Since 1905 the Belgian " Cercles " have multiplied and
gathered much strength. There are now at least sixty.
Everywhere the movement has been taken up with en-
couraging vigour. The " Cercle " of Berlaer (Antwerp)
managed in less than two years to attract nearly two



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hundred members. The " Cercle " of Goor did even better
in the same time, and got well over two hundred. The
teaching is in some " Cercles " rather comprehensive.
Housewifery, dairy management, poultry management,
and so on are, as a matter of course, everywhere taught.
Housewifery includes the provinces of dress and rather
improved cuisine. Appended to it is the bringing "up of
•children. Gardening is also taught, alike as a matter of
business and for introducing brightness into farm life.
Beyond this, hygienics of the house and the stable are not
neglected. The co-operative Boerenbond and the Ministry
of Agriculture vie with one another in encouraging this
■department of Education.
