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Here and There With the Institutes Editor’s Note: The information assembled here is gathered from press clippings, an occasional note from an Institute and from personal observation. Agriculture and Canadian Industries Hoath Head had a most interesting program on Agriculture which would indicate that the members know a good deal about farming and that they want to learn more. At this meetâ€" ing one member pointed out a number of ways in which a farmer can make use of his spare time during the winter. Another member told of the work being done by the Humber Valley Authority in establishing an agricul- tural museum in a barn built in 1809. Pioneer implements are being collected for this museum. A member read an article on the importance of the various ingredients in comâ€" mercial fertilizers. “They Stay Put" was the title of a paper dealing with live stock farm: ing and the tendency of live stock farms to “stay in the family," giving a stability not so generously found in cash crop farming. The importance of maintaining a good supply of humus in the soil was explained by another member. The area convener's report on Agri- culture and Canadian Industries completed the program. South Mountain’s roll call at their meeting on Agriculture and Canadian Industries was: "An article I use that was manufactured in Canada." A number of branches report addresses with slides or films on home beautification or landscape gardening. These are usually given by representatives of nursery firms. At Clavering’s meeting featuring landscape garâ€" dening the motto talk was on “Soil, like man, deteriorates when it is abused.” When Arkona had its landscape gardening program an open meeting was arranged and everyone in the community was invited to attend. At Plum Creek's program on Canadian In» dustries the roll call was “Name a Canadian mineral and its use." An agricultural roll call at Auburn was “A rural sound that appeals to me.” Citizenship and Education There may be a question as to whether a Hobby, Handicraft and Art Show should be classified as an educational project or a com- munity activity; but the show sponsored by the Pickering Women’s Institute this spring was certainly educational. Also the whole community seemed to be involved in it â€" the Institute, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Guides, individual citizens who loaned articles for ex- hibit or who donated prizes along the line of their hobbies, the staff of the high school where the show was held. The Institute was especially proud of its his- torical exhibit. They had borrowed a collec- 23 tiOn of Indian relics found in the um, “I; reported to be centuries old. They hat ‘ruilit from the time of the Fenian Raid and ing of the memorial at Niagara to P. :., Mm thews of Brougham who was executt I y W. close of the Rebellion of 1836-37. T115 .. i in this exhibit included photos of old. _ bers of the community, 01d homes an. ' deeds of farms, old daguerreotypes , types, wooden skates, candle molds: M: wreath in a frame, samplers; beautiii. in. ,, lets of wool grown, spun and wovt-y ._ W community; a white cotton spread ‘ H m. names of Ann and William Jordon ~i iii: year 1814 woven in. A collection m it”: from Germany of beautiful silver amt ,mu craftsmanship. A wedding dress or W. rose taffeta was dated 117 years ago Among the exhibit from arts and .3 pOpular today there was an extensii. of paintings from all over the dist: of pottery and puppetry from an A} group. A woman who raises angi. plucks, spins and weaves the wool, strated spinning and weaving. There ‘ a good display of knitted and crocl‘ ticles, including an array of bootees i ‘1‘. the Women‘s Auxiliary of Ajax Hug give to the babies born there. In woody ili.‘ there were trays and a beautiful colli 1: Canadian birds, carved from wood and I mi in the birds’ natural colors, and a: .ewl around cages of very lively living m lilo.» Most interesting lamp stands of dril'i ml, aluminum trays, leatherwork and v â€" hooked, braided and yarn rugs mad “uni cork work râ€"- they were all on exhli will a whole hall full of needlepoint. One urir stration was Silk Screen Printing on l mu. material. And speaking of hobbies, one Pu Lh‘. couple seem to make a hobby of hous» ‘- ing. Photographs showed their home 11 had built themselves, from stone, eves tin: fireplace . . , And as this community i- mm of its writers a little exhibit “Pi All; Literary Scene" showed a sizeable l “I books by local authors. Inspite of 01‘“ Ill" bad storms of the year a crowd of » 'u?‘ tended the show. Elma Centre, at Citizenship and Etll .uun meeting had the roll call: “A radio Tprogram I like or- don’t like, and why." w ll ““ address on racial prejudice. “Who's Who in Canada?" was the 1‘ ‘ vii“ for Delta’s meeting on Citizenship. The .w tl‘ol speaker was Miss Ann Vias a new Car mull Who Spoke on Holland and the friendhnv 2‘” Canadian people. Exhibits were on El from Italy, Japan, Johannesburg, Chm» and Sweden. And a member gave a pat"! “Know Your Canada." HOME AND COLINIRY