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4 REPORT ON ONTARIO ROYAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION “No matter how fine the equipment, or how splendid the school, the key to good and i pired education is the teacher," said Mrs. Jr E. Houck, R.Il. 6, tr mpton. member of the Itoyal Commission on Education and pre.' (IL-iii. OI I‘ecl County Women's Iriiiti- tutes in a report given at the I‘ecl llistrirt Annual Meeting. “Therefore, one of the most important laSk> of any Government is the selection, training. pnying and keeping at only nit- lim- nuulilii-d tenvhe .5. "Following that idea further. in. matter how yum] the tent on the kind . its Ainada nods cannot be lully moulded unless the '3 boys and girls have s rur- ity and good home training. I'Iar‘h ctiiilpll,‘iilents the other. Thin where the i-o-npol. tion of every eitl u must Iii- i-iilisti-d to provide Ontario t‘h' .ln-n unit I.I1i‘ Ilttrii. opportulilty pi. - slide in Ilf‘t‘flllll‘ HHEIUI and helpful ritl- /. w of it great country," CUTIIIIIL‘I'IIJ‘II not. llnnrk, 'l‘lin Illiylil r'nniinmsinn on iiilurrl. lion wits appointed in the spring of [£115 in . tidy the prurient iii-stein ril‘ t'III ‘itIIuII In (Hilario no t Um 'ty eiiiruim- It'I’le‘ and to on pi ll lIiA lIIVllIIHIIn iilid oi'yariizatiori~ ('I'Illl'IhlIIM lllltI hllifl'lwlltillw that would improvi- liiid I'm-dilute IIll' (‘IIUI‘HLIiir‘I nl 'liitiirin l'IIIIlII't-Il, Molly [din-4m of odllrlitlon iiiid luin wort- ttlillslllll'l‘l'll by the column un, iiu'ludintz HI‘IIUIII buildings and urohitoctur‘v, IIIHIIII" lrnmipri i’IIItIII, l‘IIl'l'It'IIIUIIl. text Iiiiok lyi nr ‘Iltililh, kiiiilrrgin IH, llul‘H- l'I\' .«wlioiiL, tenchin ol' the hmiili mini. nnitir, vnrninmnl unrk, s rinl mini. ,rnrnl mnl iii-inn. w'IItiuIs i. urn, tlii-li- lininliiir. inir and M iutiiiiinitrniinn, t n \ ill in ii, trust: . problems Ill‘l|lt'llllill nnd superannua- tion, The nulij iiulllt-i thlIIt iiii-hiilvd more lliun‘ It) Iil‘ll some or them requiring it IIII\' or more in pin-nut and “turn ilmn L" ,- inlllioii worth of IIIZIII'I'IIII null tniili» inniir. t‘Iiiiiriimii lit the (‘iiiiiiiiiseiun is the llniiniiinlilo Mr. .IIltiIIl‘l' Hope or the “Hint-lo Sillii'riiit- [‘iitil't. Ilr, It. W. Ii. .IlIl'ItNHII nl‘ IItl' It u' h Ill'lllll IIII‘III N'IllltiI luIllllllitil nl' tln- tininrln Ilt'iiltl'llllt'lll nl' 'ilu- i-liltnn iii , ' Int-y lirid tillirilil minim-l i-i Minni- Aliens liiildillr nr (1 II'L lni-hil-d on the {fill-illi-inln-r rninnils~ Minn is ii lilirni'iuii, r iroselilntiron ul' l'III'NI IIIlII iiilinn II‘UHII'I‘ groups. n iiiiih- mid i't-innlo Il'lll'IIt'l', IIII’I‘I' ponplo l'i‘ in \‘ni-th rn Iliiliirin, n lnliriiii' rop- rt 'Illllllt‘, n l“l't‘lll'I| l'nult‘IIlIII, n l.....l. inilil. n-r. n ll‘rtn‘lllitll. lIIi't'l' IIII‘IIIIII'I‘h I'i-nni Sopii ito 'honl Iui: , l'iilil- \uiiiit-ii. ii lIIIIYI‘I'iIV |II'|‘\I4I| II tilld sworn] en whn IIII\‘I‘ Iu n i-nu- Ill -tl with | 'tIIIIn Iliinrds of I‘Idli- l'lllilill. With the roliiiih-Iiiin of HIV I . iirt'li work it | IIII' iiiiiIt-I‘iltl ItahL'lllIlIl‘lI, oniitliliusinli IIII‘IIIIM'I’M have I|I'l'l| dith ed iiiln xiiilill groups in ronsIdi-i- \‘III'I- “th pill-In ot‘ the information ill litinil. I‘I'II'II l'lilIIIIlIIIl'l‘ will try to x Iiliit to IIlt' l'ill'lltlIHHIlln l|~' o \VIIUIl' llIIt mitlv sliifirmliiiiis oil the various stilli' . IIIIlII'I' I II, ii by the pnrliriiliir rnnnnitnm, with nrgunn-no pro nnri run, so llint ri-i-iiniiiiondiitions will ronw oi from the full roliiiiiissioli niid lint I "II the smaller eroups. “In 'lel' to broaden the \‘IHIUH of coliiilii -lon lllL‘IllIll‘l‘b IIIIII help them to son iilld l‘t‘nII‘ll‘ rt-rtniu etliirntinn pl‘tiIIIl'lIIH. sliiiill groups hull trips to odni-litioiild institutions to see 'lCdu- eulion Ill At‘lioii'. 