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The main subjects dealt with in these schools are connected, 

 in the first place, with agriculture, in its historical and more 

 general aspects; and, in the second place, with the facts and 

 possibilities of local government, so that village women may 

 understand more of what is really available for the life of the 

 community through the county, district and parish councils. 

 Other important subjects are village recreations, home-making 

 and hygiene, and the principles and methods of voluntary 

 ■organisation, with special reference to Women's Institutes. 

 Thanks to the response given by the authorities at both Oxford 

 and Aberystwyth, some of the best University lecturers have 

 been secured — Mr. Ashby, Mr. C. S. Orwin and Mr. C. G. T. 

 ]\ [orison at Oxford, and Professor E. A. Lewis, Mr. J. Morgan 

 Hees, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Dr. E. 0. Morris, Mr. Bryner 

 ' Jones and Professor Abel Jones at Aberystwyth. In addition, 

 Dr. Walford Davies is giving a lecture at the Aberystwyth 

 School on " Music in the Villages "; while at Oxford the 

 students will have the advantage of hearing Mr. Cecil Sharp 

 on " The Purpose of Art," and Miss Avice Trench on 

 " Home-making and Hygiene." The Ministry is also 

 fortunate in having secured the services of Miss Grace Hadow, 

 Vice-Chairman of the National Federation, to arrange lectures 

 at both schools on " Voluntary Organisation," and especially 

 the organisation of the Women's Institute movement itself. 



The lectures — never more than two each day — will be 

 followed by an hour's open discussion. 



A number of outside events have been planned.. These 

 include visits to the University Farm at Oxford and the new 

 Plant Breeding Station at Aberystwyth, as well as functions of 

 a more social character to places of interest in the University 

 and neighbourhood. 



At Aberystwyth, the students will have the opportunity of 

 attending Dr. Walford Davies' s annual musical festival and 

 nis Thursday evening concerts at the University. Dr. Lund, 

 of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, will give a 

 demonstration at Oxford on the American way of preserving 

 food in the home, and will speak on agricultural extension 

 work in the United States at an open meeting. The Council 

 of Barnett House, Oxford, is placing the library of that Society 

 at the disposal of the students, and a list of books and 

 pamphlets dealing- with rural questions will be available. 



Arrangements have been made for the organisers attending 

 ooth schools to lodge in one house, and not the least value 



