Evening star., 1923-03-11
Parent-Teacher Activities
This column is conducted under
the auspices Of the District of Co
Iumbia branch Of the National Con-
gress Of Mothers and Pnrent-TeacIi.
er associations.

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The call and preliminary program
for the twenty-seventh annual con-
vention of the National Congress Of
MontherS and Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations have been received by every
state bronch Of which the District is
one. The convention will open with
u banquet April 23 ut which the
principal speaker will be George Col
vim, state superintendent of public in
struction Of Kentucky Much of the
convention will be- given to busi-
ness and reports. The program will
include discussions of health, public
welfare, organization and efficiency,
education and home service.
Mrs. Joseph Sanders, the health
Chairman OF the District of Columbia
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations. and her COM
mittee have sent the following letter
to the homes of all public school pu-
pills with the health card Of the child.
Dear Parents:
Your child was recently weighed
and measured at school. The results
are shown on the accompanying card
together with the normal weight for
q child of the same height and age
as yours. If You find that your child
is underW eight every effort should be
made to bring its weight up to nor
NAL. Standard weight in a child is
one of the best signs of good health.
An uQderwtight child or one who
does not gain as Il grows older may
have some physical defect or may
have faulty health or food habits
which can he corrected. We believe
that you want to do the best for
your child hut you are often in
doubt as to what is best. The rules
given on the following page make
an ideal program for every child and
are especially necessary for every un-
derw eight child. Having tn" children
well and normal means greater re-
sistancc against disease. prevention
Of tuberculosis and filling the world
with strong healthy people who can
earn u good living. VIII you not let
uS work yith you in the interest of
better health for your child and for
all children?'
This letter bears the names of DR..
Fowler, health officer. and DIR. Muir
ply. chief medical inspector Of
schools. as the committee wishes to
make it plain that it is working in
close co-operation with the health
department With the letter the
health committee has printed a
! Daily Program for the School Child"
which includes some splendid gen
cral health rules. The committee also
makes this statement: Your child
needs sufficient and varied food for
growth and building material; bones.
muscles. teeth. etc. .. For Il reserve
strength 10 meet the emergency de-
mands OF extra fatigue or illness.
8. For daily activities; school. play,
etc Your child is an engine that
must have proper fuel ana plenty of
rest for repdir and recuperation."
In conclusion, the committee urges
the parents to have physical defects
corrected, especially. diseased tom
sis and adenoidS" eyes examined"
and teeth properly cared for"
Mrs. Orvilie Bright, the nationa!
chairman Of the Parent-Teacher AS
sociation in Schools. has issued "a
program outline for high school
contains many valuable suggestions
for this very important part
OF the work. In part. Mrs. Bright's
plan Is that q practical arrangement
to meet the needs of a successful
high school parent-teacher associa-
ton would be to have q general as
sociation of the parents-teachers OF
all the classes. Composing this gen
eral association there would be sep
arate groups of parents for each
class, these small sections to meet
each month in the order designated
by the general association. and dis
cuss the problems of each individual
group. The general association would
hold several meetings during the
year and discuss the welfare of the
entire body OF parents. teachers and
pupils. Copies of this pamphlet may
be obtained at national headuarters,
l201 10th street northwest. There
are only two high school associa-
tions in ashington-Eastern Home
and School Association, Arthur Robb
president, next meeting April Is, and
Western Home and School Associa-
tion. T. Duncan Bradley president,
next meeting Wednesday, March II,
at pm.
The Franklin Thomson Parent
Teacher Association recently COM
pleted a three-day drive for funds