WOMEN'S INSTITUTE .REPORT. 33 



Resolved: That an officer of the Advisory Board with others, the 

 women members of the Vancouver and Victoria School Boards, wait 

 upon the Minister of Education and ask that: (a) training at the normal 

 schools include domestic science; (b) that at least partial domestic training 

 be given at rural schools. 



The Institute Competitions as suggested by Mr. Scott and of which 

 the details had been worked out at his instruction by the Board were then 

 discussed and the details agreed upon. The recommendations were left 

 to be embodied in a further detailed report and the hope expressed that 

 an early intimation might be given to the Institutes so that there will 

 be plenty of time for those entering to prepare work. Mr. Scott said 

 that the prizes in the case of Institutes would likely be books up to a 

 fixed amount, in order that the nucleus of a library might be had. The 

 individual prizes might be money, but he had not yet decided. 



Morning Session, August 6th. 



Mrs. Watt in the chair; Mrs. Kilby, acting Secretary. 



The first matter taken up was the consideration of the use of part 

 of the Federal Grant in the establishment of a Farm Settlement for women. 

 Mrs. Watt explained in detail the proposition made by the Colonial Intelli- 

 ence League through the Hon. Mrs. Grosvenor to the Government. The 

 members thought the idea an excellent one and that the benefits to the 

 Province ought to be unquestionable. The imperial aspect of the matter 

 ought not to be un-noted. The scheme was mutually of benefit to the 

 Mother Country and to Canada. 



Mrs. Lipsett considered that the greatest care ought to be exercised 

 in the selection of the girls sent out. Mrs. Watt felt concerned that the 

 previous training ought to be commercial as well as scientific, but Mr. 

 Scott said he had seen the girl farmers being trained and he felt satisfied 

 that the training was excellent. Mrs. Kilby thought that the first settle- 

 ment ought to be near the capital and if it were successful that others 

 might be established. 



After the subject had been carefully talked over from many points 

 of view the following recommendations were made and embodied in a 

 report to the Minister. (Report subjoined). The following motion was 

 passed, 



Resolved: That the first settlement farm should be within twenty 

 miles of Victoria for reasons set forth. 



The Board then took up the matter of the salary of the Secretary 

 and made a recommendation to the Minister in this regard. The work 

 of the Secretary had proved to be much greater than had been at first 

 anticipated and with the natural growth of Institutes would prove to be 

 still greater. The Secretary stated that there had been over one thousand 

 letters to deal with besides the press and special reports and so forth. 

 It was difficult to do the work without a typewriter and proper filing- 

 cabinets. Mrs. Lipsett agreed and also stated that in her opinion the 

 official matters dealt with by the Secretary should be typewritten. Mrs. 

 Kilby concurred and it was moved, 



