Evening star., 1925-11-15

Inc regular monthly meeting of the
Dlstrict OF Columbia Congress Of
Parent- Teacher Associations will be
held at las pm, Tuesday afternoon.
in the Hamilton Hotel. i4th and K
streets. Those interested in Child
Welfare work are welcomed The
speaker will be Representative Allard
IL. Gasque Of South Carolina, and his
subject, Patriotism" This will be
followed by an explanation Of the
PROVISIONS of the elective school
board bill. Since October this
bill mas been indorsed by the Bright
wood Park and Park View Parent
Feacher Associations also by the Dis
lrlct OF Columbia Public School Asso-
cation and the following Citizens AS
Sociations: Brightwood, Petworth, Col
umbla Heights, Takoma Park, and
Park View.
a meeting of the executive board
OF the District of Columbia Congress
9f Parent-Teacher Associations was
heid In the home of the president
tuesday afternoon. Several matters
or great Importance were discussed
which will be brought before the meet
ing OF the organization Tuesday.
The Parent-Teacher institute will
he held next Thursday in the Wilson
Normal School. The afternoon session
Will convene at O'Clock and the
principal speaker will be the national
executive secretary, Mrs. Arthur Wat
kns, who will explain the organization
and the many activities of the Ma
uonal Congress of Parents and Teach
crs- me afternoon program will also
consist OF play written by Mr.. Wood,
school official In South Dakota, and
will be presented by a group of chill
uren from the Park View School The
evening session will begin at S O'Clock
and there will be a program of music
upder the direction of DR.. l.. n. G.
Barnes, featuring high school talent.
The speakers will be the president of
The National Congress of Parents and
teachers. Mrs. A. III. Reeve. and DIR.
Frank Ballou, superintendent of
schools. Every officer of every school
Parent Teacher Association. is ex-
peCted to attend the two sessions of
The institute. The meetings will be
open to everybody who is interested
IN the care and education of children
The moving picture shows which
are being given in the neighborhood
theaters on certain mornings during
November have been arranged to
cover three important periods in the
care of the child: The prenatal, pre-
school and adolescent. The programs
for the second period will stress
Food" and Teeth" Dr. Harvey
Wiley will speak on Food" in the
Apollo next Thursday and in the Sa-
~oy November "a The first program
1or the adolescent period will be given
in the Avenue Grand next Thursday
at 1880 am, and there will be an
interesting speaker. These shows are
free. The parents of the children are
invited to be present at this examina-
tion and are urged to attend the mov-
ing picture show which follow the
school examinations. The children in
the Ludlow were examined Wednes-
day. the Webster class was examined
Thursday and the classes from the
Johnson and Towers will be exam
lned next Wednesday. DR.. Hugh
Davis from the District OF Columbia
child Welfare Society has arranged
Tor the following doctors to speak at
these shows. Drs. Mcleod, Bayne
Glenn. Steinberg, Bovine and O'Brien
The nurses from the health depart
nent attend every show and are ready
to answer questions of mothers. These
picture shows have been arranged by
The District of Columbia Congress OF
Iarent-Teacher Associations as pre-
school work in order to educate the
mothers of young children. The shows
for the coming week will be: The Ave
nue Grand at 1890. Thursday; the
at 1890. Thursday, and the Central |
Friday at $50 am.
Mrs. A. II. Reeve, president of the |
National Congress of Parents and |
Teachers, has just returned from an |
extensive trip through the West dur |
ing which she attended the State con
Nentions III Montana, Oregon. North |
Dakota and Utah. Utah has just be- |
come an affiliated State branch of the |
national organization. Mrs. Frances |
Hays, one of the national field secre- |
laries. has just started on a trip |
through North Carolina, Arkansas and |
Virginia.
Mrs. Arthur Watkins, national
executive secretary, attended the New
Jersey State convention last week. |
Mrs. T.. c. Mason, second vice pres- |
dent of the National, was one of the |
Spea kerS.
Prof. j. L. Butterworth. director of |
rural education in Cornell University, |
= making a survey of Parent-Teacher |
work through the States, especially |
through the rural districts. and his |
university has granted him a leave of |
absence in order to enable him to COM |
plete this work. The national presi- |
dent notified the presidents of the II |
selected States, which We're chosen be- |
cause they have a large membership |
VI III dl CLUBS, anu NlltH Tie states
notified have sent a list of their rural |
clubs to Mr.. Butterworth he will send
Il QUESTIONABLE to them and in this |
way obtain a correct data of the value, |
strength and Importance Of Parent |
Teacher work in rural communities |
The officers of the District of Co |
lumbia Congress of Parent-Teacher |
Associations have recently appointed !
Mrs. j. c. Gilbert to be the chairman
of Child Welfare day for the District. |
The dedication of the new Janney |
School will take place next Thursday |
at s pm, in the assembly hall of the
building at Wisconsin avenue and |
A!bemarle street. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged as follows:
Musical selection, Band of Junior |
Order United American Mechanics: |
presentation of key, Albert l.. Harris. |
supervising architect: addresses. S. Z. |
Kramer and r. Haycock, assistant
Superintendents Of school; solo, Mrs. |
William T. Reed; address, B. W. !
Murch, supervisor of first division: |
presentation OF flag. Thomas H. Wal !
ter, Philadelphia, national councillor |
If Junior Order United America n |
Mecha MICS; address, Dr. Frank W. |
Ballou. superintendent of schools; |
musical selection, Band OF Jr., .. L. |
a. NJ. addresses, l.. Detrick. president |
Of Northwest Suburban Citizens Asso- |
citation; Mrs. +. j. Way, president of
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