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Summer, 1944 MELâ€"1”; / NEWS FLASHES «I F.W.I.0. BOARD MEETS In April. i- i. the Provincial Evening Telegram British Micxsxum, Renfrew N.: Had a p95- Hitml. l-‘.\\,I LL. met at the Ro_ 1 War Victims' Fund __._ _ 200,00 ter contest on the growth of the \\'o- \.-ik Hotel with all directors prec lit. .\lr~ l“ E, Birdsall. Mrs. Gordon .\l.iyii;inl, Mrs, T. D. Cowan and Mrs. I, \\. i‘halliinil, provincial coni'ciicrs \wrt- in étltt'llilullrk‘ to bring reports. \i tht» l'istl‘lt’I Annual )Icotings the tin-mi l-i’et‘lux‘s havr pi'cst'ntt-d reports i-t this “It‘t'llllll. but since all \\'.I. numbers would not ant-nil the district annuals. the following highlights, Submitted by the secrt-tury, \vill bear l't‘l's’lllli'll. President's Addrcss ,\Ir~, t‘lnrencc Hnlnlc's congratulated [llt' Institutes for their fiiic work. She a:er tht- Board llil'ci'ttil‘s to inspire ilit- Instirutus to continue to work not only (Li Lerp the organization at full strength. but In iiicreiise menibur- Ship and organize new Institutes, that [lit l-' \'.I.Ll. may be prepared to ~liuu or their responsibilitics iii the piv~t~\\i|l’ pel‘ltnl lle\ in {ht‘ll‘ home c Inmunities .llI‘i as provincial and inmil Unll>. .l member of the Ontario Agri» t i1 Inquirv L'Onll’nls‘snin Mrs. Hulmcs I’rptil't I ..n their inquiries. s. {rillt‘liul tin-uniin on rural edu- inn, yi-uth organizations and iilii Suggestions from members n try-w ll'll null and Institutes w urgch In study thcst- pruhlenu sci u \. Mrs }IlllnTL': t- 'plninct nictlin s for up muniy .igl'lt‘ullul'ul com» mine s, [it‘liVlSlOl] for which had been zvainâ€" .it the last In of the On~ Linn Legislaturu. Two womcn will In: ipnintc-l In each county commit~ in mi [hr Women‘s lnstltulcs as a rural women's organization Will be il‘itllltil n- [L'prtwc‘nlltllon when coun- tii- arc ni‘gnnllud in their counties. Secretary-Treasurer's Report )li's \\. B. Leatherdalu reported ' Ill rcspu to the circular ask- 'ur l’litl’llt‘: of life members, she had l'L't'L‘HL’ll a list of any life mem- .\qunt Royal In \Vcntwnrth irth that Mrs. Emily An- tlic first member to re- 1n orfirial lifc member‘s- pin, . 1912. as up to that time cer~ only had been ’ ed, Since I‘. applications for life tifirates have been re- for 41' life member pills, \\‘ith relcrcn -- to the latter the iiianufni'turcrs frii- patience and understanding in connection with de- The extreme shortage of labour. of experienced workers and the fact that military orders have first consideration are responsible. It \\‘as encouraging that '24 districts had sent federation fees to the pro- vincial scci'ctary by April lst. It was recommended by the Finance Commit» ice that to facilitate financing the Provinmal Federation federation fees be sent to the district secretary not later than February, and that they be forwarded by the district secretary immwliately following their receipt, Three of the Ii} convention art-as did not apply for the federation grant in 1:: ' Th se were Barrie, London and the 'Lake Head. Central Fund F.W.I.O. Mrs. H. Wicks. secretary-treasurer of the Central Fund, presented the re- port for January to March, TIM-l. The Central Fund Committee recommended the following expenditures which were approved by the Board. Navy League of Canada. On- tario Division .____.$ 500.00 Canadian Red Cross Society for Prisoners of War Par- lo: 5. South rc CLl'~ril .t‘lil iirdc eels _.v.,_s_.__.___._ 500,00 Queen's Canadian Fund for British \\‘ar Victims H... 300.00 Kinsmen's Milk for Britain Fund _.4__.__._ ______ 250.00 Save the Children Fund (food and clothing for European children) w- 250.00 Mrs. Winston Churchill's Fund for British Women's Services _.... 250.00 TUERLW._$2,250.00 > (Note: These expenditures are not listed in the Central Fund report on ptigr I.) It was agreed that the request of the liiiismen's Club for Institutes to sponsor a Hallowe'en Shellâ€"out for Milk for Britain be drawn to the at- tention of all Institutes. Their sug- gestion is that instead of children asking for shell-outs for themselves on Hallowc‘cn the money be sent to the Milk for Britain Fund. Superlntcndznl's Report Miss Mary A. Clarke. explaining the Cooperative Programme 1944-45. ex- pressed appreciation for the support given this programme last year and looked forward to continued oppor- tunities to work with Institutes in the ficlds of home economics and adminis- trative leadership. She presented the financial statements of the Sugar Fund 1043. the Wool Fund and the Putnum Memorial