The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-17
THE PARENTS AND
TEACHERS MEET
Enjoyable Christmas Program Fur.
nished by Elementary Grades for
December Meeting Parent
Teacher Association
Wednesday.

SioSoN " SohCoooy "CAC Ao3A A1A siASiA
praise of the lively, jingling, Christ
mas program rendered by the pupils
of the grammar grades. -,
Mrs. Philson, the president, called
the meeting to order promptly at a
o'clock and asked the Rev. Mr.. Bris-
tow, to conduct the devotional exer-
cises. Mr.. Bristow read the wonder
full Christmas story from st. Mat
thew and offered a beautiful prayer.
The following program was then
carried out in splendid spirit:
Jingle Bell Chorus-Fouth grade. .
:. Christmas. Recitation--Josephine
Philsou. :-,y>.~.. ~ -, ,.r. ..~.
+ Hark the. Herald Angels Sing
Sixth, Grade. -. ~. .. ...~-..'.." :.
Story of Christmas Mary -Barks-
dale.
Rope Drill-Fifth Grade, ..
1.-TWO Sides'-7James ,McCombs and
Marion Po1iakoff.
Christmas Acrostic-4th grade.
Curious Little Ted-Floride CAN'T.
"Silent Night" song-Sth Grade.
"The Night Before Christmas
Margaret Stallings. .'
Christmas Carols-7th grade: e
At the conclusion of the children's
entertainment Miss Harriet Coan, one
of our primary teachers, read most
delightful and original dissertation
on Some Patrons I Have Known"
Miss Coan, in her dissertation sized
! up quite few of the various types of
patrons that every teacher sooner or
later meets up. with. The good humor
in Miss Coan's paper was delightful.
Mrs. VIM. P. Greene was to have
been present to read contrasting
paper on "Some Teachers l Have
Known. but was unavoidably de-
tanned at home. The association, how
ever, doesn't consider Mrs. Greene
released from duty until after she
reads her paper at the January meet
ing.
A business meeting was held fol-
lowing the excellent program outlin-
ed above. Mrs. Herman Benton made
a motion that inasmuch as the associ-
alton was not financial condition just
now to pay spot cash for sufficient
window shades to equip both build
ings that the committee on shades be
instructed to order enough at once to
relieve the conditions in the rooms
most requiring shades. After discus
sion tbs motion was carried. The as
sociation also voted to bear the small
expense resulting from the lighting
of the big Christmas tree to be held
on the graded school grounds at six
o'clock this evening.
Supt. J. D. Fulp, president of the
County Teachers association issued a
cordial invitation to all members of
the Abbeville Parent-Teachers Asso-
ciation to meet with the former body
at noon Saturday, Jan. 18th in the
graded schooIsbuilding,
The association also unanimously
carried a motion to. extend their sin
cere thankfulness to the City fatbers;
and to Mr.. Foster McLane. for the
splendid work they did on the high
school grounds recently:
Quite q number of new members
were secured this month. and the to-
tai membership is rapidly increasing.
The superintendent of:the school
recommended that each member of
the association hang ups$a stocking
Christmas for the benefit of the win
dow shade fund. 1t is hoped to hear
Of great doing of Santa Claus in the
various homes next week for, this
fund.
The association also expressed
themselves as delighted with the beau
tiful Brascolites which the board OF
trustees have recently installed in
the dark rooms at the graded school.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at the usual hour, Tues
day, January 18, 1921.