Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-18
P. T. A. MEETING

The Parent Teacher Association OF
the Third Ward held their\ last meet
ing of the year on Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Sam Abrams presiding, Miss
Lillian pcrminey, recording secretary
calling me roll and reading the min
utCS.
The roll was called by rooms, the
mothers responding by rising. The
entire number was 81, the highest
number being recorded for Miss Lucy
fuckers room which was II. There
were i'll addition to the whole corps
OF teachers number of visitors so
that the attendance in all was near
seventy
Refreshing punch was served in
the entrance hall by some sixth grade
girls. The fourth grade children of
Miss Lucy fuckers room gave a splen
did demonstration of the new health
exercises as taught from set OF
Victor records-called Walter Camps
Daily Dozen Health Exercises" the
instructions being given orally from
the record before the music starts and
chart of pictures goes with the set
for the teachers better understanding
of them. These sets cost SIS a dozen
and some of the Easter Egg Hunt pro
| ceedS was used this way
Mrs. H. F. Newton gave quite a
complete and interesting report of the
entertaining features and the splendid
suggestions and ideas gathered from
the Columbus convention. She inter
spersed her report with number of
good Jokes which gave spice to her
talk. Mrs Woodham also gave a
supplementary report in an impromp-
tn and humorous way.
She also gave some statistics. a few
of which were 2l6 Parent Teacher
Associations in Georgia, 1886 paid up
members, a possible $4,000 in the roll
and tow associations 100 per cent in
enrolment. meaning every child and
their parents were enrolled as bona
fide members.
Mrs. Williams added her endorse
| ment to what had been said of Mrs.
Winifrcd Sackville Stoner's methods
OF teaching children and from her had
learned several cares that she had
used at home to help her children with
their studies and hey are quite simple
and attractive for any home
Mrs. f. J. Dorminey was called on
as the new Third District V-P. of the
j. I. A.. to make some remarks. Mrs
Dorn1inev responded by humorously
saying that in her ignorance of the
organized work when she was told
Of her appointment she felt like a
child does in one of these mystery
games when one of the children is
to- s,toI oil al.
you are it,
However Mrs. Dormincy accepts
the office in a serious way as another
means of giving what ever aid she can
to a work so big and so far reaching
in its effects on human character and
destiny as the cooperative efforts of
all women especially mothers and the
teachers is obliged to be.
Mrs. K. +. Lee rose to enlist the p.
T. A. in some concern as to what the
School Board may do in the matter of
cut ing salaries, how it is sure TO eff
feet the quality of the teachers avail
able, when Fitzgerald offers less in
salary and probably higher rates in
board than other towns. She also
made for more enthusiastic coopera.
non OF the parents in their demand
FOR a school auditorium for which she
said we are the only town in the state
probably that has none and maybe in
the United States.
Mrs. Abrams said if the p. T. A
hibernate in summer as the bear does
IN winter 1t only means they will come
out bigger and stronger in the Fall
and then adjourned the meeting till
school opens in September.