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suggestions for using what you have and com‘ bining new things with old ones. The instruc- tor brings samples of fabrics, wallpaper and floor coverings to use in experiments in color combinations. The course, “Treasures In Your Attic”, deals with early Canadian furniture and why some of the pieces We have in our homes are of historical interest. Slides are shown so the course must be held in a building with electricity to operate the projector. Sometimes the local Institute adds to the inâ€" terest of the course by setting up a display of old pieces of furniture or pictures of old pieces, gathered from the community, Both of these courses are open to any number of women, since the instructor does not have to give individual supervision. In the other home furnishing courses the teacher has to supervise the work done by the members so the numbers have to be limited. The “Tailored Slip Covers" course runs for four and a half consecutive days. In this course the women working in pairs actually make slip covers for chairs. Sometimes they use fairly expensive material; sometimes, if this is their first venture in slipâ€"covering, they prefer to use a less expensive material Such as denim. One woman reports taking this course and slipâ€"covering about a dozen chairs in denim and corduroy to use in her tourist ' cabins. In the course “Curtains and Draperies” the women do not make actual curtains and drapesâ€"these would be very cumbersome and difficult to handle in a class roomâ€"but they make miniature models of various styles to serve as guides in making their drapes at home. Any woman who may ever want to make cur- tains or drapes for her own house should find the one-and-a-half days of this course time very well spent. Home Crafts The Women‘s Institute Home Crafts “Work- shop” is pretty well known over the Province. The teacher comes to the class with a carload Members at Rosseau Institute with some of the chairs they covered in their course in 5|i ‘ ' p Covers wth Dora Burke of the Women's Institute Bran I MISS women ioined the Institute as a result ch. Two young at this course. 20 of supplies and stays for ten days, women choose the projects they wam",'ldtfh‘-‘ in simple weavmg and leathercraft,milkdke glovesI moccasins, wallets, purses, 1H,: .mg other small articles, While the com “"151er for ten days no member has to [JP “me at every session unless she wants about every project. Still it doe.» mu if attendance at a good number of sesamia“: women with small children find -r,..m0nl ways of having them taken care of so WU: take the course. Sometimes two man. ‘3. ldln tend alternate sessions, each motht-r :kld‘ care of the children of both families 'u I”! other takes her lessons. Older womer . . places do a lot of baby-sitting to reliox mun" mothers so they can take this cm Iang others of special interest to younger men “Rug Making” is another popul [graft course. The classes learn about color. and workmanship in both hooked ant rugs. And a “Needlecraft” course tea: ‘ nical skill and artistic quality in nu. applied to both personal and househu 47h. sories. Each of these courses runs gm}. and-a-half days. _ Psychology in Family Living The newest thing in home economr 5 we study of the psychology of family liw 31d ii is offered to the Institutes in four at :5 on child study. The titles of these cour» .l\'e a general idea of their content: “Give n: A Good Start” deals with the parent ppm tunity with children in the pre-sclm radii. “Now They’re At School" goes into 9 ml;- lems of the elementary school years standing Your Teen-Ager" is plaIIl guide for the parent of a teen-as. daughter, While each of these courses runs consecutive afternoons, it four or fur boring Institutes Wish to sponsor H course and take the lessons one ai‘.‘ week for four weeks, the instructor .. .«r- range her dates accordingly. An entirely new course, “Play Is Tl: ness”, is being introduced this yearfi ence on how parents can give their 13‘ W11 children the sort of play opportun‘ ziint promote healthy growth in personalr Obviously these courses are of great to mothers with children of the pr public school or high school ages. The that can help to make it possible by publicity, personal invitation and put some organized baby-sitting, for everi in the community to have this aim child guidance, will be doing a fim “for home and country.” Cultural Activities This Year our course in. Cultural A- has been expanded and divided inr two courses. One course features literature, - [31113. natural history and culture through crt ‘ 311d, hobbies. The instructor will provide i. 01 Til 165 HOME AND CLIUNIRY