tional process: 1) prepare the child to go to school; 2) inspire a child to learn; 3) reward a child for learning.

Since the Family Life Committee has been under the joint chairmanship of Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Murphy, (1969) the committee has had as its major thrust, the promotion of courses of Family Living in the school curriculum, and the training of teachers qualified to teach such courses.

Home and School has heard such speakers as Dr. Charles Brennan, Sydney, N.S., Dr. and Mrs. Willke, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Rev. Father La Freniere, Thunder Bay, Ontario, all well-known in the promotion of Family Living in the school program. Books and records prepared by Dr. and Mrs. Willke have been made available to local association members.

The messages from the Home and School presidents in- dicate some other endeavors of the Family Committee, such as working toward the establishment of a Family Court, helping to set up home libraries, supporting the concept of Day Care Centres, and supporting health and nutritional programs.

Parents support the school by paying taxes, and by complying with the law to the extent that they should send their children to school. Equally important is their moral support and their interest in the growth of the intellectually and educationally derived capacities of their children. Schools have great difficulty in functioning successfully in communities in which parents are not interested in education.

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