Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-21
Parent-Teacher Activities

Roster read prize article" on or
ganization activities. It was voted
| to enter the 1925 contest offered by q
magazine to an organization making
the highest per cent progress In par
ent.teacher work. Mrs. G. w. Lady
spoke on 1.-The Child, His Nature, and
His Need" Children OF the first
grade, Miss Barnes teacher, enter
tained with a short play and several
| songs 1t was voted to hold the circle
meetings jointly with the Parent
! Teacher Association meetings.
, The Peabody Hilton Card Club will
meet Tuesday evening at 646 East
Capitol street. Mrs. Herbert Deland
and Mrs. Jones, hostesses.
The Hubbard Raymond Home and
| School Association met February Is
at the Hubbard School and was pre-
sided over by the president. Charles
| f.. Kern. The association went on
| record as favoring the Capper-keller
| bill for pensioning mothers. The
Gasaue bill was also discussed. Maj.
| CoyeU gave a talk on the traction and
| bus lines of the city. Miss Neumyer,
administrative principal of the two
schools, who has charge OF the milk
| luncheons. gave report. Inc BAN
ner was awarded Mrs. Ebert's room,
largest percentage of parents present
at the meeting. The officers of the
association are: President, Charles +.
Kern; vice president, DR.. Kate kar-
peles: treasurer. Samuel II. Marks,
secretary, Mrs. w. w. Gilbert.
The Carbery Parent Teacher Asso-
citation met February with Mrs
| William H. Rowe presiding. Reports
81 witt fan
| and Mrs Frank Ludlow reported Al
| new members as a result Of the recent
membership drive. Mrs. John Davis
and Mrs A. K. Wine gave reports
| from the Juvenile Protective AssoCia-
| ton. The Carbery Association IN
dorsed the Zihlman bill providing for
municipal bathing beaches and for
swimming pools in Fairgrounds. es-
| pCcially requesting one to be placed
in the Plaza Fairgrounds. Mrs. Davis
also reported from the Pubic School
| Association and the Congress Of Par
| ent-Teacher Associations. Mrs. A. l..
! Grosskurth reported flowers, toys,
etc, having been sent to sick children
q nd members. The teacheps' retire.
| ment pension increase was Endorsed.
| Mrs. Wine reported on the rummage
sale to be held in March and asked
| for rummage and helpers. 1t was
voted to have one of the teachers
assist the mothers as hostess at the
meetings and Miss Hope Soule was
appointed in this capacity. Invita-
tons were issued to attend a patriotic
meeting at d. A. r. Hall February %.
Miss Ruth Dick. treasurer of the
| Carbery News. reported profit
OF $5s.70 on the first four editions Of
! the school year. Miss Florence Fox
and Miss Ellen Lombard, Of the Blu
! reau of Education. spoke of the read
| ing courses OF the bureau and how
! the children OF Carherv were taking
up these courses. 1t was decided 10
also have & mothers reading club in
! the school and Mrs. Charles Duvall
! and Mrs. w. l.. Hagen were appointed
! by the president to formulate plans
| for this club.
| 1t was voted to buy more stereopti.
con slides for class study and also rolls
will be purchased for the new player
piano. which is proving a joy to both
! teachers and pupils. The banner for
| attendance was won by the fifth
| grade, Miss Ruth Dick, teacher.
| The Bryan Parent-Teacher Associa
ton will meet February rs. The regu
lar meeting of this association has
been changed from the third Friday
to the fourth Thursday of each month
| DIR. Richmond. professor at George
/ Washington University, will be the
speaker of the evening
! The Maury Home and School Asso
! citation met February at 3 pm. with
Mrs. Hoeman presiding. The associa
! ton was entertained by the third
grade, which was under the direction
| of Miss Kaplan. with two plays
| "Hansel and Gretel'' and Snow
| Drop"
! The monthly meeting Of Wallach
| Towers, held February II, was devoted
almost entirely to business. The plans
| of the organization call for the expen.
! diture of considerable money, 80 ar.
rangements were made for a cake and
candy sale to be held February %
and a committee was appointed to Sc.
iect a location for a rummage sale to
be held this Spring. Miss Rawlings
has arranged for the different grades
to entertain at the monthly meetings
and several of the grades have already
contributed to the afternoons enjoy
ment. AT the last meeting the two
] first grades. under the direction OF
their teachers. Miss Mason and Mrs.
DEM, sang a collection of songs. The
committee on Fairgrounds met with
members of Hine Junior High School
~ SAuty Vi ITe play space
used by the three schools These
grounds need grading and resurfacing
The Edmonds Parent Teacher Asso
citation met February 9, with Mrs
Adelaide Shannon, president. presid
ing. 1t was voted to send IS to the
shoe and rubber fund, IS for child vel
fare and $40 for the general fund of
the District Congress of Parent Teach
GGnria Tho tot;
tertained the eighth grade graduating
class, Miss Hopkins, principal. The
Gasque bill was unanimously indorsed
A Mother Goose play was presented
by the first grade pupils, Miss Glenn
entS, teacher. Miss Adelaide Davis,
supervising principal, introduced Miss
La Sale, who explained the intelli-
gence test.
The Brookland Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION will meet at the school next
Friday, at pm. The card party
given by the association, February 4,
was reported a success.