Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Parent-Teacher Activities

All notices for this column must
he in the Office by noon on the We'd
nesday on which publication is de.
sired. Address District of Columbia
congress of p. T. A. Publicity Bureau,
$50 Eighteenth street. apartment 81.
There will be n council of presi.
dents of all the local parent.teacher
associations Of the District of Column.
la at the Burlington Hotel January
ana 10, beginning at 1880 am.
!! hers will also be a publicity insti.
tue at the hotel at the same time.
Mrs. Laura Cnderhill, manager of
toe National Publicity Bureau. will
arrive here January s. in order to
"tend both the council of presidents
ara the publicity institute. Miss Mary
tillpfn Armstrong and Miss Maude
burgess of New York are also COM
.HC to Washington TO assist in the
work..
The District of Columbia Congress
{, Parent-Teacher Associations met
1'oeember 20 in the auditorium of
re Chestnut Farm Dairy.
\ short business meeting was held
"nd reports We're made by officers
and chairmen of committees. Mrs.
". I. Bannerman. chairman of 1egis-
tive committee, told of a series of
lectures on Better Washington TO
> held in the First Congregational
'hurch. beginning in January. Mrs.
". p. Roop, chairman Of the conf
~!ttee on social hygiene. informed
nemoers that a class in social
hygiene would be formed January 4.
between 10 and Il am. at 500 Eight.
santh street.
Others making reports were Mrs.
(. W. Rauscher. Mrs. Harriet T..
saunders, Mrs. f. J. Bowling, Mrs.
l.. B. Casten. Mrs. a. II. Taylor, Mrs.
Il. e. Rossell. Mrs. Fletcher Sheffield.
Nrs. E. r.. Kalmbach, Mrs. Henry
hiilips and Mrs. Joseph Randall.
Mrs. E. L. Norris, president of
charles r. Speaker gave n reading
he Central High Glee Club, accom-
lanied by Miss Elizabeth Clary, sang
several selections. The club con-
Asted of Misses Catherine White.
Ayra Lewis. Evelyn Walcott, Mary
Nice Stadden. Marguerite Garibaldi,
carolyn Browning. Dorothy Darby.
Martha Buchanan, Ruth Parker.
Marguerite Nordstrom and Catherine
Phelps.
Santa Claus distributed gifts and
Ata was served
The Brightwood Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION met in the school December
20. a talk was given by Mr.. Bachei-
or on the Origin Of the Various
christmas Customs" Christmas song
were sung.
Mrs. Peoples, the principal. spoke Of
the various helpful activities of the
spupils OF the school. assisted by the
teachers and others.
The Boy Scout movement has been
given consideration and troop of
IS boys organized under the direction
p G. Mr.. McClocky. Scout master.
IIine Junior High School pupils pre-
sented The Steadfast Princess"
December 10. Because of conflicting
.dates. the December meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association was post
p0ned.
The Bancroft Association met
december 2. There was first a brief
business meeting. during which the
question of reduced carfare for school
children was discussed. Resolutions
we're passed 10 donate to the fund
<or the District tornado sufferers. to
me shoe and rubber fund. and 10 APP
propriate SIS as the beginning Of the
fund for q Parent-Teacher library.
Dir. Lowell OF the Mount Pleasant
. Congregational Church delivered an
address on the Importance Of "Religi-
GUS Education for Our Children" A
musical program was rendered. Miss
Lind. the new principal of johnson
nd Bancroft Schools. was introduced
for the first time to the fathers OF the
pupils. A playlet was given by the
children OF the sixth grade, under the
direction Of their teacher, Mrs. .Du-
game.
Preparations for the thirty-second
annual convention of the National
Congress OF Parents and Teachers
are being made and the preliminary
program viii be issued early in Jam
uary. Among the speakers will be
OR. D. a. Thorn, Boston, Mass, au'
tbority on mental hygiene: DR.. w. Z.
TIatz of ST. Georges School, Toronto,
Canada, specialist in parental train
:ng; Frank H. Cheley, author OF THE
Job Of Being Dad" and DIR. Randall
J. Condor, superintendent Of schools,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Through the courtesy Of the Play
ground and Recreation Association OF
America. the play night and recre-
Z alton classes viii be conducted by
John Martin. Among the leaders al
the IL round table conferences viii
he DR.. Thorn. DIR. BlatZ, DR.. Gary
&. Myers OF Western Reserve Uni
versity, Ohio, and Newell Edson oi
the American Social Hygiene Associa
ton, New York City.
The Barnard ParentTeacher Asso
cation met at the school December
Il. 1frs. Giles Scott Rafter spoke or
Child Development" A donation
was made to the fund being raised
for the "sbutins." Thirty.two new
members were enrolled.
The Eenning parent-Teacber Asso
elatton met December 6. Mrs. Edward
disney was made membership chair
nan and she asked the following Il
.soyk with her: Mrs. i. II. Spare
RS. william Crieyer, Mrs. Osborne
ID Mrs Bessie Gray. Mrs. Edward