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While the disposal of Institute funds is entirely a matter for each Institute 

 to decide, a statement of some sort seemed needed, in view of the constant 

 inquiries from Institutes as to best use of funds. The newer Institutes are 

 especially anxious for help in this as in other directions. 



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Another matter is the part Institues should play in Fall Fairs. The re- 

 quest from Kaslo Institute for aid in their Fair was recommended by the 

 Board because of exceptional circumstances (the local Association having 

 abandoned the idea after advertising the Fair and the Women's Institute 

 having taken it up in a plucky and public-spirited way). But as the De~ 

 partment did not wish this to be taken as a precedent, and the Board con- 

 curred in the reasons given, it was recommended that the Department be 

 asked to fully explain to the Institutes its policy in this matter; the opinion 

 of the Board was that Institutes could best help in Fair work by sending 

 exhibits, taking charge of Women's Work Departments, or otherwise co- 

 operating with the local association. But a recommendation was further 

 made that in the case of a remote Institute wishing to send an Institute 

 exhibit to the nearest Fair and making application for aid in transportation 

 expenses, that the Department would favourably consider such a request. 



The Board has made use of the Home Economics magazines supplied by 

 making extensive clippings and sending a careful selection to all Institutes. 

 These included articles, poems, editorials, quotations, recipes, and house- 

 hold miscellany. As the Institutes had had during the year lectures on 

 diet, hygiene, nursing, cooking and labor-saving devices, it was thought 

 that further ideas on these subjects would be timely and serve as reminders 

 of what had recently been brought to their attention. The articles were 

 such as could be read aloud at Institutes where there was a scarcity of 

 material, or would be suggestive of programmes or could be given to mem- 

 bers desiring help in these directions. 



Following the expressed wish of the Minister, the Board has got into 

 touch with the Institutes of other Provinces, with various schools of Home 

 Science in Canada and the States and secured much valued help especially 

 from their publications. 



The Board hopes to be of further assistance to the Institutes in two 

 especial ways in the near future, if permitted. 



The first is to be the medium of exchange for papers, ideas, etc., from 

 one Institute to another. It is hoped to continue the sending out of magaz- 

 ine articles and clippings, the next series relating especially to the Spring 

 lectures. The second way is one which the Chairman of the Board feels to 

 be the most important of all, that of planning with assistance of Institute 

 officers, regular courses of study for such Institutes as desire it. She thinks 

 that much more can be accomplished by regular systematic work on one 

 group of subjects at a time than by any irregular attempts and that the 

 whole matter of instructions to Institutes, lectures, bulletins, literature, 

 etc., should be carefully planned and executed. Otherwise there is over- 

 lapping, waste of funds and energy and most precious of all, time, which 

 the busy housewife can ill afford. With this object in view, Mrs. Davies 

 has been securing information from various places as to courses of study, 

 so that if the Department authorize this work it can be proceeded with 

 this year. 



