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local girls and institute members participating. and lunch was served at the home of one of our members, Mrs. R. E. Kilpatrick. (A wonderful way of gelling to know and to be known by our fellow Canadian citizens of the North.#F:d.l Safety in the Classroom OLlDWlNG the Farm Safety Conference of Id 1959. sponsored by the Ontario Department ol Agriculture and the Department of Trans- port, the Agricultural Representative of York County asked the Women‘s Institutes of the county to have a representative visit their schools and talk farm safety to the children. In Gormlcy Institute, Mrs. R. C. Baycroft was appointed to visit one school in the community and Mrs. R. K. Smith, the other. When Mrs. Baycroft visited her school she saw that about half the children were urban so some of the points about safety on a farm had little meaning for them. She wanted to reach all the pupils so. she says: “I went to our Women's Institute asking for a programme for our two local schools, corresponding in length to our On- tario Farm Accident Survey. with some recogni- tion in the way of a safety trophy for each school. The Institute came to the rescue by offer- ing a trophy to each classroom which was acciâ€" dent-free in school hours from September until the end of February." The school principal asked Mrs. Baycroft to speak to the children again and they were enthu- siastic about the possibility of winning a trophy Signbonrd a! the entrance to Chesley carries the wel- come vof the Women's Institute along with the lending organizations of the men of the town, 30 for the school that they could keep (TIMI. trophies could be held for only a m... in“? time.) ' ‘1 Both Mrs. Baycrofl and Mrs. Smith a\ r.. H . the school teachers felt that the project um I‘ YET: made the. children more safety consciou. W; Smith explained: "The idea of six months at “ll‘l|i» free at school with a trophy as an ins”. Mn gave them all something to work for.” “The result of the project." Mm BMW ports. “was that three of the four clash“. m the two schools won trophies. The fourlt. had a minor accident during a physical id. period. not serious but still an accident i!- were given a treat because we felt the\ it- .4 some recognition for their effort. The p. i}. [ions were made to the teachers at the ln ct annual family night held in one of the ..i in March." A Unique Variety Night By Mrs. H. R. Colbert S A MEANS of raising some money in. dale Women's lnstittite had a VilTlL't a“ which turned out to be successful liâ€"l' eially as well as entertaining. It also show, it our Institute has been doing this past year ‘he way of sewing courses and hat making. M :rput on a demonstration of articles they i‘lu tie and a fashion show of hats. suits and drew Besides a good variety of musical I up there was a skit written by one of otir ti on on “The Milky Way" club unit. There it ixo a oneâ€"act play. "The Thompsons” by “1‘. ri- daie Junior Farmers who had won first i in their county competition. In a Rug-Making Project By Margaret Wakelin O DYE OR not to dye"â€"that “in t I question facing the Hooked Rug a: class sponsored by the Camden Eaxt Lil 0f the Women's Institute. A group of in n village women had some interesting i Th working out designs and colour harmu- 'er rugs to ShOW on Summary Day along it 4‘ made by others in the area. Later each niti would have her rug to use in her own hom Mrs. Harold Peters and Mrs. Edna Sen mi leaders in the Rug Making project. spar its interest of the hookers with their help Hit inl- ance in preparing the burlap and getiiii 0n the frames ready for the actual hooking iii» preliminary discussion periods. membt. mt viewed handsome rugs made a generation 9'“ ago in true pioneer fashion. Mrs. Scott \li ‘ «t hand-made hooking needle made by hC' "HV law. The needle is made from a nail filL't ll” proper shape and attached to a ham! ‘iLl'tl Ill wooden handle which is made to fit com into the hooker‘s hand. . The members learned that two of 1|" “"1 important elements in a good-looking l the colour and the design. Mrs. Peters WWI against using material just beCause it is .-'- in the rag bag. She advised that the \ “‘9” should be selected carefully to harmonI/L “'1'“ HOME AND COUNTRY