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83 members who had completed twelve 4-H Homemaking Units. F. W. I. C, Report Mrs. MacPhatter gave a comprehensive reâ€" port of the recent F.W.I.C. sub executlve meetâ€" ing. She reported a women's organization in Belgium had been so impressed with the Canadian Women's Institute that they had asked the FiW.I,C. for their constitution. The Citizen's Forum asked the F.W.IC. to consider the following subjects for future discussions: Women in Banking; Standardized Curriculum across Canada: How Far Can Conservation Go? and Should Canada Have Two Sets of Policy? Mrs D. S_ McNaughton was recom- mended by Mrs. MacPhatter to work with the F.W.IC. on the Radio Evaluation Council, due to her splendid work on the Provincial Board. Conservation Council of Ontario Mrs. Stewart McDonald presented the report of the Conservation Council, which was an extensive one in the work of conservation of water, pollution of streams, conservation of fish and wild life. Mrs. McDonald reported Mrs MacPhatler had been invited to sit in on a discussion of a F.W.IC, conservation project and the suggestion was the elimination of litâ€" ter on the highways and hyways The F.W.I.C. have recognich this problem in the past. Reso- lutions have been sent to the government with little or no results. A ninevpoint program has been suggested for correction of litter on the highways and byways. Resolutions Mrs, R. G. Purcell gave the report of action on the resolutions passed at the annual meet- ing and read many letters received from the departments of the government. In connection with a resolution regarding sewing thread, Mrs. Purcell received an interesting summary on sewing thread from a manufacturer why]. explained the right uses for thread. A resolu. tion which was tabled at the fall meeting wa. presented by Mrs. Purcell and was sustanmi and an emergency resolution also was rt. ceived, read and sustained. These m}. ‘ follows: Whereas the southwestern area of 0m has at the present time no hospital, schn _ D, institution for retarded children such as um, have in Orillia or Smith Falls, and ' Whereas both these hospital schools 'm 1.. date have a long waiting list and are both v “r. crowded. the need for such a hospital a rm: in southwest Ontario is a necessity and .m. overdue. Therefore the it resolved that the Ft...,,. Women's Institutes of Ontario ask the O! Minister of Health to seriously censicll». a)” founding of such an institution, with 5.: , tion and consideration for the physicall‘ .,A,. mentally handicapped for southwesterr W tario in the near future. The resolution was sustained. in arm Emergency Resolution Whereas the Toronto-Barrie (400) hlgi ., intersections art concession lines 4, b‘, m Township of West Gwillimbury result,- ;. proposed closing of these concession roar! ml Whereas such closing would necc-i -:r_ residents travelling greater distances in , i to and from adjoining communities, indu: schools, churches, stores, banks, and Whereas firefighting protection Wuuli n.‘ limited and urgent medical services l- - and Whereas the valuable farms in this an». be drastically reduced in value and, Whereas school buses, mail delivery 'lCi grading and snow ploughing service no ‘. joyed Will be curtailed entirely in sons in stances, or accomplished at much gl {er expense to the taxpayer, Mrs. Gordon MucPhnll/ President F.W.J.O.. prese‘ Onlurio Women's Inslil. Awards for 1955 to l students in the first year the Degree Course at M: donald Institute, From l to right: Mrs. MucPhaH Miss Arlene C. Johnslc. 322 Argyle St, Port Arih, Miss Barbara A Cannio R.R. 2, Woodville; Mi Mordelle Wheeler, Kit. A Tweed; Miss Elaine M. Phr- R.R. l, Chippewa.- M- Noncy C, Morris, R.R. Burlinglon. â€"‘O..4.C. WW HOME AND COUNTRY