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; titute Branch. In 1930 she was made Nutri- ,. Supervisor for the Branch and her con- .. ued study and experimental work made her dependable authority, not only for the In- ‘tutes, but for schools and organizations and dividuals over the province. To see Miss ay give a cooking demonstration was to see ,. work of a skilled craftswoman and artist: a. the bulletin and lesson leaflets she preâ€" ,~. ed were guides to housewives and exten- on workers alike. Miss Gray will be remembered by her asso- ates in the Department for her thoroughness REMEMBER reading some time ago an article by an English writer in which he pointed out the importance of voluntary ssociations. He said, in effect, that without the oluntary association democracy would die. ‘ interesting and dramatic illustration of the luence of voluntary associations is taking lace now in Ontario. About a year ago two such associations joinâ€" d forces in the fight against Canada's Number ne health problem, poor mental health. . ese associations, as you know, are the Fed- rated Women’s Institutes of Ontario and The ntario Division of the Canadian Mental ealth Association. This joint endeavour is al- eady receiving attention from other provinces nd this summer will be reported to the re- resentatives of thirty or forty nations attend- - g The Fifth International Congress on Men- » Health, meeting in Toronto in August 1954. I have had the privilege and pleasure of isiting five Area Conventions of the Ontario ' omen’s Institutes and also speaking to many ranches throughout Ontario, including one v ip as far north as Cochrane. Two things im- ressed me very strongly. One was the hos- itality of the members of the branches. It ‘ as delightful to enjoy the fellowship so ap- arent in the various groups. The second ing was the leadership and service the Inâ€" itutes are giving in their communities. This tter naturally led me to do a great deal of I ' king about the possibilities which lie in l e field of mental health as our partnership ntinues. One can see the Institutes becoming ucational and inspirational centres for the : ental hygiene movement in the rural areas. 7 The primary task at this stage is that of re- - Oving erroneous and fear-producing con- ptions of mental illness and mental de- ciency. That work has been inaugurated by 'terature, of which over 8,000 pieces have been istributed this year by the Institutes. It has 0 been carried on by the community meet- ‘ gs arranged by many Institutes where the 1m "Shyness" has been shown and discussion INTER 1954 and integrity, her readiness to help, her kind- liness and hospitality. She retired from the Department in 1945 and we like to remember that on the occasion of her farewell dinner, speaking of the home economics extension programme, she said that each member of the staff “should have a vision of what this service should be. the understanding that it can be and the faith that it shall be." Illness separated Miss Gray from her friends for some time prior to her death but she will not be forgotten by those who had the privi- lege of knowing her and working with her. regressive Mental Health Programme By I. D. Parks invited. Plans are being formulated nin whereby it is hoped the children will be nblt‘ to enroll in the crusade against poor mental health in our province. Both the Women's Institutes and the Conn» diam Mental Health Association have been pinnecrs for many years. There is every reason to believe that this new partnership of the two volunteer groups will lead the way {or thousands of other citizens in Canada and other countries to follow their example. The ultimate goal. of course, is n healthier. happier life for all our people. The rest of this article I Wn'Lllrl like to make a news letter to give you umedate infm'u motion concerning what is inking plflt‘t‘ in On- tario. Thu activities listed below are made possible by the interest and donations u[ the Institutes and l)lll(‘l‘ inn-rusted people like yourselves. A inst-mating experience in which we are all sharing at 111 St. George Stl‘L'L'l (Headâ€" quarters of the Canadian Mental Health Assu- cintinn in Tul‘ullin) may be entitled "East Meets West in Tnl‘nlllu, 1053.” I know you will like to hear the story as taken from “The Reporter." It began five ycnrs ago when the L‘nnndinn Mental Health Association and the University of Toronto invltccl teachers from each prov. ll‘lt'e‘ in Canada to n pnt'lln-I‘Hhip in examining some important aspects of Child Dcvvlnpment and the Educational Process. The teachers remained with us lm‘ a your on this project. This year our small group of (‘nnadinn tout-hers has been joined by six crluczitiunalists on ful- lowship from Thailand. They will remain un- til the end of the academic ycnr in 1054. Dr. Wm. Line, :1 member of our staff, went to Thailand last summer to make the arrange- ments. Of their fellowship with us this year he says, “The thought 134 that by cross cultural studies of Child Development we may ulti- mately arrive at more basic conceptions of the needs and potentialities of children than are attainable by such studies in one culture only.” 19