I hoped as I wrote that the question you 'd note, For really I can't understand Why women with loving gents show no intelligence. Why can't they stay on dry land? Written by W.I . members Turning now to things cultural, the past 50 years have seen more leisure time become available to members, even though at times the pace seems a lot faster and more hectic than in Grandma's day. (this recalls a debate held in 1961; Grandma had it so easy ??? and Grandma was the winner on that occasion!) Certainly more books are available now than in 1928, with better library facilities and the Bookmobile in regular attendance. The coming of Confederation Centre has caused a new interest in the theatre and in art; and we have the "instant culture" of radio and television, both new since Grandma's day; even if their value is often dubious, one must admit that they broaden one's horizons. On the practical side, our Institute members attend Com?? munity School classes and W.I . workshops on just about any subject: quilting, crochet, macrame, embroidery, ceramics, sewing with knits, photography, woodworking, decoupage ??? you name it ??? and there is an increasingly high standard of work in these various fields. Stanhope has not been backward in handcrafts; our members do expert knitting, sewing, crochet, rug-hooking, needlepoint, string art, to name just a few endeavours. We have won prizes for tea aprons, socks, mitts and sweaters, and in 1978-79 a Group Afghan made by all of our members took first prize in the preliminary provincial competition for the Tweedsmuir Handcraft Trophy ; it won an honourable mention nationally. In the field of music, the Stanhope W.I . sponsored music teachers for our school from 1954 until the Unit 3 School Board took over this function. We subscribe regularly to the P.E.I. Music Festival, and in 1962 a choral group of W.I . members won a prize at this festival. On the literary side, in 1961 a one-act play, The Trouble with Women , by Joyce and Marjorie MacLauchlan, was entered in the Tweedsmuir Competition, and won third prize on the Provincial level and second prize nationally. In the same contest 15 years later, our play, Scot Meets Acadian, based on local history and written by Evelyn Simpson , tied for first place provincially and came second out of 11 plays nationally. In 1979 we won a first prize of $25 in the P.E.I.W.I. Creative Writing Competition with an essay, Let Age be no Barrier, by one of our senior citizens. As one of the earliest settlements on the Island, we have always been interested in our history, and since the 1960s have been col?? lecting material and information on our past. This material formed 136