Evening star., 1927-10-23
Parent-Teacher Activities

/ Alvin w. Miller, the principal, spoke
on "The Adjustment Of the New
Child to His High School Course.
Miss Jessie Baker, In charge of the
art department, gave talk on the
| work done by her department. Miss
Emily Sleman, educational councillor,
spoke on Educational Guidance.
The following officers were elected
by the Cooke Home and School AS
sociation: President, Mrs. John nj.
Cries; first vice president, Charles nj.
Johnson; second vice president, Miss
Ethel M. Tracy: secretary, Mrs.
Henry ID. Aller; treasurer, Mrs.
Charles v. Grunwell. NJ. w. w.
Gantz, tenor, accompanied by Miss
Keith of the faculty, sang a group OF
songs; Charlotte Dugan gave two
recitations, and Margaret Scott. stu
dent, played two selections on the
piano.
The Pierce.Webb p. T. A. met Oc-
tober 13, at 2 p. m., in the Webb
School. Mrs. G. S. Rafter was the
speaker. Electric erasers have been
purchased by the association for both
schools. Miss Gates. first lab grade.
Pierce School. won the banner for the
largest attendance of parents.
Fillmore Association met october
II, in the Fillmore School, President
George X. Stoddard, presiding. Mr..
Draper newly appointed supervising
principal, first division, gave short
talk, and President Stoddard an.
nopnced that he would not be a can
didate for reelection, and appointed
committee on nominations to secure
candidates for the various offices to
be voted on at the November meet
ing.
The Force-Adams P. T. A. has
planned to celebrate a day each
month for the kindergarten. The
day is to be known as Mothers
day." when there will be a special
meeting for the mothers of this class.
phe first meeting will be held Octo-
ber 26, at 2:15 p. m. when a talk will
be delivered by Miss Taylor. assistant
to DR.. Lois Meek.
AS the State must make its final re-
port to the National Congress of
Parents and Teachers Summer
Roundup Campaign Committee by
November l, the State chairman,
Mrs. Smalley. urges that every local
chairman ct the final report blanks
within the next week, and return
them to the office, properly filled out.
The Grant p. T. A. will meet octo.
Der 26, from to 10 pm. in the Grant
School.
The Hubbard Raymond Home and
School Association met last Monday
evening at Hubbard School. The an.
nual reports of the officers and vari.
Gus committees were read.
The officers elected are: Ell. c. Phil.
lips. president; Mrs. j. B. Ullman, vice
president; Mrs. S. III. Marks, treasurer.
The secretary will be elected at the
next meeting. The chairman Of the
various committees were also ap-
pointed.
The attendance banners were won
by 3B-A grade, Miss Taylor Of Hub.
bard School, and 3B grade, Miss
Dodd Of Raymond School.
The p. r.. A. of Jefferson Junior
High met Monday night. Mrs. Deib.
Ter of the Domestic Science Depart-
ment of Jefferson spoke on the health
program which is to be initiated at.
the school. DIR. N. d. Denton, of
George Washington University, gave
an illustrated lecture on nutrition.
Officers were elected as follows: Mrs.
Mary Sheppe, president: Mrs. Evelyn
Strout. vice president; Miss Julia Dig
gins. secretary; and Mrs. Marvin Wes-
ley, treasurer. The committee chair.
men were as follows: Program, Mrs. j.
zimmerman; social, Mrs. Perry Lei.
shear; membership, Mrs. Grace Welt
child welfare, Mrs. Millard Hall;
school, Mr.. Millard Hall. The girls
glee club rendered several selections.
SAL won the attendance banner.
The Langley Junior High P. T, A.
started the school year with a meeting
at the Rhode Island avenue Methodist
protestant Church. After the invoca-
ton by Rev. Mr.. Nicholson, Mr.. Bon.
nett, president, spoke on Every
Parent and Teacher an Active and
enthusiastic Member of the Associa-
tion.''
Mr., Gilligan, first president of the
association, and a member of the
board Of education, introduced Lang.
ley's new principal, q. Derwood Baker,
who spoke on the obligations of
Home and School, in respect to sAThe
Good Life. The following program
was rendered: trombone solo, Il. Gum
mel, member OF the Marine Band. ac.
companied by Miss Ross. Recitations.
Miss Cooke; selections by the School
Orchestra, under the direction of MIR.
Edwards, new director of orchestra
music in the junior high schools. A
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, fol.
lowed by social, completed the meet.
ing.
The pennant for having the largest
percentage of parents present was won
by Section 7B-302. Miss Nowlin, teach.
er. The second place banner went to
9B-200, Mrs. A. !. Kinnear. teacher.
Twenty-six children of the Keene
School Community, from s to Ia years
or age spent part of their Summer
vacation making collection OF scrap
books of all subjects. They sent to
all parts Of the country to get pic
lures for their books. This was one
or the suggestions made by Mrs.
franklin Jones. chairman Of vacation
activities of the .. C. Congress.
These books were exhibited at the
congress meeting on Tuesday.
Also In this section, one of the
mothers opened her home one day
week as a public library. Four-hun.
dred and twenty-five books were dis.
trfbuted and read by the children dur.
ing their Summer leisure time.
The Madison p. r. A. met October
13, at 2:30 p. NJ. Thekpresident, Mrs.
w. III. Hayes. explained the purposes