Evening star., 1923-09-09
Parent-Teacher Activities.

thirty school grounds open all day
/ on Saturdays and holidays until
Christmas because the Rotary Club
and other such organizations have
promised assistance. Every citizen
| of Washington who takes any pride
in his city and is at all interested
in the health of the future citizens
should help in every way TO provide
our children with the proper play
space. Apartment houses and gar
ages now occupy the vacant lots and
the back yards whore the fathers Of
tOday'S children played base ball and
marbles; base ball is prohibited in tho
streets and alleys and the many
| automobiles and trucks make the
streets Il dangerous playground: 50
where are growing children to get
the exercise that is vital TO their
health? II the school grounds can BE-
kept open nearly every neighborhood
Will be provided with at least one
place where the children can play IL
= safety. Chicago is about to start q
campaign To teach the children In
the elementary schools how accidents
may be avoided. especially traffic ac
cidents How can the children ~
| Washington be taught such sub
! ject when they are forced to piaI
! in the streets" How can a child put
his or her mind on lodging passing
traffic aIfG on play at the same TIM
There is not one elementary school
building in Washington that has -
gymnasium. and in many of the old
buildings the children cannot take
; necessary rhythmic exercises because
| il would be unsafe to jar the build
! ings. In feW weeks the municipal
swimming pool will b. closed. 50 even
that form Of exercise will soon b'
denied our growing boys and girls.
Healthy minds cannot exist In MI
developed bodies Let every citizen
Of Washington take heed of TINS
situation and help to provide propeE
play spaces for tDmorrow's men ana
women.
The work accomplished by tn"
Home and School Association of tn
Elizabeth V. Brown school for tho
;Iast year has mainly been t..
maintenance of u matron. the scrTir.
| of the mid morning milk lunch aua
the weighing and measuring of IL.
children.
AS an organization. we have tn.
| pleasure and privilege this seasc.
Of hearing Rabbi Simon and Mi"
! Abbott Of the Bureau of Education.
, Our dues, which go mainly toward +
! the support of the matron. have. for
! two years, been collected by home
o-home canvas. certain streets benz
assigned to member Of the Mothers
: tIuD Ia committee Ol tllt Ilclt1f anu
School Association holding afternoon
meetings. at which most of thu
teachers can be presently
In order To raise money, th'
/ Mothers Club also presented Mis-
! Rachael Seusee and her MarionettcS
+, at two performances in the church.
. The twenty-fifth anniversary of tht
4, school was celebrated March 90 The
occasion was most delightful y kind
of small town neighborlipess maxim
| the party somewhat like an old homt
/ week festival with the boys and girls
! of twcnty-fiV years ago coming back
| 10 meet one another, and to greet
Miss Given. the only principal the
/ school has ever had.
! Miss Given gave d picturesque dc-
! count OF her country school days, and
! by other speakers the subsequent his
! tory of the school was told. and Miss
! Given's achievements extolled. The
| Home and School Association was
| founded in 1909 as a result Of call
| from Miss Given 10 the parents.