Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-10
PARENTS MEET
AT WOODBRIDGE
Barren Avenue Association
Reception or Teachers is
Arranged for

WOODBRIDGE, Nov. 10.-The
Barron Avenue Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION met yesterday afternoon.
Mr., Woodman, as chairman of men,
bership, reported eight new mem
bers and Miss Caster gave a report
of the lunch room which showed a
small cash balance and ten dollars
worth of supplies on hand n all
bills paid.
The reception for the teachers by
the combined Parent-Teacher AS
sociations OF Nc. 1 and No. II, and
the Barron Avenue Associations was
discussed. Owing to the fact that so
many things are going on and nave
been for the past few weeks a suit
able night has been hard to arrange,
but Monday night, November 20, was
finally decided upon as the only
night not selected by some other
church or organization in the town.
Supervising principal, J. H. Love,
announced that County Superinten-
dent H. B. Willis had just announced
that pupils in the high school orches-
ira under the supervision of Miss
Frazer would receive four points in
their high school course of the at
tended regularly for r~ehearsalS ana
played when Miss Frazer directed
them to do so as Miss Frazer is a
certified orchestra instructor and
conductor. Mrs Helen Amlisen of
Collingswood, Camden county. was
the speaker of the afternoon. Mrs.
Amlisen told of the work being done
in Camden county. Last year they
specialized on nutrition and the es-
t~ablishment of the schoo! lunch
80. nThfC xraot = fhny q re working
along recreational lines
Fairgrounds and moving pictures.
Richard Formadoni played a pia-
no solo which was greatly enjoyed
as was the violin solo of Miss Frazer,
accompanied by Mr.. Roeder. The
president, Mrs. C. A. de Russy, then
CAV a report of part of the conven-
ton held last week. The remainder
of the convention report and the re-
port of the county council at New
Brunswick will be given at the De-
eember meeting by Mrs. A. L. HUI
Der and Mrs. William Squier.
Mrs. de Russy told of the ad-
dresses of Miss Margaret Jackson Of
New York, formerly connected with
st. Nicholas and Century magazines.
Miss jackson spoke of the illustra-
tors of children's books from 1740
to the present time.
Mrs. Z. II. Boynton spoke on pre-
school circles in a most interesting
and inspiring manner. Commissioner
Lambert Jackson spoke of the Jun
ior High School as the bridge IN the
school system.
Owen Lovejoy, secretary of the
Child Labor Commission, known as
the "children's statesman" spoke on
s"Children in Street Trades"
DIR. Henry Gaines Hawn Of New
York, spoke on the Soul of Things
and made such an impression on the
local delegates and the report Of his
lecture was so well received hat
steps will be taken to bring him to
Woodbridge in the near future.
Tickets win be sold for not over IS
cents to cover expenses, but it will
be necessary to have an audience of
at least 200 and 800 are needed to
make it really worth while. DR..
Hawn has spoken to over 200 cham
Der of commerce gatherings within
a comparatively short time. He is a
philosopher and dramatic instructor
and the soul with which he imbues
his illustrations is inspiring.
Mrs. Kingbury and Mrs. Aigrew
served tea in the lunch room.