Evening star., 1923-07-08
Parent-Teacher Activities.

better recreational conditions are be-
ing made by school officials. teachers
/ and parents. We were pleased to
! note the generous consideration of
the superintendent of schools In al
lowing the children to use the play
grounds before the appointed time
| for opening of organized play and
supervision. Different committees of
parent-teacher associations are being
! informed from time to time by the
principals of schools as to the exist
ing conditions and progress I'm and
around those, school buildings durin G
vacation. We are pleased to see this
cooperation between parents and
teachers. and hope for continued sue
cess. However. we would be more
pleased to see Congress appropriate
! enough money to supply the amount
necessary for the health and educa-
tion of our children.
Outing the summer months the re-
Ports OF the winter activities of the
Parent-Teacher Association will be
published in this column.
Dur1ng the past year the Bright
wood Park Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion mas given luncheon, two candy
sales, movie entertainment and a
| oake and $265 was secured. The
amount from the above sources and
: other money in the treasury was
raised with the understanding that 1t
would be spent, either on the play-
ground or in. the school. in such a
way as to give pleasure to the pupils
and relieve the teachers by supple
menting the equipment of the school.
TWO base balls. two bats. two soccer
oalis, two basket balls. two jumping
ropes, two large rubber balls and two
achlog balls were purchased and sew
eral balls and swings repaired. We
nave purchased rugs for the teachers
of s29.
The association celebrated the es-
tablishment- of an eighth grade in the
SchooI at night meeting November
, u. The speakers were DIR. Frank
Ballou, Stephen Kramer Robert L..
Haycock and Miss Alice Deal Miss
Mary A. Dilger. who has been prin-
clpai OF the school for thirteen years,
was warmly congratulated and pre-
sented with handsome bouquet by
; the members
RESOLUTIONS petitioning Congress to
give higher salaries to our teachers
! and more power to the school boa rd
were adopted at the meeting
The members contributed gen
erouSiy 10 the Christmas bazaar given
| by the Mothers Congress- at which
the secretary. Mrs. Edward Flanagan,
sion.
Ihree delegates were elected to the
mothers Congress and dues paid ac-
coroingly. A sum of $50 was sent
to the Brightwood Park Community
Cnurch House in appreciation Of the
many favors extended to the school.
Forty-eisht felt initials of the school
were purchased to be worn on the
sweaters of the girls schlog and boys
/ base ball teams.
| Mrs. William Wolff Smith was the
guest OF honor and speaker at the
March meeting. She gave a reading
or The Merchant of Venice" Pupils
OF the seventh and eighth grades were
present.
In May we held kinderparten
OF kindergartens. was the speaker,
| MISS Maloy presided and the kinder
garten band furnished the music.
Delegates were sent to the central
committee and later the association
| joined the Public School Association
me association patronized the card
party given by the Mothers Congress
! The pupils of the school are weighed
and measured twice each year. and
milk lunches are served at 1890 daily.
! A luncheon has just been given and
Ss3 raised. out of which the annual
donation to the shoe fund of the
Mothers Congress will be paid.
Ihere was held a largely attended
meeting of the appropriations com
m1ttee OF the District of Columbia
Puolfc School Association at the office
or the chairman of the committee
uen: oamuel L. Ansell. last Thursday
at o'clock. The final result Of q
| long discussion was that the most
vital concern of the parents of the
District OF Columbia today is the fact
that our school play grounds. which
nave been equipped so largely by the
parents, are closed. locked. bolted,
barred and that it was the first duty
OF every citizen to see that every
aVallabIe space was to be utiIjzed
as play space for our children. The
chairman appointed a special com
mittee to report next Wednesday at
CLOCK at the office of the presi-
dent. Capt. j. Peyser. The District
OF Columbia Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations, after
many years of an almost hopeless
struggle to have our school pIav-
grounds properly equipped and super
vised. welcomes this new force thar
has come to the support of the most
vital thing in the life of the child