History Supplement of the Alberta Women's Institutes

              HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Society, on the topic " Success with Unity" — " We are Responsible"
was chaired by Mrs. Christine Daniels.
The panel members shared their problems and their ways of
coping with them. Trying to understand their woes made us all seem
stronger.
Institute members expressed happiness that the Native Women
had formed a Society in which they could learn and grow.
Mrs. J. Bielish, A. W. I. President gave a report of the ACWW
Conference held in Lansing, Michigan, September 1968. Slides were
shown and those who had attended the ACWW Conference gave
their impressions of it.
RESOLUTIONS:
1. That the A. WI. discontinue paying travelling expenses of
branch delegates to the Provincial Convention, and that fares
be paid by the branch on a Pool Rate basis.
2. That Alberta Women's Institute go on record as being opposed
to taxation of farm dwellings.
3. That the A. W. I, requests the Department of Education, the
Alberta Trustees Association and the Association of municipal
Districts and Counties that school facilities be made available
after regular school hours for community purposes, at a nomi­nal
fee or free of charge.
4. Whereas, most career information does not state eye examina­tion
requirements, re: vision or color blindness and its varying
degree of acceptance, therefore — Be it resolved that the Gov­ernment
of Alberta request this information be clearly stated
in all material presented to our students, and that a list of
requirements be in the hands of all guidance teachers and
principals of Junior and Senior High Schools in Alberta and
that the Alberta Department of Public Health see that all boys
and girls in Junior and Senior High School be tested for color
blindness.
MOTION RE STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF
ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES:
That the Structural Changes Committee continue studying
the plan to discontinue districts and constituencies and form
areas; and after consulting branches and determining areas,
submit the proposals to the next Provincial Convention for ap­proval.
NOTE:
At the next Convention 1971, the delegates rejected the proposal
for structural changes.
CREATIVE WRITING:
Short story Competitions were started and a year later Poetry
was added.
STATISTICS OF A. W. I.:
34 Constituencies — 225 branches — 3300 members.
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