Policy and Procedures Manual - Update

              resolution for rural school improvement. 5 4 There were hot lunch programs stalled, sewing and
cooking ;! r. ss "' ffered by ( oca! members." Attention was also paid to the curriculum of the schools,
with emphasis mainly in the areas of English composition, writing, spelling and elementary
arithmetic.'' 13 The Instimtes, sponsored contests, in essay writing and penmanship.""' 7 as well as
elocution, attendance, children's gardening, even collecting gopher tails." 3 Scholarships were
established in Alberta in 1919 to enable girls to attend agricultural college.'' 0 There was an effort to
increase the interest of the youth in niral life, through the formation of youth groups, by providing
scholarships for agricultural colleges and putting on social affairs such as concerts, dances, and
suppers.* There were also more lasting contributions to the schools, for example: purchasing and
installing drinking fountains, emergency kits, book cases and books, musical instruments, wash
basins and towels and playground equipment.'" In 1928, the A. W. I., in cooperation with the
Department of Education, sponsored a contest whereby the school children of Alberta voted for a
floral emblem for the province. The wild rose was chosen. It was passed by the legislature in
54Ibid
" Sheehan, " Women's Organizations and Educational Issues. 1900- 1930," 91
5 6Bossetti, " Rural Women's University,' 148
"" Canada Leads the World With Women's Instimtes"; N. A.( plaee); May 1926;
N. A. ( page)
5 8Bossetti, " Rural Women's University," 151
* The Sorv of The Alberta Woman's Instimte 22
""" Canada Leads the World With Women's Instimtes"; N. A.( place); May 1926;
N. A. ( page)
"'" Instimtes Work for Home and Country"; Calgary; May 1930; p. 29
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