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Here and There With the Institutes More Notes From “Reports of Meetings” Editor’s Note: In our Summer issue we had the first instalment of notes taken from Secretaries” "Reports of Meetings" questionnaire. We have here the remaining notes from this year's reports. 5: Suggestions for Programmes Roschill would recommend to other branches their "Husbands" Meeting.” The husbands an- swered the roll call: “Why I like my wife to belong to the Women’s Institute," and they had a guest speaker on a subject of interest to both men and women. Sandhill had a display of antique glassware; Snelgrove a display of hobby crafts which in- cluded paintings, knitting, rugs, quilts, aluminum and copper etching, needlepoint and embroidery; Bcachburg, a display of corsages made from ny- ions. Donegal places first on its list of good pro- gramme features a talk on schools for retarded children. North Perth Maple Leaf says “Have your traffic officer speak and show films on safety on the road." Cohden appreciated a talk by the SCl'IOOI Inspector on “Trends to More Eificient Education.” Forester’s Falls: “We not only enjoy a session of discussion on our ‘beefs,’ but we feel better for sharing them with others and sometimes we go on to do something about them.” Point Alexander studied especially the relationâ€" ships among teachers, pupils and parents. Avonton gives these suggestions from their pro- gramme: "The Smile for the Month" (we presume that would be an amusing story) proved popular; also a debate: "Are we less educated than people were sixty years ago?” and a panel discussion "Years teach us more than books." Perhaps some other notes from their list of month's programmes would be of interest: Roll calls: “A duty of a good citizen.“ “A cure for the blues," “My favorite childhood story book," “What annoys me most at public meetings." Mottoes and Topics: “Build health by thought, word and deed," “Qualities of a good homemaker." Cassburn: A panel discussion on education by a teacher, an cit-teacher and a parent. Lochwinnoch finds that a threeâ€"minute discus sion of a given subject brings everyone into the programme. As special subjects of study Naval: bad the Evaluation of Radio and Television Survey, Illus- trated lectures on various parts of Canada, the States and Europe. They subscribed to UNESCO Courier and the Canadian Association of Con- sumers bulletin. Saurin recommends having more of the pro- grammes put on entirely by members rather than by outside speakers. They did this and the mem- bers “did a grand job." Wyebridge’s best meeting was a visit to the County Home for the Aged, “with gifts, lunch and 30 entertainmentaa rewarding project fer an, In_ stitute," they Say. ' Argyle makes this recommendation: "H mm are any blind people in the community be mm m ask them to show your members what the; Mn d” and how they use the Braille way of reader p,“ tures are available from the Canadian lnstimn {w the Blind. Hawkestone advises: “Have an insuruni. mm speak at a meeting and answer questions, 1,; 0“, meeting points were brought up that we hau m.“ thought of.“ Alliston had a very worthwhile talk on .5 gm.” how insulin works and how the patient w, II“. a normal life. Neighboring Institutes were mm! to hear this address. Churchill is very pleased with its “Fri usmp Meeting." The Motto was: “No one is rich Hugh to be Without a neighbour." The roll call. Mum. duce your guests." A branch director gave ‘ mm- to the member who brought the most guc 51“ new members joined. This Institute made .. .iutlr of reports from the Canadian Conference xv lulu- cation held in Ottawa in February. Ivy recommends the showing of the film aim in the Home and On the Farm." Zion Jubilee: A talk by a high school w .rl‘m on Science and the Geo-physical Year. Ingleside: A discussion of “Suggestions um new town," (This must be in the St. ]_.: rum seaway development) such as a library. rung rink, playground for children. As a rsw‘ R5 was donated towards a rink. McIntyre: Demonstrations in makint able decorations from garden vegetables, flower [rum foam rubber. South Gillies, as a result of papers on M mm at meetings, got two of the members elects: -â€" the school board. East Fort William especially enjoyed a .I. mon- stration of hand puppetry by two school r Grass Hill mentions a talk by the Con H ll: brarian and a “hat auction." (The hats mu ham been made for the occasion. The report szl "th auction proved to be hilarious") Manilla had a programme with a film w RC- forestation and Fire Prevention by a repuenm- tive from the Department of Lands and nrc~l~ and the school children and teachers EtllcrldL'tl‘ They also had a demonstration of book .mdmg by the County Librarian. _ Wexford concentrated on a study of [ilk (.nm- monwealth countries, Ceylon and the St. L: arena: Seaway. ‘ Helena Feasby: “Our president chose as '1 PW eat the study of Homer Watson. (This lflutllil” " near Homer Watson’s birthplace.) At each mceunt she showed some of his paintings and gave 1: short talk about him. Our resolutions Convener at 88C“ meeting gave some comment from the Hm Book." HOME AND COUNTRY