Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Parent-Teacher
Activities


SEQ Eighteenth street, Apartment 81.
THE Butter and Egg Man" will be
presented at the National Theater to-
morrow night at the benefit perform
ance for the District of Columbia Con.
gress of PARENT Teacher Associations.
Tickets can be had from Mrs. Louis
Castell, 1882 Sixth street, OF from
local P. T. A. presidents.
Five major policies affecting the
American social future and serving as
a working program for the organfza-
ton were outlined in the opening ses-
sion Of the National Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, which held its
thirty-first annual convention in Oak
land last week. About 1000 delegates
were in attendance.
These broad basic Policies are:
1. Organization of schools far parents.
in which mothers and fathers may
learn more of the science OF child well
fare. of mental and physical hygiene
for children. 2. Higher wages for
teachers in elementary schools. 3.
More scientific and health facing Of
the problem of sex hygiene. 4. Higher
standards of training in the grade
schools of America. 5. National regis
tration of children OF pre-schooI age,
with the object of bringing these chill
dren into the first grade as nearly free
from physical and mental handicaps
as possible.
A banquet was served at the Hotel
Oakland in honor of the delegates.
Gov. G. G. Young made an address.
VIII G. Wood, former superintendent
OF the public instruction In California
and now supervisor of banks in the
state, made the principal address,
speaking on Useful Citizenship"
The Central p. T. A. helped the fac.
uity committee in entertaining the
cadets Of the school May 26. The
committee in charge was as follows:
Mrs. Andrew Stewart. Mrs Steele.
Mrs. Sol Herzog, Mrs. A. I,oris MS
Joseph Sanders, Joseph Dreyfus. F.
Beall. T. K. 6ammack' r r. Ye euTge
c. F. Appler, j. A. Shivers, Ellsworth
H. Wiley. N-'
The teacher-parent hostesses were
as follows: Mrs. o. Young, Mrs. New
field. Mrs. Siegler, Mrs. Price. Mrs
Winner, Mrs. Haney, Mrs. Schuh, Mrs
wilson, Mrs. Dalton. Mrs. Gregg. Mrs
Burns, Mrs. Hatch, Mrs. Vandoren
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Kern, Mrs. fash.
Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Kaufman, Mrs. NJ.
N. Parrot, Mrs. Stimson, Mrs. Keller
man. Mrs. Alpher, Mrs. Stewart and
Mrs. Coolige.
Miss Sunny and Miss Jessie Baker
decorated standards. signs and flower
vases and Mr.. Clark printed the p. r
A. napkins.
Inc last meeting of the year of the
Maury Association was called by the
president, Mrs. G. Z. Norman. Mrs
Dedll, the secretary, was chairman O
the Spring luncheon committee. am
reported a profit of S7235, which vii,
De used to purchase equipment for tbe
bene1t OF the school, 1t was decided
10 give the eigth-grade graduating
class a farewell party. to be held al
the school on an afternoon preceding
the closing Of school for the pupils of
that grade and invited guests.
A resolution was adopted indorsinc
the candidacy of Miss NJ. Gertrude
Young for the vacancy in the suner.
vising principalship caused by The
| death of Mr.. Murch.
| The 2-B grade. Mrs. Martin, teacher.
mad the largest attendance at the
msetlng, and the third grade had the
, largest attendance for the semester
! ihey were winners of the prize of.
! Tered by the association.
/ Mrs. Martin, second grade teacher
thanked the association for the Ii.
hrary books presented to her grade
] ana spoke of the benefits derived
therefrom. Miss Ross. first.grade
teacher. also thanked the association
/ for books presented to her grade. Mrs.
Martin spoke of the need Of addi-
tIonal equipment for the playground.
and 1t was voted to purchase two
basket balls for use of the school.
Mrs. Cecile P. Clark was elected
president: Fred H. Daiker. vice presi
dent; Mrs. John c. w. Beall, reelected
secretary. and Mrs. La Place was
elected treasurer.
Mrs. Catherine E. Herman, retiring
president. was given rising vote of
Trunks.
The newly elected president an.
n"inted Mrs Priddy as Chairman of
tn Summer roundup of school
'1ildren. Mrs. Beall was appointed
thurman of the picnic to be held at
he close of school at Montrose Park
~ date to be selected by the conf
nittee. presumably early in the week
'cllowing the closing of school.
The Bancroft Association will meet
It the school Tuesday at 3 o'clock.
Reports of officers and committee
chairmen will be heard and officers
elected.
The June meeting of the Peabody.
Hilton p. T. A. will he held Tuesday at
, o'clock in the Peabody School. ON.
GERS will be elected.
The Randle Highland-Orr P. T. A.
met at the Orr School May 26. Mrs.
Gilmore, chairman of the Summer
round-up committee, reported a sue.
ccsSful clinic. OF the So children re-
ported of pre-school age, SO were
examined by Drs. John r. Dull, E.
Osmun Barr. and J. S. Arnold. who
were assisted by Miss Davis of Garfield
Hospital.
Plans were discussed for a garden
party to be held on the lawn of the
Orr School on the night of June II.
The purchase of Victrola for the
Orr School and chairs for the use
Of the association were also discussed.
The Service School P. T. A. met at
the school May rs, the subject OF the
m meet n being: The , Pre,sch .,d
Summer Roundup" There were 81
children from the Service School ex-
amined at the Hygiene Center at Chill
dren's Hospital Tuesday morning.
The next meeting of this association
will be held June 30, the subject of
which will be Recreation"
At the May meeting of the Emery
lexington P. r. A. the following Off.
GERS were elected: Mrs. Ida Frazier,
president; Mrs. NJ. G. Muir. first vice
president; Mrs. Earl Wagner second
vice president; Mrs. c. A Walthen.
secretary. and Mrs. j. B. Cissel,
treasurer
Mrs. Cisse1 the Summer roundup
chairman, Is busy with the roundup
of the children who are to enter
school for the first time in September
The physical examinations will be
conducted by Drs. L. A. Cornet and