Evening star., 1927-03-06

crowded conditions of the primary
grades. Mrs. J. II. Molineau. assist
ant chairman of the membership drive
| read the II rules of excellency govern
ing Parent-Teacher Associations and
urged a large attendance at the meet
fngs. DIR. Homer j. Councillor gave
the principal address.
Mrs. Davis gave a report Of the
ID. c.. Congress birthday party. The
| association adopted resolution tf
limit evening parties for young peo
pie to the hours of from to IL. ~
| Peabody Hilton Parent Teacher As
sociation met Tuesday evening. Par
.nts of the Stuart Junior High School
! pupils met with the association. Ste
phen r. Kramer. first assistant super
| intendent. spoke on Parent Teach ar
| Work" Claus j. Schwartz. principal
of the Stuart Junior High School
spoke on Junior High School Worl y
Boys of the Technical High Glee CT ii
lang under the direction of.Mrs. Dc liza
Brooks Thompson. A play was given
| by Wade Wood. James Farr, Mary
| Trenor, Margaret Moore and Mar
guerite Holland. pupils Of the fourth
| grade. under supervision of Miss
| Brunbouse, teacher. Miss Helen Zim.
| that parties should begin not later
| than $50 and end not later than mid
| night.
| The following chairinen made re
ports: Mrs. Mason Lipscomb. and
Mrs. r. Holt, child welfare work: Mrs.
| RI. n, Stull, delegate to District Con
Crass Parent-Teacher Associations;
! Mss Allen, pre-scheol work; Mrs. l.. j.
| Clements, floral donations: Mrs. l.. HI.
! Brown, publicity. The attendance
banner was won by fourth grade. Miss
! Patterson, teacher.
The Henry d. Cooke Parent Teacher
Association met February %. DIR.
Frank Leech spoke on Child Wei
! fare" 1t was announced that the
| older children in the school will be
given an opportunity to take the
| Schick test during the month of
| March.
Cooke School was awarded a vel
| low button for having n membership
of more than 200 members in their
association.
The entertainment was furnished
by the kindergarten orchestra. Pupils
of Miss McNamara's class recited a
poem. Miss Marguerite Widdifield
gave recitations end dance was given
by Miss Nancy Thompson and Frank
Gendron.
The February meeting of the Lang
don Woodbridge p. +. A. was devoted
to a discussion of good books for chill
dren. The association voted to buy
reference books for the Langdon
School. National Child Welfare day
was observed. While Mrs. Kerwin.
one of the teachers, read the message
of the national president. 80 candles
were lighted on a large birthday cake.
which was afterward cut and distrib-
uted to those present.
DIR. Philander ID. Poston, natural
therapist, will talk to the John Eaton
School Mothers Club at it's meeting
tomorrow at 2 o'clock. at the Cleveland
Park Congregational Church. on BET
ter Children Through Better Mothers" !"
The Bradley p. - A. meeting was
held Tuesday afternoon at the Bradley
School. The national presidents and
the District presidents messages were
read by Miss Cohen, the principal of
the school, who also thanked the
school, on behalf OF the teachers. for
the reference books which the associa.
tion has recently furnished the school.
The preschool department will meet
tomorrow at 2 o'clock at 500 Eight
eenth street, apartment 81.
The First Methodist Church of
Chevy Chase has called a meeting of
the parents and teachers of that
church March g.. at s o'clock. in order
to consider the formation of an asso-
citation. Mrs. g. s. ,Rafter will speak.
& The second class in the course of the
child study classes which the District
OF Columbia Congress OF Parent. Teach.
or Associations has arranged with DR..
Lois Meek and Miss Catherine Wat
kins took place Wednesday at the
Pubic Library. Miss Rowena Schmidt
Bureau of Home Economics. Depart.
mei1t of Agriculture, spoke on Food
Problems. The four remaining top
les for study are: First. How Chill
dren Learn" DIR. Lois Meek. leader;
second. Obedience" Miss Watkins.
leader: third, THE Emotional Life of
the Child" DIR. Meek, leader, and
fourth, Sex Education DIR. Thomas
Galloway, leader.
The thirty.first annual convention
of the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers will be held In Oakland.
Calf, from May 21 till May IS. The
general topic for the convention will