Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
PARENT-TEACHERS AT
INTERESTING EVENT

4 union meeting of h Parent
Teacher Associations of Schools Nos.
l and Z and the grammar school,
was held yesterday afternoon in the
high school auditorium. The pro-
gram opened with a piano solo by
Miss Dorothy Hadden. Miss Ruth
Jacobson sang Pale Moon" re-
spending with PHILOSOPHY" as an
encore The musical numbers were
well received.
Mrs. N. w. Pierce, who presided
over the meeting, introduced Mrs.
Helen NJ. DeRussy, of Woodbridge,
! Middlesex county chairman of the
1 Parent-Teacher Associations. h
spoke of the advantage of coming
into the state organization. The
different associations would meet in
; groups, she said, and travel about
and get good ideas from other asso-
Citations. By working together for
one cause more good could
be done than by a single organiza-
ton, she declared. Mrs. DeRussy
spoke of several bills that were in
troduced into the senate, declaring
that if all these bills passed it
would aid children greatly. Mrs.
DeRussy then introduced Mrs. Will
| liam Little. of Railway, correspond
ing secretary OF the New Jersey
| Congress of Mothers and also of the
Parent-Teacher Association. Sne
/ explained how the National Congress
of Mothers became organized as fol-
lows:
In Washington, twenty-five years
ago, a mother watched the children
play in the parks and noted how
| the nurses cared for them. h
realized that more enlightened
| mothers were needed. In 1895 she
| came before a Chautauqua and
spoke of forming an association to
| raise the standard of parents so that
children could be raised properly.
In 1897 a National Congress of
| Mothers was formed. This organi-
| zation went throughout the nation
| and the states formed branches of 1t.
The aim was to raise the standard
of motherhood, promote the welfare
of the children and give every child
a square DEAL The future of the
child. the welfare of the nation de-
ponds upon the public schools.
Years ago children were drilled in
the "3 Rs" only, and if they could
MT learn them. they were merely
left to do the best they could. To-
day all types of children are taken
into consideration. Every child is
| given the opportunity to develop the
talents with which he is endowed,
and helped to grow into strong man
hood or womanhood.
Schools depend upon Parent
Teachers Associations Towns that
have the finest associations nave the
finest schools, Mrs. Little said, Civ
ing Westfield as an illustration. Mrs.
Little ven on to say that a Parent
Teachers Association is the connect
| it,r rfp1y hntxrnnn tho no vn,nfo q nd fin
schools The parents should stand
back of the schools, uphold the
teachers desires. create public sem
timent and demanad the very best
for the children. They VIII always
be met with the idea of having the
taxes raised. Isn't it better to in
vest a little to develop the talents
of your children than to hold back
and cripple them?" asked 5Irs. Lit
tie.
The advantages of the State Con-
federation in making the laws for
the school were told. The members
of the education department act as
the advisory board and help pat
things through that raise the stand
ards Of the schools. A great deal
is due the late Commissioner of
Education. Calvin Kendall. becaus,
of all the schools this side of the
Mississippi river, New Jersey ranks
first. Considering all the schools in
the nation, the educational system
of New Jersey ranks fourth.
by belonging to the State Con-
federation, the Parent-Teachers'
Associations increases its power
three-fold." Mrs. Little continued.
1T has the advantage of receiving
help from the county. state and ma
ton. There are 395 Parent-Teacher
Associations and there are 21,500
women in these organizations. 1t is
the only organization dong child
welfare work alone.
"The National organization is
working hard to give character to
the boys and girls and to train
them in the right way. The children
need the right kind of mothers be-
hind them. The mothers should get
together, work together, sand be-
hind the teachers and train the chill
dren to work hard"
Mrs. Little concluded with "Do
unto others as you would have 9TH
ers do unto you"