Legislative Assembly to another. I'm pleased to report that this program is going to be continued and that in 1968 four groups of Island young people will be travelling to other parts of this Dominion and we, in turn, will be very happy to host four groups of students from other provinces. Mr. Speaker , in the constituency which I have the honour to represent, the citizens are immeasurably richer in a cultural and a recreational sense because of the Centennial projects that they adopted last year. The City of Charlottetown , for instance, provided assistance in the form of band instruments for the young musicians in the Charlottetown schools, and beautiful parks in both Parkdale and Sherwood , developed as centennial projects, have provided residents of all ages in these areas with attractive recreation and rest facilities of a very lasting nature. The long list of varied centennial celebrations in this Pro¬ vince was run off very smoothly and successfully by the Centennial Committee under the Chairmanship of my colleague, the Hon . Provincial Secretary . He and his key staff members are to be congratulated for having directed what I consider a very fine show. Since we met last, Mr. Speaker , several changes in key personnel within the Department of Education have taken place. Mr. Malcolm MacKenzie , Deputy Minister of Education, resigned on health grounds on August 31st, 1967, after many years of service in the cause of education in this Province in various capac¬ ities He was succeeded by a young man, Mr. Lome Moase , B.A ., B. Ed ., who has a very interesting background of educational training, as a teacher, as a school principal and as a university instructor in the Faculty of Education. I fully believe, Mr. Speaker , that Mr. Moase has already infused new life and new vitality into the Department of Education which augurs well for the year to come. The Division of Vocational Education was fortunate in having secured as it's Assistant Director, Commander E. T. Jefferys . Cdr. Jefferys , as the name indicates, is a retired naval man, who has a very orderly and well disciplined mind and he brings this very desirable attribute to the Department of Education as we em¬ bark upon the rather involved new Manpower program. We were sorry to lose the services of Mr. Ron Irving , who, I'm sure, my predecessor in office will agree, was a very competent Director of Drama . Mr. Irving accepted a position, a teach¬ ing position, at Boston University and we regretted that he found it impossible to stay with us. However, during the short time he was a member of our Department he demonstrated great enthusiasm for his work and developed a very practical and, I think successful program of school drama. I am quite confident that his successor, Jeremy Bisley will provide able leadership in this fast developing area of cultural attainment. One of the interesting developments this past year was in the field of music when the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra was formed. Our Department was very pleased to have the opportunity to play a part in the form¬ ation of this, our first symphony orchestra. And I venture to say, Mr. Speaker , that no province, no state, no community of comparable size to this which we have here on Prince Edward Island that can boast of a symphony orchestra and I know Members of this Legislature will be pleased to learn that it is truly provincial in scope and we have fifty to sixty musicians who. because of the sheer love of music, have banded themselves together in the form of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra. They come from all parts of the Province and from a great diversity of occupations. We have farmers, we have doctors, we have housewives, we have university professors, we have students, all making this contribution to the musical life of Prince Edward Island . I am pleased to announce, Mr. Speaker , that the general public will have the opportunity of seeing these musicians in action in early May and I can assure you that you will not be disappointed with what you hear and see at that time. I can't help saying, just in passing, Mr. Speaker , that the musical life of this Province has been greatly enriched by the recent arriv¬ al of competent musicians like, if I may be pardoned to mention a few names, Thomas Hahn , Hubert Tersteeg , Cornelius Zaat , all of whom are prominent mem¬ bers of the new Symphony Orchestra, and the recital of these names, Mr. Speaker , reminds us of the greater emphasis placed on music in European countries — Thomas Hahn , Bert Tersteeg , Cornelius Zaat , and the urgent need for Canadians and for Prince Edward Islanders to give increased support and encouragement to worthwhile musical projects. As you know, Mr. Speaker , the Vocational and Technical Training Agreement by which some six hundred millions of dollars was poured into the provinces for the construction of vocational high —68—