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Miss Shirley Hum- phries the first recipienl of Ad- vanced Honours in the North Cc- chrune District. HISTORICAL RESEARCH Chaffeys Locks f Members were reminded that the Institute Branch was responsible for promoting the first school transportation in the area. During the winter months a team of horses and a sleigh transported students to and from the local school. Maple Grove f Motto 7 A display of old trimmings. laces. buttons, buckles, hair pins. combs, etc. and the history of each. Colbome â€" A collection of 24 Royal Doulâ€" ton figurines representing characters in Charles Dickens novels was of great interest at a branch meeting. The owner of the collection told the ladies that Royal Doulton stopped making the figurines five years ago so the pieces were now collectors1 items. Bar River â€" The Curator has had two copies of the Tweedsmuir History Book for this branch made, one to be carefully pre- served, the other to be loaned to those interestâ€" ed for a two week period. Northern Star a Roll Call â€" Comparison of something old with something new. lnveraryâ€"A quiz on historical events in the community was the program feature at a branch meeting. First question â€" Who was murdered ten years ago in Inverary, and how? Mildmay â€" An historian speaking at a branch meeting encouraged the members to compile family trees. These, he said. revive the memories of generations before us and serves as a link with the past. South Verulam â€"~ An article on “Mason‘s Glass Jars" was of interest at a branch meet- ing. Union â€" A display of old books, school books, cook books, diaries, ledgers, etc. was a program feature at a branch meeting. 38 'k 'k * QUOTED FROM THE HANDBOOK 01 THE LANKA MAHILI SAMITI Samiti Motto To do all the good we can in every Way 1113- we can to all the people that we can, Samili Creed Let us do all the good we can, in every watt im we can, to all the people that we can. Let us be clean in our thoughts, words and tn 1,, Let us refrain from finding faults in others, but direct our thoughts to their service. Let us not be impatient in expecting to see i H“ of our labom. Let us in serving others forget all different in the common heritage of our Mother Land, Let us cultivate the virtues of humility, love, i. lincss and compassion. Let us, remembering that ldleness and not PI- is a cause for shame, value the dignity of \ __ Let us strive to rise higher day by day, and . t- of our life a blessing and source of Joy l Light. * ‘k ‘k A PARENT'S PRAYER O God, make me a better parent. Help n l understand my children, to listen patiently lu [ they have to say and to answer all their ques. . kindly. Keep me from interrupting them1 tal ; back to them and contradicting them. Make It - courteous to them as I would have them be I! Give me the courage to confess my sins ag r my children and to ask of them forgiveness, ‘ I I know that I have done them wrong. May I not vainly hurt the feelings of my dren. Forbid that I should laugh at their mi» or resort to shame and ridicule as punishment me not tempt a child to lie and steal. So ,r. me hour by hour that I may demonstrate by . say and do that honesty produces happiness. Reduce, I pray, the meanness in me. M. cease to nag; and when I am out of sorts, me, O Lord, to hold my tongue. Help me to treat my children as those of I own age, but let me not exact of them judgn and conventions of adults. Allow me not [0 them of the opportunity to wait upon themst to think, to choose, and to make decisions. Forbid that I should ever punish them fol selfish satisfaction. May I grant them all of l wishes that are reasonable and have the cox. always to withhold a privilege which I know do them harm. Make me fair and just, so considerate and I. panionable to my children that they will ban genuine esteem for me. Fir me [D be loved imitated by my children. With all thy gifts, 0 God, do give me < and poise and self-control. * iv 1* THE FELLOW TO WATCH You watch the fellow who drives ahead And the fellow who drives behind, You watch to the right, you watch to the You drive with a calm, clear mind. But the fellow you really have to v. arch On the highway, you will find, Is the fellow behind the fellow in front. And ahead of the fellow bdiind. * it 'k HOME AND court“ if