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eed the population so grain and flour have to o imported. Other crops, used for both ex- ort and home consumption are tca, coconuts. ubber, nuts, cinnamon and tobacco. A press- i g agricultural need of the country is lurgc cale development projects and the reconâ€" truction of waterways. The island abounds lumber, including ebony, satinwood and osewood. Mineral products are iron and raphite and sapphires and rubies. The pearl isheries are famous. Ceylon has created educational history by aking university education free. All schools rom the kindergarten up are free and school ttendance from six to fourteen years is comâ€" ulsory. Schools accepting govm‘nment aid ust admit pupils regardless of race, nationalâ€" ty or religion. The Women's Institute movement, the Lanku ahila Samiti, was introduced into Ceylon by r. Mary H. Rutnam in 1930. Dr. Rutnam is ' native of Ontario and one-time lecturer to ntario Women's Institutes; later she did edical work in Ceylon and married a inghalese. The Lenka Mahila Samiti arc onfined to the rural areas where therc arc ow 720 branches with a membership of 5,000. The aspects of village life that receive irst attention are health and food production. allowed by the development of handicrafts, he practice of thrift, adult education, nursery ducation and social and cultural activities. recent project is setting up home demon- iration or work centres to train girls to go in; to teach crafts and homemaking in the 'Illages. It will be remembEred that last year he Women’s Institutes of Ontario contributed 7.205. or enough to equip six of these training entres. This year when the Associated Country omen of the World will hold their confer- nce in Ceylon, country women everywhere "MR 1956 alum/o in. Kuhn”. A Ceylon Women's Inslitule official group. Dr, Mary Rulnorn is lounh [mm Ioli in the bud row As shown in lhis picture, either lhe sari or Weslcvn dress may be worn by Hip Women at Ceylon. Will be especially Inli'l‘t‘Sll't't in llli.‘ (‘i-ylon Women's lnslitiilc or l.;iiik:i Miiliilii Honiili mcnihci'k |lll'(l).1t', I! is this; "Riivvrcntly iinil i-nriii-stly (In 1 i‘ilci'lgi- my \\'ho|i--hi'nrti-d hl‘l'Vlt'D in lht' ciilisc of siii‘viiic my fellow sislcrs, forgetting :ill ilil‘li‘l'i'iii‘i's in the common ln-rilnm- of “HF MiiHu-rlund, To this cncl that my work iii:i_\ lii'iglili-ii the darkness of povci'ty :ind iiziioi'niin- iii l’lll'Jll Ceylon, I Will ci'cr sli'ii'o for ui'i-ulvi' knowl- cdgc, skill and iindcrsliiinlinc. "l :u-knowlcrluo lllt' dignity of hl‘l'\'l(‘l' in tho Club]: of bringing llulll to l'ltl'ill Wiiiiiniv hood. “I will bi- clean in thought. word :intl rim-d iwnlkinu in tlic pntlis of pulu'nrc, of sym- pathy and kinrilim-ss, “I promise lo niiiintiiin lht‘ lllllllll' of Mn- movcmcnt, and In sli'ii'i- in l):' Worthy of ilic responsibility cntriistcrl lo riii-" Thcir i-nililvm is inli-ri-sling loo :1 womnn holding :i lump in hi-r huml guards thi- flame of knowlcclgi- :ind mnki-s it Iiiii'ii moi‘i- hl'lfllll- ly. Shc oflci's hi-r sci-Vici-s in Mollit-i' l.uiikii to brightcn the darkness of pni'i'i-ly :inrl lunor» uni-c Kind to bring the light of knowliuiluq- to rurul Woman hood. 0 O O Thr- A.C.W.W, confci‘i-m'i- will mr-cl in tin- Unn-‘crsity of CL-ylon. Lady (Iv Soysa, who will be remembered by many of our women for the port shc tool-t til the conference held in Toronto, St'llrigz llh some intcrcstinu information about the University we quote in part: The University of Ceylon was founded in Colombo on tho lst of July, 1942 by procla- mation under lhi- Ceylon University Ordi- nance number 20 of 1942, 'I'hc University start- ed in 1942 With four Faculties, an academic staff of 55 and 904 students. In the l953â€"54 session it had six Faculties, 2.382 sludcnts and an academic staff of 222. TI