Evening star., 1925-03-15
Parent-Teacher Activities

| This column is conducted by the
| District of Columbia Congress OF
| Parent-T eacher Associations, branch
! of the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers.
| All notices for this column must be
| in the hands of the chairman by noon
| on the Wednesday preceding the Sun
day on which publication is desired.
! Address Mrs. ]. N. Saunders, 361S
| Porter street northwest
The meeting of the District OF Co
| lumbia Congress of Parent-Teacher
! Associations will be held Tuesday at
| las pm. in the Ebbitt Hotel. Mrs.
| William Wolff Smith will conduct a
brief parliamentary law drill. These
meetings are open to the public.
The monthly meeting of the execu-
| tive board of the District of Colum-
| bia Congress of Parent-Teacher As
sociations was held in the home of
| the president Tuesday afternoon.
| Many matters of Importance were
| discussed which will be recommended
| to the consideration of the regular
| assembly Tuesday afternoon.
L ne Call anu preliminary pIoSIdHh
for the national convention, which
will be held in Austin, Tex, from
April 27 to May 2, has been sent to
all the State branches from the offices
| of the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers. The general topic of
the convention will be Home and
| School in Education" Mrs. Louis
Castel1, convention chairman. has
made plans by which the District
of Columbia congress can send its
delegates to the convention in Texas.
The Parent Teacher Association
representatives to the Juvenile Pro-
tective Association met, with their
! chairman. Mrs. Ben Zebley, pre-
siding: Reports were given of the
condition of more than 80 moving
picture theaters. 1t is proposed TO
organize garden club for boys in
schools ranging in age from 10 to 10
years. A questionnaire will be sent
to the principal OF each school asking
for information concerning the recre-
alton facilities for children in the diff
ferent communities, and efforts Will
be made to provide play space for
base ball and other sports for boys In
residential districts. Mrs. ID. A. An
gers gave q report on the child labor
bill
The Edmonds Parent-Teacher AS
sociation met Monday afternoon
with the president, Mrs. ]. H
Fritz, in the chair Mrs Aurora
NJ Poston gave a talk on the Platoon
Schools" A piano solo was played
by James bikes, a fifth grade pupil
The luncheon given recently at the
school was reported a success A
horizontal ladder and horizontal bar
purchased by the association are be-
ing installed in the playground. A
committee was appointed to purchase
an electric cleaner for blackboard
erasers. The association will hold
card party April 20 to raise funds
with which to purchase a mimeo-
graph machine for the school
The. Brightwood Parent-Teacher
Association met Monday afternoon
with the president, Mrs. T. Null
lenberg, in the chair Mrs
Merchant of Venice" A metal-bed
slide has been purchased for the chill
dren and see-saws will also be placed
on the playground. The association
voted to contribute $40 to the shoe
and rubber fund. A card party will
be held during Easter week in the
home of Mrs. Z. +. Goss, 1909 Decatur
SlFeeI, tne proceeds or which will be
the schools contribution toward send
ing the District of Columbia delegates
to the national convention in Texas.
The pupils are to be weighed and
measured this week
The Kingsman Parent-Tea char Az
sociation will hold a dance and enter
tafnment March 20, at s pm. In
Northeast Masonic Temple There
VIII be a program of fancy dancing
and musical program by the pupils
of the school.
The monthly meeting of the Brvan
Parent-Teacher Association will be held
In the school auditorium March 20. at
I:o0 pm. The speaker will be Senator
Henrik Shipstead. There will be a pro-
gram OF music and dancing.
The Franklin Thomson Webster
Parent-Teacher Association met Tines
day night. Mr. Finkle presided and
the speaker was Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter.
The parents, friends and teachers
or the pupils of the Pierce and Webb
schools met in the Webb School Tues.
day afternoon and formed an associa-
ton which is to be known as the
Pierce Webster Parent Teacher AS
sociation- The principal of the
two schools, Miss Pimper, and
the kindergarten teacher, Miss Graft
were largely responsible for the sue
cess. of the meeting. These teachers
were assisted by Mrs c. P. Clarke