Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . pinpjand swimming and living in the freshair give her a real woodsmans appetite. If she is timid and nervouitheres something very character-de^veloping in plunging into the caldlVvater of the lake, even in such adven^tures as being flooded out of bed inrain-storm—for the (right kindcamp leader is always watchful thatgirl doesnt stay in wet clothes, and]that a delicate girl is taken care of,If a girl is ever so well and courag-eous, but has never had the opportun-ity of practising out-door sports, shelearns at the camp to swim and rowand paddle—and th
Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . pinpjand swimming and living in the freshair give her a real woodsmans appetite. If she is timid and nervouitheres something very character-de^veloping in plunging into the caldlVvater of the lake, even in such adven^tures as being flooded out of bed inrain-storm—for the (right kindcamp leader is always watchful thatgirl doesnt stay in wet clothes, and]that a delicate girl is taken care of,If a girl is ever so well and courag-eous, but has never had the opportun-ity of practising out-door sports, shelearns at the camp to swim and rowand paddle—and theres no danger ofit making them irrepressible may swagger around in smocksand khaki knickers, but youre likely tofind them keeping their extra buttonsin a little pink-checked face powderbox. Their regular life when they goback to it will give them enough ofthe artificial influences of refinement—they need some touch with the prim-itive for the health of their bodies andthe good of their souls. ^^Standardizing Womens Work. A demonstration arranged by Miss Powell to show the proper display of household exhibits—no crowding or overlapping and everything within easy seeing distance. TT has caused .some confusion, both to•* the women preparing exhibits forfairs, and to the judges, that there isa great diversity of opinion as to whatconstitutes an excellent loaf of bread,a glass of peifect jelly or a good is explained in the fact that wehave set up no definite standards ofwhat to expect. Our personal likesand dislikes often affect our decision tothe exclusion of judgment that shouldcome from thoughtful considerationand some established standard. The following score points arrangedby Miss Viola Powell of the LadiesWork Department of the Ontario Fairsand Exhibitions branch, are not intend-ed to set the one acceptable standardbut are recomnianded after careful dis-cussion and comparisons from suchsources as Columbia College, Dextreland Guelph l!\stitutes
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