The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-11-04
PAnESr.TrAcHrR Asso. srFr.
PRESIDENT cALTRIDRR cAI.IS
MEETING 10 ORDER MISS
JOHNSON DELIGHTS, AUDIENCE
IN SINGING ORGANIZATION
SPENDS $500 on SCHOOL NEEDS.


The Westminster Parent Teacher
Association held It's frst meeting o.
the present school year IN THE High
School building on Thursday nighl,
October 20 The meeting waA largely
attended and from a social standpoint
may he considered one Of the inos,
successful meetings la the history u
the organization
After several selections By the high
school orchestra the meeting was eHiit
ca 10 order By the President. AiT 81
~ Caltrlder and was opened win
prayer BY iteY X 81 Edwards IN or
dor 20 afiord opportunity Tor certain 500
eial features, The regular business
proceedings were Dispensed win, and
"a short program was presented Rey.
Chalmers Walck IN brief. bus IN
'teresting address extended a Coraia,
welcome 20 the new teachers sbg eB
tered upon their duties In the schools
nf Westminster M the beginning o.
The present school year Miss Flor
ence johnson, teacher Of music in the
high school. rendered several vocal
selections.
Al the close Of the evenings pro-
gram a reception was held oa the gee-
ond floor Of the high school building.
and later refreshments were served
by the girls 81 the higli school Ia The
rooms 81 the Domestic Science de-
partment
The large attendance AZ this meet
Ing was highly gratifying 10 the OF
iicers and members % the Association
and may be regarded a. an lndleaiie
OF increased interest IN the part 0f "a
people OF Westminster, in the edacn
tion and training OF their children
One OF the greatest hinderanees e
successful school work 81 tie pas
has been a lack OF cooperation BE-.
tween the school and the home. or the
school and the community II MAY
have been the fault 81 The school. OF
Il may have been the fault Of the
community. possibly both were 1,
blame. However this may be- II h.
certain that q thoroughly good arhpol
canno, exist In dlslnterested and un.
sympathetic community, nor Is 81
reasonable 60 believe that poor
school can exist for any length o.
time In u vide awake, up-t0-datu com
munity whose people are IN close
touch with the school and is work
1 IL has frequently been said "Ae d
the school SO Is the community
4 This proposition may be true % 4
certain extent, but no more 10 than
Its converse. "As Is the community 81
I is the school" The fact Is that the
two institutions, the school and the
home, are direct functions Of one an.
othcr, each depending upon the Other
/ for It's yauie as factor in Id educa.
I tion Of the children.
The parent-feaeher Association 81
I Westminster was organized about
four years ago aud has gradually
grown In membership, 40 well as u
Influence and usefulness, until It has
really become q part ~ the publ,
tschool system. Several years ago 4
lsum amounting 10 more than 500 wal
raised through the efforts 81 the 49,
sociatlon and was spent In the sehoo
loo Westminster, additions 10 the schoo
libraries were made. and graphic
phones and other articles Of schpo
equipment were provided. All thii
was done by the Association IN com
Iparatively short time. but ita creates
service to the community lies IN IL
having been the means Of brtnginl
about q clearer understanding be
tween the parents and the teachers
and IN establishing a closer relation
between the school and the home