Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-03

ASSOCIATION DOING
GREAT WORK HERE
Expect To Accomplish Much
For Pocomoke High School
This Year

Until quite recently the inter-
est of parents in the school did
not stand out as being close or
vital. Today, however, coopera-
ton between parents and teach
ers is one of the outstanding
things in the educational move
ment. People have come to real
ize as never before that the re-
sponsibility for the early train
ing of the boys and girls rests
On both parents and teachers
and a realization of this fact has
caused parent-teacher associa-
tons to grow by leaps and
bounds. Not only has the
growth in numbers been rather
phenomenal but the effective
ness of the organization has
kept pace with the growth in
numerical strength.
Since the parent teacher
movement is comparatively new,
many people do not know just
what are the aims and purposes
of the association. AS stated by
The National Parent Teachers
association, of which organiza-
ton the Pocomoke P. T. A. is a
member, the aims and purposes
are as follows:
ITO surround children and
youth with an environment a.
dopted to their growing needs;
to bring together parents and
teachers and others for the
study of child nature and all
questions relating to the care
and proper guidance of the chill
dren in the home and elsewhere;
to cooperate with educational in
situations intelligently, to work
for public welfare, with regard
to health, morals, recreational
facilities, children's courts, etc.
The Parent Teacher Asoscia-
ton of P. H. S. has started off
this year with a determination
to do some big things. The
faithful and efficient officers of
last year have been reelected
for the coming year. The vari-
Gus committees have already
gotten down to hard work and
have made some very encourage
ing reports to the Association.
The Library committee has been
able to secure the donation of
some fifteen or twenty books for
the library and a new up-to-date
dictionary is soon to be bought.
The committee on play ground
apparatus expects to be able to
place some modern play ground
apparatus on the grounds in the
near future. Pocomoke needs
nothing perhaps worse than a
properly. equipped pubic play
ground. It may be that the be-
ginnings of such a movement at
the school will result in a play
ground of which the town may
be justly proud.
The program committee ex-
poets to put on an interesting
program each meeting. Some
out of town speakers have been
booked for future dates and it is
the intention Of the committee
to do it's very best to secure
speakers who will have some
thin of real value to offer our
association. The musical pro-
gram will be taken care of in
part by the Pocomoke High
School Glee Club. This club fur
nished music at the last meeting
of the association which was
very much enjoyed.
AS stated above we are ex-
pecting big things from our P.
T. A. of this year. Every parent
who is interested in the welfare
Of his child, and this should in
clude everyone, should avail
himself of the opportunity Of
becoming a member of this as
ISOLATION. The next meeting of
the association will be held on
Tuesday night November 6. Will
you be with us on that date J.? |
Your presence is earnestly re-
quested.