Evening star., 1923-05-13
Parent-Teacher Activities.

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This column is conducted under the
auspices Of the District of Columbia
branch of the National Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso-
, Citations.
Mrs 4. II. Reeve. newly elected
president of the National Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso-- 4
Citations. in an address to the Clncih-
natl Federation of Mothers Clubs.
outlined the work on which the ma
tional organization viii concentrate
its greatest efforts during the coming
wear Mrs Reeve said that there are
four points which will be stressed To
teach parents that they have an all
wear job. that the teachers only have
the children part of the year and
that the parents should be specially
on the Job during the vacation period.
10 emphasize the fact that the home
Is the experimental station for the
school. that all lessons taught in
schools should be carried out in the
homes: to educate the members Of
the organization SO that they VIII
, understand their school system ana
know how to he most helpful: to edu-
huy the best educational literature.
She said also that the parent-teach-
er associations are the biggest asset
that the American school system has
today.
The monthly meeting Of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Congress of Moth
ers ard ParentTeacher Associatlon
will be held on Tuesday. in the Ebbitt
Hotel. at l:30 o'clock. The yearly
reports of the officers will he given
and the president of each school as
sociation will be expected to report
on the activities of her as,ocie tloh
during the past year. The delegates
from the District of Columbia 10 the
national convention i'll louisville
will make a full report Of the con-
vention, and the banner of he mid
die Atlantic states Will be presented
presented to the middle Atlantic state
having the best representa- m IL pro-
portion to its membership. at the con-
vention. and the District of Columbia
received it, as we had our full rep
TeSentation.
Mrs. G. H. Wisewell, in a report of
1hc annual convention, says, in part:
The District of Columbia Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations sent six delegates to the an,
nual convention in Louisville, April
23 to IS.
der by President Mrs. Milton p. Hig-
girs After a prayer by Mrs DAVID
Mears the reports of the national
officers were read Mrs. David Mears'
vice president. presided at the after
noon session. which was opened by a
round table conference on health, LED
by Mrs. Fred Dick. Mrs. Dick called
upon several members of her COM
mittee. who responded with papers
/ on Child Hygiene;;" aMonogamous ius, ns
: Racial Health" This was to us ii
, specially good part of the program,
| as we are interested in the weighing
! Of our Washington children. The
at this time \ round table conference
on public welfare followed. This in
cluded papers on Better Films.
Country Life" Juvenile Protection
and "Legislation."
Tuesday evening DIR. William Clark
of Memphis talked on the Economic
Value of Education" DIR. Clark has
studied the question from all view
points and could tell the exact money
value of each day spent in school.
Eugene T. Lies gave. an address on
"Recreation in a Restless Age"
Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. director OF
the department of home service, held
conference after the election. Her
subjects were Home Service" Moth
ers' Study Circles" and "Children's s
Reading" and were well discussed
and papers We're read on Home Eco
nomics'' and Home Education" Talks
on "Recreation' and Social Stand
ards closed this round table.
Mrs. Henry osgood Holland. vice
president. held conference on Or
: ganiZation and Efficiency" This in
cluded Child Welfare day, Child We'll
fare Magazine. parent-teacher work
in schools and churches, finance, mem
bership, press and publicity. A round
table followed, with discussions on
"Kindergarten "Extensioh,' Sch olar
ship" school Education" and Visual
Education" The report on the Child
Welfare Magazine was then read by
the editor, Mrs. Reaves. During the
talk on membership Mrs. Schoff Of
fered a banner given by the Mid-At
lantic Council to the state which had
: it's full representation. The District
of Columbia had it's full quota and
won the banner.
DR. John J. Tigert. United States
commissioner of education. spoke
Wednesday evening and was followed
Ivy an address on How the Child
Weaves the Web of Knowledge" by
Prof. Reuben Post Halleck.
Thursday was Presidents day. and,
although only few minutes We're al
lowed each president. flowers were
given To many of the presidents to
show appreciation of their untiring