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Miss Margaret Bates winner of the Duf- ferin County Wom- en's Institute Schol- arship for 1967. Margaret has com- pleted l2 4H Home- making Club prai- ecls and is now in a General Arts course at the University of Guelph. With the Ontario Women’s Institutes Holland Centre â€"â€" had a policeman as speaker at their June 1967 meeting. He showed a film, “Perception of Driving Hazards" fol10wed by a question period on highway rules and safety. Fergus Women's Institute had as its motto, “Things kept in use never rust." Mrs. Gladys McConnell, speaking on this theme said, “Own a growing mind and you need have no worry as to other possessions. You will then own the key that unlocks the door to whatever you most desire.” Stanley Women's Instituteâ€"had a speaker on wells. He told the ladies that water should be tested at least twice a year, in the spring run off and when water is at its lowest. Community Builder’s Women’s Institute is restoring the historic old Pelham Union School. This 115 year old school, partially destroyed in 1965 has been renovated. The Branch held an auction sale in the school to help with ex- penses. Tavistockâ€"A housecleaning "trading post" was held by the Tavistock Women's Institute and the prooeeds are to be used for Christmas treats for the shutâ€"ins of the community. New Liskeard Women‘s Institute Branch reports many worthwhile activities over the years. Some of these are: They have adopted a little Korean girl from whom they have a letter every few months. They send her money for her birthday and the W.I. members dress a doll for her at Christmas. They visit the home for aged and take treats. They visit the patients in the chronic ward of HaileybUry Hospital. taking books and treats. For Centen- nial year they have donated benches to be placed in the hospital grounds. * ‘k * Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was. Dag. Hammarskjold in "Markings" ‘k 'k i 28 Kuhryvilleâ€"Mrs. Robert Schmidt pluscnictl an interesting Paper, “The Herb G3rd““n- She explained the classes, uses, kinds; p“. Hm» freezing. drying, vinegar; growing in ,l, 0‘” a window sill. A chart was shown i: ulour to help in identifying the herbs. A cm- M on “Herbs and Spices," with samples ll Vlghlig bottles to be named, completed the talk Lin Dempsey: “We have difficult} ‘L‘lllng members to prepare or discuss mu .39 M“, this year we purchased the book ‘ m u Roadside Window" and instead of a 11 i0 we plan to have a chapter of the book i J and discussed at each meeting, with the r uh”, taking turns, alphabetically at reading. North Momington: “The English . [he French have to learn to live tog. r in Canada. Could we not have more i: mg; of views through the Institutes? (Perl \ this would mean an exchange between 111- mm. en’s Institutes of Ontario and the CL -\ [Jr Fermieres of Quebec. At least one [rip to Quebec, calling on both English ant cnch groups was very satisfactory. Ed.) Eady has a membership of only ten n \ilife members; but the secretary exp! ‘ â€" and this may be true of other branch "Wu have just about all the available wome‘ : thu whole neighborhood. We are clasy \lll~ rounded by four other Institutes so it H be a good accomplishment if we hold tin rum- her we have." And she adds: “Hang t - the Institute. It may be the only brea omu women have." She strongly advocate 0nd- liness and good programs; and she szr ill though we have a program planned ad vance we slip in surprises.” Slate River: “People in the common: nan the Institute’s next event constantly, rho feel the Institute contributes to the g .| o! the community both materially and in mud feeling." Roches Point: “Our branch is very s H so we find it better to contribute to k LIL" tivity rather than to give donations I~ IhET organizations. We look after the 3g» dnd sick and send flowers and cards. We Ilutt‘ to the Adelaide Hoodless Homestead. .‘ lhfi‘ UNESCO plan; have adopted a child I ugh the Save the Children Fund and hay also adoPted an aged person in our County in * 'k * "The goodness of society ultimately dept '- "3 the nature of its citizens, and Since the nu v. I‘ its Citizens is more modifiable by early 1 "'“xL than by anything else we must conclude t; ' welfare of the family underlies the'wel. “ll “idem” â€" Herbert Spencer. (A favorite qu' 1W“ of Adelaide Hoodless.) 1* * * HOME AND COL riTRY