Evening star., 1925-02-22
Parent-Teacher Activities

This column Is conducted by the
| District of Columbia Congress of
iParent-Teacher Associations, branch
of the National Congress of Parents
| 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, 3618
Porter street northwest.
| The monthly meeting of the District
| of Columbia Congress of Parent
| Teacher Associations was held in the
! Ebbitt Hotel Tuesday afternoon, with
the president. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter.
/ in the chair. Mrs. William Wolf
| Smith conducted a brief parliamentary
law drill. The twenty-eighth birth
! day of the founding of the national
| organization was celebrated by a
/ program which was arranged by
Mrs, H Lehr Fess. child welfare day
| chairman. The speaker was Miss
Josephine Roche, director OF special
| studies In the children's bur eau. She
| spoke on the work of her department..
| Mrs. Gertrude Russell sang several
beautiful solos, accompanied at the
I
| The February issue OF the District
| OF Columbia Parent-Teacher was dis
| tributed. The editor of the Parent
Teacher presented the name OF Mrs.
| Dillon to act as business manager on
| the editorial staff.
! Mrs. G. S. Fraser, clothes conserva-
| tion chairman, has announced that the
| school associations which will assist
In the clothes conservation room dur
| ing March are: March S, Brightwood
| Park; March 13, Ludlow-Taylor:
March 20, Kenilworth; March 81.
| Langdon.
| Mrs Louis B. Castell, 1892 9Th
| street northwest. has asked that
| every p. T. A. member who desires
to help have the District Of Columbia
| represented at the national conven-
| ton in April will communicate with
her. She has q plan and will need
the cooperation of all P. T. A. mem
bers.
The John Eaton Mothers Club met
| Monday afternoon, with the president,
Mrs. Philip Smith in the chair. The
| speaker was DIR. Ballou. superintendent
of schools, who spoke on the provi-
sions of the five-year building pro-
| gram.
The Brightwood Park P. T. A met
Monday afternoon The principal, Miss
Dilger. reported favorably on the Schick
1 test which is now being given to the
pupils in the school. A recent candy
sale netted more than s46. A card
party was also given for the benefit OF
the association. Additional playground
equipment will be presented to the
\ cob TIA otaI alyn- F@r -
| afternoon was Miss Elsie IT. Ottinger,
representing the Bank of Brightwood.
Tho Force Adams p. T A met Mon
day night in the lecture room in the
] Church OF the Covenant with Second
Vice President John Huiess in the chair.
The spekaer was DR.. Ballou, superin-
tendent of schools, who explained the
fve-year building program. Donations
were made for balls, playground super
| visors and chairs for the lower
grades.
The Kingsman z. T. A. met Monday
A report OF the recent meeting Of the
Juvenile Protective Association was
given by Mrs. Basin. An appropriation
was made TO purchase an electric eraser
| cleaner. Miss Adelaid Davis made an
! address on the value Of parent-teacher
| associations Upon motion by Miss
| Silvers, the association indorsed the
five-year building program. Miss
Peoples, OF the nature study depart
| ment OF the schools gave an illustrated
! talk on school gardens. The residents
OF the community will be invited to at
tend the March meeting of the associa-
tion and take part in the plans for a
school garden.
| An address on the intelligence tests
| Barnes. assistant to Miss Jessie La
Sale. who is in charge of this branch
| of work in the public schools OF
| Washington. featured the February
| meeting of the Brightwood Parent
| Teacher Association. Miss Elsie OF
| finger advocated the organization OF
an Aunt Elsie Thrift Club in the
school, to teach the pupils the value
| OF systematic saving. Regret was
Roy. L. Whitcomb, who had been an
active member of the association.
The Brauch Tyler Parent Teache er
| Association met Monday, with the
| president, Mrs. Hamilton, in the chair
| The treasurer reported $40 received
from a card party given by the asso-
citation in Hines Junior High. A check
for So was sent to the shoe and rub
Haycock made addresses. The 3-A
class won the attendance banner.
The Hubbard Homo and School AS
ISOLATION met Monday night Miss
Anna B. Newmeyer, principal, pre-
sided Stephen e. Kramer. assistant
superintendent of schools, made the
prinoipa, address The association
4 voted to purchase a duplicating ma
1 To n
grade teacher, explained the use an6
the benefit the pupils would derive
from its use. Miss Eileen Red ew. g
former pupil, rendered a piano solo
Miss Ruth H Snodgrass sang solos
accompanied by Mrs. William Gilbert
on the piano. Mrs. Arnold Ornsti
presented the milk report for the
month. and also made'a report on the
Weighing and measuring of the
pupils.
resolution directed to the Board
of Education urging the Importance
of the junior high school construction
program and asking that 1t be ad-
vanced ahead of the senior highs was
adopted at a meeting of the Columbia
| Junior High School Parent-Teachei
Association February IL. The presi'
| dent Mrs. Carl Smith, sketched i'm.
provements made during the school,
year Mrs. o. A. Pendleton resign ed
as treasurer and Mrs. o. Owens was
elected to succeed her. donation
of $40 was ordered to the shoe anc
rubber fund. School health, with
particular reference to diet and nu-
triton, was the subject of a talk By
DIR. Joseph P. Murphy, chief medica
examiner of the public schools. ane
Mrs. Frances E. Buckingham. domes-
tic science teacher from Barrett
School, discussed results obtained ir