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Summer, 1938 HOME AND COUNTRY CONCENTRATE EFFORTS 0N SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMME Mrs. F. J. Nickle, provincial con- vener of Health and Child Welfare recommends that the Women’s Instiâ€" tutes might well concentrate their efforts on a particular phase of the very iin ortant subject of ‘Health and Child elfare'. In her outline of a suggested programme for 1938-39, Mrs. Nickle says: “Medical science and public health are making such rapid progress that we need never lack new topics or new projects. Please remember that each institute must .study its own needs. For exampleâ€"1f your community is open to the plagues of scarlet fever and diphtheria, arid if your school children are not given a physical ex- amination every year. you have drop. ped behind the standards set by our progressive institutes. Health insurâ€" ance and state medicine are being studied by many institutes. The factors which have governed my recommendations areâ€" 1. Careful review of all reports submitted by area conveners. 2, A need for co-operation with the Provincial Department of Health through the study of their latest ad- vancements in public health. Your provincial committee on Health and Child Welfare urges united effort on: 1. Pasteurization of milk and tuber- cular and blood testing of herds. These are necessary for public health. 2. Social Legislation â€" Maternal Welfare, Mental Hygiene Clinics, Annual Health Examinations, Ven- creal Disease Clinics, Health Ex- aminations before Marriage. 3. Child Welfareâ€"The study of Child Psychology and how best to teach children the facts of sex. TRAVELLING LIBRARIES AVAILABLE TO ONTARIO WOMEN’S INSTITUTES The regulations concerning the Travelling Libraries Service have been slightly changed. The following information should be clipped and pasted in the Women's Institute Hand Book on page 28 in place of the in- formation that is now given on that page. “The object of these Travelling Libraries is to supplement the avail- able book stock of smaller public libâ€" raries as well as to serve Women's Institutes, Farmers’ Clubs, Study Clubs and Schools in communities, rural and urban, where public library service is not accessible. Requests for special titles or special types of literature will always be filled so far as possible; for example, agriculture, household science, travel, biography, economics, boys’ and girls’ books. A case holds from 40 to 50 Volumes. Occasionally requests are made for casas entirely of fiction. Such applications cannot be granted, since the libraries are chiefly for educa- tional purposes. I For practical reasons, no catalogue is published. New books are being purchased every month, wornâ€"out volumes are being withdrawn, and much of the collection is always in Circulation throughout the Province. Cost â€" None, excepting carriage charges. The borrowing community is asked to pay the charges on or- rival; the Department will pay (Or the return. Period of Loan. -â€" The regular period for a loan is four months, though cases may be returned at any time. The Department prefers to lend through an organized association of some kind. The books must be avail- able Without charge to the entire community and not only to members of an association, club or church. Arrangements must be made for a suitable custodian." Local Leaders at Wo uni. Jami Aruott o! Sprinmoni Institute, Institute and Mrs. Huruld French of Salem rkâ€"Grey County, 1938 ' bliss Margaret MEKEIn oI Annun and Lean: Instllulu lcurn ium- lo nmkv rim-es Lind lunch glovemaking at the Glnvcniuking Training School, iminiciud ll)‘ MISa Llllinu Howell of the Womon's Inotllulo Brunch, Dupurtnient of Agrwlluru. DISTRICT ANNUALS DE (Continued from page 1, col. 3) The delegates at the \Vest York District were well prepared with their choice of project, because the Co» operative Programme had been well discussed by the institute: previous to the district annual meeting. The dis- trict secretary plans to have ii“ in- formal niecting of local institute sec- retaries at her home where they will discuss the duties of a secretary and better co-operation in the district. Brockville and South Waterloo were two districts where the in- stitutes had studied the C0»opcrative Programme and were really with their decision at the district annuals. At the North Wentworth District Annual a lunch served in cafeteria style successfully took care of over 300 delegates in less than an hour. Reports at the South Simmo Dis- trict Annual showed that 400 pairs of leather gloves had becn made in the district since the training school held in April. The fact that many institute mem~ bers keep in touch with institute ac- tivities throughout the province was shown when a resolution was brought up at the South Waterloo District Annual favouring South Waterloo joining the Guelph convention area, should such an area be organized. Outstanding reports of standing committees were given at the North Perth District Annual. Erich report was followed by a discussion period showing an excellent understanding of the functions of Women's Insti- tutes. This district annual demon- strated the fact that the institutes in the district are alive to current issues and aware of opportunities where they can give constructive service._ The North and South Brant Dis- tricts celebrated their fortieth anni- versary. Four members were present who were at the first meeting. In Centre Wellington District, is small prize is given to the convenct who has presented the best report and received reports from the greatest number of local institutes. This sys~ tem has resulted in excellent reports at the district annual. _ The morning session of the district annual of East York was almost per- fect. One of the features that helped make the meeting run smoothly was that each person who had a part in the programme sat on the platform. The