The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-21
KenOsha P. T. A. Organizations Report Spleen
did Cooperation Between the Par
ents and Teachers.
MAKE MANY PURCHASES FOR SCHOOLS
Several Associations Purchase VctrOlas, Athletic
Equipment and SchoOIroom Furn-
ishings for Pupils.

| sent to camp. The association sends
flowers to sick members, calls and
cheers them, and if they need it, food
| is taken to them. A teachers rest
room has also been furnished.
The present officers are: President,
Mrs. Cooney; first vice-president, Mr..
Karnes; second vice president, Mrs.
Gozen; secretary, Miss De Haas;
treasurer, Miss Vollmer.
| Washington Junior High School.
The report of the Washington school
| is written fiction form with an I'M
usual touch of iterest and humor.
"Good morning, Mrs. Jones!"
7 "Good morning, Mrs. Brown. You'll
be sure to remember our date for to-
morrow afternoon, won't your
Nothing will keep me home" re-
piled Mrs. Brown. "Why, Johnny's
teachers says she's always looking for
me at P. T. A., and I don't want to
disappoint her. And I love their pro-
grams"
1t was fo2r-thirty and these neigh
bors were again chatting when Miss
Smith, Johnny's teacher, came by on
her way from school. Greeting both
ladies cordially, she said: you're both
going to, the P. T. A. tomorrow after
noon, aren't you? It's my only chance
of meeting the mothers, and I'm find
ing such good friends among them.
GLOW hard the committee works to
raise money! And how many nice
things they have done! I can hardly
wait for spring time when those new
screens will be on. Then we can have
the windows open and not be bothered
with flies. Have you see the teach
ers' rest room? No. Well, do look
in tomorrow and see the comfortable
chair and couch the P. T. A, has pro-
vided."
eve certainly SHALL" replied Mrs.
Brown. 81 hear we are to use our
new plates and cups and saucers, too.
The refreshments always makes a
pleasant social hour"
| Mrs. Brown continued, Johnny is
so proud of his honor roll cards which
, the P. T. A. is providing, and last
semester he grew an inch taller when
he had been put on the honor roll
three times and earned an honor roll
pin. That was certainly good idea
Then Mrs. White and Mrs. Young
came along on their way home after a
past presidents meeting and stopped
to greet the little group
Mrs. White" said Mrs. Jones, ''Y,ou
were our first president. How old is
our P. T. APP
"Why we're the baby organization
! e 4Lo ii n,ol, al IoH
fall"
"My, but we've grown FAST" said
Mrs. Brown, "and that reminds me
how thankful 1 am that you took up
the matter last fall of having a big
policeman at Milwaukee avenue to see
that the little folks get safely across
The autos come so fast it's very dam
gerous."
"And," continued Mrs. Young, "we
have reached helping hand to those
outside of Kenosha. Don't you remem-
| Der, Mrs. White, how the P. T. A. voted
generous sums for the Near East re-
lief and sent money to the state fund
| for literature to go to small towns
wanting to organize and not knowing
! how 2"
And so parents and teachers and
friends are working to build up the
finest possible community organization
in the Washington Parent-Teachers
association.
st. Thomas P. T. A.
The st. Thomas Parent-Teachers'
association was organized in Septeni-
Der, 1921. 1t is in its third year, still
infant, but already alert to the field
of its labors.
Our slogan for the year has been
"Co-operation." Consequently we act
in unity, in harmony, in a whole
hearted effort to attain our purpose.
We, as parents, have tried to fol-
low along constructive lines in every
way. am sure our teachers will bear
testimony in our success, for we have
tried to supply some furnishings for
the school rooms. We purchased a
few textbooks; we presented go pairs
of dumb bells to the classes; we have
installed a Sonora victrola and suit
able records; we have sponsored nu-
merous card parties and two excellent
musical entertainments. We have held
five afternoon meetings with a speaker
and musical programs for four of
these. Our Christmas program having
been furnished by school talent.
We have discussed the subjects of
cooperation, education, civic duties,
thrift and health, and have heard an
awakening talk on the Kenosha serv-
ice league Best all, as result of
these ''get-together" meetings, we are
becoming better acquainted with each
other, developing lasting friendships
with personal interest and deeper SYM
pathy in each others problems and
with greater love for home, for school
and for country.
Our officers for the years are: Pres
ident, Mrs. Peter NJ. Thomey; vice
president, Mrs. Clarence King; treas
urer, Annie Goodman; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Owen Runaway; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Andrew Chapman.
Weiskopf p. t. A.
On Sept. 80, 1914, Parent-Teach-
ers' association was organized~by Mrs.
G. N. Tremper at the Weiskopt school.
This organization was called the Weis-