Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
Parent-Teacher Activities

| president, Mrs. W. II. Ross, who pre-
| sided A resolution was adopted ask
| ing for additional police protection at
nearby intersections. Announcement
was made Of card party to be held
In the auditorium of the school on
the evening of February 10. proceeds
to be used for the playground and
| other needed equipment in the school
| The sum of S35 was voted for the
| budget of the District of Columbia
| Congress of Parent-Teacher Asso-
| Citations. An interesting program
followed the regular business. e. G.
klmball. supervising principal for tbs
thlrd division, gave a talk on the
| teachers retirement act Music by
pupils of Miss Jacquet's room was q
| feature Of the program and light re-
treatments concluded the entertain
| ment.
The Emery lexington Parent Teach
er Association met January Is. with
| the president, Mrs. Pain, presiding.
Mrs. Rafter, president of the District
OF Columbia Congress of Parent
| Teacher Associations. spoke. Mrs. Ban
| herman, chairman of legislation com.
| mittee. explained the provisions of the
GasQue bill. There was an interesting
demonstration of the Trans-Lux Day
| light Picture machine for visual edu-
| cation The banner for attendance
OF parents was won by Miss Turner,
BIB. Emery. twenty-five new mem
bers were enrolled.
The meeting of the Tenley- JanneY
Parent Teacher Association is post.
poned from the first Monday in Feb
| ruary to February 19, when a night
| meeting will be held. The graduating
class of the Janney School was enter
| tanned at luncheon Wednesday by Mrs
NJ. 5. Roche, 3426 Albemarle street
| Miss PuliZzi, principal; Miss HutchI-
| son and Miss Riggles. teachers, were
guests. Mrs. q. W. Lady, chairman
| OF pre-school circles. spoke before a
! group Of mothers of the Tenley-Jan-
ney Schools Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Agnes Garrells OF the visual education
| department gave a talk on Sources
| of Power" in the assembly hall of the
Janney School Wednesday morning.
The Parent-Teacher Association rep.
resentatives to the Juvenile Protective
Association Will meet Wednesday at
pm. at the headquarters of the asso-
citation. 1000 Vermont avenue. Mrs.
| w. A. Roberts, executive secretary of
the Council of Social Agencies. will
address the group.
The Takoma Park Home and School
|
president, Mr.. Frank c. Merritt, in
the chair. musical program was
rendered by the pupils. Brief talks
were made by Mrs. A. B. Chandler.
Or henry A. Swanson, Mrs. J. H
Farenbach, Mrs. J. 3. X. Lee. Mrs
h h Smalley and Henry G. Clark
Inc association appropriated s25 for
me shoe and rubber fund Of the Dis
trlct of Columbia Congress of Parent
| A
hounced for an entertainment to be
given February IT,
An evening meeting of the Hine
Junior High School Parent Teacher
| association was held in the assembly
hall January 81. With the co-opera-
tlon OF the Walla CHI Towers Associa
tlon an attempt will be made to have
tne Fairgrounds. which are in a most
| deploraole condition, resurfaeed. In
the absence OF Judge Kathryn Sellers,
who was to have been the speaker.
| Harry l.. Parker on the staff OF the
Iar1H Commission. gave an informal
talk. His subject was "A Trip
| Abroad" and he illustrated his re
marks with blackboard sketches. The
| music department, under the direc-
ton of Miss Merriam, rendered pro
gram.
A meeting OF the Kingsman Parent
| 1edcleT ASSOCIATION was held Thurs
day afternoon. II was voted to pur-
chase an arithmetic cabinet, a vic
trola for the Use of the school and any
new balls needed for the playground
| Mrs. Cerd, the nature teacher, spoke
on The School Garden" Songs were
sung by three little boys from the
second grade. The next meeting will
be he'd February Is. when the TWEEN
| ty-ninth anniversary of the founding
OF the PIT. a. will be celebrated.
! The PIERCE Webb Parent Teacher
Association held luncheon in the
| Webb School Tuesday, netting more
than SIS.
Miss Hendiey, retired supervising
principal Of the sixth division, recent
~ congratulated the Kenilworth Par
! ent- Teacher Association on the good
work it had done in securing screens
for the schoolrooms