The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
GRAND CANYON P. 7. A. TO
GET NATIONAL PUBLICITY

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The school year ending June IL
closed the most successful of series
Of successful years for the Grand
Canyon Parent Teacher association.
As a result of the splendid work
this year the organization was asked
this week for a copy to be published
in the national journal of the associa-
tion, "The Child Welfare Magazine. !"
The article will be drawn up by a
committee composed of Mrs. Elmer
Nelson, president for the past year;
Mrs. M r.. Tillotson, vice-president,
and M. r. Tillotson, corresponding
secretary. 1t has been through the
untiring work of Mrs. Nelson and her
able executive committee that the
association has been able to carry out
! this years program.
The Grand Canyon P. T. A. has
done all these things this year: 1t
gave or sponsored at least sia SOM
munity entertainments, exclurive of
regular meetings, and one q Lnese
was put on entirely by the Spanish
speaking members. 1t gave a ba-
zaar and cleared 1925 in town of
1900. 1t donated 5000 to the Commun-
tity club for the purchase of moving
picture protector to be used in the
| Community house. 1t purchased and
installed new delineoscope for the
school and within two weeks listened
to a fine traveiogue given by the
school children with the aid of the
machine.
1t sponsored a Camp Fire organiza-
hnl 1a11f a
per which netted the girls 500 for
funds. 1t cooperated with Miss Blu
ton, home demonstration agent, in
health work, both in home and school
land sponsored the presentation of a
wonderful health pageant. 1t cele-
brated Founders day in great style.
1t had 100 per cent membership of
parents having children in school and
complied with the associations 'Ten
Points of Excellence" carrying off
state honors, winning gavel. 1t had
three members elected to state P. L.
A. executive positions. There were
other donations and activities too
numerous to mention except one.
One of the most worthwhile accom-
plishments of all and one for which
the president, Mrs. Nelson, receives
much credit is the organization of the
Spanish speaking branch. This branch
cooperated to a remarkable degree in
every manner conceivable. Glasses
were organized in Americanization,
cooking, serving and home work and
the results obtained were almost un-
believeable.
While this years work has undoubt-
|edly been the most successful thus far,
it is not the plan of Mrs. S. G. Ste
phensy president for next year, to let
the work lag. She already has her
committees at work and expects to
make as good a record.
At the special meeting called June
IL all newly elected officers and mem
bers of executive cOmmittee were IN
stalled and next years work was ten
tatively outlined. Twenty-Five dollars
was donated to the board of governors
for use on the new Community ath-
letic field; $3.50 appropriated to the
ways and means committee to finance
the 1926 bazaar in October;, com
mittee appointed to secure informa-
tion on educational films; commit
tee formed to cooperate in the event
of community July fourth ceiebra-
ton, and Mrs. Tillotson, state chair
man of organizations, spoke briefly
on new organizations in Coconlno
county. June Both was set aside for
the date Of the next PIT. A. dance.
Grand Canyon is proud of her P.-T.
association.