DR. KENNETH PARKER 19624963

It so happens that the two yearsl was privileged to serve the Federation as its President was the half-way period between the beginning of the Federa- tion in 1953 and this review being written in 1973. Consequently, the old adage that "hind-sight is more rational than fore—sight" is particularly pertin- ent for the writer.

7 Two basic questions are always asked by those who are ignorant of what Home and School is all about. First — ”What is the object of Home and School?" The answer is very simple. Home and School is concerned with any- thing and everything which affects the well being of a boy or girl, young or old, in school or out of school. Second — “What has Home and School accomplished anyway?" The answer on a short range basis and for any one particular year may not be too definite or specific. However, many objectives for the welfare of children which were initiated in any one year may not have come to fruition until two or three years later or even longer.

It is in this connotation that this brief review is being written with minutes and memory as guidelines with the in— evitable important details left out or forgotten.

However any achievements were directly due to unusually strong and experienced personnel in our executive. It included such devoted Home and Schoolers as Mrs. Basil MacDonald, Mr. Matt Hagen, Mrs. Stewart MacDonald, Rev. Keith Hobson, Rev. William Simpson, Mr. Eric J. Kipping, Col. L. F. MacDonald, many of whom were past-presidents or became provincial presidents.

Much of our concern and time was focused on establishing even stronger rapport between the locals and the Provincial Federation by monthly letters, with program suggestions, re— source materials and speakers. Many workshops were also directed each year, and there was always the frustrating effort to ”sell” our constituency the inherent value of being officially a provincial

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