Evening star., 1923-11-11
Parent-Teacher Activities.

when her organization asked the su-
perintendent for permissi for her to
attend the council meetings in Tren-
ton he said that he regarded the p
T: A work the most important duty
of the teachers and her attendance at
| the meetings Of the council would be
considered part OF her school work.
The delegates to the meetings OF
| the council also attended the annual
convention of the New Jersey Con-
zress of Mothers and PIT. A. which
was held in Trenton at the same time.
The executive board Of the District
OF Columbia Congress Of Mothers and
PIT. A. will hold the regular month
ly meeting Tuesday at 2:30 pm. in
the studio of the Jordan Piano Com
pany. The most important business
to be brought before the board Is the
coming Christmas sale, and q meeting
or the Christmas sale committee has
been called for 1:30 pm, so that the
board may meet with the committee.
Mrs. Albert NJ. Baggs, chairman of the
sale, has completed her plans and will
| announce the special chairman, who
Will serve under her. at Tuesdays
meeting. sThis sale will be held in the
December II and Is. and the proceeds
viii be used to carry on the work Of
| the organization and to help the fund
for permanent headquarters. Every
school In the District OF Columbia is
expected to send \ representative to
serve on Mrs. Baggs' committee, as
the work done by the organization Is
for All children In all schools in the
| District.
| According to Miss La Sale, new
| supervising principal Of the second
division, Washington Is to be con-
graduated on the excellence OF its
| corps OF teachers. Miss La Sale says
that II the school buildings here were
of the same high standard as the
teachers we would have q model eys-
tenn. Very recently family came to
Wa -hington from a small town In the
living here, but after an inspecs,"n OF
some Of our old school buildings they
returned to the small town to live.
Are the parents in Washinxton do
ing their full duty by their children
when they sit calmly at home and al
low the children to do their school
work in dark. unlighted rooms? In
stalled with the help Of the parents.
The authorities are doing the best
they can with the limited means at
their disposal. If the parents will help
much more can be done in this matter
of proper lights for dark winter days.
The week of November 1894 is Ma
tional Education week, and the Dis
| IflcE OF SOlUH1OIA pI0u1 10 COIcUEIe
IL by urging a parent-teachef associa-
tion in every school building. The
education chairman OF the District of
Columbia Congress OF Mothers and
Parent Teacher Associations expects
to call her committee during the week
and consider the educational needs Of
the District.
The Edmonds Mothers Club has be-
gun to issue health bulletins to the
pupils Of the school. The first one
| was on the care of the teeth, and the
second one, on posture, Will be dis
| tributed during the coming week.
| The committee recently appointed to
find q room where the clothes con-
servation work can be carried on
has been successful, and this most
important work will be located in a
room on the third floor in 426 5th street
northwest. The Progressive Education
Association occupies rooms In the
same building.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
1 Of the Woodside. Nd, school met
wednesday evening. Mrs. ]. N.
Saunders and Mrs. j. +. Randall OF
the District Of Columbia Congress OF
Mothers and Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation were the speakers. This as
sociation has just become affiliated
| with the District and with the state
branch Of Maryland also. They ex-
l0sct to attend the yearly meetings Of