WOMEN’S DIVISION OF FEDERATED FARMERS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26120, 24 May 1950, Page 2

WOMEN’S DIVISION OF FEDERATED FARMERS

Governors Bay-AUanclale.—One new member was welcomed by the president (Mrs Ford), who presided at the May meeting of the Governor’s Bay-Allandalc branch of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers, which was held at the home of Mrs Empson. Members agreed to send money from the social fund to CORSO towards food for South China. Mrs Black reported on the annual meeting of the Christchurch provincial executive. A motion of sympathy with the relatives of Airs W. Parkinson, of Kaituna. was passed. During the afternoon musical items were given by Mrs Empson, and recitations by Mrs Black. Competitions resulted as follows:—shoulder spray: Mrs J. R. Ford 1, Mrs Williai” • 2, Miss Campbell 3; large bloom: Mrs R. Steans 1, Mrs R. Loader 2, Mrs Williams 3; small bloom: Mrs M. J. Foley 1, Mrs Steans 2, Mrs Bucktin 3. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Bucktin and Lamborn. Diamond Marbour-Purau.—A comprehensive account of the recent model meeting and group meeting was given by Mrs Hunter at the monthly meeting of the Diamond- Harbour-Purau branch of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers, together with the annual report of the president of the provincial executive. Mrs Pritchett presided. A letter from the Bow Street Settlement, acknowledging with gratitude the parcel of clothes sent during the year, was also read. Members joined with the president in congratulating Mrs Hunter on her being appointed a member of the executive of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers. Competitions resulted as follows:—chrysanthemums: Mrs Hunter 1, Mrs Candy 2, Mrs Olliver 3; miniature: Mrs Hunter 1, Mrs Olliver 2, Mrs Candy 3; bloom: Mrs Hunter 1. Mesdames Hall and Candy (equal) 2. , Mesdames Hayes and Pritchett (equal) 4: I scones: Mrs Flail 1. Mrs Candy 2, Mesdames Mackie and Hayes (equal) 3; small bloom: Mesdames Pritchett- and Candy (equal) 1, Mrs Hall 3. Mrs Hunter 4; the monthly cup: Mrs Candy 1, Mrs Hunter 2. Mrs Hall 3. Examining the writing of primary school children for the first time in 20 years. he had been agreeably surprised by its standard, says Mr G. Gilbert in the journal ‘’National Education.” reports the “Otago Daily Times.” By the time they were in Standard VI more than 80 per cent, of the children were writing beautifully, with nearly all having the same slope and form of letters and the same spacing between them. He doubted whether this standard could be maintained when they went on to secondary schools and encountered “the curse of good writing”—the taking of notes.