Evening star., 1926-05-16
Parent-Teacher Activities

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ter street.
The monthly meeting Of the District
of Columbia Congress OF Parent
Teacher Associations will be held
Tuesday AT 1:45 pm. In the Hamilton
Hotel. District of Columbia delegates
TO the national convention in Atlanta
will make their reports. The officers
who were elected at the recent State
convention will he installed. DR..
Barnes, director OF music in tie
schools, will direct the singing. This
meeting is open to the public. The
Parent.Teacher lunch is served al
1880 o'clock.
The monthly meeting of the execu.
tive board Of the District of Columbia
Congress of ParentTeacher Associa-
1ions was held at the home of the
president, Mrs. G.. s. Rafter. Tuesday
afternoon. Important matters were
discussed.
The Park View Parent-Teacher AS
snciation met in the school May s.
with the president, Mrs. Prescott. in
the chair. Mrs. Bannerman. legisla-
tive chairman, made Il report. Miss
Iairley, the principal. was presented
with basket of flowers by the teach
erS The club voted to give $40 to
Miss Farley to be used for school
needs. DR. Lewis. gland specialist.
made an address. Mrs. Moore. teach
er of the sixth grade, won the attend
ance banner.
The Pierce-Webb Parent-Teacher
association held its last night meeting
for the school year May 4. Two vio-
lin selections were given by Oscar Le-
vine. Miss Davis, supervising prin-
.ipal of the sixth division. spoke on
The health of the pre-school child. The
girls Of the eighth grade entertained
with five songs. Senator Woodbridge
" Ferris of Michigan delivered an
address on Fundamentals of Life and
Education" Refreshments were
served. The association will hold a
benefit m1tinG picture show at $3.50
o'clock .<1ext Friday afternoon in the
Home Theatcr.
4 meeting of the CarberY Parent
Teacher Association was held May IL,
with Mrs. William II. Rowe. president.
presiding. A tribute to mothers. IN
recognition of Mothers day, was given
10y Mrs 4. X. Wine. Reports Of Off
GERS and chairmen were made. Mrs
A. r. Grosskurth. chairman or the
sick, reported many baskets Of fruit
and toys had been sent 10 sick chill
dren and members Of the association
Mrs. John w. Davis reported on the
annual meeting of the Congress Of
Parent-Teacher Associations. Miss
Elizabeth Ferguson reported a pront
from the last edition OF the school
naper, The Carbery News. Mrs.
Wine and Mrs. Long told of philan-
thropic work that had been done and
OF help given a needy family. The
school has been selected by the Bu-
reau Of Education to have series OF
pictures taken that will be shown
throughout the country and at the
sesuuicentennial at Philadelphia
These cover reading courses and show
The children from the third grade up
securing books at the library, in the
home in the classes, etc. and also PIC
lures of the mothers reading circle
Certificates were recently awarded the
children by Commissioner Tigert OF
the Bureau of Education, assisted by
DR.. Ballou, Miss Adelaide Davis, Dr.
Bowerman and others.
Card parties will be held for the
Mrs. Webers. Hyattsville, Md, ana
June at $50 Eighth street northeast;
a card party for the benefit OF the
Atypical Achool May 21. Nancy was
appropriated to purchase achievement
tests to be used at the school. The
banner for attendance was won by the
eighth grade, Miss Florence Morti'
ner. teacher Amendments 10 the by
laws were offered and referred to the
committee on revision, Mrs. John Car
TOT. chairman. The June meeting VIII
he in charge of the teachers and en-
rertainment will be provided by the
children.
The Edmonds Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation held its final meeting OF the
season May Il. Mrs. Shannon. presi
dent. presided. Reports were read by
various officers and chairmen. The
entertainment was furnished by the
second grade and kindergarten, the
latter receiving the monthly pennant,
having II parents present.
The last meeting of the Brent.Dent
Parent. Teacher Association was held
in the Dent School. May 10, at pm.