Evening star., 1924-01-20

conservation committee. and asked
Tor volunteeSs to assist in the clothes
conservation room during the month
of February. The safety committee
reported that Commissioners Oyster
had given the lexington School ner-
mission to close 1st street, adjoining
the school, during recess periods. Th.
association is endeavoring to have !;
renee erected, inclosing the lexington
School yard.
A meeting of the West School Parent
Teacher Association was held January
IL, with President Louis Julihn in
the chair. Dean Reudiger of George
Washington University addressed the
association on 'Relations Between
Home and School" r.. s. Talks Of .
the thrift committee spoke on the i'm
portance of economy and saving
stressing the happy medium between
penuriousness and extravaganza. DIR
Battle offered a resolution confiainR
the school hours of the first and seq
ond grades to halliday periods. From
his standpoint as a physician and one
realizing the danger In longer CON
| finement as well as the necessity for
exercise in fresh air during daylight,
he made a plea in behalf of children
and their future health. Appropria-
tions were made for the purchase -
evergreens about the building. for the
shoe and rubber fund of the Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso- !
High equipment fund. Pupils from
the West have recently been trans
ferred TO the Macfarland. and it was
the desire of Miss Patterson and the
association that 500 be donated 70
the new school.
The Brent-Dent Parent-Teacher As
sociation met in the Dent School Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, president of the District of
Columbia Congress of Mothers and
| Parent-Teacher Associations, spoke on
the education of the child and the
work of the association of which she
is president. Mr.. Zurhorst sang. Re
freshments were served. The next
| meeting will be held in the Brent
School February IL.
The Force Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion met January "A with the presi
| dent, Mrs. Albert y. Baggs, in the
chair. There were two speakers, Mrs
Minnegerode Andrews, Monticello"
and Frederick Stevens, Visual Edu
! cation" The committee in charge ,of
the circular letter viii meet next
! Monday and count the votes to decide
whether or not the mental tests Will
] be put into operation in the Force.
The Hubbard Home and School As
sociation will meet tomorrow al
| o'clock. Mr.. Giles Scott Rafter vii
speak, and there will also be talk
by Dr. John Foote on The Nervous
Child" DR.. Flynn will preside.
The new Langley Junior High
School will be dedicated Tuesday.
The Edmonds Mothers Club will
hold q reception Thursday night 10
celebrate the installation of electric
lights in the building. There be ar
interesting program and the public4
is cordially invited. This building
has the finest collection of pictures Of
any school in the city and the
mothers are glad of the opportunity
to show them to the fathers. which
the absence of lights made impos-
sible before. Mrs. ]. II. Fritz will
preside.
The Carberry Parent Teacher As
sociation will hold a card party in
!, the Masonic Temple, Sth and F streets
/ northeast, next Saturday night.
I Mrs. William Seabury. known on
] the stage rs Margaret Irving, intends
Ito marry her actor-husband. William