Father Simpson, as Program Chairman, provided interesting 
     
     and challenging topics for discussion at all meetings — and he 
     
     insisted that Act/on would follow — or else! 
     
    
   
   
    
     I have found working in Home and School a rewarding ex- 
     
     perience —- first because of its aims and objects in everything 
     
     that concerned children but chiefly because of the warm and 
     
     loyal relationship that existed among its members. Home and 
     
     School is child-centered and as long as its members have that kind 
     
     of focus — just that long will the Organization prosper and make 
     
    
   
   
    
     progress. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ERlC J. KIPPING 
     
     1961-1962 
     
    
   
   
    
     During the period 1961-1962, there 
     
     seemed to be so much opportunity for 
     
     our Federation that we had to make 
     
     careful choices of where to start and 
     
     what to pursue. We made the Federa- 
     
     tion's first presentation to the Legisla- 
     
     ture on February 27, 1962, explaining 
     
     our organization and membership 
     
     provincially and nationally, and delib- 
     
     erately confining ourselves to five 
     
     matters which we felt were, as we said, 
     
     “of major concern and in need, we think, of immediate 
     
     attention". These were: Teacher Training and Supervision, Adult 
     
     Education, Public Health Services, Libraries, and Vocational 
     
     Guidance. Not only did we offer advice, however, we offered the 
     
     physical backing of the "people power" of our associations 
     
     across the Island in implementing some of the proposed programs 
     
     such as Adult Education and Public Health Services. I believe that 
     
     this provided impetus to the government’s programs, and am 
     
     certain that it was responsible in no small way for the eventual 
     
     successful attainment of most of the goals of these programs. On 
     
     October 25, 1962 we again presented a brief, this time to the 
     
     Executive Council of the Government, in elaboration of our 
     
    
   
   
    
     thoughts on Adult Education. 
     
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