Evening star., 1927-04-17
Parent-T>eacher Activities

under the direction of Mrs Rauscher
by Peggy Kahn, Beryl Summers and
Charles Rauscher, and several Parent.
Teacher Association songs were rend,
cred by fifth and sixth grade students,
The executive committee OF the
association entertained members and
their guests at tea, and Mrs. Harrell.
president OF the oyster Parent
Teacher Association had the chill
dren of the school as her guests at
a party.
The organization of a child welfare
study circle, has been inaugurated by
the J. r. Keene PIT A mothers,
They are TO meet twice a month at the
different homes and bring their sew
ing and mending.
A meeting of the Park View Parent
Teacher Association was held at the
school April at 2 pm. DR.. j. X.
Jennings delivered an address on
Preventive Dentistry" Miss Maud
Burklin, community secretary at Park
View was given SIG to buy games for
her Friday evening game class. she
was also presented with $3.50 by the
sixth grade children. Mrs E, H..
Prescott, past president, and Mrs.
G. il. Ruoff, new president, are to
represent Park View at the luncheon
Of the State convention to be held at
the Raleigh Hotel.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs, c. II. Ruoff; first vice
president, Mrs. c. A. Corbin; second
vice president. Mrs. w. T. Cnewring
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Il. H.
Prescott, and treasurer, Mrs, ARIA
Morgan.
Miss Alice Ewers, teacher Of fourth
grade, won the S. prize, and Miss
Duhay of the eighth grade the banner.
The Pierce-Webb Parent-Teacher
Association held an afternoon meeting
Tuesday in the Webb School, with
large attendance. Miss CRAFTS kinder
garten won the banner. Mrs. r. X.
Kalmbach, exhibit chairman Of the
District of Columbia Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations, gave
talk on the District of Columbia con-
gress and the convention.
The Webb kindergarten entertained
with Spring songs, dances and several
selections by the band. Balls and
baskets win be purchased for the play
grounds of both schools. A flower
basket fund was started to purchase
flowers for sick members.
The Summer roundup work is ad.
vancing. The superintendent Of
schools, DR.. Ballou, has sent out
letter to all principals urging their
cooperation with the d. c. Congress
Of Parent T eaeher Associations.
All of the first material is being
sent out this week to the different
chairmen. Forty associations have
already signed up to do the work
1t is urged that local chairmen send
in to the office the number Of chill
dren that are to be examined. Mrs.
Harold r. Smalley els Whittier
street, will arrange for the eXan1ira-
tions TO be given,
The child study class, led by DR..
Lois Meek, met Wednesday after
noon at the Public Library. The topic
for discussion was THE Emotional
Life Of the Child" The topic for the
next meeting is Sex Education, led
by DR.. T. C. Galloway, at the Public
Library, April q, at o'clock,
A meeting of the Benning P. r, A.
was held April 5. The first grade
pupils won the attendance banner for
the month.
1nG aSSOGIhlAOH Was given d uCAli-
onstration of the portable Victor
machine purchased for the school
children Mrs NJ Taylor. president;
Mrs. s. w. Hughes, and Mrs. Frank
James. secretary, attended the Board
of Education meeting at the Frank
lin Administration Building and re-
ported conditions at the Benning
School
Alter the meeting the association
was entertained by the first and sec
ond grade pupils with plays and songs.
The seventh and eighth grade girls
sang one of the PIT. A. songs. Miss
Kirk, second-grade teacher. gave a
whistling selection.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley addressed
the mothers of the Johnson PIT. A.
Tuesday. Miss Catherine Watkins,
supervisor of kindergarten work. gave
a talk on obedience in Children
Mrs. Williams, the president, told
OF her request made at the last pub
lie meeting of the Board of Educa-
tion for an appropriation to be used
for the extension of the Johnson
School playground and for the pur.
chase of building nearby to be used
for the sewing, cooking and manual
training classes. The association
voted 10 give a bridge party at the
school the evening of May 3.
Mrs. Howard Smith, chairman of
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