Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1959, p. 31

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Mrs. A. B. Jackson, left, representing stoney Creek ngen's Institute, presents Dr. Margaret McCreicn-lyl Principal oi Mocdonald Institute, with funds to provide an Annual Bursary to assist students at Mccdonqld institute. The Bursary was established to wmmemorme the sixtielh anniversary of the founding of the Women‘s Institute at Stoney Creek. â€"- OAC photo. Bloomingdale reports: "We do not have a Home and School Club here and we have found that keeping in close touch with the teachers and help- rng where we can, helps them as well as us. Hav- ing a guidance teacher speak at a meeting was most helpful to parents." Peace Bridge provided a musical skit “The Kitchen Kabinet Orchestra" as the entertainment it a local Home and School meeting. Singer’s Corners recommends a talk on Civil Defence as being important to the whole com» munity. Conn strongly recommends an address by a wmedial teacher with a discussion following. Little Ireland: a panel discussion on our present .chool system and a talk by a public health nurse un preventng accidents to preâ€"school children in ‘he home. One of Rothsay’s rather unusual features was a Hills on The Life of Stephen Foster, with the group «inging a number of his songs. Troy used Radio and Television Evaluation as .: panel discussion. Orkney reports its meeting on Fire Prevention A being of particular interest. Firemen from a nearby town, Dundas, showed films on how to prevent fires on the farm and in the home and what to do in times of emergency. Different types of fire extinguishers were displayed and explained; also a resuscitator was dcmons‘rated. Kiflfi also had the local Fire Chief give a talk Un “Fire Prevention in the Home.” Four mem- hurs of the volunteer fire brigade demonstrated a lire extinguisher. Strabane recommends a programme on Mental Health with the film “Shyness.” Binbrook had a clause of the Mary Stewart tCollect for a motto topic at each meeting. Carluke strongly recommends a study of the Hand Book. WINTER 1959 Miss Stephanie Fry of Dundos, Ontario, receives Ihe first Stoney Creel: Women's Institute Bursary lrom Mrs. Jackson. The award was presented at a recent prize- giving banquet at the College. â€" OAC photo. Saltfleet had an interesting talk by a woman lawyer on law pertaining to women. Kettleby had a life saving demonstration with Boy Scouts and Cubs as guests. Temperanceville. a programme in which a 4-H Homemaking girl gave a talk on her Two Nutions' club tour to New York and Washington and a local Boy Scout showed a movie of lhc Scout Jamboree. Agincourt studied the character and functions of United Nations in relation to the Women‘s In- stitute standing committees. Had :t discussion on Succession Ditties especially with reference to the tax paid by widows. Community Interests Inglewood bought a sewing machine for the school for retarded children at Orangcvillc. Mono Road: Members did wcckly baking for a needy family for five months. Snelgrove put on a short play for the residents of Peel Manor. Most of the branches of North Peel hold one of their year's meetings at this Home. Brampton East paid a $10 membership fee to the county library for which they receive fifty books every three months. Brampton West took part in the project “New Lamps For Old.” At the Brump‘on Fair C‘cntun» nial they put on an exhibit “Advances in Light» mg.” Meadowvale owns and maintains a playground in the village. Britton did the canvassing for the chest X»Ray survey. Alice formed an auxiliary to work for the Home for the Aged. Bromley brought a box of books from the travelling library for the use of the whole com- munity. They report that they had a fine selection of books and that they were read by a great many people. Forester’s Falls has one meeting of the year con- ducted by local teachers, a meeting and social evening open to the public, another public meet- ing with educational films and a speaker from the Department of Lands and Forests: this branch 3'!

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