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assisting with swimming lessons for children. Paudash “operates a library.” Bannockbum and Elcorado, at a joint meet- jng with the Junior Farmers had an address and film Showing by the field man from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Queensboro enlisted the help of the men of the community to clear up a swimming area for the children. Sheguiandah on Manitou- lin paid $100 toward providing a swimming instructor for their children. Ivanhoe helped to provide artificial ice for two rinks. They took a Christmas offering for the School for Retarded Children. Madoc gave $150 to the fund for building an addition to the public library. Briar Hill paid for music lessons for a child in a needy family. Maynard considers its annual Christmas din- ner party to entertain the ‘senior citizens' of the community a very worthwhile project. Clinton says: “We were instrumental in hav- ing an extra policeman hired and phones in- stalled in police cars. And the Institute stood solidly behind a council member who brought the whole town’s attention to the careless driv- mg of young folks, most of them from Other towns.” Minnitaki continues to “operate the old school as a community hall." Bothwell’s “major project is taking charge of the cemetery” and attending to paying a :aretaker, though the report indicates that the women do a good deal of the work themselves. Froomefield planted flowers in a restored cemetery and flowering crabs as a centennial :il’OjECt. Adanac at its December meeting took a col- ‘ection to be used to buy an individual gift for each child in the school for retarded chilâ€" .lren. Alvinston says: “We entertained the senior :itizens of Alvinston and the vicinity to a noon dinner and an afternoon of cards. This is our second time to do this, and we find it the most rewarding thing we have done. Some of the “lid people, particularly the men living alone, never have a home cooked meal; and this day makes one happy day for our old folk." Brooke, commenting on its 4-H Homemaking Club says: “We are pleased to have a number of Dutch Canadian girls, several of whom did not go on to high school and are now workâ€" ing. We feel that in the club work they are Continuing their education and learning Cana- dian ways.” IInwood gives a $10 award to each of two hIgh schools for the best all-round student in Grade X who has not received any other award or Scholarship. Forest held its usual Christmas Carol Serv- FALL 1965 it i ‘k OPTIMISM Ella Wheeler Wilcox Talk happiness. The world is sad enough Without your woes. No path is wholly rough; Look for the places that are smoorh and clear, And speak of those, to rest the weary ear Of Earth, soburt by one continuous strain Of human discontent and grief and pain. Talk faith, The world is better off without Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubti If you have faith in God, or man1 or self, Say so. If not, push back upon the shelf Of stlence all your thoughts, til] faith shall come; No one will grieve because your lips are dumb. Talk health. The dreary, never-changing tale Of mortal maladies is Worn and stale. You cannot charm, or interest, or please By harping on that minor chord. disease. Say you are well, or all is well with you. And God shall hear your words and make them true. i: i: * ice in which the whole community took part â€"-schools, churches of all denominations and individuals. Cl0yne, in cooperation with another Insti- tute is sponsoring the 4H Forestry Club at the secondary school. Several branches in Addington report supâ€" porting the Red Cross swimming classes. Camden East held a “bake sale“ to raise funds for their children's transportation to the classes. Reidville also mentions helping with transportation. Hopetown got the forest rangers working in their area to speak and show films at an eveâ€" ning meeting. This lnstilutc‘s library books were made available to anyone in the com- munity. Pakenham says: “We have no senior citi- zens‘ organization so for one meeting we in- vited the older ladies of the community who were not Institute members." This Institute invited all the branches in the district to be their guests at their August meeting to hear a speaker from the Centennial Commission and to enjoy a chicken barbecue. Lanark North District held a variety conâ€" cert with the branches of the district assisting, to raise funds for their Centennial your Dis- trict Women‘s Institute Scholarship. As a safety measure New Dublin got reâ€" flector tape for the school children‘s bicycles. Mill Creek (Odessa): “The Institute com- bined with the Library Board (fifty per cent of the Library Board were Institute members anyway) to wait on the Council several times, with the result that our library was renovated. The Institute then bought material and made new window drapes. The library is a lovely asset to our village now." Institutes in Lincoln county appear to be working closely with the Victoria Order 39