VOL. 22 WINTER I956 NO. I l c o N r E N r s i l Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . 3 { Our New Director . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Our Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 4 F.W.|.C. Board Meetingâ€"ina Hodgins . . . . . 5 The President's Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 National Health Week . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 18 Museum Research in Englandâ€"- Evelyn Frisch Zacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Auxiliary Classesâ€"Mrs. W. A. Davidson . . . . I9 Work for Children Recognized . , . . . . . , , . . 20 Women's Institute Holidays . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 2i Rug Competition Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 l F.W.|.C. Biennialâ€"Mrs. George Ridley . . . . . 24 Home Economics Extension Brief; . . . . . . . . . 25 Using a Study Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 28 Fifty Books No Child Should Miss . . . . . . . . . 28 Why a County Conference? . . , . . . , , . . . . . 29 Mrs. Houck at UN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3i The Collect in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Girls‘ Conferenceâ€"Lois Ribey . . . . . . . . . 32 Here and There With the Institutes , . . . . , . . 34 Tweedsmuir Competitions I956â€"57 . . . . . . . . 5I F.W.|.C. Cultural Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 A Letter from Norway . . . . , , . . , _ . _ r _ _ , ' _ 54 Fittieth Anniversaries . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 55 Poems: Three Gates, page 14; The Celestial Sur- geon, page 16; There's Nothing Like a House, page 16; Forbearance, page 4]; It One Has Failed, page 4i; Rest Where You Are, page 56; House Weary, page 56. 7 Mrs. Gordon Macl’hottm, r a. ' Mrs. James Haggeny, Nu. Mrs. W. H. Burns. RJI. ! rem'i Mrs. R. Birroll. RR. 2, C Mani Mrs. Wm. Sherman. R}? m: ' Mrs. R. D. Hendry, it E. .,Galr . Mrs. D. J. Goddard, bi; ‘R'Jtv. 1,. Ariss Published iointly by The Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario and The Women’s Institute Branch and Home Economics Service of the Ontario Department of Agriculture at Toronto, Ontario Winter, 1956 EDITOR Miss Elhal Chapman, Women's Institute Ernnrh EDITORIAL COMMII‘EE Mrs. R. G. Purcell, 345 1 r an. _5i.. Fort William ‘ I Mrs. G. MacPhatier, R.RI Owen Sound Miss Helen McKercher. Hou‘ Economics Sen-Ice, I207 5L. Toronto Members of Provincial lourd 1955-1956 HONORARY PRESIDL Mrs. R. G. Purcell, 345 E: man St., Fort William Miss Halon McKeuher, H, Ezonomits Service, 130 m at Toronto PRESIDENT Owen Sound REGIONAL VlCE-PRE‘ .tr's Mrs. George Wilsnn. RE 5|. Marys Mrs. J. McDonald, Box ll New Liskaard REGIONAL EXECUTIVE u CTOFI: Mrs, George Burkilt. Fry “1 Mrs. Harry Francis. R.R .‘ Shelburna Mrs. W. A Davidson. Fl.F Chal'sworlh Mrs. Gordon Glisld. R.R. . L‘undu: Mrs. W. J, Cooper, Mimlr 9 ADDITIONAL DIREV' -‘S Mrs. Linden Clerk, in. .* Mrrï¬ntown Mrs. L. Gibson, Kamplr‘l: Mrs. S. G. Wilson, Arnn’ ’ Mrs, R. J. MzKaIIar. K’n; Mrs. W. Goodfellow, R.- Minesina Mrs. L. G. Lymburner. m 5' mrtflborn'e Mrs. E. E. Tows, KR. l. a wills Mrs. R. Molellon, LR. r! _lono Station Mrs. J. D. Hassock, Enrt. Weft-erlf’kï¬. 2, : Mrs. David Erawn. Bring. M'rs. Brock Suddohy, It: ..:.-svrll¢ Dasharats Mrs. Ihos. Lemoy, Grow; in Mrs. R. J. James. KR. i MID Norman St., Port Artlr. Miss Josephine Bird. Cu-rv . IK“rss“‘Ei’tEEiTWe“Eiai, 1H lid m West. Owen Sound SECRETARYATREAér 'r'" Mrs. ‘G. Gordon MUYHDI" “new.er CONVENERS OF SI'â€" ‘IHG . COMMITTEE: Agrizullure and CanndEw â€"M‘ls. Stewart Mchu Port’ lumbion Citizenship and Eduï¬ah†R. Gaddes. Missiser Long Acres P.O., m Historitut Research | Evantsâ€"Mrs. R. C. In " St. George Home Economics and . ’ .‘I. H. McCuituch, R. Resolutionsâ€"Mrs. R. G. 7 East Mary Sh. Fort W: “15'- 5e, Conference and Guelph rlnll 0* m V melonâ€"Mrs. E. V. TIN?â€