REGINALD MACNUTT 
     
     1957-1959 
     
    
   
   
    
     I had the privilege of being President 
     
     of the Prince Edward Island Federation 
     
     of Home and School Associations from 
     
     May 22nd, 1957 to May 20th, 1959. 
     
     Through the expert advice given me by 
     
     such dedicated people as the previous 
     
     presidents together with Dr. K. Parker, 
     
     Father Robin, Rev. Mr. Patterson, 
     
     Judge Trainor and many others I had a 
     
     very interesting and fruitful two years. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     , The first year we held seven 
     
     executive meetings, a Semi-annual and an Annual Meeting. At our 
     
    
   
   
    
     first executive meeting the need for a central office was discussed 
     
     and through the kindness of Dr. Parker and Mrs. Jock Sutherland 
     
     we were given the privilege of using their office to send out news 
     
    
   
   
    
     letters and correspondence to answer inquiries about Home and 
     
     School matters. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dr. C. L. Gass of Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, addressed 
     
     our Semi-annual Meeting in October 1957. Dr. Gass spoke on the 
     
     importance of Home and School associations, basing his material 
     
     on first hand knowledge and participation in the Home and 
     
     School movement in Nova Scotia. He stated that in his province 
     
     the Home and School Federation had been instrumental in 
     
     furthering Vocational Guidance in the schools, introducing Home 
     
     Economists, Regional Libraries and Regional High Schools and in 
     
     obtaining a Royal Commission to study the whole system of 
     
     education. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Early in 1958 we started to discuss the first Canadian Con— 
     
     ference on Education to be held in Ottawa in March, Materials we 
     
     were to have for study were not readily available and we had such, 
     
     a short time to have our local groups discuss them that a number 
     
     of us went to the Conference not knowing just what to, expect. 
     
     Those attending the Conference from our Home and School were 
     
     the following: K. A. Parker, Father Eric Robin, Judge Trainor, 
     
     Murray Shanks (Air Base, Summerside) and Reg MacNutt. 
     
    
   
   
    
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