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the Charlotte Amalie High School in St. Thomas. In addition to the
work at the school, the practical nurses instructor conducted an in-
service training course for nurse aids and practical nurses at the
Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital at St. Croix.
 Enrollment in vocational classes was 872 for 1962 as compared with
989 for 1961.
 (5) Adult Education.-The adult education program offered a
limited number of courses in the evening. The budget was doubled
for the year 1962 from what it was the previous year. Seventeen
courses were offered in St. Thomas for a combined enrollment of 271
and four courses in St. Croix with an enrollment of 77 students. The
program included several classes in English, including a class in Eng-
lish for non-English speaking people, science, mathematics, bookkeep-
ing, typing and shorthand.
B. Division of Business and Auxiliary Services
 The Division of Business and Auxiliary Services provides the logis-
tic support for the educational programs. It has four major areas of
activities: (1) Business and Accounting Section; (2) Property and
Procurement Section; (3) School Lunch program; (4) Auxiliary
Services, such as maintenance and transportation.
 The division was reorganized during the year to facilitate the work
of its various sections. Business operations were streamlined and the
entire business operations of the Department were strengthened.
 Maintenance and Repair of Schools.-For the first time in many
years the Department began a program of regular maintenance, repair
and improvement of its buildings. The maintenance staff was aug-
mented. Substantial progress was made in the painting of school
buildings during the year. A number of major repairs and improve-
ments were accomplished during the year. In St. Croix a new head-
quarters office building at Christiansted was completed and occupied.
 The School Lunch program was given a thorough review during the
year. A major improvement in the program was the placement of
school lunch activities in the schools under the general supervision and
direction of the school principal. This will tie in the school lunch
with the educational program.
 The records show that during the school year of 1962 more children
participated in the school lunch program than in previous years. The
average daily participation was 6,329, an increase of 425 over the
previous year. 1,079,112 type "A" lunches were served.
C. Division of Community Programs
 The Department of Education operates four programs which are
related to but not directly connected with the educational programs.