Evening star., 1923-10-28

| Mothers and the Parent-Teacher
| Associations.
The proposed program Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress Of Moth
ers and Parent-Teacher Associations
for the season 1s23-Is24. follows:
| November 20-Miss Katherine Wat
| kfns. kindergarten. The Founda-
! tion Of Education; December IS
Miss Rose L. Hardy, "Co-operation
Of Parents in Primary Education;
| January 15-Miss Emma Jacobs,
Domestic Science: February 1s-Mr
Barnes, Music In the Public Schools; |;
March 1s-Miss Alice Deal. 'The
| Junior High School,: April 15-Miss
| Jessie La Sale, Intelligence Quotient
and Its Value: May 20-Dr. Rebecca
stoneroad. Physical Development"
ments In the National Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
| ton is that of the "Parent-Teacher
Association in Church" There is a
great tendency all over the country
| to emphasize the physical training Of
children and to try to build up strong
bodies for the growing minds. It is
| most important that our children be
| given healthy bodies, but it is just as
vital that their moral or spiritual
nature be developed. too. There must
be close cooperation between the
nome and the church, SO that parents
| may know what the church schools
are teaching and SO that the parents
has an able chairman for this work
| in Mrs. Gilbert Hutchinson Of 619 7th
| street northeast, and who will be glad
| TO help organize an association in any
| church. Last Sunday in st. Marks
4. Masker. preached a sc rmon on the
value of education. In part Mr.. Mas
| ker said: I'VE have a large class Of
! people in our midst from which is
saiwn ea aur the greate't part Of What I'VE
people when it should rather guide
them into useful lives. The civil
| government neglects them when they
ana industrial system which compels
| them to be born in poverty, to grow
! up in crowded streets, to snatch a
little schooling before they must be-
! then 1t puts them In jail because
| they do not obey the rules of civil
! life. rules for which they have never
been shown any convincing reason
| other than policeman's uniform We
| spend more on our system of police
j and courts and prisons than 1t would
cost to give the children of our whole
| population a proper environment for
their birth, their growth, their educa-
tion. their training for useful citizen
! vide them proper opportunity to play
| because we consider il too expen sive
| to take the necessary land for play
! grounds. We should be wise enough
would be more profitable to give
! every child a good place to be born
! in. good place to live and play and
grow up in, proper nourishment for
his body and proper training for his
| mind and his moral and spiritual life" :"
The Petworth Parent Teacher Asso-
| citation met October 7 in the Petworth
Baptist Church. with r. s. Hart. the
president. in the chair. The children
of the school presented a play in con-
nection with fire prevention week
! under the direction of Miss G. L. Lad
| son. The origin and purpose OF
Junior high schools was explained by
! new Macfarland Junior High. DR..
! E. G. Kimball. new supervisor of the
| third division, spoke and vocal solos
were rendered by George &. Cowies.
Through Mrs. rolson the first
| contribution of one hundred dol
! lars has been made to the mothers
| building for the District Of Columbia
Congress OF Mothers and Parent
Teacher Association. 1t is especially
| fine for the first contribution toward
| permanent headquarters to come
| through Mrs. Tolson, because as Mrs.
| Jennie T. Hoffman she was a charter
| member of the National Congress Of
! Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso-
! citation and was one of the three who
signed the letters of incorporation on
| May 16, 1900, since which time she
has been a very active worker in the
| organization.
The Christmas sale committee met
! Monday afternoon in the Ebbitt and
| designed the general plan for this
| fete. 1t will be a rainbow fete with
| a pot of gold at the foot of the rain
| bow; there will be bookshop, a
| game room. toyland and a tea garden