REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS + 31

States Office of Education; and conferences on youth fitness, one held
in Washington, D.C., the other in Michigan.
 The Commissioner of Education took part in three mainland con-
ferences. He was a member of the program committee of the Chief
State School Officers Council for 1961-62 and took part in the Youth
Fitness Conference held in Washington, D.C. The Commissioner
spoke on the "Role of Education in a Free Society" as a seminar
leader in a multi-nation conference held in St. Thomas, under the
sponsorship of the Junior Chamber International. The Commis-
sioner also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the
College of the Virgin Islands. The Executive Committee was re-
sponsible for laying the groundwork for the College of the Virgin
Islands, which was scheduled to open for instruction in July 1963.

Virgin Islands History Project
 With the approval of the Governor, the Department of Education
began on a project to prepare a "History of the Virgin Islands" for
use in the public schools. A committee consisting of three laymen
and seven educators was appointed by the Governor to assist the Pro-
ject Director in the writing of a high school text. In addition to the
high school history text, the Equity Publishing Co. of New Hamp-
shire, in cooperation with the Project Director and the Governor's
Committee, is also preparing a history text for use in the intermedi-
ate grades. Both texts were scheduled for use by the school year
1963-64.

Cultural Activities
 The cultural activities of the Virgin Islands were enhanced by the
 visit of two off-island musical groups. The schools of the islands spon-
 sored a variety of musical shows and plays. The high school bands
 from Charlotte Amalie High School and Christiansted High School
 were especially active during the year in many community programs.
 The exhibit of children's art work in both St. Thomas and St. Croix
 was highly successful. Some 20 pieces of art work were sent to New
 York for exhibition at the Dorothy Yepez Galleries, Saranac Lake,
 N.Y. Four won honors.

 New Regulations
 One of the major problems in the Department was the lack of basic
 policies, regulations and procedures governing many of its operations.
 The first revision and perhaps the most important in the long run, of
 these regulations during the year, therefore, was teacher certification.