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3. The farm families were smallcr‘m 1949, and a smaller proportion of the family membels were living on the farm. . 4. The wives of the descendants and relatives who where operating the original farms in 1949 had been engaged in a Wider variety of occupations before marriage than the wives of the original operators. 5. Of the female descendants who had engaged in nonâ€"farm occupations before marriage, more than one-third had been clerical and sales workers and somewhat less than one- third had been school teachers. We suggest that your Institute may be inter- ested in discussing this whole subject, and per- haps viewing in better perspective the changes in your own community over the past thirty years. If this is the case, you can obtain a copy of this study with a short mimeographed sheet suggesting topics for discussion or investi- gation in your conununity. For this material (which is free) please write to the Women's Institute 13,. Home Economics Service, 1207 E Toronto 5. Ontario, owl, and “3’ StreeL Conservation Study Kit The Loan Library offers a new stud; an the subject of which is Conservation. Hm. ' opportunity to study how to conserve t ASHE}: natural resources in relation to your u ._. farm and your own locality. Conservation aims to improve tht' .ll 5,, crease crop yields, and hence incrr gm. standard of living on individual farn Smu- the F.W.I.O. is a member organizatio. .,f the Conservation Council of Ontario, wl» Women‘s Institutes will find this stud of especial interest. This study kit may be borrowed for Hal-m of two months. Write to the Loan gym-T 'Women‘s Institute Branch, 1207 Bay , Til; ronto. when: “lied Golden Anniversaries EPORTING the history of Selina Women’s R Institute at its fiftieth anniversary, the historian, Miss Werry, said: “I cannot close without expressing appreciation of what is to me, the most outstanding and commend- able of all the achievements of Solina Women's Instituteâ€"sthe ability to work in harmony through fifty years of highly important ser- vice. Not unaware of differences, but with a keen insight into the higher motives of their fellowâ€"workers, the members have maintained a delightful spirit of unanimity, which makes a wonderful memory for those who have worked together during the past fifty years." Riverside in Wellington County celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in Massey Hall at the O.A.C. The meeting opened with the singing of oldâ€"time songs and a roll call answered by a remembrance of a past Institute meeting or the recitation of a poem from an old school reader. The historical convener showed pic- tures of the first six members of the Institute. The birthday cake was cut by Mrs. Norman Bruce, the member with the longest member- ship in the Institute. Churchill celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at a tea, with two charter members, Mrs. Rob- ert Boyes and Mrs. Ed, Sloan, helping to we]- come the guests. One hundred and fifty memâ€" bers and friends signed their names in the Tweedsmuir History Book. A highlight of the programme was a history of Churchill Instiâ€" tute, prepared and read by Mrs. Robert Boyes. Gifts donated by a member were presented to the oldest lady present, Mrs. Wm. Goodfellow aged eighty-six and to the lady from the farthest distance away, Mm Monteith A - burgh. Scotland. 0f Edin 34 South Oxford district celebrated i1 ’libiil anniversary at Springford, with two rdml members and friends attending. Mei n- “I the Springford Institute wearing i line dresses put on a skit depicting an «lute meeting of fifty years ago. Miss Lu was guest speaker, and Mrs. Murray Holn ron- vener of historical research and currei. ems. for the London convention area gave his- tory of the South Oxford District I! uIL-s The roll call was answered by a repre: in: of each branch pinning the name of hr-i inch on a map of South Oxford. At Westover's fiftieth anniversary, Rwy Cartwright recited the same selection ind recited at her first Institute meetin: my- three years ago. The birthday cake wa it by Mrs. J. E, McDonough who was preseh i the first meeting of the Institute in 1903. Palmerston had, as guest speaker ‘im golden anniversary banquet, Miss hial'l' Clarke, a Palmerston girl and a forms iii-oi» tor of the Women’s Institute Branch. E .cli‘r bers of the Institute were present fin Hm- siderable distances. A former presidez' Mrs» Treleaven of Mount Forest cut the i did' cake. V Holstein’s fiftieth anniversary asseml en- Joyed a showing of old<time pictures 1'1? President, Mrs. Snively, and an accr ‘ 01 efifly events in the Institute such as a i blu- two “that all horseless vehicles drive to Hack roads so that ladies could get to the 11: 11W meetings.” A charter member, Mrs. G. L Ernst recalled attending a Farmer's Institute week ing and “thinking how wonderful it We: Hit be if a Women‘s Institute were formed." B WY” HOME AND COHNT“