freedom— it is our flag, it is their flag, we hope it will be their children's flag, and their children's children's flag, the flag of the free, the hope of the oppressed. ' Tis only an old hit of bunting ' Tis only an old colored rag; But many have died for its honour, And shed their life's blood for the flag.
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | 1939 - Convention Report |
Subject | Convention; Report; AWI |
Description | Report of the Twenty-first Provincial Convention - 1939 |
Language | en |
Format | application/pdf |
Type | text |
Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
Identifier | awi0811102 |
Date | 1939 |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
Title | Page 44 |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | AWI Collection |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Transcript | - 12 A L B E R T A WOMEN'S INSTITUTES benefit, yourself, out of working- with the girls, while at the same time you hope that you are helping them. So much for the Supervisors. It is surprising how well the girls adapt themselves to the business end of the Club work. They carry on in a manner that would do credit to any woman's organization. They have their papers on interesting topics. Here are some taken a random from late reports: " Brains Tell Character, Beauty from a New Angle, A Hint for the Blues, Pulp and Paper Making in Canada, etc." We have been told that the Girls' Clubs had their beginning in lectures and demonstrations in Home Nursing and First Aid, and that after the door to this knowledge had been opened to them, they refused to let it close again, and now their work embraces many branches that enlarge and enhance home- making. Their activities are many and varied. There are sports contests, desig- ned to help the young- girls to be fit physically. There are the Short Story and Public Speaking Contests, which should inspire more and more study and intellectual effort, thus developing- the cultural side of life, and thus inculcating- a desire to keep abreast of the times and never lag behind in the knowledge of the vital matters of interest to the world. Of course, all this knowledge can be obtained;— more easily than it could have been a few years ago; with the use of the radio, facts on every subject under the sun, it seems, spring out of the air for the listening ear, and our girls have that listening ear. Their Club work makes them alert and keen. They have a display of handicraft held at the annual Convention at Olds, here the exhibit this year was worthy of any woman's organization. The same members of the staff of the School of Agriculture at Olds, have been the judges of the handicraft each year, and this year they said that they had noted a great improvement in the work done for these exhibits, and that this time the exhibits quite excelled those of former years. The prize is given to the Club having the most number of points, thus welding more firmly the bonds that unite the members into Club unit, not working for individual glory, but for the glory of their Club. Art is included in this handicraft exhibit, thus giving an outlet for the girls' aesthetic tastes. The girls have all kinds of demonstrations at their meetings— it has been a source of great pleasure to me to see how many have their delegates give similar demonstrations in their own Clubs, this is as it should be, for the annual Convention, while it is the objective for which the Clubs strive in all their contests, plans to give them infoimation, and suggestions that will help make their Club interesting and profitable. The demonstrations have been the making of fibre, chenille and ribbon flowers, batiking, cooking, magic from bottles and jars, etc., things that could be used both for the home and for bazaars. Nature Study has its place on the girls' programme, it is always given a boost through the lectures given by Mr. Kemp, of the Agricultural School, and by the tours through the grounds, and in former years in hikes through places of scenic beauty like Jasper and Banff. We try to foster " Citizenship" by opening meetings with the flag salute— we hope that so far, our flag has stood for freedom— it is our flag, it is their flag, we hope it will be their children's flag, and their children's children's flag, the flag of the free, the hope of the oppressed. ' Tis only an old hit of bunting ' Tis only an old colored rag; But many have died for its honour, And shed their life's blood for the flag. |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 44