Evening star., 1927-10-09
Parent-Teacher Activities

mitted to the normal schools, nor
continued in the normal schools after
marriage. That a married woman be
Ineligible to the teaching corps. That
married women now in the service be
allowed to remain in the service un-
less they go out under the maternity
act That having rome out under
said act she shall not be reinstated.
That in case she is left widow and
is eligible to the profession she should
be considered for appointment.
The following committee chairmen
We're appointed: Hos2itality-M..
Cha!hle, floral. Mrs. Clements: health
and hygiene, Mrs. Henry Jaeger; deco
ration, Mrs. Homan; membership.
| Mrs Boswell; press, Mrs. Stull: legis-
| lat:2n and law, Mrs. Gilmore; clothes
conservation, Mrs. Handy; rre-school.
Mrs Stull. A Halloween party was
| planned. with Mrs. Homan as chair
man. The program was in charge Of
| Miss Gardner and represented nearly
every grade in the school.
The Pierce-Webb p. r. \. will meet
ne Thursday at o'clock 1T the
Webb School. Mrs. Giles Scott Raft
er will tell about the national conven-
| ton.
The Powell Junior High School AS
sociation will meet Wedn> sCay at 3
| o'clock. Mrs Giles Scott Rafter Will
speak on why Should I Join the L.
T. A.-The scope Of the Work District
and National" The November meet
| ing will be in charge of the teachers,
at which time they will tell the Pow
| ell mothers some of the things they
should know about their school. The
officers are: President. Mrs. B. NJ. Man
| ly: vice president, Mrs. l.. ID. Nors-
worthy: recording secretary, Mrs.
| Garnett Lee; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Peter Naldear, ir. treasurer,
Mrs. William r. Carpenter; board
members. Mrs. II. Martell, Mrs. Ha"-
vey Mitchell and Miss Mortimer. Com
mittce chairmen: Program. Mrs. Q. G.
Whitlow: publicity, Mrs. G. Z. BlXhy;
ways and means. Mrs. Fl. A. Nc
Quary: Juvenile Court, Mrs. w. Z.
Harlee; motion picture Mrs. A. Hol-
comb: membership, Mrs. Frank Lees;
hospitality. Mrs. +. c. Bamman; Ju-
venile protection, Mrs. r. T. Stout;
social hygiene, Mrs. II. 3. Armes, and
child welfare, Mrs. K. V. Jones.
The Petworth Home and School AS
sociation met Tuesday at the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian Church.
Miss Frank, principal of the school,
said she believes the new auditorium
will be ready for occupancy early in
December. A committee was ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the
dedication ceremonies. A violin SOLO
was rendered by Garth Beaver, accom-
panied at the piano by Ronald Elcher.
Refreshments and a social followed.
A talk by Mr.. Haycock. assistant
superintendent of schools, was given
at a meeting of the Stanton Parent
Teacher Association October on
Habits. Attitudes and Ideals. The
association voted in favor of the re
tention cf the married women in the
school system.
Offcers are: Mrs. Charles Foster,
president; Mrs. Sizemore, vice presi-
dent; Miss Simonsen, secretary, ard
Mrs. Jenkins, treasurer.
The Cooke Home and School Asso-
citation will meet Tuesday, at O'Clock.
Election of officers will be held.
The Tenley-Janney Parent-Teacher
Association met in the Janney Build.
ing Monday at O'Clock. Resolutions
were adopted in memory of Miss
O'Brien, former teacher of the first
grade, and A. P. Seller, who was pub
Usher of the Top Notch. Miss Pu-
liZzi, Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Churchill
and Mrs. Brooks were appointed q
committee to arrange for planting on
the school grounds memorial trees to
the late Mr.. Murch and Miss OBrlen.
as we'll as the honor tree lately voted
for Miss Pulizzi.
The association considered a pur-
chase of slides for visual education in
reading, and referred the matter to a
committee of primary teachers. 1t
was also voted to purchase schlag and
basket balls and some minor articles
| for the use of the school.
Parents living in the vicinity OF
Grant road between Chesapeake ana
| Albemarle streets called attention to
| the danger to school children arising
| from the lack of sidewalk there, and
| the association voted to bring the
matter to the attention of the District
authorities. The next meeting, No
vember z, will be social meeting.
| The Thomson Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation will meet at 1880 o'clock at
| the Thomson School next Tuesday.
Mrs. Rafter will be the speaker.
The Wheatley Parent Teacher Asso-
citation met Thursday at 2:30 pm. i'll
the school building.
The Parent Teacher Association
representatives to the Juvenile Pro
tective Association will meet next
| Wednesday at o'clock at the head
quarters, 1000 Vermont avenue.
The Reservoir Conduit Road Par
ent.Teacher Association will meet
Tuesday at S:15 pm. at the Reservoir
School.
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| More than 800 speakers will discuss
| ways and means of making America
| safer at the annual safety congress