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so: at it THE SEA By Ethel Kelly ll ain‘t the sight of it I miss, Land knows! I'm not the kind to drop my work and Slgl‘l, And lay a dishrag or a dusterby ’ To say "How pretty” to a climbm‘ rose, ” Or "How the light beyond the medder glows! Day out and in I didn’t even try To get down to the shore. I dunno why, I thought ‘twould always be there, I suppose. Now that I've moved into a house in town With things in plenty to take up my mind, And all conveniences right at the door, You wouldn't think my spirits would go down As if it were a man I'd left behind, And him and I weren‘t married any more. * ’0‘ ll! surplus thereâ€"causes mos-t of the world’s ills. International understanding is a must. What a programme could be worked out on this theme!” Because the institutes have their sixtieth anniversary next year, Mrs. Futcher suggested they should hold a Diamond Jubilee celebraâ€" tion at the College and a conference could be part of it. She had wondered, too, if provin- cial conferences could somehow be changed to provincial conventions. With a provincial convention and a national convention which is under consideration for 1957 there could be continuity in Institute work from annual branch and district meetings every Spring, to area conventions every Fall, a provincial con- vention each year, a national convention every two years and the international or A.C.W.W. convention every three years, “ ‘Women in the World Picture’ could well be a theme around which a stimulating con» ference could be built," said Mrs. Futcher. “The influence of women in the four fields of home and family, community, nation and world could be discussed . , . Such a confer- ence would be a good place to line up our organization behind reforms sought by other women’s groups. Their top officers could address us and together we could arrive at the solution for some ills, surely. And the women of Ontario speaking with one voice would be a force that no Government dare ignore." Views From Discussion Groups To consider problems relating to the secâ€" retary‘s work and the general conducting of Institute business, the overâ€"all Chairman, Mrs. Elton Armstrong divided the women into dis- cussion groups under the following leaders: Mrs. R. D. Hendry, Mrs. L. G. Lymburner, Mrs. R_ G. Purcell, Mrs. R. C, Moffatt, Mrs. Clarence Hayes, Mrs. Clare Axford, Mrs. W. Heron, Miss Elizabeth Master, Mrs. James Bell, Mrs. Armstrong, after studying the findings of all the groups, brought in a report from which these notes are taken: The secretary's work which is always more or less exacting may be eased somewhat if ‘4 we go at it the right way, Mrs. Armstrong referred to Mrs. MacPhatter’s advice that we mus-t never sacrifice friendliness to parliamen. tary procedure. If possible the president and the SeC‘l'lElary should meetâ€"possibly fifteen minutes before each meetingâ€"and make out an agenda to simplify business and save time in the we“, ings. Procedure for conducting meeting-x it given in the Hand Book. ‘ Some branches have found that if the} aim, the programme before the business, pap}; will come to the meetings on time. If a 3; Ma] speaker arrives during the busineSs pa 3 91‘ the programme it may be a good idea to l i 3}; off the business session, have the spe. upg- address, and continue with the business wards. A secretary signs the minutes of a in. mg as soon as she has Written them. Whe. who has read the minutes at the next meetin; rm: president asks the members if the my 195 are correct. If any corrections or add' mm are brought forward the president do: {,1 sign the minutes until these corrections it been made and approved. It has been found advisable, as a go. a! rule to have the office of secretary and is- urer vested in one secretary-treasurer m where the work is very heavy the office my be divided. It has been found a good - 1H. especially in a large organization to ele in assistant secretary. An elected assistani v- retary may write minutes in the minute mi: and Sign them. A secretary pro tem w elected to take the minutes at a mesh :11 the secretary’s absence, takes the minute m gives them to the secretary to enter i: in minute book. The question was raised as to whei'r a “paid secretary” had a right to vote. Tl: ‘7 swer was that few, if any, Institute score «8 are paid a salary. They may receive an n- orarium, a small contribution in appl‘eci on of their work, but this does not deprive m of the privilege of voting. A secretary should open a letter as St 1v it arrives. If it relates to the work of 1 vi vener it should be mailed or given If ‘H: convener to consider and present brie; ml the next meeting. If it deals with an r ‘1'- Emmy matter, the secretary answers m’ once; otherwise she presents it at the A? meetingâ€"4f possible in a condensed f01 1," save time. But a letter from the FV U President or the Director of Home Econ or: Extension must be read in full. (Latf ‘li‘r‘ Conference and Holiday converter askec "ant her letters relating to these events a;- lit read in full to prevent misunderstan 11-5 such as had occurred in a few instance IN year.) Mrs. Armstrong suggested to the EECFE‘ ‘3“ that before they send an inquiry to the F' "I: dent or the Director, they refer to the lama Book and their file of Home and Coun‘rw 1“ See if they Cannot find the answer for Iii-cl”- selves. HOME AND COUNTRY