Evening star., 1927-11-06

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sent to 500 Eighteenth street, Apart
tinent 81, on Wednesday before the
hSunday in which the publicity Will
appear in the paper.
A meeting of the executive board OF
the District of Columbia Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations will be
held at 500 Eighteenth street NoVem'
ber S, at 130 O'clock.
Mrs. Harry r. Fulton, former presi-
dent Of the Cook ParentsTeacher AS.
sociation, represented the District OF
columbia parent teacher association
at a meeting called by Miss Mabe'
Boardman at her home October 81 at
\ O'Clock. After supper was served
films of the Mississippi flood were
shown.
state President Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, Mrs. Ernest S. Daniel, chair
man of the council: the five delegates,
Mrs. ]. Saunders. Mrs. Franklin Jones
Mrs, J. Sanders, Mrs. S. w. Rauscher'
Mrs Andrew Stewart, and two alter
mates, Mrs. Louis Castell and Mrs.
Walter Fry, went. TO Atlantic city
october 81 to attend the Middle Atian-
Tic States council and the annual State
convention Of New Jersey. The ses'
SONS closed Wednesday night.
The Waliach Towers Parent :
Teacher Association will meet at the
Wallach school November 10 at Z; 80
nm. Miss La Sale. assistant super
intendent in charge Of educational
research, will be the speaker
The first "Children's Night Of the
Petworth Home and School Asso'
citation was held Tuesday evening
at the Wallace Memorial Preshy-
1arian Church A program was pre-
santed by the fifth and sixth
Lrades 10 a capacity audience
1,iftv dollars was appropriated Tor
equipment for the teachers rest room
and Sta for the teachers emer-
gency fund. Miss Frank. principal
Of the school. proposed a reunion OF
Petworth graduates during Christ
mas week. The school flag was
awarded to Miss Wormesleys room
for the coming month.
Those participating in the program
we're: Halloween compositions, Ruth
IIaycraft, Helen Harper and John
Dodd; poem, Eleanor Garner; poem,
several 5B pupils: poem, Harry Mil
Ter: piano solo. Glen Carow; reclta-
tion. Frances kunna; some Browne
stories, several children: poem, Janet
Kidwell. Mary Savage and Louise
Patterson. Group of fifth grade
songs.
The Peabody. Hilton Association met
Tuesday at the Peabody School. The
Carbery parents were guests. Miss
Cornelia S. Adair, president of the Ma
tional Education Association. gave a
talk on "The Pendulum of Education. =
The program was as follows: SaXo-
phone solo, John Smith: recitation,
Charles Dunnire; solo. Harold King;
recitation. Miss Reichard. kindergarten
teacher; solo. Mrs. Gatlin, one of the
school mothers.
Mrs. Boswell, membership chairman,
presented goldfish bowls and stands
10 Mrs. Moores and Miss Wood S
rooms for having 100 per cent of the
parents enrolled in the Parent-Teacher
Association.
Mrs. H. N. Stull gave the annual
report on the Summer roundup. An
appropriation Of S25 was made to pur-
chase books and material for the new
fifth-grade opportunity. class and an
appropriation of $50 for the purchase
of a portable mimeograph machine.
AIRS Homan reported $124.07 proceeds
OF the Halloween party. Miss Ade-
laide Davis, supervising principal OF
the sixth division. and Miss NJ. Ger
trude Young, administrative principal
of the Peabody yHiltonCarbery group,
gave brief talks.
"What Should the Home Expect
From the School, and What Should the
School Expect From the Home?" will
be the topic of meeting of the Co.
Iumbia Junior High School Association
at the school, Seventh and Q streets.
next Thursday evening. An address
viii be made by Frank Hubbard of the
National Education Association
Mrs. Herbert s. Bryant was APP
pointed representative 10 the Juve.
nile Court. The association has in
dorsed the program for extension or
the public library system into the
schools, and is aiding in establishing
q library for the students at the CO.
1umbia Junior High School.
The John Burroughs Association
will be addressed by Superintendent
OF Schools Frank Ballou, with other
representatives of the District and of
Congress, next Friday evening. when
the opening of the John Burroughs
School will be formally celebrated.
All residents OF Woodbridge and
vicinity are invited.
Tuesday morning assemblies, last.
ing half an hour, from to $50. are
a regular feature OF the John Bur
roughs schedule At these assem-
blies different rooms, present short
entertainments. Miss Willis 2B and
"a class has given two short plays;
a Halloween program was offered by
Mrs. Wilhamson's 3A children; and
Mrs. Howard room of 3B-4A boys
and girls gave two Dutch plays. An
other Halloween play was presented
by Mrs. Williamson's room Monday
afternoon, to which the parents were
invited.
Nature study. trips have been taken
by several groups of children. Mrs.
Miller and Miss Buckingham took
their classes recently to Kendall
Green Farms, where many of the
children saw cows MIXED for the frst
time. The kindergartens, tanght Dy
Miss Brockett, assisted by Miss Zim-
rnernan and Miss Goodpasture, have
gone on a bus ride TO Rock Creek
Park, with a. stop at Soldiers home
Farm. A tree hike was held Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. Williamson room.
The Iangdon Association will fur
nish workers for the clothes conser.
walton room November %. The chair
man IS Mrs. II. Menke. Mrs. K. l..
Norris. president of the association.
has called j meeting Of her officers for
tomorrow afternoon. when the ap-
pointmcnt Of committee chairmen viii
be completed.
A meeting Of tne 0rant-Toner
School Association was held at the
Grant School October 26. A talk was
given by Mrs. Giles Scott Kafter,
president Of the District Of Columbia
Parent Teacher Association. on Tine
Teen Age Of Children" Mr. Draper,
supervisor of Division J, also spoke.
Glass mothers were asked 20 get all
children five years Of age 70 attend
kindergarten. Mrs. Parrish told Of
The need IF a mImeograph in the