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Other Reports Presented grit ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Mrs. Morris Martin. F.W.I.O. Convener of Historical Research and Current Events re- ported re the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Historical Society which she attended. Held in June in Electra Hall. University of Windsor, Mrs. Martin reviewed the history of the settle- ment in Hill which became the nucleus for the L'niversity, She stressed the interesting and informative publication. “The Ontario Histo- ri" published by the Society, During the Annual. planned tours were con- ducted to Hiram Walker Museum. Fort Mal- den. Amhersthurg. which is now part of a Na- tional Park. and Christ Anglican Church. WillCh has the oldest brick nave in Ontario. linlerttiinment included an evening at the new Windsor Board of Education Centre where they viewed a tape of "Pontiae‘s Conspiracy”. l| centennial presentation by (jrades 7 and 8 pupils. Papers on the Buttle of Windsor. and luhn Baldwin. were heard. The banquet speak- er. II. I). Brown. Curator of Detroit Museum, challenged members to use imagination to apâ€" preciate history and historic values. THIE PRlZE CAT l'ure blood domestic. guaranteed. Snit-tiiitnneted. nllhiLaI in purr, The rihlmn had declared the breed. (it‘lllliifl' was in the fur. Stith feline culturi- in the gads, Nu Miner ever arched her backâ€" What distance SII‘lLL‘ thnse velvet pads heparin! from the leopards track.r And when l mused how Tittle had thinned The jungle straim within the cells, How human hands had disciplined Those prowling optic parallels: l sitw the generations puss Along the reflex of a spring. A bird had nistlul in the grass. The lab hilLI caught it on the wing: Iii-hind the leap sn iurtive-wild \\ .is suth ignition in the gleam. I thought an Abyssinian child IIiItI crml nut in the “‘ititelhrnfll's scream. â€"E. J. Pratt 14 PROVINCIAL TWEEDSMUIR Htsrt. it Mrs. R. C. Walker, Provincial Curatu. H. a questionnaire this year to all District i tors in an effort to find out how Tweedsmuir Histories are actually being piled in Ontario. Results were disappoint some District Curators did not bother i turn questionnaire; some said they new. ceive a provincial report; others do not names of Branch Curators and many B Curators are never asked for a report at Branch Annual Meeting. Mrs. Walker felt more interest and . should be given Curators who are tryil compile histories as permanent record- posterity and recommends that a Branch i' mittee work on a history rather than one sort, Thirty-five books were microfilmed year free of charge by the Ontario Depart. of Agriculture and Food. Any branch h a volume completed and ready for micro ing should contact Mrs. Walker at RR 1 George, Ontario. Several District and Area Workshops been held. Names of century farms are E catalogued. The Provincial Curator defined community, its people and life as the inner cle being recorded for Canadian History the Curator, and outside that circle as sphere of Historical Research Convener. Mrs. Walker reported that 14 additie pages have been added to the Provincial Hi~ ry this year and several other sections brou up to date. Board Directors were asked to sist in any way, and a request was voiced pictures that pertain to F.W.I.O. and also it taken from Ontario‘s A.C.W.W. pre-conlr ence tour in 1968. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES “In the busy second century world." 51k Mrs. A. Teasdale. Secretary of Cultural Acti. ties. “Women’s Institute members are pam- pating in a multitude of projects to develop happier. more abundant life for rural women These include music in a wide range of it" mat, skits and drama, literature, arts and craif from oil painting to tailoring. compiliil Twecdsmuir Histories, TV and radio pri grams, travelogues and tours, short mum and other forms of adult education, Fall Fat Programs and competitions. scholarship awards. etc. HOME AND COUNTRY