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, . L. G. Lyrnburner, F.W.l.0. President pre- ’ senting the F.W.l.O. Ade- laide Headless Awards to first year students or Mac- donold Institute; Left to right â€" Lorraine Wrighl, Mildred Morton, Helen Morrison, Mrs. Lymburner, Catherine Lounsbury, Ann langton. , current event. this; Papers on various phases of no Indian history. ' Many branches reported films. slides and book ‘eviews. There were the films. “Seaway From ream to History" and “Huronia Country and lioneer Days." Three of the books reviewed were ‘Ask No Quarter," the life of Agnes Macphail, :3 he Stream Runs Fast," by Nellie McClung, ‘Roughing it in the Bush." by Susannah Moodie. Mrs. Brooks suggested keeping a scrap hook in collection of clippings and summarizing them the end of the year; and she urged the com- ilers of Tweedsmuir histories to remember that the book should be a history of the community. Members as well as conveners should be alert to ~historic sites that should be marked. “In 1967 Canada will celebrate her 100th birthday." said Mrs. Brooks. "Plan now to take an active part. The restoring of some historic site would be ‘a worthy project." Mrs. R. C. Walker. Curator of the Provincial Tweedsrnuir Histories for Ontario made this inter- esting suggestion: “Art European custom we might well copy is the ‘Home Log Book‘. This is retained in the home and filled in by each oc- cttpant. It includes date and builder of house: ' births. deaths and other data re occupants: addi- tions to and alterations in the house. and special events pertaining to the house and its various occupants. It is chained to a definite place and always left there to be kept up-to-dute. It is never too late to start such an invaluable record." Mrs. Walker also made a recommendation â€" and it was heartily endorsed by the Board Mem- bers â€"â€" that Ontario discontinue Twcedsmuir History competitions at all levels but that Insti- tutes be encouraged to put their histories on display at certain Institute meetings and other events. Public Relations Very unfortunately the provincial Public Re- lations Officer, Mrs. P. Y. McCandICss, was taken ill a short time before the Board Meeting. (We are happy to report that she is making a good recovery.) While Mrs. McC’andlcss could not all tend the meeting she had already completed her Donations Form for the year except for one report that had not arrived. This report came in later and we have added the amounts to Mrs. WINTER I961 McCandless's totals. Results show that the Fed- erated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario, for the year 1959-60. gave to national appealsâ€" Red Cross. Cancer Fund, Polio Fund and others $43,- ISHB; to education which included scholarships, help to students and schools for retarded children, $24.573.80: to health â€" hospitals. clinics. sick and aged people. $23.]80.47: to miscellaneous causes $56.02.”); to F.W.I.O. and F.W.[.C. $7245.80; donations in kind. $l5.2l10.36: dona- tions in kind to FW.I.O. â€"- FW.I.C. $1349.67. With additional unitemized amounts from two districts the total amount of donations from the institutes of the province was 367,682.08. (Con- tributions to World Refugee Year and UNESCO Coupon 40” were given in the secretary's report.) We regret that we have no report of Mrs. McCandless's personal activities in the interest of public relations. One that was especially com- mended in the Board Meeting was the planning Cuuuuct'. ' ‘ " Three things to cultivateâ€"godliness, courage and gentleness. Three things to commend â€" thrift. industry and promptncss. Three things to despise â€" cruelty. arrogance and ingrtttitude. Three things to admire â€" dignity. intellectual power and gruciousncss. Three things to give â€" alms to the needy. comfort to the sad and appreciation to the worthy." The Plowing fl’lnlrlt: A report of the Elgin County Women's Insti» tute tent at the Plowing Match showed that from lea served and a sale of home baking the women made a profit of only $66.51 to be divided among twenty branches. It was left with the women to decide whether or not to have a tent at the next plowing match. World Refugee Year: Reference has already been made to the On- tario Women's Institutes‘ contribution of $7,331 to the World Refugee Fund. Mrs. G. Gordon Maynard. F.W.I.O.‘s representative to World Refugee Year explained the priority projects to which the central fund would be allocated. First. funds will be used for the resettlement or inte- gration of all refugees who have been living in camps in Europe for ten years or more. Second.