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Opportunity Class. This is where the Women's Institute can help. We should educate the public that it is not the child who is different. It is his or her needs which are dlfferent and Opportunity Classes are furnishing those needs. When Auxiliary Classes were being established in urban centres the same ob- stacle had to be overcome and it has been overcome. The emotionally disorganized child needs to be recognized and loved and have a feeling of belonging to his home and community. He or she must be specially trained but must also have the qualities of sympathy and under- standing. An obstacle is the lack of trained teachers for this work. Summer courses for auxiliary work are available and Oxford County Wom- en‘s Institutes are setting up a fund to pros vide a bursary to send a teacher to take the auxiliary class training. The London Convention Area Women‘s Institutes have a committee which has sugâ€" gested some problems for discussion: 1. Has the teacher in our crowded schools sufficient time to give the specialized trainâ€" ing? 2. Would it be possible or practical to trans- port pupils to a central location? 3. How can we OVercorne opposition because of the stigma felt by some parents? This com- mittee has also given some suggested activi- ties: 1. Invite speakers to Institute meetings or community gatherings. 2. Gather as much information as possible from magazines, newspapers, books. 3. Hold discussions on the subject. 4. Be on the lookout for a teacher in your community who might be interested in enter- ing this field to carry on the work when it becomes established. The Hope Report stated that thousands of children in Ontario are in dire need of special education and thousands more could greatly profit from it. The Hope Report was published in 1950 but the needed legislation has not yet been passed. Boards are not compelled to utilize the service provided by the Auxiliary Classes Act. The responsibility for providing this service rests with the local authority. Many Boards are suspicious, indifferent or actively hostile to the idea and many of them are unaware that it exists. In the meantime country children are being penalized while urban children are given the opportunity to overcome their handicaps. It is a matter of educating the public. These problems need much thought and discussion. In closing the report Mrs. Davidson said the members of the F.W.I.O. cemmittee, Mrs. N. Keating, Mrs. D. Hart and herself as con- vener, desired the ecu-operation of the Proâ€" vincial Board in creating a new interest so that the handicapped child in rural schools may be no longer ignored. 6 Conservation Council of Ontario Mrs. S. McDonald reported attendin meg ings of the Conservation Council in 'i‘gmm together with Mrs. J. C. Thompson and hot? agreed that these meetings are anww lhn most interesting and educational Hi»: hrs ever attended. ‘ The committee which had been at w.le m, a report of findings and TECOmnll-i-iftllbm concerning Forest Fire Protection in b: when, Ontario brought in a full report 11- - me]: discussion this report was referred , thE Forestry Committee for further 31:. ‘_ A; the outcome of their study, on then L mendation the following resolution mi by the Council “That the Governmer ‘ quested to extend the “fire district‘ t. dime all Ontario so that the Forest Fires Pi mm Act, with such modifications as may i.‘ JECES- sary, will apply throughout the who pm“ ince.” [. t'Com. .‘dSSL‘d H: re; It is hoped that arrangements can made to have a sixty hour course on Conn tum available to teachers which would enal them to obtain a university credit for ;. prep course. A list of speakers 4011 subjects lain. ing to Conservation will be available r ugh. out the Province for Conservation 'mgs sponsored by the Women’s Institu 1H9 Federation of Agriculture or other g :35 Badges â€" Provincial Presidents’ Ant il‘e Membership For many years various commitii :a'-.'e been endeavoring to have a suitabh :=ign approved for a Provincial Life l\«E 13ers Badge but have met with no SUCL‘ In November 1954 a new committee ccr Sting of Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Paisley an Mrs. Hendry was appointed to bring in sug. ms for this badge and also to consider lgns for a Provincial President’s Badge “'1' ll‘tE F.W.I.O. had decided to have made. Tl' 'um- mittee studied many designs, receive :any suggestions in regard to these badges a: after much deliberation, before the conch. i of the Board meeting, brought in a reporr 'iicir report was accepted and for the fll‘: 'sz since the Women’s Institute was craft rd 3 Provincial President's Badge and a Prc “613] Life Member’s Badge were made and it On display at the Spring Board Meetin: The very first Provincial President’s Bade $535 presented to Mrs. Gordon MacPhatter _. IV 83 the Department of Agriculture’s dinner. ‘f ‘99-“ were presented to Mrs. Purcell and firs- Futcher, former Provincial Presidents. E 1:165! will be sent to all of the former PI‘O'» 913- Presidents. Radio Valuation Report by Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton Mrs. MacNaughton said that taking .1}10 consideration the reaction following he: 7 Vember report, she felt that though the 1434 survey was far from perfect, it had been v. 'Il‘lil the effort. The survey and report attired HOME AND COUNIRY