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3.7.! ice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking - Glass, by Lewis Carroll. “ les from Grimm, by Wanda Gag. «1 eWind in theWillows, by Kenneth Grahame. 'incle Remus, by Joel C. Harris. under of the Gods, by Dorothy Hosford. e Heroes, by Charles Kingsley. e Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. e Boy’s King Arthur, by Sidney Lanier. by Howard Pyle. tto of the Silver Hand, by Howard Pyle. . allows and Amazons, by Arthur Ransome. .u eidi, by Johanna Spyri. ‘ nglish Fairy Tales, by Flora A. Steel. easure Island, by Robert L. Stevenson. ulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift. vhe Little Duke, by Charlotte M. Yonge. DITOR’S NOTE: Because of the increased namâ€" er of county conferences or “rallies” held in A e province this year, we asked a represen- tive of each county where a conference was ‘eld to tell as in just what way the conference 3, her county was a benefit to the Institute 3‘5 in the county, to the individual branch u; d to the members. Here are the replies: From Perth county, by Miss Lily Dempsey: It was this year, 1955, that it was decided So have an annual Perth county conference or y of the Women’s Institutes of the three :- stricts, North, Centre and South. Two dis- ‘« icts attend the Guelph Convention and the 1‘ ird, the London Convention so it was seldom r! at the members met on common grounds. The annual rally is not a money-making eeting but rather an educational one, at hich members can get to know each other It is planned to be one third fun or a tertainment, one third inspirational â€" we ave an address by a capable leaderâ€"and one iii ird business. Looking a little farther into the future is 5. vision of projects and activities, relative to erth county, which would he of interest and enefit to the people of the county. If and hen it is decided to sponsor a project, the erth County Women's Institutes are now in 5 unified position to act as a nucleus and seek ooperation from other county groups. This v'sion could be far-reaching and stretch out i" rough the years, furthering the objective of ur Women’s Institute, “to develop more abunâ€" yant life in our community and a deeper apprc« iation of the things near at hand." “ lNI‘El-‘t I956 For Older Boys and Girls Little Women, by Louisa M. Alcott. Master Skylark, by John Bennett. The Deerslayer, by James F. Cooper. Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas. Captains Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling. Jim Davis, by John Masefield. Red Fox, by Charles G. D. Roberts. The Talisman, by Sir Walter Scott. Wild Animals I Have Known, by Ernest T. Seton. The Black Arrow, by Robert L. Stevenson. Kidnapped, by Robert L. Stevenson. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain. t i i If only the old woman who lived in a shoe Had known what good reading for children can do. She wouldn’t have spanked hers and sent them to bed; She’d have given them good books to look at instead. Why a County Conference? Bruce county, by Mrs. Victor Emerson: Why a county c0nference? Socially â€" the district officers meet and become better ac- quainted. Educationally - they discuss their problems. Inspiration is gained from the ad- dresses of those sent by the Department and the Provincial President. Resolutions subâ€" mitted by a county have more influence than those coming from a district. The county con- ference gives an opportunity to promote a county project. For example, our conference gave us the opportunity to make an appeal for a diligent survey of material for our county museum and for the branches in the county to send in their one dollar per member con- tributions. In the way of benefits to the branch â€" the officers benefited from the group discussions arranged for each class of officers, as presi- dents, secretaries and others. Everyone joined some grOup. The speaker from the Depart ment, Mrs Arthur Hamilton, ansWered quesâ€" tions on problems arising from the discussion groups. Some officers reported that they had learned more about Institute work at this con- ference than at any other meeting they had ever attended. The members received education and in- spiration, and any member can attend this meeting whereas only one officer from a branch can attend the Guelph conference; not more than one or two delegates are sent to the area convention; and many women cannot afford to pay their own expenses to go some distance to a convention. Hence the county 29