Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17

help in this respect is by cooperation
with the teacher. The Parent Teacher
association, a circle of which is to be
found in nearly every school in South
ern California, offers this opportunity
to all mothers, and they will find that
they can be of great assistance to the
teacher.
The Herald Junior purposes to de-
vote a reasonable space each week to
news of the Parent Teacher circles.
Suggestions, information and news
which concern the various schools will
receive notice and the editor of The
Junior will be glad to meet the teachers
and parents for any discussions which
promises to result in good for the
schools or for the pupils
One teacher and one mother had a
meeting all by themselves the other
day, preliminary to the organization of
the seasons work. The talk turned
naturally to the many activities open
to girls of all classes and all ages, unuer
the roof of the public school, ana OF
how gladly the girls avail themselves
of these privileges.
"Have YOU ever thought" said the
teacher a woman of wide experience
and keen sympathy, "how the peopie
with small incomes meet the uelildLiuS
made upon them by the school? rake
for instance, the single item or gym
nasium suit. 1t must be of a partl uldt
cut and quality certain numper VI
yards of material are required IL may
hf. made at home or ordered with the
others at reduced rates, but either way
il means an expenditure of several dol-
lars. Then there is the item OF the
proper silk tie, the needed snoes' the
little accessories of toilet. Think what
all that means to the parents who are
already deyfsing ways and means to
meet the daily expenses of car fare and
school Iuncheons! Yet how gladly the
parents deny themselves that the
daughter may have the beneht OF the
gymnasium training that makes Tor
vigorous health during the strenuous
school life!"
Inst at this time, when the school
centers are busy with the scholastc
life and the adjustment of school cur
riculum, the parent-teacher oreaniZa-
tions are beginning to hold meetings J"
organize once more for the winter
work. Send us your list of officers as
soon as they are elected, and let us
know what you propose to do In the
Way of good, useful work for your
school community Only "get together
and work along some definite lines.
Perhaps your school has no lantern;
don't YOU enjoy illustrated pictures
yourself? And don't you think your
school ought to have illustrated lectures
for your children? If you need some
thing to work for, why not work tor
lantern?
The work being planned by the sew
eral centers will be probably contln-
uation of last seasons effort along the
lines of class work in dressmaking, MIL
linery and cooking, pictures for schools
trees for streets, child study lectures
discussion of local topics and civic bet
terment of all kinds.
Perhaps it is more elaborate play
ground equipment. Many of the pa
rent-teacher associations have already
Interested themselves in the condition
of the school grounds and have helped
to effect a material improvement there.
Since children get much of their out
of-doors exercise in the school grounds,
1t is important that they be made clean,
safe and fitted with the most practical
and beneficial apparatus for physical
exercises which can be secured.
News from the individual centers will
be of mutual interest to all. Let us
hear about it. Address Editor Herald
Junior, Los Angeles, Cal.
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