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ciation for Continuing Education" With an inâ€" dividual membership of $7.50. The Assocta- tion has named seven objectives aimed _ at pros tding special leadership for adult education in Ontario. Colleges of applied arts and techâ€" I'mlttm' have been started in Ontario this past )earklror lttll or part-time students. Federated Women's Institutes of Canada ‘lhe f-'.\‘.’.I.C. convention to be held at the l.)nl\'L'fHIl\r of Guelph June 12-16 will be a highlight'for our centennial year. The theme of the convention is "Opporlunifiesâ€"Responsi- hilities. l'rom Sea to Sea to Sea." Pre-regtstra- [tun will he for son at $20.00 for the entire convention and visitors fee is 55.00 per day. ()pentng da} will feature guest speaker Mrs. Aron l)lltl. president of A.C.W.W.. and ac- commodations are being made for 3000 ladies to attend that day. June thh. at a cost ol Sltllt per person. Hon. J. J. Greene, fed- eral Minister of Agriculture will be guest speaker on the evening of June lSth. Plans are underway for tours of Niagara l'ulls, Stoney Creek and the Adelaide Hoodless Homestead. and local committees have been set up and are awaiting further details from l:.\'t".l.(i. litieh district is aslscd to supply handicrafts, prices lront one to three dollars, for booth to help delray costs of convention. These may be sent to I-‘.W.I.O. office or to Mrs. E. V. Thompson. RR. 3. Guelph by April 1. 1967. The first national convention in the North- west territories. arranged by Miss Florence P. littlic. l'iL‘Iti worker. was held August 17-19. Flew-n brunettes sent delegates and Mrs. J. P. Malhesun. president of F.VV.!.C. presided. F.W,l.(‘. was happy to sponsor a delegaâ€" tion of four girls and a leader from the North- \t'esl Territories to National 4-H Conference in Ottawa and Toronto. November lO-lfith. The trip was possible through a youth travel pro- gram grant from the Centennial Commission. A submission l‘rom "Status, of Women Com- mittee" is being prepared for study re Human Rights Year I‘IoS. and has been presented to the federal government. Ontario Welfare Council the role of the Ontario Welfare Council is to learn through study and research the needs ol people and how services to them can be imâ€" proved. Mitch of the new legislation stems direeth from the Canada Assistance Act which will prmide for federal contributions toward improving and extending welfare services. Through Famin Benefits Act, all allowances “ill be based on need. Nursing Homes Act is a hill providing for licensing. regulating and in- specting of all Nursing Homes in the province. The province now pays 80% towards cost of municipality operating day nurseries through |l. Day Nurseries Act. Rural Learning Association By virtue of her office, Mrs. Small .t tended the annual meeting of the Rural Lear ing Association and Mrs. Maurice Irwin v. delegated at the spring board meeting. Rural Learning Assodation has prontoi and encouraged participation in the Fm Leadership Bank of Montreal Scholarship P} and has also encouraged a number of in forums to continue as discussion groups. u the purpose of developing their own edit tional program. Rural Learning Associat has demonstrated that it can be a tremendi power and keen-edged tool in assisting fl' Ontario in shaping its future. At its first nua] meeting it has decided to become an corporated company, without share capital eliminate the financial liability of its board directors. During the past year a marketing con ence was held in March, a writer’s work~ at Aurora in September, and provincial le. ship training courses and zone worksh Members are encouraged to join Rural Lt ing Association at a membership fee of it: Secretary‘s Report Mrs. John Charlton, secretary, reported at September 30, 1966 there are 1397 \‘t en’s Institutes in Ontario, 13 of them h junior branches, with a total membersltii 33,163. Total life memberships reporte 2436. Current assets on September 30. ! showed a bank balance of $25,157.07 merchandise inventory of $5,226.25. l. was no change in the bond investment scholarships which amounted to 3127,0001 Scholarships In the current year. Women‘s Insilltli‘ various connties and districts in Ontario a F.W.I.O. scholarship fund of $595281, interest of which provides an annual scli ship to a girl within that county or dt The scholarship committee met on the ‘ ing prior to the annual board meeting recommended the approval of the foil- scholarships of $100.00 each, being aw;- ‘ as fOIIOWS: Algomaâ€"Miss Mary Maclean, Little R West Northumberland a Miss Linda RR. 2, Port Hope East Northumberlandâ€"Miss Kristine by, RR. 1, Trenton Prince Edwardâ€"Miss Anne Sprigi"? 2, Bloomfield 7 Bruceâ€"Miss Nancy Trask, RR. 1. l Worth HOME AND COUE. Y