Thursday, March 80, 1907 placed and work generally done on these textbooks that arrangement can be made to have this work done by the handicapped people in this province. I understand that this practice is followed in other provinces and as you can see has beneficial results in a number of different ways. For many years individuals and groups of individuals in this province have beam urging the Department of Education to appoint a Director of Guidance and Special Education. I am sure that my predecessor in office recalls many requests made for the appointment of such person and unfortunately nothing was done with regard to this particular request L. George Dewar : Nothing? An appropriation was passed last year to pay him, and the Civil Service Commission----- Honourable Gordon L. Bennett : I find in my records that no Director of Guid¬ ance was appointed prior to our taking office and we were naturally, then, delighted after a term in office of six months to be able to obtain the services of a full-time Director of Guidance and Special Education. And I might add, Mr. Speaker , a very good one at that in the person of Mr. Russell Ewing . Working with Mr. Ewing immediately are eight Guidance Counsellors. These are located in various parts of the province, particularly in Charlottetown and Summerside , but we hope in due time to have the program of Guidance extended to the elementary schools of the province. Mr. Ewing feels very strongly that this necessary part of our educational program should not be restricted to High Schools and High School students, but should extend to the elementary schools as well. The needs of young people today, as I am sure we all recognize, together with the growing complexity of our educational system makes it essential that guidance faculties be provided and form an integral part of today's educational needs. And it is the intention of our Department, Mr. Speaker , to aee that these facilities are made available to the young people of Prince Edward Island and we are very anxious as a Government to develop this particular phase of our Guidance Program . I think we can go a little further, Mr. Speaker , and assure the school teachers of this province of our desire to assist them financially in pro¬ viding themselves with the necessary course in guidance instruction if they are interested and well qualified for this particular type of instruction. One of the exciting topics of conversation in all parts of Canada just now is Expo '67 and the Department of Education, along with the school group co-ordinator of Expo for the , Mr. Slade , is happy to announce that Island students from Grades Five to Twelve will have the opportunity for group attendance ftt Expo. Special student passport rates and transportation rates have been estab¬ lished for pupils travelling to Montreal in groups of thirty or more. Excellent hous- ag arrangements, at a very nominal charge, nave been made at the classical col¬ leges in Montreal , so that all young people who find it possible to attend will be well housed when they reach their destination. From the small symbol of this great Ex ¬ hibition which we sometimes wear on the lapel of our coats to the giant Union of oviet Socialistic Republics Pavillian at Expo the theme is the same: "Man and World". And the familiar Expo symbol quite appropriately consists of the an- it and world-wide symbol of worshipping man, a vertical Une with elevated and (tended arms. Quite appropriately, these motifs are joined together as a repre- entation of friendship and these pairs again are arranged in circles to promote the nterdependence of man throughout the world. As I say, Mr. Speaker , arrangements »ve been made with Expo to have school pupils attend either in the spring of the ar or in the fall of the year. Special periods have been set aside for young people attend Expo in groups. The spring period runs I believe from May 1st to June th, and the fall from September 11th to October 20th, and the five days required travel to and from Montreal and to attend Expo have been declared by our De¬ partment as regular teaching days and allowance will be made for any students and teachers to travel to Montreal during these special times. I am sure we all se the educational value of such a trip, such an exhibition cant be over- sed and we hope that the young people of this province will take advantage 'these special arrangements and attend this fair, under careful chaperonage and jpervision, in large numbers. The problems of education as we all know have occupied the minds of people kor a long period of time and I would like for just a moment to look at the area of