'l‘lil- i-tilnmissiun list it \\’I'lllIl' journeyed to Northern ()iilnrin mid olis ed tln- problems of srhools IIIl‘ ' uiil Mrs, lloiirk. “Thu-re, town iiiid villiiizc schools rtiliitinrod very l'iirollnilily with some of the lit-st. in Southern Ontario, but the problems of transportation and tnxli- tloli in the sparsely-settled regions tire most lIIStl'EHSanl" she said. One group. of which Mrs. Honck was a member, visited teacher-train- iinz schools in Connecticut. New Jerâ€" sey and New York. as well as two Ontario Normal Schools. Members DISTRICT ANNUALS The District Annual meetinizs of Women‘s Institutes of Ontario in May and June, were marked by an enthus- iasm and an earnestness of purpose on the part of the women who at- tended that was an inspiration to the stud" members who took part in their programinen. With so many annuals heinit held, in eyery section of Ontario, it is naturally impossible to differen- tiatc between them. The Acting Editor or Home and Country has pored river scores. of newspaper clippings and re» ports and incidentally this IniIIr‘aIe. 'Ihe L-xvcllont work done by the pub- Iii'ity minimumsâ€"amt feels thAt, iili so mung, wonderful meeting: lit-In}: held, it nould be unfair to single out no) for slit-rial mention. Well-arranged prograiiiniv-s, keen and interesting 11W» missions. and excellent reports of worth-While activ‘l 3 featured all the inectingst At some n[ the meelinus, stress \\'IIH laid on training for id nshlp. the acquisition of Canadian cl wens \hIIl by low on January 1 of his _ iniving flt‘tl‘ll as a spur tn i-i >nshlp ronvoners to stress the "H‘QIIII‘IK and responsibilities of ti izi-nship III a \"Ist country such K trunnion 'rlit- lil‘ub- in.“ of keeping rural youth on th- furmu the training of lenders and idliitrs. and the rllt'l‘uIlIIIL’ ol’ tin-titer m iiIitvrship among the 'iunu women of the rural l'nllllnunllll were :ill brought in the fort: in distriot 1”)!"th in liitiliy xertions nl‘ flnt‘lrin, ohm lie that IIII’ int-min-rn wv thin llL’ inn-nil, nnil planning to min mlwn‘k logo of the opportunities of LIH' future. sin-rim int-mini. might in nllltlii nr tho «writ-5 nr lIIHtl‘It‘t nnnnnlu lit-iii or no. the nurlht-l'n Irinui- lit IIlt' l‘l'oririi't‘, \\’I|‘It' the pi ulntioii i~ spill'fit' :inil \I'Iillll‘n often in in trm'el Inn}: ilistiim't-s to iitteiitl such lnI-t't~ inns It was nlrml i-nrnui-i IIIL’ III iioIt in reports of these IIIl'l'lIIILH IIII‘ enthusiasm of the iiirliilwrs. nliil the i-nninnnn nr ti... work of the into. to . into new tire l._\- Iht' formation of :itlllitionnl brain lt-s. Naturally, the met-tines, held just il-inr to the 30th )lnIIIV( try i'I-Ie- Iil'lltinli lit (iuelph, “en- tinuod by thoughts of the trensureil luv, and Illrtllirwi by the challenge In rare the l'nluro. TI!!! keynote was given, W'I" Imps, liy i‘illsfl Anna in l. ,, I)i|'i-t‘- tor of the W1, IIrIIlli‘Il and “null- I‘It'HIInllII i-rviee, spvukiin: III the Sildliury I triet uvlnuiil. Mst Lewis intuit-ti [t Illl'sislnzc from l.:uI_r 'rm-un» niuir nu foIIu\\‘:-i.~ "We have it great {uture before us, wt- Ilnw' II slt‘flllt' It! iiil'liiI-nt-o I)l‘- I IHL' our roots art in the |ii|.~l_ our minds lIIIlI IlllIltltl are working III IIII' prom-lit, IIIIiI our eyes are Illllklll}: t-lrlirly into the future." 'I‘Iioli hliso In- 'is continued, "Wind it thrill it has II('I‘V\ to hour of the m tililplISIIltIt-Vllh iii the women who Iitirt- gone before. Are we not inspired by their Kubrl \\l . ’l‘lioy truly lived liiiil had it vision. The liriii l'oillidntinns they built are n t'hilllentzt- to its to curry on." E were iliilrh iliiprosiied lir IIII‘ vnrirtv llllll iii-ope of subject MATTER tniiizht lII tlicsi- i-nlh-et-s. (‘ninint-iiting un thr trip [0 tin.