28 + REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

and service and showed that with proper support and active profes-
sional leadership, stimulation and encouragement, the rank and file
of the teaching profession could and did live up to the challenge of
the times.
 As this report will show, the Department of Education made definite
progress in solving the manifold problems which have plagued edu-
cation over the years. It took giant steps in providing quality educa-
tion for the people of the Virgin Islands.
 The total appropriation for the operations of the Department of
Education for the fiscal year 1962 amounted to $2,649,743. This repre-
sented an increase of 21.98 percent over the previous year's operating
budget.
 The breakdown of local appropriations follows:

 Division Appropriation Percent of
 appropriation

Administration... -_ _----- -- .---- ------------- $173, 750.00 6.6
Educational programs --------. --- ------------ -------- -- 1,965,425.00 74. 2
Community programs ----------------- 241,300.00 9.2
 Public recreation ---------- (139, 900.00) (5. 5)
 Public libraries and museums --------- (87, 200. 00) (3. 2)
 Vocational rehabilitation... ---. -------- (14,200.00) (0.5)
Grant-in-Aid program ---- ---------- ----- -- 140, 200.00 5.2
Special projects ..- ------------------------------------- 129, 068. 21 4.8
 Total ------------------------ ... -.... 2,649,743.21 100.0

 The Federal Government contributed on a matching basis $49,029.30
under National Defense Education Act, $62,340.09 for Vocational
Education, $11,382 for Rural Libraries, $37,717 for School Lunch and
$27,497.81 for Vocational Rehabilitation. In addition, $81,518 was
received under Public Law 874 for federally affected areas.
 In addition to the operating budget, funds for school improvement
and additional classroom facilities were appropriated by the Virgin
Islands Legislature. The total amount for fiscal year 1962 was
$420,000, details of which are included in another part of this report.
To equip two new elementary schools in St. Thomas, $105,000 was
appropriated in 1962.

Personnel

 The Department had a total of 555 positions authorized. The break-
 down, as of January 15,1962, follows:
 Administration-all positions_ --_------_-___----- 84
 Educational program-Professional ______----------- 289
 Educational program-Nonprofessional _----------- 123
 Bureau of Recreation__-------------------------- 33
 Bureau of Public Libraries and Museums__- -__----------- -- 20
 Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation ------------ 6

 Total ------------- ----------------------- 555