The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
P.T. A. COUNCILS
HOLD JOINT MEET
Local Council is Host to
County Council at Lunch
con Saturday.
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS

The Kenosha County P. T. A. coun-
Gil was the guest of the local council
Saturday noon at luncheon and get
together meeting held in the Pompelan
room of the Elks' club.
Mrs. G. N. Tremper, who is presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Parent-Teach-
ers' association, and also of the Ke-
nosha P. T. A. council, presided at the
meeting which followed the luncheon.
She introduced Mrs. McCracken, who
is vice-president of the state asso-
citation, and district chairman. She
gave some very helpful suggestions as
to what she expected from the Keno
sha associations. SIN every district
having a community problem" she
said, ''there should be P. I. A"
She advised the organizations to
give some attention to health work,
and to furnishings for some of the
schools. She advocated a great deal
more effort toward adult education,
and suggested citizenship committees
for all P. T. A. groups
National Educational Week.
The spirit of the meeting was in &C.
cordance with the observance of Ma
tional Educational Week, which is this
week, November IS to %, during which
the National Education association is
cooperating with the American Legion
in fostering ideals of education.
During this week." said Mrs. Trem-
per, chairman, ''let us study the legis-
lation on our schools, and investigate
educational conditions around us"
Mrs Stoody, chairman of the state
Child Welfare magazine committee,
urged the council to help in the selling
Of subscriptions to this P. T. A. maya
zine in their own associations.
Mrs. Crane of Paris, chairman of the
county council, suggested that coun-
ty executive committee be formed to
plan meetings, programs, to suggest
improvements, speakers, and to further
the county P. T. A. work. She also
suggested having joint meetings in the
county, debates, old-fashioned spell
downs. Spelling" said Mrs. Crane,
Seems to be a lost art" She also
suggested for the county associations,
movies, piano programs and similar
activities. "Don't allow money-making
to figure too largely in your plans"
she urged, "but put more effort into
identifying the school grounds, and
the schools"
Boarding Places for Teachers.
Miss Worsley, supervising teacher
for the county schools said that one OF
the most serious problems in the coun-
ty was the difficulty of finding board
ing places for the teachers. This, she
believes is the work of the P. T. A.
She told them that thirteen schools
had been closed on account of small
pox, and urged the P. I. A. to spread
propaganda on the keeping of quaran-
tines. "The P. T. A. should study the
school laws" she said. ''the child la
Dor laws, the new laws, and the Con-
stitution of the United States" She
also suggested that the P. T. A. groups
make book reports and take advan-
tage of the University of Wisconsin
travelling Libraries.
M. R. Ihlenfeldt, principal of the
Wilmot High school, and chairman of
the state committee on humane educa-
ton, gave an interesting talk, urging
the advertisement of P. T. A. activi-
ties, and true cooperation between
parent and child. "By getting a bit
closer to our boys and girls through
their recreation" he said, eve can
talk over their problems, and help
them to choose vocation.
Need of Dance Hall Legislation.
Mrs. Tremper spoke briefly of the
great need for dance hall regulation in
Kenosha and urged the county people
to take up the problem of supervising
county dances, SO that they would not
draw the young people to them when
restrictions are placed upon the city
dance halls.
Mrs. Peter Thomey, president of the
St. Thomas Parent Teachers associa-
ton reported the very successful Sec
tion meeting of the ent-Teachers'
association, in connection with the
Wisconsin Teachers association, held
in Milwaukee last weef Her report was
most interesting, and well written.
Fifty-three members of the council,
who are all leaders in Parent Teachers
work of the city and county, were
present at the luncheon.