Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Parent-Teacher Activities

All notices for this column must be
IN the District of Columbia publicity
ONCE not later than noon on the Wed
nesday preceding the Sunday publica-
ton is desired. Address District of Co
, lumhia Congress Of arent.Teacher
Associations, Publicity Bureau. 800
Eighteenth street northwest.
A meeting of ,ne Hubbard Raymond
Parent.Teache. Association was held
, In the tihihha Schooi Monday eve
ming. The Co'ulnitteC IN investigating
the grounds - ~" Raymond School
gave favorah," apart Pictures are
to be purchased by 80 association to
decor ate the rooms g the Hubbard
School and Nictro'" il' - pur-
chased fo' the Raymond Schon. Miss
Il. Il. Sunny. teacher in The VIII
son Normal School, gave a talk on
Child Psyche 'ogy." There was re
port from the clothes conservation
"oom of the District of Columbia Con
gress of Parent Teacher Associations,
and the members of the Hubbard,
Raymond We're urged to volunteer to
20 to this room on Fridays and help
with tho sewing. The banner for the
.aI gPst attendance was awarded the
sixth grade Of the Hubbard. Miss B
r. schultz. teacher.
The Brookland ent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION will hold reception at the
Brook land School January % at 8
pm. Parents of children attending
this SCI COL are invited.
The Benning Association met Janu-
AIRY at the Benning School, Miss
I.s.- g
thanks for the making of the attend
anre banner. The association voted
thar parties begin not later than $50
and end not later than II o'clock for
young people of junior high and high
school age. Arrangements were made
for a dance to be given at All Saints
Parish Hall February l9.
The E.dmonds School Association
met last Wednesday, The health
chain man reported that out of $50 Ed
monds pupils given the Schick test
only 20 were negative, and the re-
naming 1870 We're to receive treat
ment to prevent diphtheria. The ban
ner for best attendance of parents at
the meeting was won by Miss Riret's
fifth grade room.
cooperating with the visual education
department of the public schools in
showing the films in the Chronicles
Of America" series TO the children of
the two schools. The films are shown
in the Sherwood Sunday school hall
Mrs Fred Dubois of Idaho spoke
of the Misunderstood Child" and the
need of more home life and the abol-
ishment of women's clubs at meet
ing January ~ at the p. T. A.
at Powell Junior High School.
Mrs Fred Rice sang several seleo-
tions, accompanied by Mrs. George
Thonaides. A picture presented by
the association to the class having
the most parents present was award
ri to SAL. Miss Louise Veihmyer
Ner. Tea was served presided
by Mrs. Hanna, who was assisted
il Irs. Frederic William Vile, Mrs.
Chalfonte and Mis-. Lee.
The thirty-first annual convention
of the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers will be held in Oak
land, Calf, May 81 to %. The gen
eral topic will be THE Seven-Fold
Program of Home and School" The
District of Columbia is entitled to have
delegate for each thousand mem
bers.
The Joseph r. Keene Association
met January II with Mrs, FINS d.
Morris. president. presiding. The as
ISOLATION presented the school with
pair of blankets to he used in the
teachers rest room. 1t was reported
by A. J. Collier, chairman of the
school activities. that new athletic
had been recently fur
nished the school for outdoor Spring
games Reports were made by Mrs.
Morris relative to the program for the
coming year Miss Lucy Hopkins,
teacher of the fifth grade, won the
banner for the best representative at
the meeting.
The Kenilworth Association gave a
luncheon in the school basement Janu-
airy H. The proceeds viii be used 10
finish paying for a set of books, THE
Book of Knowledge which was re-
Gently presented to the school by the
association.
The association of the Madison
School met in the Madison School, in
the kindergarten room, January j.
The association voted to buy a screen
for the lantern. Mrs. Byler and Mrs.
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