Evening star., 1925-01-18
Parent-Teacher Activities

Thie column is conducted by the D
c. Congress of Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations. branch of the National Con-
gress OF Parents and Teachers.
All notices for this column must
De in the hands of the chairman by
noon on the Wednesday preceding
the Sunday on which publication Is
desired. Address Mrs. J. n. Saunders,
1918 Porter street northwest
The monthly meeting of the D. c.
Congress of Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions will take place Tuesday at LAS
p.m. in the Ebbitt Hotel, with the
president, Mrs. G. S Rafter. in the
chair. There will be brief parlia-
m mentary law drill conducted by Mrs.
William Wolf Smith and reports from
the chairmen OF the many depart
ments and from the P. T. A presi-
dents
The monthly meeting of the exc
cutive board of the d. C. Congress
was held in the clothes conservation
room in 1854 Columbia road, Tuesday
afternoon. with Mrs. Rafter presid-
ing. 1t was decided to hold a
Fathers Night meeting of the D.
c. Congress of p. T. A. during the
last week in January. the date and
place to be announced later.
The presidents OF the school P. r.
A have received letters from the
board of education asking that the
different school associations indorse
the ''flve-year building program -
No one is more vitality interested In
the schools than the parents, who pay
the taxes which support them and
furnish the children who attend them
In some way the impression has been
created that the P. T. A. is opposed
to the 'f1ve-year program" Such is
not the case. AS an intelligent group
Of parents whose special object Is to
work for the good of the schools.
the p. T.. A, both collectively in the
D. c. Congress, and individually in
the smaller school associations, most
heartily indorses the principal pro-
visions of the much discussed plan.
The chief objection that the parents
find in the proposed building program
is that clause which provides that
the new junior high schools shall be
patterned after the MacFarland. The
parents are far from satisfied with
some of the architectural construc-
ton of this building, especially with
the long, narrow and dark corridors,
and they would like new buildings
planned along moro modern lines.
Aside from this the D. G. Congress
of P. T. A., as an association repre-
senting the parents Of the District of
Columbia, will unanimously indorse
the "fve-year building program" when
ever its is presented to them.
The reappointment of Judge Sell
lers is a source of satisfaction to the
members Of the D. G. Congress of
p r A. Mrs. E. r. kelmbach, chair
man of the Juvenile Court depart
ment of the organization, has been
an untiring worker for Judge Sell
ier's reappointment, and last Spring
she presented to President Coolidge
a petition containing the signatures
of thousands of the parents of Wash
ington which asked for this appoint
ment.
The compulsory school attendance
bill now before Congress Is one OF
the most necessary matters of school
legislation under consideration. If
every thoughtful citizen will consider for
a few moments the future results of
our present lax laws in this matter
it will be very plain that the i'm
portance of the above mentioned bill
cannot be too greatly stressed. With
the "fve-year building program pro-
viding for the physical comfort and
condition of the future citizens OF
the District of Columbia, the compul-
sorry school attendance bill is neces-
sary to make the Washington schools
the model system they should be.
The members of the District of Co
Iumbia Congress of Parent-Teache er
Associations are backing this bill
both individually and collectively.
The Corcoran Parent Teacher AS
sociation recently elected the follow
ing officers: President, T. c. Hodges;
first vice president, Miss L. E. Ballen-
ger; second vice president. Mrs. Bette
Riley; secretary, Mrs. l.. N. Yokel-
son; treasurer, Mrs. Cravens, and as
sistant treasurer, Mrs. Schumacher.
The monthly meeting of the Pea
body Hilton Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton was held Tuesday evening, with
Mrs. C. w. Lady presiding. Mr.. San
ford, from the Juvenile Court, gave a
talk, stressing the Importance of
more moral training in the home and
school. Miss Gertrude Young, prin-
cipal of the school, said the teachers
in this group were doing their part
in the moral training of the children
under their care. She also spoke Of
the five-year building program and
the need of more and better school
buildings. A resolution was passed
unanimously indorsing the fve-year
building program. Mrs. Mann, men,
bership chairman, reported II active
members. Mrs. Seay, chairman to
the Juvenile Protective Association.
urged better films. Mrs. Holt, clothes
conservation chairman, reported on