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HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Mrs. James Haggerty, President of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada told of the Institutes' tremendous force for good which spreads far beyond our country. She left with a challenge — " One person may start a fire, but it takes many people to keep it burning". Dr. D. F. Cameron, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine spoke on " Doctors of Tomorrow" stressing the great changes in medicine from the general practioner to the specialists in all fields. Many more doctors will be needed, encourage young people to enter this field of service. Mrs. M. G. Roberts, A. W. I. President spoke on the ACWW Conference held in Australia. Mrs. E. Ridley, who had also attended gave her impressions and displayed Austrailian souvenirs. Mr. W. S. Sharpe, Chief Instructor at the Traffic Court Clinic spoke on a program to cut down traffic violations. SYMPOSIUM: " Our Topics" — conducted by the Provincial Chairmen of Standing Committees, highlighted the work of the Institutes in the past two years and had a forward look for new projects toward Canada's Centennial. CENTENNIAL PROJECTS: A. W. I. CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP of $ 1,000.00 to be awarded to the outstanding student majoring in Social Service work in 1967. Mrs. H. Simonson, Wetaskiwin, Provincial Standing Committee Convener of Agriculture urged that Alberta undertake the F. W. I. C. project, " Make Canada Lovelier". Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson, Drumheller offered a trophy for a Centennial Competition on the provincial level conducted on branch and constituency levels, to be presented at the 1967 Convention. Another F. W. I. C. project for Centennial Year was accepted, that of publishing a Canadian Mosaic of Canadian Crafts. Mrs. James L. Richards was chosen chairman of the committee to complete the Alberta section. ( The book is titled " Heritage of Canadian Handicrafts" and edited by H. Gordon Green). Another Centennial Project accepted was the UNESCO COUPON # 367, whereby funds were channelled towards helping establish Institute Branches in the North West Territories. A. W. I. PROJECT: The compiling of an " Idea Book" was undertaken. All ideas towards the improvement of W. I. work were to be sent to Mrs. G. R. Rinehart, Cardston to be compiled. Driver Education for traffic, farm and home safety and use of seat belts were to be topics of intensive educational study. A. W. I. WORKSHOPS: Workshops as a project were suggested and these should be 18
Object Description
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Title | History Supplement of the Alberta Women's Institutes |
Subject | AWI, History |
Description | History Supplement 1956-1975 |
Language | en |
Format | application/pdf |
Type | text |
Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
Identifier | AWI0811034 |
Date | 1975 |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
Title | Page 19 |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | AWI Collection |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Transcript | HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Mrs. James Haggerty, President of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada told of the Institutes' tremendous force for good which spreads far beyond our country. She left with a challenge — " One person may start a fire, but it takes many people to keep it burning". Dr. D. F. Cameron, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine spoke on " Doctors of Tomorrow" stressing the great changes in medicine from the general practioner to the specialists in all fields. Many more doctors will be needed, encourage young people to enter this field of service. Mrs. M. G. Roberts, A. W. I. President spoke on the ACWW Conference held in Australia. Mrs. E. Ridley, who had also attended gave her impressions and displayed Austrailian souvenirs. Mr. W. S. Sharpe, Chief Instructor at the Traffic Court Clinic spoke on a program to cut down traffic violations. SYMPOSIUM: " Our Topics" — conducted by the Provincial Chairmen of Standing Committees, highlighted the work of the Institutes in the past two years and had a forward look for new projects toward Canada's Centennial. CENTENNIAL PROJECTS: A. W. I. CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP of $ 1,000.00 to be awarded to the outstanding student majoring in Social Service work in 1967. Mrs. H. Simonson, Wetaskiwin, Provincial Standing Committee Convener of Agriculture urged that Alberta undertake the F. W. I. C. project, " Make Canada Lovelier". Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson, Drumheller offered a trophy for a Centennial Competition on the provincial level conducted on branch and constituency levels, to be presented at the 1967 Convention. Another F. W. I. C. project for Centennial Year was accepted, that of publishing a Canadian Mosaic of Canadian Crafts. Mrs. James L. Richards was chosen chairman of the committee to complete the Alberta section. ( The book is titled " Heritage of Canadian Handicrafts" and edited by H. Gordon Green). Another Centennial Project accepted was the UNESCO COUPON # 367, whereby funds were channelled towards helping establish Institute Branches in the North West Territories. A. W. I. PROJECT: The compiling of an " Idea Book" was undertaken. All ideas towards the improvement of W. I. work were to be sent to Mrs. G. R. Rinehart, Cardston to be compiled. Driver Education for traffic, farm and home safety and use of seat belts were to be topics of intensive educational study. A. W. I. WORKSHOPS: Workshops as a project were suggested and these should be 18 |
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