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Mrs. Howie gave a very interesting and impromptu talk on dairying. 

 She gave an insp^ing account of he r visit to an Ayrshire dairy in County 

 of Ayr, Scotland, and also a visit tcTQueen Victoria's dairy. 



Wednesday Afternoon Session. 



Dr. Bailey, of Cornell University, gave a splendid talk on "The 

 Woman's Part in the Country Life Movement." He said: 



"As it takes two persons to form a family, so the efficiency of the 

 home depends on the co-operation of both, and there must be equal institu- 

 tions and opportunities for both. Women have not yet had their recognized 

 place in education in the public schools of today. Improved farming aa<t 

 improved home making are needed. The woman who keeps house i& 

 the one to better farm life and to influence for good the affaire of the 

 community. The introduction of home economics in the public schol is 

 a step towards the education of woman. Any occupation that is worth 

 while is worth putting in the schools. The day of training women for 

 accomplishments is past. These should come as a result of other lines. 

 The country woman must broaden her own sphere and must master her 

 own problems before she can solve other problems. The crude and raw 

 should be eliminated from the farm architecture and the home must 

 express the ideals of the woman. iShe should have intellectual resources 

 in her work that would develop mind and train character." 



Ravenhill, of Victoria, BJC., gave an address on "Our Daily 

 Bread." She said: 



"The knowledge of the use of food to the body is necessary to the 

 provision of suitable diet for the individual and the family. The suffering 

 brought on by the errors of diet points to the need of more general 

 education in this respect." 



Miss .Berry, of the Pullman College of Washington, talked on "Econ- 

 omy Functions of Home Making Women." She spoke of the necessary 

 education to fit woman for that greatest profession on earth, Motherhood. 

 Miss Berry brought greetings from the College and the Federation of 

 Women's Clubs." 



Mrs. Ernest Norman, of Mirror Lake, B.C., gave a splendid talk and 

 demonstration on "Home Canned Vegetables and Meats." Mrs. Norman 

 won the International Ribbon on Ixer fruit and vegetable exhibit. 



Thursday Morning Session. 



The Congress opened with an address on "Eugenics," by Dr. Alfred 

 Atkinson, of Bozeman, Montana. He said: 



"Eugenics or the limitation of marriage to the physically and men- 

 tally fit goes hand in hand with the preservation of a nation. Studies 

 in heredity by scientists have proved that eye color, hair color, memory, 

 epilepsy, criminality, etc., are passed on from one generation to another. 

 The possibility of free marriage has made many complications. He referred 

 to "The Human Harvest," a little book by David Starr Jordon, of Stanford 

 University. After reading this book, Mrs. Herron, a wealthy woman of 

 the United States, gave a million dollars to expend on furthering the 



