Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-24

Returning from Pasadena yester
day where she attended the twenty
fifth annual congress of the Cali
fornia Parent-Teachers, Mrs. c. s
Marsden, president elect of the Par
ent-Teachers Association of this CT
ty, reports a number of features OF
this important gathering which
viii be of interest to local p. 7. A
members and all parents of school
children as well.
The congress, which was held al
the Raymond theater and the beauti
full Pasadena high school, WIS at
tended by 500 delegates representa-
tive of the $1,000 p. T. A. mem,
bers livipgsin all parts of the state
of California. In connection with
the statement of the. California
5ncmbefship ii is an item of inter
cst that this enrolment is the larg-
tst in any state in the union, and
ihat California also contributes the
Gargest sum to national =. r. A.
sxtension work, with Illinois running
a-close second.
sOne of the items of special local
interest was the announcement be-
fore the congress that the FL Cen
ito P. T. A. had been accepted IS
az member of the ninth federated
district of the California Congress
OF Parent Teachers. 1t was stated
al the convention that it was hop
cd that this would be only the
heginning for Imperial Valley, and
that eventually school districts of
the county would BE- represented by
af association belonging 20 the
state and national federation.
sAmong the many interesting speak
crs appearing before tho congress
was Mrs. A. II. Reeve of Philadel
ptia, national president. of the Con-
gress of Parent Teachers. Mrs. Reeve
spoke on work OF the organization,
stating that its purpose was the vel
fare of the child in the home, the
SCHOOL and the community.
Philadelphia Woman Talks
MRS. Reeve told of the change in
, tic name of the association from
Congress of Mothers and Parents
TEACHERS Association = to :. Con
gress of Parent-Teachers. The
primary purpose of this change is
I'd fit the new memberships basis
which includes the fathers, AS well
as the mothers.
sThe appointment of a commission
er on illiteracv. the esta blishment
Of "a department for the study of the
nbrmal child, and the appointment
Of a committee on arts and music
to study the WAYS in which the cul-
tivation of the appreciation of these
ats could be taught to the child
al home and at school were men
toned by the speaker among new
activities Of 2, I. A.
I'm closing, Mrs. Reeve stated that
the strength of the Congress Ct Par
ebt Teachers rests in its being nom
political, non commercial and non
seetarian. The duty of every T..
II. A. group is to study every prob
lem in the community insofar as
it affects the welfare of the child,
"A banquet given for Mrs. Reeve
al the Maryland Hotel, 700 dele
gates and members were seated.
fWill c. Wood, state superinten-
uFnI OF puDiic 1hoi uVIiohI anu ~
Raymond Brooks of Pomona College
were among the many distinguished
speakers on the program. Superin-
tendent Wood mentioned the 10000
ilsiterate children of the state, who
are found chiefly among the niigra-
,xarv workers. Plans are now being
xperfeeted for instruction of these
Ehildren next year. he announced.
Tie Spiritual Education of the
sGAild," was Or. Brooks subject.
,esThe world must be controlled not
by things, but by thoughts, not by