Evening star., 1923-08-19

This column is conducted under the auspices
! OF the District of Columbia branch of the
National Congress Of Mothers and Parent
| Teacher Associations.)
The interest and forethought Of
1 Commissioner Oyster in our school
4 system and future welfare OF the
District of Columbia. is worth con-
sideration. 1t was Commissioner Oys-
ter, in 1920, who planned the opening of
school yards as summer Fairgrounds,
and made his first appeal for popu-
lar subscriptions. This summer he
made another public appeal for con
tributions, with good results. He is
sponsor of the new bond Issue plan,
| which every parent or citizen Shopld
| give thought because i. deals with
| our children, the future generation.
| In speaking of floating bond issue
he says: Let the future generation
| pay for the improvements which, If
| made now, will last a century aI
least. and which viii he of the great
| er benefit to those Of days - come
| rather than those of this generation"
| Among the nine important improve
ments will be modernization Of the
| lighting system, and more new high
! schools. All improvements will cost
| about $15.000,000 or more. When the
| District of Columbia WAS set aside as
the seat of our government. perhaps
1 no one realized its future growth.
Many valuable government buildings
| have been erected and improvements
! made in proportion to- the Increase
! of population. This city IS not as a
| county seat of county or capital
! of a state, but every state In the
! Union furnishes it's revenue toward
! It's great head. Public opinion is
wanted. and who should be more in
L Tor tod IF ha l.
I dren in Washington?
| Mrs. Clare Mann, secretary of the
! Peabody Hilton Parent-Teacher As
The Peabody Hilton Parent-Teacher
Association has had successful year
! under the supervision of President
! Mrs. Margaret Holt. The member
ship campaign especially has accom-
plished wonders for the association.
/ We were very isratitied at the results
| of this campaign, for our membership
| has increased and our assembly hall
was hardly large enough TO accom-
| modate all those who came to our
night meetings.. We cannot speak
1 too highly of the benefits derived
from the milk lunch. The health
cards show decided Improvement
and the number Of underhourished
per cent. We held moving picture
| show on October 20 and realized
s3l.14. This was followed by Hal
! loween party for the children. on
| November 5, which was a decided
success. The children hid a most
! enjoyable time and we cleared $50 80.
On March ! and we held a lunch
/ con in the basement of the Peabody
! equipment has been provided for our
athletic association. and the play
| ground is an established fact. We
I are now planning for our annual
! party for the teachers and the grad
! uating class which will be held the
second week in June. Everything
/ has been done to make our associa-
! tion one Of the best of its kind IN
! Washington and to make ii a neces-
! sary part of our school.
! The Peabody and Hilton schools
have only for the past year been
united under one supervision. Miss
] Gertrude Young. supervising princi-
/ pal and her able corps OF teachers
i have made possible many improve
ments along educational lines. The
/ Hilton building contains the lover
/ grades and the Peabody the higher
grades. The Peabody building. 'front.'
| ing stanton Park was erected many
! years ago and was named 1'Enfant
School. The name was carved on the
! bluestone panel corresponding with
/ the other stone trimmings specially
! designed for this purpose. The citi-
|
soon az the name appeared. vigorously
protested against it. on the ground
| that II would always be mispro-
nounced and called the infant
! school" In Difference TO their wishes
/ change was made. and a gray mar
| BILE slab, inscribed Peabody School.
was placed over the original name. In
! a distant future some explorer may
! lift that marbl. slab and fnd buried
| beneath il the honorS intended TO be
paid to Charles Pierre L'Enfant, the
great engineer. who. in planning this
| city, left that reservation. which has
| now become 4 most beautiful park for
| the benefit of the hundreds of chill
dren attending the Peabody School. 1t
might be appropriate to say here that
Mai. EEnfant. who planned and laid
/ out the city of Washington. was bur
| led June II. 1926, and for eighty-foir
years was in an unmarked grave. ex-
cept a graceful red cedar. swaying
and whispering with every breeze the
! inspiration of his genius into never
! ending requiem, while its pungent
odor served as perpetual incense
! Nature was more generous than
, man. Later his body was trans
! ferrcd from Green Hill. Prince
Georges county. to Arlington ceme-
! teIy. While the citizens at that time
protested at the name infant school"
garten. AmericaniZation school. in a
| portable building on the playground
of the Peabody School. The Peabody
| School building is the birthplace of
I Eastern High School. as the first
classes were held here on the third
floor. One of the best and most faith
full teachers during this period was
1 the late Miss Mary Awkward, who
building. the Peabody School. More
than double that number of years was
given by her to the instruction of the
| children in Washington. There can
never be too much honor bestowed
upon any faithful teacher, living or
dead, who has the seeing eye. the
trained brain and the sympathetic
| heart for those intrusted to his or her
! care Let US also not forget or fail to
remind our children to whom we are
/ indebted for the plan of this beautiful
| city-a model for the world.
! The John Burroughs Parent-Teacher
Association held bazaar and lawn
party August 8 on the school grounds,
18th and Monroe streets northeast,
for the benefit of the building fund
for the Congress of Mothers and
Mrs. Wallace Perry had charge of
1.-THE ice cream and soft drinks: Mrs.
John Ardan, candy; Mrs. ]. NJ. Castell.
icakes: Mrs. Clyde Harp. grabbag, and
Mrs. It. S. Mallon. aprons. On account
of the rainy, evening only $50 was
realized from the sale. The associa-
! ton is now making plans to hold a
luncheon in the school building about
| the middle of September, the pro-
ceeds to go toward the same building
fund. This is the first Parent-Teacher
4 Association contribution to a home
for the District of Columbia Congress
Iof Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations.
! Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter and Mrs.
| Virginia White Speel have recently
been appointed on the advisory com