- I'liilril Strut-s. Mrs. lIourk :lllIIII "An- other uniuiual feature of the work lit the Iilllllllh State Tenehel‘s' College won the outatnmlinizl ' enrul inililstriiil urts llllll hot ehnld fii‘ll‘lit‘i‘ rourst . A single course like thnl over it ten » nr period iii one of our I‘ollefles \tollld L'IVI‘ new life and vigour to vocational education in Ontario." Mrs. Houek stated that if sugges- tions iuid ideas which will lie embodied iii the liilnl report of the commission urt- ll||III(‘I|INIt(‘tI, there will be many fur-reaching chmiges in the eduenâ€" tionnl set-up of the province. Gather- ing of the details and information has been an enormous task and when the romiiiissiun started work. no mem- ber bud any ronreption of the miinrni- tude of the undertaking or the great interest that was being taken in the project by people from all walks of life. OUTLOOK BROADENED BY CORREPONDENCE WITH SISTER INSTITUTE Many valuable friendships have been set up and new and. interesting ideas and program sugggatwns gleaned through our letter friendships. 0‘" “adoption” of overseas Institutes. and through our program exchange scheme. , , Have you discussed this in your Institute? Perhaps you. £00. “‘Dllld like to engage in one or more of the above named projects. We highly recommend these for your consider- ation and shall be glad to send fur‘ ther information on request. The letter published below from Willinedon \V. I. in Great. Britain contains many interestinf: sideliizhts an Institute work in England. several suggestions are worth duplication in our work. This letter has been sent in by one of our Ontario Institutes which has adopted an English Insti- tute. "liear Canadian Friends:- How very kind of you to send us such it generous gift for which_we are di-eply indebted and for which we thank you must warnin and grate- Iulll'v , tlur “'illingdon Women’s Institute with founded about sixteen years ago and [0-day has a membership of about “HP hundred and forty-six members. Our size could be a weakness, if we unaware of the ciloi't always nor my to maintain an intimate family atmosphere This happy state ' ' - rice. I am glad to say, and ut- hope will lunl: continue. In a large Institute like ours, it is difficult to give jobs to more members but the spirit of personal responsibility is encouraged 1 means of our various suh 'eetion. Sub-sections Cater to Special Interests Our president is a handicraft spe- t'ialist and consequently our “Guild of Learners" (as the Handicraft sec- tion Is called), is strong in member- nhlp and active in achievements. This group meets monthly and members IIiH'L' been preparing a sampler, as in darn of old, showin I various embroid~ err stitches. S eral classes have been held during the past year for IIIK‘IIII'IL‘I‘a' and non-members alike, in sandal making with weng heels, glove milking, be]: milking, dressmaking and upholstery, Talks on smockinz lilid exhibition work were also ar- ranged. \Vell Balanced Program A successful Institute must be well iiilri-d and thus the Choral and llinnintir bumps are well supported The L\\'( t-tiolis (‘IIIIIIJIIIL‘II to present the Nativity H at our Christmas ‘l\. 'l’h. liiet of successful team has proved so happy these last two years that it seems likely to be- come n tradition. The Choral irrouD met-ts \\'t'|'hI\ e. pt in liiitl~sunimcr. and I pinned successful in county competitions and a great pleasure to the Institute. The llrmiiatie group meets for play readings but is re- sponsllilo for at least one production nnliilnlly, usualy in the spring. > Produce Guilds Life is not all pleasure, however. and we are members of rural activity so our Product» Guild. too. has an im. poi-talit role to play. Talks and demon- strations are annual and every encouragement is given to fruit bot- tlint: and jam nlakim: and other forms oI’prest-n‘es. We are rather weak in this group at present due to our rutionim: system. Our reserve stocks 5" suitor are sort-Ir depleted. also it is not easy to replace our preserving lions. and bottles. Again our gardens me in need of replenishing after our exde during periods of evacuation and Road bushes and plants imd seeds are "0!