The Winslow mail., 1926-04-23
Delegates To PIT. A.
Convention Reports
Interest g Meeting

Winslow's delegates to the State
Parent-Teacher Association conven-
tion held in Phoenix last week.
returned Friday and report very
interesting and inspiring meeting
in the capitol city.
in the capitol city, at which time
Mrs. w. w. Sherwood of Holbrook,
was elected president of this dis
trict.
According to those who attended
from here, the first business session
opened with 168 voting delegates
in attendance, and with Mrs. E.
Elmo Bollinger, state president,
presiding. All business meetings
were held in the auditorium of the
Phoenix Union High School.
The convention was welcomed to
the High school by E. w. Mont
gomery, principal of Phoenix Union
High school.
During the meeting the new State
Constitution was adopted, which
will bring into effect better plan
of organization. The state will be
districted to correspond with the
Arizona Educational Association
districts.
Under County Council reports
many phases of the advancement of
the Parent-Teacher work were
brought out. The outstanding re-
port in this group, were those of
Pima Council, ella and Maricopa
council, each reporting number
of worthy undertakings, which had
succeeded, much to the advance
ment of the communities in which
they had been inaugurated.
At the Tempe Normal an Italian
Cypress tree was planted on the
campus fly the association, each del
egate bringing from her communi-
ty a bit of soil to pour around its
roots. Miss Mary Brown institut-
ed happy innovation when she
poured in a cup of colored sand
from the Painted Desert.
Mrs. j. B. Bethune, chairman,
stressed the beginning of the teach
ing of thrift with the pre-school
child, and also the utilizing of ener-
gy and desire for organized work
among intermediate grade children
by the formation of Junior Thrift
clubs.
Mrs. Frank Brown recommended
that a stronger bond be establish
ed between state departments and
local chairman by means of the
Child Welfare magazine, and urged
that all members subscribe.
Local delegates report that one
of the most helpful sessions of the
convention was the Round Table
conducted by Mrs. A. H. Reeve, Ma
tional president, at which time
phases of Parent-Teacher work
were brought out by the delegates
through questions submitted and
answered by Mrs. Reeve. 1t was
brought out during the discussions
that Parent-Teacher Association is
non-sectarion, non-political and
non-commercial. Mrs. Reeve stat
ed that there is no club member
ship in the association work, but
only organizations made up of par
ents, teachers and those interested
in the education of children, con-
stitute membership.
She regretted the tendency OF
associations to make the teachers
the program committee, expecting
them to continually put on pro-
grams of entertainment, instead o1
showing regular group work being
done by the children. She also
brought out the point that in hand
| ling programs it should always be
borne in mind that the membership
is brought together for study O.
specific problems vitality affecting
the children of the respective com
munity.
The honor hour was held at the
close of the session, at which time
Mrs. Wilkson presented gavels tt
Kingman, Washington Schools
Mothers Club of Winslow, Univer
sity High, Tucson, Perdergast
Grand Canyon and Stafford schools
An award of the American Flag
was made to Joseph City for 1OO
per cent membership of fathers
parents and teachers. Mrs. E. A
johnson, of this city, County Coun
Gil President, received the flag TO
Joseph City.
Winslow was represented by si1
delegates from the two association
here: Miss Gertrude Davis, Wh'
represented Mrs. r. L. Moore, pres
ident of the Navajo County Coun
Gil; Miss Mary Brown, Mrs. G. I
Stevens, a state vice president
Mrs. F. Hink, and Mrs. H. Evans
from the Washington Association
and Mrs. E. A. Johnson, presiden
of the Navajo County Council TO,
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