Evening star., 1924-12-07

| giving was given by the pupils OF
the "A grade.
The Brightwood Park Parent
Teacher Association will not meet to-
morrow afternoon.
| The Jackson Parent-Teacher As
sociation will meet in the school to-
| morrow, afternoon at 3:1S O'CLOCK
with the newly elected president, Mrs.
], NJ. DrysdaIe, In the chair Mrs. z. *.
PEBBLES will speak on The Value OF
Nature Studies in the Public Schools"
I Parents are urged TO attend.
The Johnson Powell Bancroft Par
| ent-Teacher Association will meet at
IL o'clock next Wednesday in the
Powell, with the president. Mrs. Joseph
Sanders, in the chair. DIR. Lois Hay
den Meek. who is the education sec
retary of the American Association of
University Women, will speak on the
! Importance and possibilities of work
with the pre-school-age child.
The seco!sl meeting of the Morgan
Parent TeaC.ler Association will be
held Tuesday at 2:45 o'clock, and DR..
w. K. Ruediger win speak on En-
Miss Pauline Bruner will sing. Mrs.
Harvey Wiley will preside.
The Columbia Junior High Parent
! Teacher Association will meet De-
! cember IL at 1880 pm. Miss Helen
| Coolidge. vice principal of Central
! High School, and DR.. Arthur NJ. Slim
son. assistant surgeon general of the
Public Health Service, will be the
! speakers. The Girls Glee Club OF the
| school will furnish the music. A
! social with refreshments will follow.
! The kingSman Parent-Teacher AS
sociation will hold a night meeting
Friday at 8 o'clock. with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Holloway, in the chair.
| The Mothers Club of the Bradley
| School met Monday at 2:30 pm. in
| the kindergarten room of the school.
| The president, Mrs. C. P. Lseishear,
! presided. The names Of 96 children
have been sent in to the Health De-
partment requesting the Schick test
for diptheria. 1t is expected that the
test will be started soon.
The ParentTeacher Association Of
Corcoran School met at the school
house at pm. November IS. Ad-
dresses were made by J. A Oliver.
president of Georgetown Citizens
Association; Claude Owens, repre-
senting the kiwan's Of Washington,
and Mrs. PEBBLES. director of nature
| study in the District.
The Peabody-Hilton Parent-Teacher
| Association met Tuesday, with the
president, Mrs Lady. presiding Mrs.
c. w. Herbert, childrens librarian,
gave an interesting talk on More and
Better Books" DR.. Sprague Of the
| Health Office explained the benefits de-
| rived by the "Schick test" or preven-
| ton of diphtheria. The association
voted to put in application to have
the Schick test made in the school.
| Miss Thompson, kindergarten teacher,
sang group of songs. A wand drill
was given by the seventh grade chill
dren and a dumbbell drill by the eighth
grade children of the school. BEETLE
Brown played a piano solo. Banner
| was won by the sixth and seventh
grades, Miss Harrison and Miss Lam
man teachers. Mrs. Victor Yearer reL
ported s45 received from the benefit
card party held in her home. Mrs.
Mann, chairman of the candy table
FOR the Christmas sale at the Rocham-
beau. asked for donations and names
OF helpers for the occasion. Mrs
| 1eager. health chairman, reported on
the condition OF the Hilton heating
plant, which is being closely watched
by school official experts and also by
| the parents of the children attending
school in that building Mrs L. Fl,
| Brown, chairman of publicity, who has
heretofore reported the accomplish
| ments of the association and the school
requested to be allowed to report the
needs Of the two schools but the as
sociation thought best to remain quiet
for the timebeing until experts and
committees who have charge of certain
things have made their report.