delegates at the district an- nuals held in West Elgln and Brock» ville were treated at lunch with de- lectable, fresh asparagus, nicely cooked and served hot. MONSTRATE EFFICIENCY The districts of North and Suutli Norfolk made arrangements to con- duct seal sales on a district bu. n order to help finance tuberculosis clinics. At the Carleton County District Annual the final stop was lillil'n for dividing the county into two institute districts. During the past your, the officers did splendid preparatory work. They made out a fomiblc plan and submitted it to ench institute for consideration bcforc the district an- nual. In Haldimand, a district with many institutes, olliciul representatives from the institutes meet with the speaker from the llcpartnicnt some time previous to the district zinnual to discuss and decide upon the dis» trict col-operative programme in home L’L‘Ol‘lnl’l‘llCF for the coming year. A half day devoted to this procedure. (lthcr district matters entailing lengthy discussions are also con- sidered at this mecllng. North illiddlcs reports were con- cise and buslncs o. In the import- ant work of Health llnd Chile Wel- fare, this district uuvc attention to the mental and physical honltli of children, mental diseases and water supply. At East Kent, the girls gin-e a practical demonstration of the work curried on by Homemaking Clubs, This was followed by a discussion when helpful ways of assis mg the girls were outlined. Algomu North Shore had the In- spector of Public Schools give ii talk on the new programme of studies for grades I to VI for public and separate schools. His address followed the re- port on Education and concluded with discussion. Each institute in this district has had a case of books from the Travelling Libraries Branch of the Department of Education. South Itcnfrew marked 25 years of district leadership with a birthday celebration. Valuable historical data were collected for the event. Sudbury District sponsors a baby clinic. Representatives from the disâ€" trict are on the committcc for the Institute for the Blind and, through this Contact, the district has been able to recommend two elderly women for the pension. East Manitoulin contributes gener- ously to hospital work, both in time and funds. Picturesque St. Joseph's Island is interested in the preservation and re- (Continuod on page 4, col. 2) SUMMARY DAYS 0N VEGETABLE COOKERY WELL ATTENDED Fifteen summary days were held during the spring and early summer to conclude the projects on Vege- table Cookery which had been organ- ized and carried on in 15 different districts, ranging from Temiskaming in the north to Essex in the west and Northumberland in the east. The summary days followed the local leader training schools in Vege- table Cookery, which were given sev- eral months earlier in all the districts concerned. In the intervening time, the local leaders who had attended the district training schools gave the work to their own institutes. Each institute in a district with this pro- ject on its programme had the privi- lege of sending two leaders to the training school. The summary days were planned with two sessions, the attendance at the morning session being limited to local leaders, district officers and a few interested members, while the afternoon session was open to the public. Local leaders from 93 institutes attended the district summary nicet- ings and over 700 persons attended the afternoons sessions. A district ident or a member of the proâ€" 3] board of the chcrated “'0- men's Institutes prcsided at each mu ing. The afti-i'noon seasions included community singing: ii discussion on good standards of well-prepared Vi-gemblus by Miss Gvi'trudc Gray, Specialist in Foods and Nutritioni two original dramatic skits prepared by local llislitutes out of their ex- perience iii the project; and flu ad- lll' s on "The Homo Vegetable Gar- dc ' by Mr. Rush, Vegetable Special- l>t with the llepni‘liiluiit of Agricul» tin-e. The skits given by local institutes varied greatly, but in all cases were original iiiid interesting. At one meeting an entire class of 1-! women took part in u Il'llt' and f. conducted as .1 radio lii'nzidra giving ii lHllllDurULh' but zici'ui'utv re~ «.uinc of Ilii-ir \\ in Vugotuble l'onkei‘y Aunthei' | lllule had little mils Cll' u] in vegetables :mii they told in l’l n‘lE‘ the stury nl‘ tlu- value of \‘L'L’l‘tllllll'x' in the Ilivl, Mr, Ruxh discusle lliL- ft‘i'tillly of various soils and l‘lll\\' to dual with rvi'tnin iiidltions (if “it Soil, Ileslr- lllIlL‘ \‘DI‘IL 'v: of vrgutzililos to grow, {Hill the cunti'nl of insects. II~~ hurl a |i|onsnnt way of Dm|lll i: the health, IllL'LIKlll'E mid finfln(‘ll|l gain to be derived from n v - ' 't'lblc garden and niado HIIL‘ Seem (">I‘Illldl in every home. Each iw-lllule part mg in the mini imuuhi an ihit to the summary my The t-i . consisted «I‘ cooked \ talilox, ~alzid' and suc- ccs~fully stored \vinlur V0 Illllh'. An Explanation of nit-s.- (‘xhllilltii liz-lpcd to set standards for well-prepared vegetables and to show how good methods of storage may ensure a sulliciont .~U[iply of vegetables during tlii- nonpi'ndiictlve months. The local leaders i't-ported: llcfinite improvements in the methods of cookâ€" ing vt'gctnbles; more varieties of vegetables being grown and used in the homes of many class members; (ind better health as a result of using "two servings of vegetables 3 day in iidditinn tn potatoes, and a green or raw vcgotnhlc four or five times weekly.” At the morning sessions, a number of the local leaders reported that they had not been given sufficient time by their local institute to preâ€" sent the work satisfactorily. Many leaders had been given ample time and in a few cases special meetings had been arranged. Some of the local leaders reported that they had pre- pared a meal consisting largely of vegetable dishes to conclude the study in their institute.