Evening star., 1925-02-08

sociation met Tuesday evening in the
Petworth N. L. Church. with Edward
l.. Griffin presiding. An appropria
tion was made to purchase new
maps, several sets of silent readers
and arithmetics, also new volley
balls for the school. The "five-year
building program" was indorsed. Mrs.
Yaden announced that nutrition
class had recently been organized in
the school. A nurse has been pro-
cured for 20 weeks. Mrs. e. l..
Griffin reported that 130 children
have been given the Schick test.
After the business meeting there was
a program, as follows: Miss Eliza
beth Hanson, piano solo; Miss Lora
Patton, solos: Mrs. Elizabeth
Peoples, supervisor of nature study
in the schools, talked on the work
the nature teachers are e1deavoring
to accomplish in the schools. Her
talk was illustrated wit stereopticon
pictures. The 3B grade, Miss Wood
row. teacher, having the largest per-
centage of parents in attendance,
was presented with the flag.
A school luncheon was held January
% at Reservoir School, under the
auspices of the Parent Teacher Asso-
citation of Reservoir and Conduit
Road Schools. This was the first of
series of luncheons to be held dur
ing the Spring months, the proceeds
from which will be used for the pur-
chase of mimeograph and type
writer to aid the teachers in pre-
pairing seat work. The committee in
charge of arrangements were Mrs. r
Green. Mrs. Hongell, Mrs. Burr and
Miss Llufrio The mothers donated
food.
The Seaton School Parent-Teacher
Association will meet at the school
next Thursday at o'clock. A talk
VIII be given by Miss Elizabeth Hum
| mer, director of intermediate instruc-
| tion.
A candy sale was recently held al
| the Brightwood Park School for the
benefit of the Parent-Teacher Assu-
citation. At its meeting tomorrow
! talk viii be given on the new Aunt
Elsie Thrift Club.
The Peabody Hilton Parent
| Teacher Association met Tuesday
| afternoon, with Mrs. G w. Lady pre-
siding. The kindergarten Orchestra
/ rendered several selections. Charles
Chalkley, Daniel McKenna, Emmett
| Holt, Lloyd Ferguson and Claude
Amidon sang several songs. Charles
| Sinclair, Ruth Herriotts, Elizabeth
| Thomas and Roger Righter, of the
| third grade, gave recitatfons Master
| Nelson Lyle, of the fifth grade, also
| gave recitation. Ten pupils of the
| first grade, Miss Barnes. teacher
| sang several songs: also 10 pupils OF
the fourth grade, Mrs. Geiger teacher.
sang songs. James Burns, Kathryn
Stroman, Bert Randall Ellen True
man, Charles Hart and Lillian Hardy,
| of the seventh grade, recited a seIec-
ton. Miss Woddzell, school nurse.
! gave a talk on her work and urged
| the parents to cooperate in over
| coming the evils which handicap the
progress of the child. Miss Arm
strong, school dentist, gave a talk
and urged the parents to remind the
| children of their important duties in
regard to the teeth. Mr. and Mrs
| Chalkley, members of the associa ton
presented the school with a case for
the trophies, which the children OF
| the school have won in athletic
| contests. The school now has sew
/ eral cups in its possession Much
| credit is due Miss Young, principal
of the school, as all the cups have
been won since she has had charge
of Peabody-Hilton group. Chairmen
of the different activities in the Asso-
citation gave reports along their line
of work as follows: Miss Mann. mem
| bership; Mrs. Brown, publicity; Mrs
Jaeger. health; Mrs. Holt, clothes
| conservation: Mrs. Seay, Juvenile
! Court, and delegates TO the congress
of Teacher Associations.
Miss Cora Jeffcoat, home missionary
in western North Carolina, was visitor