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Using A Study Kit stitute in North Lanark borrowed from the Women’s Institute Branch Loan Library two study kits, “Simplified Housekeeping“ and “Kitchen Improvement", to use as material on which to develop a pro- gram for her Institute’s home economics meet- ing. After the meeting Mr. Sadler sent the following report to the Institutes Branch: “Under separate cover I am returning ‘Sim- plified Housekeeping’. We had a very success- MRS. ED, SADLER of Rocky Ridge Inâ€" ful meeting â€" perhaps not enough time to cover things well, but at least to get women thinking. “A former high school teacher of English read Edgar A. Guest's poem, ‘It takes a heap 0‘ livin' in a house to make a home.’ Two of my helpers prepared papers from the pamâ€" phlets in the kit, using what they considered most helpful to our members. One of my helpers is a young mother who is a 4â€"H Club leader so she knOWS how far the ideas will go. One showed the six diagrams of the easy way to do certain household tasks. Then we di- vided into four groups and took the ‘House- keeping Short Cuts’ as group discussions. When we finished we gave these to brides and folks we thought would get most out of the ideas. “On the whole, I think it was ‘food for thought’; and if we get women thinking there will certainly be some who will be doing, or carrying out at least some ideas which will make work easier. “The club leader has the Kitchen Improve- ment Kit. My other helper had it prior to the meeting, There are two or three others and myself who want to study it. Then we will get together and discuSS it. Thank you very much for this material,” i' It! $ This note came from Mrs, A. J. Addison of Pine Grove Institute in East Simcoe: “Thank you Very much for this study kit on ‘Canadian Art and Artists’. We enjoyed it very much and the use of it was quite successâ€" ful. From the descriptive booklet I awed notes on what to look for in the picture» and clipped them to each picture. The plCiures were then put in groups of five and the meml. bers divided into groups and each grow.» we: given a set of pictures to study and to chm; the one they would like to hang on then Wm Each set was exchanged among the ty'mLJpg and then the choices were held up and mm. pared with the choice of the rest of th- oar. ticipants.” ' STUDY KITS NOW AVAILABLE“ HE study kits obtainable on l‘ '1651 .from the Loan Library have been . zan- vned for use of an Institute as i n of the monthly program or for a group witl m an Institute who want to take time fOr mi in. tensive study of a subject, or for an indi dual member wishing to carry on some w E'Clai study or project. Study kits available are outlined moi-p 'illly in the 1955 Extension Services for the ‘ me- maker where details as to their conic are given. The titles are as follows: For the Houseâ€"wise: Kitchen Improvement Simplified Housekeeping Furniture Refinishing For the Hobbyâ€"crafter: Felt Work 2. Etched Aluminum For the Canadaâ€"minded: . Conservation 2. Famous Canadian Women 3" 5"“? H For the World-viewer: 1. Associated Country Women of the ‘ 'IJl'ld For the Beauty~10ver2 1. Canadian Art and Artists Fifty Books No Child Should Miss From The Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians Picture Books for Little Children The Story of Little Black Sambo, by Helen Bannerman. Johnny Crow’s Garden, by L. Leslie Brooke. Ring 0’ Roses, illus. by L. Leslie Brooke. The Story of Babar, by Jean de Brunhoff. Randolph Caldecott’s Picture Books. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter. Story Books for Younger Children The AdVentures of Pinocchio, by C. Collodi. Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling. 28 The Story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Ll mg Winnie-The-Pooh, by A. A, Milne. Floating Island, by Anne Parrish. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, by Bea‘u 3: Potter. Mary Poppins, by P, L. Travers. Favourite Stories for Boys and Girl': Fairy Tales, by Hans C. Andersen. The Arabian Nights, ed. by Andrew Lani» Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie. HOME AND COUNTRY