Evening star., 1926-10-17

The Pierce. Webb Parent.Teacher
| Association met Wednesday afternoon
In the kindergarten of Webb School.
with Mrs Davis presiding. DR..
| Murphy, chief health inspector of the
public schools of District of Columbia,
was the principal speaker. Miss
| Babbington. principal Of the Pierce
| Webb schools, explained the traffic
conditions adjacent to the two schools.
| The next meeting will be night ses-
sion held November Q at Pierce
| School.
The Carbery Parent Teacher Asso-
| citation met Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
| William H. Rove. president. gave a
| report of the years activities. Other
| officers also gave reports. New offi-
| GERS elected we're as follows: Presi-
| dent, Mrs John w. Davis; vice presi-
| dent. Mrs. William Domdera; secre-
| tary. Mrs Norman Sandridge: treas.
| urer. Mrs. Archie Moore. Chairnen
| appointed by Mrs Davis were: Mem
bership, Mrs. Frank Ludlow; refresh
ments, Mrs Rosson. Mrs. Carter and
/ Mrs. Harvey; revision, Mrs. John Car
| ter: publicity. Mrs. Walter Hagen;
| philanthropic. Mrs. A. X. Wine; floral
and visiting. Mrs. A. L. Grosskurth
and Mrs. Gore.
1t was voted to again serve milk
lunches to the children, and the com
| mittee appointed to have charge OF
| same is Mrs. William H. Rowe, chair
man: Mrs. Alfred Grosskurth. vice
| chairman, to be assisted by Mrs.
Koockegey. Mrs. Fones and Mrs. Fox.
! Mrs Wine and Mrs. Domdera were
| appointed delegates to the Juvenile
Court and the Juvenile Protective AS.
sociation; John P. Smith. delegate
to the Stanton Park Citizens Asso.
/ citation: Mrs. Rowe. Mrs. Sandfidge.
f! Mrs. Domdera and Mrs. Koockegey,
| delegates to the Congress of Parent
| Teacher Associations. and Mrs. Davis
and Mrs. Domdera, delegates to the
| Pr','it School, Association.
The school paper, the Carbery
! News. was reported a social and
| financial success as we'll as being
helpful in training the pupils in this
work. 1t will again be published this
! year the staff being assisted by the
| following committee Of mothers: Mrs.
/ Sandridge, Mrs. Rosson, Mrs. Hagen
and Mrs. Carter Miss Hope Soule
was appointed to act as the teacher
| hostess at the meetings. Miss Flor.
ence Mortimer. former principal, was
| present, and Miss Mathis. who is now
| principal. was extended a welcome by
the association. The banner for at
| tendance was won by the third grade,
Miss Patterson. teacher.
/ The association will give a Halow-
cen party to the children October 90,
in the school building. Mrs. Grover
kOockegey is chairman of this affair.
The association went on record as
| opposing any change in school hours
believing that the danger of traffic
| for the children would still exist and
that better remedy might be in hav-
ing organized patrols among the
larger boys, or in some way securing
protection at dangerous intersections
| near the schools.
Peabody Hilton Parent-Teacher As.
sociation met Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Mann, president, presiding. Six
ty-t1ve members and five new teachers
were present. Several vocal solos
were rendered by Miss Thompson,
kindergarten teacher. accompanied at
the piano by Miss Wood. fifth grade
teacher. Miss Charlotte Hammer, a
pupil. also gave several vocal solos.
Readings were given by Miss Rich
ards. one of the kindergarten teach
ers. Mrs. G.. w. Lady, delegate to
the national convention of Parent
Teacher Associations at Atlanta. Ga.
told of an address given there by
Judge Kelly on '"The Broken Chill
dren.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Mrs. G.. w. Lady. member
ship and hospitality: Mrs. Henry Jae
ger. health; Mrs. L. Fl. Brown. press:
| Mrs. Hammer. refreshments; Mrs.
Clements. floral: Mrs. Holt, clothes
conservation; Mrs. Holt delegate to
the Public School Association; Mrs. G..
w. Lady. delegate to Congress of Par
ent-Teacher Associations: Mrs. l.. II.
Brown. Mrs. G.. w. Lady and Mrs.
Holt. school committee The school
| committee met i'm joint session with
| the school committee of the Stanton
| Park Citizens Association Wednesday
evening in the interest of the physical
needs of the Hilton School, and also
| in the interest of the three school
! buildings in the neighborhood. which
were broken into during the Summer.
| Mrs. Fl. n. Stull gave a report on
| the pre-school work. Miss Young,
! principal of the school, spoke on THE
Responsibility of Raising Children" J."
and also told of the departmental work
which is being introduced into the
school this year. BY request Of some
| of the parents, committee was ap-
pointed to investigate why the sewing
| classes were being abandoned in the
| lower grades. The Peabody Card Club
| presented two balls to the school. Mrs.
Oatley's room, ga and IA grades. won
| the 100 per cent membership drive.
| The junior kindergarten, Miss Allen.
teacher. won the attendance banner.
| The association voted against eX-
! tension of school hours and Saturday
as school day. Refreshments We're
served under the craftsmanship of Mrs.
| Hammer. and social hour spent with
| parents and teachers getting better
| acquainted with one another.
A gain of 230 members within a few
| DAYS is the result of a membership
| drive in these schools. The GA and
| IA grades. of which Mrs. Oatley is
teacher, enrolled 100 per cent of its
parents and they will receive a prize
| from the association. Mrs. G.. w.
Lady is the membership chairman.
At a meeting of the Randall Parent
| Teacher Association Tuesday parents
| expressed the desire to preserve the
present name of the junior high
| school when the new building is taken
over. Officers were chosen as follows:
Miss Lillian Robinson. president re-
elected): Mrs. Minnie King, vice presi-
| dent: Mrs Olivia Clark. secretary;
| Miss Lucille Denny. treasurer: Mr..
| Green. chaplain. and MIR. Howells,
delegate to school council. Miss Norma
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