The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
LINCOLN ]. P.-I. MEET
QUITE PROFITABLE SEES
SION WAS HELD
reports Were Submitted And Num-
Der Of Subjects DiscusseC
-. BY Assemhiage

this fall on Thursday afternoon.
There were i36 in attendance. All
assembled III the auditorium at
$3.50 O'Clock when the following
group OF songs were rendered by the
grade children:
First and Second grades: Winds
Of Autumn, Dapple Gray, Acorn
and Thanksgiving -.
Tnird and Fourth grades: Autumn
Lullaby.
Fifth and Sixth grades: The Joy
Of Harvest and America, the Beau
tiful. ..,,. -.
After the splendid song program
the meeting was adjourned to the
lunch room where the business
meeting was conducted
Reports were given by the chair
man of each Of the following COM
mittees: Program, membership, well
fare and amendment committees.
Miss Blodwin Richards announced
that the special industrial class in
the Union school would have an ex-
hibit of toys and other articles made
in that department In one OF the
down town windows, the first week
in December. There will be a sale
of other articles later in the month
in the Union school gymnasium. AT
invitation was extended TO all to see
the exhibit and buy at the sale.
After the business meeting very
interesting reports were given by
the members and delegates who at
tended the Parent-Teachers con-
vention in st. Paul
Membership and. Attendance
Mrs. Harry Kelly. Greeting mothers
and teachers at meetings. Refresh
ments. the social cup of coffee or
tea. Stress was made of the fact
that the meetings OF the association
should be social hours for mothers
and teachers and not the time to
discuss student problems. Parents
were urged to visit school at some
other time for that purpose.
Questionnaires used in one OF the
Minneapolis schools for the mem
bership drive: = - : -
Telephone squad for membership
drive and reminders to attend the
meetings. -.
Mrs. William Black stressed the
fact that the Parent Teachers as
ISOLATION must be on good bust
ness basis: the books should be
audited annually, etc.. Also, that
the fathers should have an active
part in the association.
At one of the round tables a re-
port was given of an indoor carni
val put on by one association The
fathers put on the circus and
$4,000 were cleared. That may be
a suggestion.
Welfare Work-Mrs. H. F. Claus
sen. Theresa Blanesdale's Book on
Health. Health slogan for children:
Sleep long. Grow strong. Have a
fund for shoes. Cooperated with
some business house. Have a sew
ing class for remodeling garments.
Little Mothers classes.
J Mrs. S. X. Fowler said one Of the
outstanding features of the State.
convention was the address by Mrs.
F.. l., Quamme president. Her mes
sage to those who gathered for the
meeting was: 1.-THE biggest job here
is TO be worthwhile mother and a
worthwhile father" Mrs. Fowler
also gave an interesting review Of
an address with "Adolessent Period
in the Junior High School.
Mrs. J. Nostdal gave the gist OF
Mrs. A. H. Reeves message: THE
opportunity Of, the parent was to
prepare the child for school," Mrs.
Nostdal also gave the following in
teresting announcements and sug-
gestions: -. ~. ~.
Fonder's Day of the P. T. A. in
February. Every P T. A. should
have Maria Sanford's Apostrophe
to the Flag, framed.
Suggestion-this association plan
an exhibit OF the work done for the
Mankato fair next fall:
National convention Of the P. T.
A. meetings, May 5 and closing on
the tenth, in st. Paul. Each locality
may send one voting delegate for
each 1000 members. Can Mankato
send one? IS
Mankato received honorable
mention for the work of the P. T.
Have a delegate fund. The next
state convention will be held in
Duluth. ~. $50.
Suggestion-Mankato should have
the state convention the following
year, 1925.
Following the convention reports,
Miss Harriet VanBuren gave an in
teresting and instructive talk on
"Children's Books"
This is childrens book, week.
Slogan-"More Books in the
Home. 1t was suggested that this
be changed to more and better
Books for the Home"
Show points for judging good
books. Subject matter: Is the sub
ject matter well handled? Informa-
ton; Is the author qualified to
write on the subject? Style; Eng
lish; Are the characters life like?
Ethical value. Illustrations, partly
cuiarly coioring. Aids which may
be had free at the pubic library,
have been prepared by outstanding
authorities in the United States on
children's books. 49, -
The Book Shelf for. BOYS and
Girls. published by r. r. Bowker
company, New York.
+. Gifts for children's books shelves
is published, by the American LII
prary. association.
!, There is an exhibit of books in
the room. Some were brought nv
Mrs. e. Willard and Mrs. S. X.
Fowler from their own collections:
others were public library books
and Lincoln library books.
superintendent II. d. Kies an
ton Week. DR.. H G.. Paul OF the de-
partment OF Engli-h of the Univer-
sity OF. Illinois will lecture here on
his subject ~ s,c~,,~w. There will
) no regular admissions as the
movement is backed by some club
Of the city.
While the mothers were ENJOYING
this meeting the "kiddies" were
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