The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
PIT. A. Calendar

Mrs. William F. Young, president
OF the Illinois council OF parent
teachers associations, is to be-in
the city Tuesday. TO address the
council at an afternoon meeting at
| the Y. W. c. A and other groups of
, parent-teachers. Her afternoon
topic will be General Efficiency in
| P. T. AS" and she will trace the
history of the organization, Febru-
airy being the birthday month
From 2:30 to O'Clock Mrs.
Young will be rendered reception
| in the club rooms of the associat
ton, and the conference will be
held from to 4:30 in the gymna-
SUM.
At 6 o'clock a banquet will be
given in Mrs Young's honor at the
Y. w. C. A, when the principals of
the various schools will be the
, guests of the various associations.
The high school parent-teacher
association will meet Tuesday eve
ming, when Mrs. Young Will deliver
the address of the evening. Mrs.
Young has recently visited a large
number of local associations in var
ious parts of the state and will
gladly answer any queries that may
be put to her with reference to the
work being done and the activities
undertaken by high school parent
teacher associations in other cities.
Mrs. NJ. W. Campbell is chairman
of the committee sof hostesses for
the evening. which will serve re-
freshments at the social hour fol-
| lowing the address.
The Rock Island high school as
sociation welcomes to its meetings
all the parents and interested
| friends of the high school students,
including the freshmen who have
just entered at the beginning of the
present term. The association
wishes to do its share in support
! ing the state association financial
". Annual dues of rs cents are
received from those who wish to
be enrolled as active members, 10
cents of which goes to the state
work or the more than 500 par
ents of high school students, it is
expected that many will enroll as
active members at this next meet
ing.
The activities and work of the
high school parent-teacher associa-
ton are of possibly more impor-
lance and immediate value to the
students than the activities of the
associations in the grade schools,
and the value of the latter has al
ready been thoroughly demonstra-
+ ted in Rock Island The high school
association has but recently been
organized in this city. but the op-
portunities for helpful cooperation
between the parents and the teach
ers of the high school students have
been found to be very numerous
and to call for the active support
of a very large number of mem
bers.
The program Tuesday evening
will include community singing led
by Mrs. Fred L. Mann and a song
by the high school glee club direct
ed by Miss Gladys Allison.
Eugene Field parent-teachers' as
ISOLATION is to hold its regular
meeting Thursday afternoon. There
will be program and business ses-
sion held.
The regular meeting of Longfel-
|
alton will be held Friday afternoon
at the school, A program is being
| planned and there will be a social
hour and refreshments.
The Franklin school parent
teachers association has planned a
tfrolic for Friday night for the mem
bers and friends of the school. A
program will be given in the gym
nasium, and there will be plenty of
concessions, fortune telling booths,
minstrel groups and a country
store.
! Center Station parent-teachers'
! association is to have fathers night
| Friday evening, when a Washing
ton and Lincoln program is to be
given by the children of the grades.
c. L. TAYLOR DIES.
Santa Barbara, Calf. Feb. 4
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