Evening star., 1923-04-01
Parent-Teacher Activities

This column is conducted under the aus
pices OF District OF Columbia Branch Of the
National Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations.l
In a recent address Vice President
Coolidge said: More and more en-
phasis needs to be placed on the duty OF
obedience. 1t must be the first lesson
of the child in the home, it must be
continued without ceasing in the schools
and II must be, established and main
tanned as the predominant principle of
good citizenship. Law reigns. 1t can
neither be cheated, evaded nor turned
aside. We can discover 1t, live In ac-
cordance with it, observe il and develop
ard succeed; or we can disregard 1t.
violate it, defy it and fail. 1t Is the
source of order, of freedom, of righteous
authority, of organized society and also
Of industrial success and prosperity. TO
disregard it is to perish, to observe II is
10 live physically, mentally, morally ana
spiritually This message from the
Vice President of our nation sets forth
so clearly the aims and purposes OF our
national organization that they form
fitting introduction TO the national con-
veution in Louisville the week or
April %. Plans are being made to
broadcast from Louisville Courier Times
broadcasting station every night during
the convention from : till o'clock the
messages of Importance from the ad-
dresses of our speakers All the MEM
berS who have Il radio in their homes
should be sure TO listen in" at this
time and hear the high lights of the
convention
1t is interesting in looking over the
records for the past twenty-SiX years
10 note that aside from the capital Of
our country the national conventions
have been pretty evenly scattered
throughout the various sections OF our
country.
In Washington, D. c.. there have
been held ten national conventions, in
Guiding three that were international.
In the far west three conventions We're
held. one in California i'll 1907, another
IN Oregon in 1915, and the third in
Washington state in 1922.
The middle west, most easily reached
from all the states. has entertained
conventions as follows: Iowa, 1900;
ohio. 1901; Michigan 1903: Illinois, 1904;
Colorado, 1910; Missouri. 1912 and 1919,
and Wisconsin. 1920. The conventions
held in the south were in Louisiana in
1909 and Tennessee in 1916.
In the eastern states the conven-
ventions were held in Massachusetts
in 1913 and New Jersey in 1918.
In 1906 the convention was to have
been held in Los Angeles, but on ac-
count of the earthquake ana fire this
was postponed until 1907.
20 Texas but an epidemic there In
terfered. These statements are
quoted from an article by our national
president, Mrs Higgins. in the April
issue of the Child Welfare Magazine.
The executive board Of the D. Z. Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent Teacher
associations held a special meeting on
Tuesday afternoon in tho hnme of the
president. Very important business was
discussed and plans made to raise
funds to send the District delegates
TO the national convention. The an
rual state convention will take place
at the Ebbttt on April Il. when the
officers will be elected for the COM
ing year. The program for the after
,-oon will be in charge Of Mrs. Will
liam Wolf Smith.
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There will be a card party 70 raise
FUNDS to send our delegates to the
week in April. The party will prob
ably be both afternoon and evening.
Mrs.. t. II. Daniel is the general
chairman. Further details will be
published later
Wednesday evening the new East
ern High School building. which is
Tudor in architecture and contains
niEety-two rooms, was dedicated with
impressive ceremonies. The exercises
were presided over by DIR. Abram
Simon and were opened by an inyoca-
tion by the Rev. DR.. John 2. Tyler,
pastor Of the Epworth VI. Z. Church
Engineer Commissioner Charles Kel-
Ter then presented the new building
70 the board of education in the name
of the commissioners
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, supertntend-
ent OF schools, then spoke on the new
building and the service it will rem
der the educational system of the
city.
Charles Hart, principal Of the
school, contrasted the old and the new
Eastern High buildings In 1912. he
said, Eastern had only 400 pupils, to-
day it has 1,175 pupils enrolled.
Rev. DR.. j. h Freeman, pastor of
the Church of the Epiphany, gave a
most interesting address on school
work and what is expected of Eastern
H1gh. Greetings We're conveyed by
ivan II. Tucker, president OF the
Northeast Citizens Association; A. G..
hermann, president of the Southeast
citizens Association; G. $. Jameson,
president of the Lincoln Park Citizens
Association; DR.. c. NJ. Emmons,
presient of the East Wash
ington Citizens Association: Arthur
school Association, and b c. Foster,
president of the Eastern High School
Alumni Association.
Musical numbers We're rendered by
1Lte Eastern t1lSn orchestra and glee
clubs. Durwood Bowersox gave sew
eral violin selections.
Following the exercises the build
ing was thrown open to inspection of
visitors.
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In a recent letter to our president.
DIR. j. E. Freeman said, I'm the future
when anything relating to our public
school system IS to be discussed If