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to help themselves by introducing modern methods of farming. Miss Reynolds used films showing some of the obsolete farming pracâ€" tices still followed in parts of Asia â€" cutting grain with a hand tool having about one inch of metal, irrigating dry lands with a hand sprinkler made from a goat’s bladder, thresh- ing grain by tramping it out. She showed great tracts of land gone out of production be- cause of worn out soil. Along with these there were pictures of good crops where technical assistance had rebuilt soils and introduced new farming methods. Already, Miss Rey- nolds said, F.A.O. has undertaken one hundred and seventy projects not only to increase crop yields but to fight animal diseases. introduce extension services, revise land tenure and farm credit â€" always working with the gov- ernment of the country concerned and trying to help the people to help themselves. At the close of the conference the women presented a resolution to be passed on to the provincial board, pledging support to the F.A.O. programme of technical asisstance to underdeveloped countries. Leadership Speaking on Leadership, Miss Ethel Chapâ€" man stressed the point that almost everyone has a gift for leadership in some field. In alâ€" most any Women‘s Institute we might find a woman with a flair for handling business, anâ€" other who can get up wonderful talks and papers, one who gives clever demonstrations, one who can lead a discussion group, some young woman who is good at leading games at a social evening, another who knows music and can get a crowd singing, perhaps a woman Who can direct the catering for a banquet with the least effort and the best effect, and the friendly woman who makes a good hostess, who has a gift for making everyone feel at home. If each of these Women is given an opportunity to lead in her field we should have a progressive and happy Institute. But if one woman, even if she is a tenvtalent woman, tries to lead in everything, there can be nothing but failure ahead for both herself and the organization. Other suggestions in this address were: (1) That we try to develop in ourselves some skill or some knowledge that will be worth passing on to others. (2) That one of the best ways of becoming a leader is to grow into it. Do the work that‘s nearest and do it Well: then if a leader is needed you‘ll be in training and ready to take over. (3) Don't try to lead in everything; and try to see that everyone has a chance to lead in something. (4) Become an artist in working with people ~ don’t try to dominate, but to inspire and stimulate. (5) Know that the finest leading you can do is to develop other leaders. (6) Have the judgâ€" ment to see what needs to be done, and the courage to try to do it. One project recomâ€" mended for the consideration of Women‘s In- stitutes was working, in coâ€"operation with their central town, for a Victorian Order Nurs- 12 Creative Imagination at Work The theme of an address by Mr. Thor ll , sen, Art Director for the British American n, Company, was that man is endowed \- creative imagination and that this gift in an outlet. There are many possible nut _ t‘ such as music, dancing and writing, but .l fundamental outlet is through the ill- Craftsmen in older times found a satisfacl it in making a horseshoe or an axehandle, now with everything made by machines i '. have no need to use our creative imagina= to provide the necessities of life. We do want to go back and do everything by her rather we should add some creative work make up for what has been lost. “If a won has no outlet for her creative imaginat other than scrubbing the floor, she will 5 either go crazy or fill her whole life \‘t scrubbing and cleaning", Mr. Hansen said Canada imports, every year, twelve mill‘ dollars worth of gift shop goods, Mr, Han.» said. Tourists find soâ€"called Canadian 5: venirs in our shops, but most of them . labelled as made in Czechoslovakia or Japi We should be encouraging our own people develop distinctive Canadian handicraft wood work, metal work or weaving. And ' should develop our own Canadian designs. Speaking of Canadian design, Mr. Hans suggested to the women that when they at ready to do a landscape in needlepoint, instee of an old castle or a Swiss chalet, they do Canadian landscape. If they cannot make good original landscape they might copy Canadian artist’s picture. The speaker showe. a number of his own designs using Canadia. birds and flowers and trees, even a strikin. abstract design of grain elevators on thn prairie â€" designs especially adapted to I‘UE‘ quilts, tapestries and drapery materials. Mr. Hansen’s talk was illustrated with slides in colour. It would make a top ranking lectun for a community gathering of men, women aml young people. For arrangements write M1 Thor Hansen, Art Director, British American Oil Building, Toronto. l ing Service for both town and country, a:- ,,.. : i been done in Lincoln County. a The United Nations and Women After giving a colourful description of the set-up of the United Nations Sixth General Assembly in Paris, the Canadian represen» tative, Mrs. R. G. Marshall, spoke particularly of the plaCe of women in the Assembly. Most of the women delegates worked on the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee. dealing with such problems as the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, housing from a World viewpoint, the Covenant of Human Rights, the refugee question. On the refugee question the communist countries put on a filibuster opposing everything. They argued that we don't need an International Refugee Organization; they want all refugees to be sent to their original countries. When HOME AND COUNTRY