Fund. Through the latter, shipments of clothing and cash donations amounting to $51.85, thL1 gifts of East York llistrict, had been sent to relieve fire sufl'ercrs in Northern Ontario. In discussion it was recommended that appeals for relief rcceived from individuals in distant communities should be referred to the Department to be checked. This will prevent exâ€" ploitatinn of Institutes. Miss Clarke told of the recent or- ganization of the Provincial Junior Farmers, including boys’ and girls’ clubs and Junior Institutes. She as- sured the members that if they have opportunity to encourage or help Junior groups these merit their sup- port. F. W. I. C. Mrs. Holmes reported on the activiâ€" ties of the F.W,I.C. The response of Ontario to the appeal for the Emer- gency Fund amounted to $76 69. a very fine response. It was agreed to recommend that, although the F.W. I.C. emergency fund appeal was for this year only, each February should he set aside for the Institutes to give study to the national organization. Satisfaction was expressed in the appointment of Mrs. Cameron Dow, National President. to act as an ad- viser to the Consumer Branch “KP. T.B.. Ottawa. to represent rural wo- men. Sympathy was expressed in the loss of Mrs. Bailey Price, editor of the F‘crIcrtm‘iI News. who is widely known in Institute circles. Standing Committees Conveners present submitted out- lines of plans of work for their re- spective committees and had an in- teresting discussion on the new rulini: that in future conveners’ outlines be presented at the November Board meeting. For Historical Research Mrs, May- nard emphasized the importance of ’I‘wecdsmuir Histories, hoping that every W.I. would have one for the 50th anniversary (1947). Mrs. Bird- sall speaking at F.W.I.0. represent- ative to the Federation of Agriculture asked that district Institutes support their county federations and have representation on them. other Business A Song Sheet Committee, composed of Mrs. G. Wilmer Keyes, Mrs. N. J. White, Mrs. R. Mortley. Mrs. C. Hul- mes and Mrs. W. B. Leatherdale, was appointed to plan for a new Women’s Institute Song Sheet. The Sub-Com- mittee, members of which also func- tion as the Finance Committee, was appointed to deal with publishing. Any suggestions from Institute mem- bers will be welcomed for consider» ation. While it was agreed not to print 3 new Hand Book until after the war it was recommended that members and men’s Institute, 1897 to 1944. RIVERVIEW, Middlesex N.: Plan to collect snapshots of each boy and girl overSeas and a souvenir from each for Tweedsmuir Village History. MAJESTIC, Huron E.: Convener of Agriculture planned a tour of local creamei'y where they had a demon- stration in making cottage cheese. Almost every member has tried it in her home since. \VAR\VICK, Lambton E.: Visitors are always welcomed at our meetings and we estimate that 50% (if present members have become sulficiently in. terested to join through first being asked as visitors. Sourii YAmimUri-i, Elgin E.: The Institutes together with County Coun- cil sponsor an oratorical contest for public school children. VICTORIA, Lcnnox: Due to pressure from our Instituttl a waiting room for service men was opened in Napanee Where they could stay while waiting for buses. ROCKWOOD, Wellington 8.: One of our community activities dut‘im,r sum- mer is holding picnics for soldiers’ wives and families in our community. DECEW FALLS, Welland: Have arv ranged nur programmes so that one meeting is given to music. We feel this subject needs more stress by the Women’s Institutes. SEEDS FOR BRITAIN (Continued from Page 1, Col. 2) though we are not really short of any- thing (except butterâ€"only 2 oz. of that a week per person) the meat ration is not large. We all eat far more vegetables than formerly and the health of the nation is grand. We have a very large garden here at the Beacon and grow all we can to supply some of the sailors (in the ships which come into the harbour. They are very grateful: they do appreciate fresh garden stufi. “I run a market stall in the village once a week as well so that many of the village women who have only small gardens can buy fruit and vegetables at the controlled price. This saves them standing in queues, and they too are glad to get the best stuff, fresh. So you see the seeds you so kindly sent will be well used. “Now we have two American sol- diers billetted on us and very nice men they are and do full justice to their food! "Thanking you again, with all good wishes to your members of the WI.” The total value of seeds contributed since the enterprise was undertaken in 1941 is 56.752121. F.W.I.0. BOARD (Continued from Col. 2) officers keep their Hand Book supple- mented with Board Rulings passed since the Hand Book was printed in 1936. Rulings passed at Provincial Board Meetings are given publicity in the Home and Country. Luncheon Meeting The luncheon was the social high- light of the spring Board Meeting. Guests included the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mr. W. R. Rack, and staff members of the W.I. Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Reek was the luncheon speaker. He conveyed the regrets of the Min- ister, Colonel the Honourable Thomas L. Kennedy who was unable to be pre- sent and extended his greetings and best wishes. The Deputy Minister pointed out the importance of Agriculture in our national life, stating that: Agriculture must become organized on no less a scale than such other great groups as Finance, Industry and Labour. He asked for the continued support of the Women’s Institutes. Wnrrunu, Lambton Ea: Have had much better attendance smce we have been giving more papers. Papers brought forward thought and action on the part of members. Fnunmmxnousc, Cochrane N.: Two of our members are on the school board and try to give all help possible to the teacher. IIUNNi'ILLE, Haldimnnd: Have sub- scribed to the Composer, a Canadian magazine spons ing only Canadian music, the highlights to be given each month. ‘ I HORNBY, Halton: Are beginning the beautification of u plot of land at corner of 7th line and base line at I-lornby. by planting trees and shrubs. LIMEHOUSE, Halton: Library plun~ ned for local school following address by visiting city teacher. Thronin parties have raised money and had some good books donated, school bourd co-operating and installing shelves for books. WARWICK, Lamhton E.: Last year our Institute established a library in the village. with one of the members setting it up in her home and offering her services as librarian. It has prov- ed most successful. BLr-rii, Huron W.: Had a pro- gramme devoted to flowers, each of twelve members taking the history of a different varietyâ€"where they orig- inntetl, propagation and cultivation. Flower contest followed. U.S.A. WOMEN ASK FOR LETTER FRIENDS A letter from the pen friend Sec- retary in United States has listed an interested enquirer for each of these States: Kentucky, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana. Is anyone interested? ENGLAND: There is still a waitâ€" ing list for Canadian pen friends. May we suggest that those wishing links state their interests as well as their age group, e.g., 20 to 30, ~10 to 50, etc. As the requests from Eng- land contain this information it will make the selection easier. RURAL EDUCATION (Continued from Page 3, C01. 4) IX last September. Furthermore, the records show that 80% of farm boys who have taken the vocational course are now engaged in farming. At Sim- one an important feature of the work is the supervised farm practice pro- gramme under the direction of Mr. H. B. Disbrowe, B.S,A. In these schools all pupils of Grade IX take the same course in which Home Economics for girls and Shop Work and Agriculture for boys are stressed. In Grades K, XI and XII pu ils who do not desire Fren’ch End Latin take the vocational course. English, Social Studies, Mathematics and Agricultural Science are taken by vocational pupils and any who on completion of the three or four-year course desire to complete Normal School standing may do so without serious loss_ of time. This plan can apply only in larger schools in which there are sufficient pupils for al: least two classes in each of Grades IX, X, ' XI and possibly XII. Introduction of courses of this kind in more of the larger schools is desirable. Reference has been made to several schools in which a satisfactory pro- gramme of rural education is being conducted under existing regulations. At; some} future time it may be desir- able to introduce a specialized type of school serving two or three counties. In the meantime it must be remem- bered that existing school buildings and'equipment represent a large cupi- tnl‘investment which cannot be heed- lessly scrapped. These schools already serve the needs of most communities. Adoption of one of the plans outlined above in more schools is, therefore, a logical step: Unfortunately, owing to war conditions there is at: present a shortage of qualified teachers and any Widespread expansion must be de- ferrcd until conditions are normal.