Evening star., 1926-03-28
Parent-T'eacher Activities

All notices for this column must be
In the hands of the chairman by the
Wednesday evening preceding the
Sunday on which publication is de-
sired address Mrs. j. y. Saunders,
S6lS Porter street.
The thirtieth annual convention of
che National Congress OF Parents and
Teachers will take place in Atlanta.
from May 3 to s, with the general
topic: "The Educational Significance
of the Parent-Teacher Movement. y
Each State is entitled to send its four
officers and one delegate for each
thousand members. One member OF
the Atlanta association has been APP
pointed to act as sponsor for each
State and will be responsible for the
comfort of the delegates; a trip Is
planned to Stone Mountain and there
will be a tree planting ceremony in
Piedmont Park when an oak tree, the
emblem Of the national will be set
out by the national and State presi-
dents. This is election year in the
national organization and officers will
be chosen 10 serve for the next three
wears. The national chairman of eX-
hihits is preparing to show slides.
which will picture the many p. T. A.
activities. before the daily sessions.
AIRS. f. r. Kalmbach is preparing an
exhibit OF pictures showing parent
teacher work in the District of Co
lulnbia, which will be sent to the con-
vention, and the District will also have
:; good showing in the publicity eX-
hibit. MAY the Georgia State Con-
gress will hold it's thirteenth annual
state convention, to which delegates
and visitors are invited.
The District of Columbia will hold
its annual convention April 80 and
elect officers for the coming two years.
There will be three sessions, morning,
afternoon and night. at which the
delegates 10 the Midatlantic Council
will be invited guests. The Midat-
lantic Council will hold its annual ses-
sion in the Hotel Hamilton May l, and
viii adjourn in time for the delegates
TO leave Saturday evening for Atlanta
and the national convention. Mrs. T..
II. Young is the chairman Of the
committee.
The efforts of the members of the
arent-teacher associations for the
Gasque elective Board of Education
bill have been particularly approprl-
ate this year as the District Congress
was organized in March, 1905, and
therefore has just reached it's 21st
birthday The Parent-Teacher AssO-
citation members throughout the Dis
trict feel that the most fitting ceie-
bration for their having reached adult
age in their organization is to have
the privilege of electing the most inn
portant of all boards. namely, that
which governs and controls the edu-
cation of the children of the COM
munity.
The John Eaton Mothers Club will
meet in the Cleveland Park Con
gressional Church tomorrow after.
noon. AS this is the election meeting,
there will be no regular speaker, but
refreshments will be served and so
cial "get-together" will follow the
business meeting.
The Jackson Parent Teacher Asso.
citation met Wednesday evening, with
the president, Mrs. Lloyd Shipper, in
the chair, Representative Radford
Coyle of Pennsylvania gave a talk.
after which refreshments were served
and an informal reception held.
DIR. B. B. James of American
University gave an illustrated lecture
March 18 at the Janney School on
Glacier National Park" under the
auspices of the Tenley-Janney Parent
Teacher Association. Proceeds went
into the treasury of the association.
The P. T. A. of the Randle High
lands and Orr schools met at the
Orr School March 10. the president
Mrs. Streitberger, presiding. Mrs
Kruger, representative to the Ju
venile Protective Association, urged
that the mothers assist in perma
nentlv keeping undesirable reading
matter from children. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrs. Streitberger; vice presi
dent, Mrs. French: secretary, Mrs.
Kruger: treasurer, Mrs. Rardin. The
attendance banner was won by the
The Blair Hayes P. T. A. met at
the Hayes School, Mrs. Magruder,
president, in the chair. Reports Of
various chairmen were given, and in
the report from the delegate to the
Public School Association the P. T. A.
was requested to send a letter to
Mrs. Rhodes indorsing the Patterson
tract as = playground A committee
was appointed to investigate ventila-
ton. heating and lirhting facilities
in Junior high schools. Mrs. Magru-
der gave report of the District
of Columbia Congress of P. T. A. The
following program was presented:
Poem. Leah Effenbach, grade 6,
Blair; gardening talk, Genevieve
Crown, grade 6, Hayes, and James
Nails, grade 6. Blair; bird houses,
Sylvia Donowitz. grade Z, Blair, and
Benny Rubin, grade Z, Blair. Mr..
White, manual training teacher, gave
his plans for work for the remainder