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donation from one of the branches which boosted the fund. The unit of Haysville, New Hamburg. New Dundee, Ayr and Deon-Blair had individual projects which aided the fund substantially. Last year they held garden teas with baked goods and handwork for sale. One brunch whose members lived in a community where there seemed to be too many things "doing" gave a $2 per member donation. An award dinner. complete with caps and gowns and graduation scrolls was held, also :1 -Fun Fair with games. skits. food and an aucâ€" tion sate. With all working toward a common goal. the Award Fund was certainly a common de- nominator. Institute members in South Waterâ€" loo got to know each other better. which in itself is worthy of mention. The committee in charge of the fund didn't wait until the objective had been reached be- fore embarking on their student assistance pro- gram. The worthy candidate chosen for the $l5tt award was Miss Helen Evens. a graduate of Glenview Park Secondary School who secured a 70.9 average in eight Grade XllI subjects. Miss Evens graduates this year front Hamilton Teachers' College and in September will com~ mence her teaching career in Hamilton, With another $150 ready for a worthy stu- dent again this Fall and the $3.00!) fund in» vested, what better way for South Waterloo District to celebrate their sixticth anniversary this June than to aid a worthy student to higher education. Members cl Nortbgute Women's Institute with "the old spinning wheel in the parlor" at their Publit lie- Iations Meeting when the program was planned to celebrate the sixty~fiflh anniversary at the lounding ol the Women's Institute movement. SUMMER ‘l 963 A Link With The North-West Territories By Mrs. B. E. Lewis EING INTERESTED in that part of Canada that lies to the north of the provinces. I decided, as History Con- vener of our Institute at Agineourt that i would give my annual paper on the inception and growth of the Women's institutes in the North-West Territories. To gain a first-hand knowledge of their work I wrote to these branches and received the most fascinating letters in return. Each writer is in love with her part ol‘ ('anadu and would not change the view from her living- room window for any city street anywhere. Thcy have fallen under the spell of the North and the love of the wide open spaces is in them for the rest ot‘ their lives. One ot the writers had lived tor a low years in our townâ€" ship. so her letter caust some rcttiinisccnccs at ottr meeting, The secretary at lnuvik writes that they paint their houses pink. green. blue, yellow. tan or chocolate to relieve the monotony ol' the whiteness in the winter. Sh‘ also sent a picture ol :1 member. hll'\_ l’alooluk. ll churn» ing Exkimo lady who taught thcm to Itlltl\L‘ mulduLs. All the letters were cwiting and \tintululing. 'l'hcsc institutes an: real commitâ€" nity projects going at lull spccd attd each writer was eager to help with any information that was. nccdcd lor our Institute paper. I shall not tell you all the itilcrcx‘ling things we learned from these Northern sisters. I ltnpc only to tililate your curiosity so that you. too. will write to them and exchange your ideas and gain a better understanding of their part in this great country of nun Aim I hope this interchange wrll lead to a greater participation in thc North-West Territories project now un- der way In Ihc l-,W.|.('. and the United Nations. 'l'hcsc Institute members are true Northern- crs . , . they give with both hands outstretched. ('un \t‘c .illth to be less guttcrolts'.’ [ct Its make and lump a link with lhcrtt. You can obtain names and addresses by writing to the head office ol l-'.W.|,( . at 1H ('cntr'al ('hant- hers. Jo Flgin Street. Ottawa. It is an use pcricncc in human contact I :tltt glad to have had and one which you could so easily share. For background material on the country and il\ inhabitants. it is advisable to study matcrial \ttpplicd by 1hc (iovcrnmcnl. ‘lhc Department of Northern Allairs and Natural Resources, Fdilorial and Information Division at (tttawa freely sent me such a wealth of material on every aspect ol the North-ch 'lcrritorics past. present and tuturc that it was impossible to give out all this inlormation at one meeting. 27