The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-07
P. T. A. Calendar

The Lowell Parent Teacher asso-
citation will meet at 3 p. m. on Oct
10, at the school. The topic for the
afternoon will be 1.-THE Child's En-
thusiasm for His School Work"
The school side will be presented
in paper written by Miss Nettie
Dodge and the home side will be
discussed by Mrs. ]. W. Maucker.
The Parent-Teacher association
of Lincoln school will meet Tues
day, Oct. 10 at 3 p. M. The Lin.
coin school orchestra will play sew
eral selections, the Misses Ruth and
Helen Coy will play a piano duet
and DR.. James Dunn Of Davenport
will talk on How to Keep Your
Children Well"
The Edison Parent-Teacher asso-
citation will hold it's second regular
meeting of the year at the school
on Wednesday, Oct. II, at 2:30 p.
m. The mothers are asked to go
directly to the class room in which
their children are, and the teach
ers will hold conferences, showing
the special aims of the different
grades, and discussing the prob
lens peculiar to each. The need
for cooperation along definite lines
will be explained and it is hoped
in this way a great many minor
annoyances that the teachers suffer
and that mothers might help to
correct will be frankly talked over.
At the close Of these conferences
members will meet in the first
grade room and hold a round table
discussion upon Standards for
Home and School," This subject
has been sub-divided into many
topics and one minute talks will be
given by number Of teh mothers
and the discussion made as general
as possible.
! Eugene Field Parent-Teacher as.
ISOLATION will meet for the first
time this year Thursday afternoon
Oct. II, at p m. at the school
| A piano number will be given by
Miss Minnette Herrick and Rev
Joseph A. Chapman will talk OF
"Obedience-a requisite of goot
citizenship"
1 The Center Station Parent-Teach
er association will meet on Fri
day, Oct. IS, at p. m. Dr. Mabe
Otis of Moline will talk on Adde'S
:, cence. it's need of sympathy, care
and understanding"
The Longfellow- Parent Teachel
association will meet for the frs
time here Friday, Oct. Is, at
o'clock. DR.. Ben H. Sherrard viii
talk on "The Value of a Human
Tooth"
The Irving Parent-Teacher as
ISOLATION will meet at the schoo
on the afternoon of Thursday, Oci
= II, at o'clock. DR.. Ben H. Sher
rard will discuss 1.-THE Value of
Human Tooth"
The Parent-Teacher association
of the Hawthorne school will NEE
on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 10, at
o'clock.
A community work shop that ha
. been of great benefit to teachers
pupils, and parents has been start
ed at the William Carr school i
Moline. Two years ago the chill
dren brought broken and discarde
toys to school and under the direc
ton of the teachers made ther
over. A little paste, paint an
. . mending worked wonders, and whe
! the toys were displayed just be
l. fore Christmas many people be
came interested. Last year tn
,, fathers and mothers joined in tn
work and came every Monday an
Tuesday evening between Thanks
giving and Christmas to make owe
discarded toys into something a
good-and often better-than ney
The toys were distributed with til
help of Santa Claus where the
would bring the most happines
This year the parents are eager
start early so that much more ca
] be accomplished. A wonderf
community spirit has been not tt
least of the blessings that ha1
come out of this novel work sho
Mrs. Watkins. executive seer,
tary of the National Congress
Mothers and Parent Teacher ass,
| Citations, who gave a PIT. A. cour.
by invitation at the summer scho,
of Columbia university this yea
: reports a registration of 100, mo
of whom were superintendent
supervisors, and principal
schools.
The Parent-Teacher association
of the state are urged to unite wit
their state organization and the III
nois Federation in observing chi
j, dren's week from Nov. 4 to IL. II
clubs are asked to give investig,
ton and recognition Of the Walt
of the kindergarten in its effect q
the homes and community lif
ID Most little children waste 4 gre
: deaf-of time in activity that is air
less and harmful, because adul
, do not know how to direct the el
e ergies of their little ones. II
5 establishing OF good kindergarteI
: would mean economy of yariol