Delegates were assisted with their expenses by service clubs and by donations from associations throughout the province.

At the Annual Meeting in 1958 stress was laid on the need for larger units of administration. This meeting also included an interesting panel discussion on The Challenges of the Conference on Education. Mr. Lincoln Dewar chaired the panel and other members were Judge Trainor, Miss Mabel Matheson, Father Eric Robin and Murray Shanks.

The Semi~annual Meeting was held in October in Summer- side. Mr. Malcolm MacKenzie, newly appointed Deputy Minister of Education, and his seven school supervisors attended as a group. This was a first for our Federation, and Mr. MacKenzie stated they were there to work with us, stressing the importance of needed reforms in our educational system.

Mr. Parker reported on a Regional Home and School Conference held in Amherst on the theme Bridging the Gap Between Home and School. This was to be done through co- operative effort by building the kind of environment our children need.

Mr. Harold Simpson, a former Islander and President of the Canadian Home and School Federation, brought greetings from the National body. We also had as guest speaker, Mrs. Grace Heard, National Convenor of Parent Education, who spoke on program planning. As a result of having school supervisors attend- ing our meeting several new associations were formed.

At our executive meeting held in February 1959 it was decided to have our first T.V. panel during Education Week (the first week in March). Those taking part were to be Mr. K. Parker, Chairman, Rev. E. H. Bean, Mrs. Gordon MacDonald, Mr. John Hughes and Mrs. Basil MacDonald, but since a provincial election was called shortly afterwards this programme did not appear on T.V. until the last week in April, and Mr. Lorne Moase replaced Rev. E. H. Bean.

The Annual Meeting of the National Home and School was held in May of 1959 with eleven members from Prince Edward Island attending.

Our Annual Meeting was also held late in May in the new Birchwood High School with twelve new associations being

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