Evening star., 1927-04-03
Parent-T eacher Activities

Stull will speak on the Health OF
Pre-School Children"
The John Burroughs Parent-Teacher
Association will give a card party to-
morrow at SIS pm. at the John Bur
roughs School, Eighteenth and Mon
roe streets northeast.
The date for the publicity scrap
books to be in the office has been
changed from April Is to April 20.
! They must be in the State office by
that time in order to be judged and
on exhibit at the State convention.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes gave a
| talk before the association of the
| Henry d. Cooke School March % on
Fairgrounds of the Washington
Schools" There was a program of a
group of songs with Mrs. Venable at
the piano. Mrs. Harry Fulton, presi-
dent of the association, told about the
modern equipment the association had
purchased for the Henry ID. Cooke
playground and which is to be in
stalled in the near future.
A meeting of the Peabody Hilton
Parent. Teacher Association will be
held Tuesday at pm. in the Pea
body School Building. The speaker
will be Arthur d. Call of the Bureau
of Education.
The Brookland Association met last
Friday and heard a lecture on Travel
ing Through the West" with illustrat-
ed slides, by w. w. Arbuckle of the
Friends School.
The pupils of the Seventh Grades
rendered several vocal selections. A
picture will be awarded to the room
= 1O0N-
eighth grade, Mrs. Youngblood,
teacher, won the prize for the largest
| attendance at the meeting. The next
meeting will be held in the afternoon
of April %, at which the election of
officers will take place.
The fourth meeting of DR.. Gallo
ways class in social hygiene VIII pc
held in the board room of the Frank
lin School Building, Thursday at 1880
pm The topic is to be Social Hy-
giene for the Pre-Adolescent Child.
His next lecture will be Social Hy-
giene for the Adolescent Child.
A meeting of the Congress Heights
Parent Teacher Association will be
held April z at 2:3O o'clock at the
school.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter was the
speaker at the meeting Of the Van
Ness P. r. A. March 80. The Van
Ness School has no lights and the
meeting was held at the home of Mrs.
Robey, 1909 Fifth street southeast.
luncheon will be held at the school
Tuesday.
The John Eaton Mothers Club will
hold it's annual election tomorrow.
Miss Catherine Watkins, superintend-
ent of public school kindergartens of
the District of Columbia, will speak
on obedience" Four third grade
teachers will give few minutes
talk to the group.
Mrs. II. r. Smalley, chairman OF
the Summer roundup of the chill
dren is anxious that every president
appoint q chairman and also COM
mittee for this work at once. Def
mite plans are being worked out and
Dr. Fowler DR.. Murphy and DR..
Davis are cooperating.
The National Congress of Parents
and Teachers will meet in Oakland,
Calf, May 21 10 May rs.
The training class for leaders in
child study met at the Public Library
March 80 at pm. Miss Catherine
r. Watkins, superintendent of
kindergartens in the public schools
of the District OF Columbia, was the
discussion leader, the topic being
"Obedience.. The next meeting is TO
be held April 13 at 3 pm. The topic
for discussion will be THE Emo
tional Life of the Child" DIR. Lois
Meek will be the. discussion leader