Evening star., 1927-05-22
Parent-Teacher Activities


All notices for this column must be
In the Publicity Bureau bv noon on
Wednesday preceding the Sunday on
which publication Is desired. Address
District of Columbia Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations, Publicity
Bureau. 500 Eighteenth street, apart.
ment No. 81.
benefit for the District of Colum-
bia Congress Of Parent-Teacher Asso'
cations will be held June at pm.
at the National Theater.
The MAY meeting of the District of
Columbia Congress of Parent-Teacher
Ass Dciations was held Tuesday after
noon in he auditorium of the Chest
nut Farms Dairy. with the first vice
president. Mrs. J. n. Saunders, pre-
siding. Mrs. Walter Hagen, from the
Carbery School, played the Parent
Teacher song for the assembly to
sing. Mrs. William Rowe, conven.
ton chairman. reported on the re-
cent State convention.
The report of the social hygiene
committee was read by Mrs. Hamilton,
from the Bancroft School. Mrs. H 4.
Rossell, editor of the Parent-Teacher
Magazine, reported on the June issue
of that periodical. The report of the
school work vas read by Mrs. G..
w, Lady, and the ways and means
chairman, Mrs. Louis CaStell, spoke
of the t1eater part to b. given June
6. Mrs. William La Varre read the
wears report of the moving picture
committee. The Juvenile Court chair
man reported on the work of thai de-
partment and the work of the chill
drens reading committee was given
Tt,.&
campaign was outlined by Mrs.
Smaliey. Stephen z. Kramer, assist
ant superintendent of schools, pre-
Sented the certificate of a Standard
association to Miss Tuthill, principal
of the Service School, the Parent
Teacher Association from that
school having fulfilled all the require
mentS of a standard parent-teacher
association.
The new banner for the District
Parent-Teacher Association was eX.
hibted by Mrs. Andrew Stewart. This
banner is made of the blue and gold
the PIT. A. emblem, an oak tree
Col L. S. Grant, Sd, spoke on
PARKS and Fairgrounds"
The organization unanimously
passed a resolution indorsing the
project of having a series of pam
phlets published on the Trees,
Shrubs, Flowers and Birds of the
District of Columbia These pam.
phlets are to be sold to the children
of the public schools with the idea
OF making them Know the flora and
fauna of the District
Mrs. Finis Morris. president of the
Keen PIT. A., invited the organi.
zation 10 hold the June picnic meet.
S,rr of L,,, l. ii.
The annual banquet of the Mount
Vernon Church School PIT. A. was
held on Tuesday at the church. In
addition to the pastors and presi-
dents addresses, Rev Homer j. Coun
cilor, director of religious education
from the Calvary Baptist Church, was
the principal speaker. His subject
was The Privilege and Responsible
ity of Parenthood.".
The National Congress of Parents
and Teachers win hold two impor-
tant section meetings this Summer.
The first is in connection with the
convention of the National Education
Association. at Seattle, Wash. July
is. 1t will be held on the afternoon
Of July 6. Mrs. Victor Malstrom >.
vice president, will preside. Among
the speakers will be Miss Frances
:. Hays, DIR. Joy Elmer Morgan, Miss
Mary McSkimmon and Commissioner
Payson Smith. There will probably
be a parent-teacher luncheon or din
ner on the day of the meeting. The
second will be held in connection
with the meeting of the World Fed
Grafton of Education Associations at
Toronto, August 7.12
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The Reservoir. Conduit Road Asso.
citation met May IL at the Reservoir
School. Mrs. Dove, nature teacher,
gave a talk on wild flowers, illustrated
by slides. The annual school lunch.
con will be held June . The next
meeting will be held June IA, with
Flag day exercises.
Fillmore Association met Monday.
Howard Stafford, superintendent, Nc
Farlane Junior High School, gave q
talk on the organization and workings
of junior high schools. The associa-
tion voted to provide refreshments for
the pupils of the school on the closing
day
The Service School Parent.Teacher
Association became a standard asso-
citation the first year of it's activity.
The next meeting is May 26 Mrs.
Lady, District of Columbia pre.school
chairman, is expected to make an al.
dress. The school orchestra will fur
nish music and supper will be served
at 5 o'clock.
Arrangements have been made for
the Summer roundup of prospective
students for the kindergarten and first
grade of the Henry d. Cooke School,
beginning September l. Mrs. II. A
Posner of the Argonne. Apartments is
in charge of the arrangements. Dr.
Edward C.. Wilson of 1871 Columbia
road will examine the children. He
will meet the children in his Office
May 26 and June at am. Prep
arations are completed for the card
party to be held in, the Hecht audi
torium Tuesday. at 2 o'clock.
The Blow association met Tuesday
afternoon. A program was given by
the children of the school, under the
direction of their teachers. A lunch
con will be held at the school next
Thursday for the benefit of the organ.
ization.
The question Of school hours for
the lower grades was discussed at "a
meeting of the Jackson School Asso-