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i read: “The public is again reminded of the Library installed in the school. This is a public library and available to everyone. There is an excellent choice of books for your child or yourself through the courtesy of your school board, and the co-operation of the Women’s Institute and the Thunder Bay Coâ€"operative Library." Castlemore is sponsoring a “Better Reading" campaign. A special feature at one meeting was a talk on “Books Worthy of Special Readâ€" ing," followed by a discussion, two members acting as discussion leaders and fiVe others taking part. Edgely reports what must have been a very fine “education” programme. There was an interesting paper on the motto: “The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it”; a talk on cultural activities stress- ing literature and nature study; then three of the members exhibited and spoke about their hobbies, oilâ€"painting, leatherwork and aluminum trays. Burwick reports an excellent paper on the motto: “An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends.“ At Stoney Creek’s celebration of the Wom- en’s Institutes’ sixtieth anniversary, the presi- dent, Mrs. Angus Jackson announced that as a tribute to the founders, Adelaide Hoodless, Erland Lee and the early members of the “Mother Institute," Stoney Creek, an objective for the next year would be a bursary to pro- vide scholarships to send girls to Macdonald Institute. Already the Institute has raised $2000 as a start on this fund. At one of Morpeth’s meetings the roll call was answered by each member introducing a new Canadian, and a member gave a de- scription of her grandmother’s kitchen in Den« mark. HISTORICAL RESEARCH In preparation for the township centennial celebration members of Listowel Institute are t t * PRECAUTION by Elaine V. Emans They say a wife and husband, bit by bit Can rear between their lives a mighty wall 50 thick they cannot talk with ease through il. Nor can they see across, it stands so tall! its neamess frightens them, but each alone 15 powerless to tear its bulk away, And each, dejected, wishes he had known For such a wall, some magic thing [0 say. So let us build with master art, my Dear, A bridge of faith between your life and mine, A bridge of tenderness and very near A bridge of understanding strong and fine Till we have formed so many lovely Lies 1 There never will be room for walls to rise?’ SUMMER ‘l 957 This unique picture wilh its Australian and Canadian flags in the background was taken last June or the Weslern Ontario Women‘s Instilute banquet in honour of Mrs. A. Berry, President of the Associoled Country Women of the World. Mrs. Stanley Mallard, President of North Middlesex lnslltule District is shown pinning on Mrs. Berry 0 corsoge from an Australian brunch. This was made possible through a letter friend and lriend- ship link between Glomorgon branch in Australia and Cloverdule in North Middlesex. to look up and write the histories of their own homes. These histories will become a part of the Institute-’5 Twecdsmuir book which along with books from other branches will be on display at the centennial celebration. Grand Bend Institute, making :1 rug for the Tweedsmuir competition two years ago, chose a design of a huge old mill wheel with water pouring over a barrier of stakes and logs built across the stream by the early settlers. The old sawmill was the Centre of the “Brewster Dam” story well known in the district. The rug was recently framed and hung in the community Centre. The Institute hopes that some day a museum may be set up to preserve relics of pioneer days and that they may do- nate the rug to the museum. The Institutes of North York are arranging to move a pioneer log house to the grounds of Sharon Temple. The North York Institute have worked with the North York Pioneer and Historical Society to develop a museum at Sharon Temple. The house will be equipped as a home of the period with furnishings some of which are already owned by the Pioneer and Historical Society. Ospringe asked the school board for the old bell that had been removed from the school. The Institute president and secretary and their husbands were appointed a committee to make 35