Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

class gave a program OF kindergarten
activities. committee was appoint.
ed to investigate the feasibility Of
FSp se sshao Mr %o
Smith gave a talk on THE Age. of
Adolescence" Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
presided. =
The Johnson Powell Mothers Club
met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Joseph Sanders presiding. The sub
ject, obedience" was discussed by
several mothers. each Of whom
stressed different angie. They
and Mrs. Chaplin. Miss Helen Winter
read a paper which presented the
teachers point Of view. Mrs. Robert
Yerkes announced that at the next
meeting Miss Alice Deal would speak
AS the result Of the roll call the BAN
ner for attendance was won by Miss
Taylor's room, 9Th grade.
The Carberry Parent-Teacher Assoc
citation will meet in the school next
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. with
the president, Mrs, Hagen. in the
chair. Miss La Sale will give a short
talk on the intelligence tests. Miss
Hendley; supervising principal Of the
visual Education" which will be
followed by an exhibition OF tho pic
ture machine and slides recently pre-
scented to the school by the associa-
will explain the slides. There will
be a musical program and refresh
ments..
A meeting of the Petworth Home
and School Association was held at
the Wallace Memorial Church Febru-
airy 6, and Mr.. Hart presided. Be-
fore regular business, two minutes
were spent in silent prayer In honor
and memory Of Woodrow Wilson. Mr..
Gearhart, treasurer, submitted his
report, showing IL balance of S4s9.77.
Mrs. Hart read a report OF the milk
committee. and also told of the prog
ress of the nutrition class, which is
under under the direction Of the District ,,na
decided to join the Public School
Association: also authorized the ex-
penditure of 500 for the erection
of shelving in three of the primary
rooms. One hundred dollars was
Association Of the mcfarland Junior
High School, to be used as a first
payment for set of hooks for the
library of the Junior High School.
send out questionnaires to parents in
regard to the giving of the Schick
test to the children of the Petworth
School by the District health depart
ment. Miss Jessie La Sale gave q
talk on Mental Tests" DR.. Kimball
told of the history of the Petworth
School and its development. Mrs.
Chamberlain and Miss Mary Crow
ley gave vocal solos and readings.
The Brightwood Parent-Teacher
Association will cooperate with the
department of pageantry of the COM
munity center department in arrang-
ing for spring festival in May.
President w. l.. Evans of the Bright
wood association has appointed the
following committee on arrange
ments: Mrs. White. Mrs. Bell. Mrs.
Johannes and :, teacher, to be ap-
pointed by the principal OF the
school. Miss Nichols. DR.. W. 3. Bell
and DIR. Ralph have been appointed
a committee to draw up suitable
resolutions on the death of Woodrow
Wilson.
Resolutions adopted by the associ-
alton included the following: For
regulation by the District author
tiles of solicitations OF sales by can
vassers from house &c house; for in
creased pay for school teachers; for
ten-year school building program
financial independence Of the board
ers. and for better lighting in the
schools.
At the March meeting Miss La
Sale will explain the intelligence
tests, and at the April meeting a
demonstration of central Office tele-
phone operation will be given.