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* * * FORBEARANCE By Daphne Alloway McVicl-ter little son was kneeling 0n the floor aying with blocks. I stood by to adore. smiled and, blue eyes inving, trusting. raised: " ou never touch things, do you, Mother," praised. it": little son will build his house of life ith press of outer things: a home, a wifeâ€" ‘_ lease, Lord, help me to satisfy his eyes, ;: rid keep my hands from touching, motherwise. * ill * nt community project was building our omen‘s Institute community hall. Most of _ e work was done by voluntary help, the Inâ€" ,titutes providing hot meals for the workers. far our hall is a basement only, with oil ‘ ‘urnace, electric stove, cupboards and dishes. utes’ church service, play given at the fall " air, variety concert, formal dance and two anch dances. Haldimand Juniors also report church service and a play. Sydenham joined e Board of Trade in holding a regatta and ield day to raise funds for improving the re- reation centre. Woodstock North put chairs the school to be used for meetings. _w|_ Many branches report giving first aid kits 'hristmas concert, 3 prize for the best sou» -. enir made from local material; they gave the l ,hildren a Hallowe’en party and provided ~haperons to assist the teacher on a school 115 trip to Niagara. North River installed a icycle rack at the school and entertained the ,9- ounger boys’ hockey teams. Several branches ontribute to the cost of swimming lessons for the children of the district. Most of the Sim- ‘i 0e county Institutes sponsor children’s swim- " ing claSSes and help to provide transporta- 'on to the classes. Rosslyn secured a loan 'brary for the school. Denbigh bought “some our hundred used books for the school IN"!!! 1956 library. Jumbo Gardens presented books at an “open house" night at the school. For years Richard’s Landing Institute on St. Joseph Island has helped to maintain a very fine, wellâ€"stocked Children‘s Library free to all children. This year' finding that not all the children in the district were using the library, the Institute decided to take the books to the schools. A box of books is delivered to each school at the beginning of each month and at the end of the month that box is col- lected and a new box is left. The Institute secretary, Mrs. Frank Brason, says: "As our schools are ungraded, books are supplied suit. able for children from Grade 1 to Grade 8. Sometimes the teacher or the children ask for more books of a certain type, such as science or animal stories. We have been taking books to six schools on our Island and the children and teachers seem very satisfied." Stamford Evening Group conducted a li- brary for children on Saturday mornings. Burnaby and Cheltenham report giving sub- scriptions to Canadian Nature magazine to their schools, Bury’s Green provided cod liver oil capsules for the children in the three schools of the area. Jean Brumpton branch built a fence acound the community play» ground to keep the small children from dart» ing out in the way oi traffic. Belle Ewart got a school nurse's services started in the school. The nurse now visits the schools twice a month and the homes where this is needed. Sundridge sponsored a midget hockey team. At a euchre party they raised funds to buy hockey sweaters and sucks for fifteen boys who could not have had them otherwise. Wooler helped with the polio vaccination day at the school. York Road as a health project, sponsored a poster contest for school children on “Milk for Health." They gave special prizes to the winners and a prize to each child entering a poster. Lake St. George, instead * III * IF ONE HAS FAILED hr \Vllllitm J. Lumpinn lf um: has failed to rcath the coal he sought, If out of effort no great grind is wrought, ll is not failure, if the object in: The betterment of man; for all that he Had done and suffered is but gain Tu [husc who follow seeking to attain The cnd he sought. His efforts they \Vill find are guitlcpnsts (in the way Tn that accomplishment which he. For some wise purpose, Could not hr- The [actor in. Then; is a nccd Oi unsuctcsslul clinrt; 'Iis the sec-(l Whine missilm is [u “I: beneath The will that grows thr- laurel wreath. And he is not unworthy who Falls struggling maniully to (in \Vhat must he done, in dire distress. That others may obtain success. * Ill * 4|