Evening star., 1924-08-17

Mrs. A. H. Reeve, president of the
| National Congress of Parent-Teacher
Associations, delivered an address
| last Wednesday before the summer
| school of George Washington Uni
/ versity in which she said there are
, three lines of legitimate parent-teacher
{activity.
First, she said they are to see that
the children sent to school are fit to
be taught-physically fit, mentally
fit and morally fit. '"Teachers will
agree that the first six months at
school have tc be spent urdoing mis-
takes of home training" she said.
1T is the fault of the home If the
child is not trained in obedience"
Second. she said. is to become ac-
quainted with the school system. THE
teachers know the needs of the
schools and the parents are the ones
who pay the bills and should be in
terested to see that these needs are
met"
Third. she said. no child is educat-
ed by home and school alone. THE
streets and community are big fac
tors in educating and parent-teacher
work should include interest In all
community activities. We have not
done our duty by our children until
home. school and community work to-
gether for their perfect development"
The Emery lexington p. T. A. re-
port for the year states that the as
sociation has placed a fence around
the lexington School playground.
and also signs have been made and
placed at the street crossings to pro-
teIt the children at recess time. The
Emery School has been painted. A
banner and stand, for the use of both
schools, was bought and will be used
for the highest award of the best
representation of parents present at
the monthly meetings.. Each building
was presented with an encyclopedia.
The association donated S25 toward
the shoe and rubber fund. A Girl
Scout Troop has been organized in
these schools with membership of
"a at the first meeting.
The Force +. T. A. president, Mrs.
A. n. Baggs. makes the following re-
port for that association. Our first
work for the season was to make. il
possible. the very dangerous. street
crossings at Seventeenth street and
Massachusetts avenue and Eight
eenth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue.. somewhat safer for the children.
by having white paths painted. In
addition to this we again arranged
to bear the expense of the play
ground teacher. The association
spent four an one-half months dis
cusSing the subject of mental tests.
there was no phase of this subject
which was not taken into considera-
| ton. and the matter was finally de-
Cided b. means of a QueStionnaire,
where each vote could be recorded.
| We have found the system to be a
| real aid to both our children and our
| teachers. A visual education outfit,
stereopticon and cabinet containing
slides was presented to the school
| by the P. T. A. We have also ar
| ranged to have in the school the
| cabinet of Thorndyke arithmetic ex
| erciSeS.
! The school contributed the largest
sum given by any public school in
the District to the Monticello fund
| to purchase the home as a memorial
| to the author of the Declaration of
| Independence, the amount presented
was slo4. and further additions to
this gift will probably put Force
School at the head of all District
| schools. The association has furnish
| ed funds to purchase music for the
| school orchestra. We have also paid
for the benches, window boxes for
| plants, picketS to protect the new
| lawn, even d broken wind shield Of