LOCAL AND VISITING officers of the Home and School meeting found much in com-mon. Front row, left to right, Mrs. L, Thingstad, Jack Handel, S. Korchuk and Mrs. L. Crooper.  Back, Mrs. S. Chicoine, Mrs. Jack Bryson, Mrs Jack Rummery, Mrs. Dick Needham, and Mrs. Gordon McParland.

Officials Are Dined By School Association
Mrs. J. Cropper, Ontario president of the Home and School Federation, and Mrs, A. Thing-stad, first vice - president, were the guests of the local high school branch of the association this week.

Previous to the meeting in the evening a dinner was given in their honor in the United Church hall attended also by the school staff and their wives, the home and school executive, and members of the school board. Mrs. Gordon McParland presided for the meeting which was held this time in the town hall with a panel discussion following business in which Mrs. Thingstad, W. J. Handel, Mrs. Bernard Paradis, Mrs. Con. Duggan, Mrs. John Halonen, S. Korchuk, D. D'Amours, T. Meagher (staff) and Allan Holmes student took part. The subject was the responsibility of parents in education and opinions both varied and well-expressed.

Officers elected were: W. J. Handel, president; Mrs. Alex Gordon, Mrs. Jack Rummery, and Mrs. Gordon McParland, vice presidents; Mrs. Jack Bry-son secretary; Mrs. Dick Need-
; ham, treasurer, S. Korchuk school staff representative. These were installed by Mrs. Cropper.

Mr. Korchuk expressed the teachers' appreciation of the harmonious relations and close co-operation enjoyed between the staff and the home a nd School Association. Mrs. San -ford Chicoine was presented with her past president pin by Mrs. Cropper. During the meeting it was brought out that the primary aim in assigning homework is to teach the student to think for himself; some master this in the classroom but others must develop it alone. Parent's response to the failure of the student (in exams) was also considered significant in that it could vitally affect the student's future response to schooling. Mrs. Cropper spoke of the 60
I some associations, with high schools, and well-over 1,000, when counted with similar ones for public schools, in Ontario. These she said work along with the P.T.A. to achieve the best in education.

The Home and School, she stressed, is not a money-making organization. It does require basic skills in leadership and works to bring equality of educational opportunity. Courses in leadership and the duties of leaders are available and whenever possible should be taken. Participation is a keynote in successful meetings and pro -grams should be planned to have general interest, thus bringing both parents to attendance. Following the meeting a social hour and lunch was enjoyed by the fifty who attended.