In 1953 an organization of parents and teachers was formed 
     
     in Kensington and, subsequently, associations were established at 
     
     Kinkora in 1938 and at Prince Street School, Charlottetown, in 
     
     1940. 
     
    

    
     in 1943 an organization known as the School Improvement 
     
     League was established in Charlottetown. Through the courage of 
     
     this group of dedicated young mothers, the whole educational 
     
     scene in Charlottetown was soon to change, Electric lights were 
     
     installed, fire-traps were turned into safe buildings, and sanitary 
     
     conditions drastically improved. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Some of the major subjects tackled by the Schoo/ Improve- 
     
     ment League were increases in teachers' salaries, improved 
     
     qualifications of teachers, vocational education, and larger units 
     
     of administration. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The League’s work had a far reaching influence in the 
     
     province and introduced the major elements for a successful 
     
     Home and School, namely, keen motivation, concern for the 
     
     welfare and development of the child, high regard for the 
     
     teachers' role, emphasis on participation, study-action programs, 
     
     and education of its members and the public on school matters. 
     
    
   
   
    
     By 1953, the School Improvement League had fulfilled its 
     
     purpose. It was time for it to die and be reborn as part of the 
     
     proposed new P.E.|. Federation of Home and School Associa- 
     
     tions. Mrs. Rebecca Scantlebury, the League's last president, was 
     
     one of the chief proponents of amalgamation. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Meanwhile, the late 1940’s and early 1950’s proved to be a 
     
     decade of strong parental interest as many Home and School 
     
     locals were established across the province. Among these were 
     
     Stella Maris Elementary, North Rustico (1944), Summerside 
     
     (1945), Tracadie Cross (1945), Tignish (1946), Miscouche 
     
     Elementary (1946), South Freetown (1947), Grand Tracadie 
     
     (1949), Montague (1950), Newton (1950), Souris (1950), West 
     
     Kent (1950), West Royalty (1952) and Rochford Square (1952). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Although other dates are not available, the minutes of the 
     
     first organizational meeting for a P.E.|. Federation of Home and 
     
     School Associations held at the Provincial Vocational School in 
     
     Charlottetown on November 27, 1952, record that ”about 100 
     
     persons, representing 18 out of 22 Home and School associations 
     
     in the province were present.” Apart from those listed above, 
     
    
   
   
    
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