The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-10
ASSOCIATION OF
PARENT TEACHERS
WELL DISCUSSED sv MRS. >. q.
HeARNE AT MEETING or
CIVIC DEPARTMENT.
neporo Of the chIidren's cardenlna
movement Were Given and satIs-
fsetory-oeieaates Appointed.


faetory-peleastes Appointed.
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The Civic Department of the We
mans Club held their initial meetinr
CT the season Friday afternoon. There
vas large attendance and the topics
discussed were proof of the work of
vital interest the Civic Department
mas outlined for the season. The
meeting opened with the reading of
minutes by Mrs. Charles Proudfoot.
Miss cecilia Speyer. chairman of the
department presided and proved her
sen an enthusiastic worker in all
branches Of civic pride.
satisfactory report of the Chill
dren's Gardening movement for the
summer was given by Mrs. Charles
Proudfoot and Miss Speyer. The re-
Fort was evidence OF good work done
during the summer and win appear In
fuli print In this paper this morn
ing. Those interested in the garden
ing movement will be able to learn
more OF the work and who aided. A
resolution was offered by Mrs. z. c.
Ewing. viz: Thatthe Civic Department
look TO means to have the gardening
work continued which was started
this summer. The motion was unani-
mousiy carried as those present were
all enthusiastic over the reports given.
Parent Teachers Association.
A feature OF this meeting was the
talk by Mrs. Julian Greene Hearne,
VINO has spent much time In California.
sne spoke on on Parent Teachers AS
ISOLATION and described II as impor-
tant In every city and stated that the
Ia reNf -
California this association does many
good deeds which otherwise could not
De done and the scope is very wide.
Mrs. Hearne said in part:
Il want you to understand the organ
ization as being association between
teacher and parent. to bring them
closer together not to discuss their
petty grievances, but so aid each
other as well as the children. The
scope is entirely too large for petty
troubles.
The Parent Teachers Association
Is now In many states and everywhere
proves satisfactory. Just think, the
chind Is under its mothers jurisdic.
ton from l to 6. and from TO 20
years OF age for. five days of the week
II is under the guidance OF the teach
er How many of us know our child's
teacher, who is molding the child's
lifeY
The Parent Teachers Association Of
LOS Angeles meets each month. The
club IL federated and the mothers are
made officers. II is associated In work
with the Associated Charities and 9TH
er organizations for the good OF all.
They have lectures and question boxes
with such topics for discussion as
School Problems. Training OF Chill
dren for Citizenship. Everyone Joins
in the discussion and helps. There
are near a hundred mothers who at.
tend these meetings. The roll call is
by grades OF pupils and the grade nav.
ing the most mothers present receives
nag. All the schools have large
grounds and this association has
charge OF the Children's Gardening.
In the school the association serves
penny lunches where a good soup and
other things are served. Many chill.
dren have no other meals during the
day. This IL in the poorer districts. A
Day Nursery has been built where
there are two nurses TO care for the
children. Beds are provided for the
infants and many of them are received
sewed on. The parents soon see the
wisdom Of the change of clothes and
baths for children and benefits de.
rived. This OF course. is in the for.
eign districts. Clinics is also topic
of interest. A committee reported tina,
1000 children were treated free and
1000 children given garments.
Children Cared For.
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see what the children need and the
condition Of the home. Fifteen waits
were given foster parents. There are
12O associations OF Parents Teachers
Association In Los Angeles. I remem.
Der visiting the Juvenile Court Boy,
and Will describe him as being the boy
who would be in court II there were
no better places provided. These have
a separate school with a man teacher.
The Problem Girl Is quite a. inter.
esting. She IL the girl who prefers
the streets 10 all else. A bungalo Is
provided for these girls and domes-
tic science taught with everything per
tanning TO good housekeeping includ.
ed. There Is a cordial spirit mani.
Tested between mother and teacher.
which aids In many ways and the chill.
dren are proud TO have their mothers
attend" Mrs. Hearne stated that she
hoped such an organization would be
possible here at some time. She was
invited 20 give the same talk before
the teachers OF the city. Mrs. Allen
stated that II all mothers would visit
the schools for a whole day they may
be able 20 Judge better what r. being
done.
The NEXT meeting OF the Civic DE.
partment IL November. rs when Ben
RosenblOom will talk on Much Need
cd LeRislation." Delegates 20 the
Parkersburg Federation were named
a. follows: Mrs. Julian Hearne. Mrs
w. G. McGregor. Miss Cecilia Speyer.
Mrs. p. G. Ewing. Mrs. Charles Proud
foot. Miss Florence Hodge. Mrs. &. n.
Taylor. Mrs. August DuFa. Mrs. W ~.
Smith. Mrs. J. W Bryan. Mrs. l. A.
Rolf. Mrs Edward stifel. Mrs Russell
Wood. Mrs. I'd Franzheim Mrs. Allen.
president Of the Woman's Club. was
invited 10 give a talk.
A. the conclusion Of the Friday
meeting Miss Speyer served refresh
menis % elder and gingerbread.