apart from myself, there was just one full time Guidance Coun» sellor employed in this province, although the consultants from the Mental Health Clinic were performing a much needed service in our schools.

Early in the year we had distributed Guidance Kits for study by the local associations so that parents would become familiar with the concept and the need of this service in our schools. During the year I talked to many of our associations by invitation, in order to share with the members the knowledge I had acquired and the problems I had experienced in my capacity as a Guidance Counsellor.

Our theme during our Semi-annual Meeting was Guidance and all the aspects were explored. The results of the group discussions indicated that guidance should be a part of our school system and receive the support of the principal and teachers. These discussions culminated in a resolution “that a Director of Guidance be appointed by the Department of Education". This was followed up during the year by TV. programs arranged by our P. R. Chairman.Lool<ing back over a decade it is satisfying to note that what Home and School had spearheaded has now be come a reality. We now have in our school system many qualified counsellors under a Director of Guidance.

During this year, our Federation concerned itself with Higher Education. It was apparent that a vehicle was needed to interpret objectively the situation subsequent to the announce- ment of a government sponsored university in the province. The government made it known that no longer would St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College be subsidized and it was the consensus that if they were to continue as separate institu» tions the quality of higher education might descend to an undesirable level. It was decided that the matter came within the scope of the Home and School. Workshops were organized with resource persons on the panels. Our Federation maintained a “neutra position in order that the areas of "IsolatiOri", ”Federation” and "Amalgamation" could be explored without bias and the results of the discussions could be made public, History will assess our involvement in this area.

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