- cnsi’ to obtain at reasonable Prices. The weather last summer was against us but we look forward to better produce results this year. Savings Group and Tradin Stall Finally we have a saving: group which functions assiduously lit the. monthly meeting, at which 31 trading stall is held. At this it I: 11?: sibe to sell surplus produce and handi- Summer, 1947 WM â€"â€"‘â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_‘ work and the Institute I“ » by‘gn‘e penny in the shillliig: rationing We were not able to sell or honey or any rationed commm and this stall has become a ge stall, selling old clothes, " all in good demand, but we hope. i beforlt; vdery lotmz‘,l we shall retim our ‘ ro uce’ ra ing i: ll ,, . our 'Junk’ days! 8 a and r “it K BOOKS DEPICTING LIFE IN THE BRITISH ISLES PRO. CURABLE FROM LOAN LIBRARY The Federated Women’s In>t of Ontario are most Eratet'ul generous gifts of books sent English sister Institutes. ‘These books have been sew t token of_aopreciation for [h r given during the war years. -Il , m, have been received from the \\’ ‘ _, Federation, 106 from Dorset, t‘. Hampshire and 24 from the l Wight. Lists of these books i. , h, secured on the request from 4H,, iiigr library and shipments of brinl m be made to any Institute in th ince. Apply to Loan Library, \Institute Branch and Home Etni Service. Parliament Builtline fonts 2. TRIBUTE IS PAID INSTITUTE GIFT T0 SUNNYBROC‘K HOSPITAL Permanent tribute to the Fun Women‘s Institutes of Ontai their donation to the Sunnylirnn pital from the Central War (it in, Fund, is being provided in i' .‘ known as a “Tribute to Donor- which is being prepared, to l as a permanent record in the l library for inspection by Hi. at all times. In a letter wri W. J. Stewart, Chairman Greater Toronto Veterans ll Committee, it is intimated li following tribute will appeal book:â€" "The Officers and Menlbt‘F 1m Federated Women’s Institutes Uri- tario, on June 19th, 1946, ])li mil to Sunnybrook Hospital the li lil‘ilv ings of a four-bed ward, wit inlin, electric fan and thermos in In addition, a plaque hn tit-r. placed on the door of the ward i ii" ped by the F.W.I.O. contl- in. bearing the words: "Presented by the Fin 'i i Women’s Institutes of Onttili The furnishings for the u. question were provided throuul nation of $1,000 made to the r brook Hospital, and a further : $45 made to meet the cost i "v plaque which has been placed i ,door of the ward. This was Lilli in of many donations made II E.W,LO. from the Central “'ar t l!" ties Fund for benevolent, L‘I’IiII iiiiv and patriotic purposes dUI'IIIL' iIl‘ mr and since its close. This filliil m officially closed on April :loth ' by the distribution of the halo-i funds on hand, the Sunnyhruok ' i- tion being part of this final d bution. ri r, WHEN SENDING )IONEI s When sending money lease by postal note. money ort er or Ii note stamps. HOW TO SECURE PINS F.W.LO. pins may be sewn 55 cents each from the Women'. stitute Branch and Home Econ-iii Servxce, Parliament Buildinizs. onto 2, Ont. All other pins are secured fir-"'- Mrer. H. McCullnch, RR. 2. 3‘11"” our The F.W.I.C. pins come El *‘fi‘i each; hoard directota’ pins Rt 5'1 “' and life membership Dim 8‘ 53"!“ Before a life membmhip Pin "‘3," be urchased it is’ essential to send in W. McGuIIoch he net “" See ncw'bonrfl’ rul' Home and Country. Summer-I?“ .i! Iii‘