BRITISH COLUMBIA 



and the specific matters concerned were satisfactorily dealt with. Some 

 of these are mentioned later. 



On the instructions of the Minister, efforts were made to get in touch 

 with similar organizations, and with Institutions having courses bearing 

 on our work. Connection was established with the Ontario and New 

 Brunswick branches, with Simmons College, with the Boston Domestic 

 Science Schools, with Cornell University Department of farmers' Wives 

 organizations, with Home Economics Association of Manitoba, with the 

 new Institute Branch in Alberta, with Macdonald College, with the House- 

 hold Science Department of Toronto University, with the American School 

 of Home Economics, with the Home Economics Association, and with other 

 organizations. 



As a result of these connections, a great deal of valuable information 

 has been received in the guise of pamphlets especially. The members of 

 the Board have thus become informed of the progress of Home Economics 

 elsewhere and this information has been disseminated as far as possible, 

 through the Institutes. Attention has also thus been directed to the 

 Province among a class of people who are looking for homes for women 

 workers. 



THE INSTITUTES. 



It was necessary also to get in touch with the Institutes and here 

 also all caution had to be observed since there might be thought to be 

 interference with individual Institutes. The contrary has been abundantly 

 proven, since as soon as the idea of the Hoard and its usefulness per 

 meated, full advantage was taken and the correspondence has greatly 

 increased. It has taken the entire year to got completely in touch with 

 Institutes. While some responded at oner, others have only within the 

 last month wakened to lh.- fact that the Hoard needed information and 

 the Institutes needed help: Now, however, every Institute is replying 

 with fair promptness and is taking advantage of the Hoard being in a 

 position to give information or solve certain difficulties. 



Various methods have been tried in order that the members might 

 keep in touch with the Institutes for the sake of the general progress 

 of the work. A great many personal letters have been written [and 

 it is the unanimous opinion of the members of the Board that there 

 is nothing more effective than personal letters] and visits from the central 

 worker to the branch Institutes. There has been little routine, co' respond- 

 ence for each letter has presented a special need and has had a reply 

 dealing with that need and adding words of counsel or encouragement. 

 The bes!, benefit of all that of personal visits by the members of the Board 

 has been used to great advantage. The members are perhaps more 

 reluctant to visit the Institutes than they should be owing to the fact 

 that distances are great in this Province and travelling expensive. The 

 instructions of the Superintendent are clear on the subject and it is li'kely 

 that more vifsiting will be dene another year as means of transportation 

 becomes easier. It is undoubtedly true that the usefulness of some 

 Institutes would h.ave been over but for the encouragement of these visits. 



