Evening star., 1927-10-09

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he in the Publicity Bureau by nool
! on Wednesday preceding the Sunda.
on which publication is desired. Al
Z dress ID. c. Congress of PIT. 4
Publicity Bureau, 500 Eighteenth
Z street, Apartment 81.
:. The executive board of the Distric
e. of Columbia Congress of Parent
E Teacher Associations will meet Tues
: day at 1:S0 O'clock at 500 Eighteenth
= street, apartment 81.
:: At a meeting of the elected Off
GERS of the ID. c. Congress of Par.
cent Teacher Associations september
c29 Mrs. William II. Rowe of the Car
berry PIT. A. was appointed State
/. chairman of conventions. Mrs
I. Franklin .. Jones of John Eaton was
.appointed chairman of vacation activ-
/. tiles, this craftsmanship placing hel
s~also on the executive board of the
ID. c. Congress.
The annual regional conference on
..social hygiene for 1927 will be held
In Kansas City October 10, II, IL
Many of the fathers of our school
: children are out of work and there is
1much sickness. as a result of this
several appeals for clothing for chill
dren who are out of school have been
!. received. The committee has use OF
rooms at the Health Center, 1464 Co
! lumbia road and all clothing may be
sent there at any time.
!. The Parent Teacher Association al
the Abbot Vocational School met
I Monday evening at the school Mr..
: EChamberlin. supervisor Of vocational
work of the District. gave talk on
the origin of manual training in the
schools of America. Officers were
elected as follows: Urjel c. Hayes.
president; Mrs. Julius Mayer. vice
president. and George T. Bowman.
secretary and treasurer.
= The executive board met September
q, to discuss work contemplated by
> various departments. Under the able
leadership of the president, Mrs. W!
: G. Stuart, a program has been ar
ranged.
+ The first regular monthly meeting
was held Tuesday. when the associa-
ton was addressed by DR. Joy Elmer
Morgan, editor of the Journal of Edu.
cation, whose subject was Parents
sand Teachers Working Together"
Complete personnel of the depart
ments and standing committees was
made up and discussion given to plans
and programs.
The executive board is composed of
. the president. Mrs. G.. F. Bixby; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Valaer: corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. w. S. Fris-
bic: treasurer. Mrs. B. V. Lobred. The
tchairmen of standing committees are:
Membership, Mrs. Randall; program,
Mrs. Richardson's; hospitality. Mrs.
Il AL h.
Juvenile Court, Mrs. Bamman: social
hygiene, Mrs. Hamilton: pre.school,
Mrs. Thompson: press and publicity,
Mrs. Clifton Yeomans.
The Central High School PIT. A..
fwill meet next Thursday at SIS pm.
An address will be given by the prin.
,cfpal, Alvin w. Miller Between z
and Sis there win be guides to take
parents on tour Of inspection of the
building.
A meeting of the executive board
was held Monday. 1t took the form
Of conference luncheon. At the con-
Herence the day of meeting of the as
ssociation was changed from Wednes-
day to Thursday. The following dates
tfor the meetings were approved by
Ihe executive board: October 13, SIS
pm; November 8. pm, conference
meeting with teachers: December S,
3 pm; January IL. s pm; February
10. pm, inspection of building;
March %, pm, conference meeting;
April 10, pm; May 10, 5 pm, con-
zterence meeting.
{ The Columbia Junior High PIT. A.
will meet Thursday at 2 o'clock at the
sbchooL. Election Of officers will be
held.
i The Blair-Hayes PIT. A. will meet
Thursday at 3 o'clock, at the Blair
School.
Z The John Eaton Mothers Club met
aMonday afternoon in the Cleveland
EPark Congregational Church. The
new principal of the building, Miss
constance Leubkert, was introduced
Henry Draper, supervising principal
sof the division, spoke of his desire to
cooperate in every way with the as.
1Soclation. DR.. Frank w. Ballou
superintendent of schools, spoke of
sfhe cooperation and organization
among the officers Of the school
Bysten.
The association voted to start q
smuseum of natural history for the
school, to be called the Josephine
Burke Museum. Miss Offutt, Miss
sfdolland. Mrs. Ruediger, Miss Denisor
and the new shop teacher, Mr.. Barn
father, made addresses.
The clothes conservation chairman
mrs. G. G. Gilbert, made an appea
sxor children's garments to be sent te
the clothes conservation department
of the District of Columbia Congress.
nj Parents and Teachers.
6 The Gage PIT. A. will meet at the
Bchool tomorrow at o'clock. Mrs
%. S. Rafter will be the speaker.
i The Edmonds PIT. A will meet to.
morrow at 2:45 pm. The speaker will
:le Mrs. Andrew Stewart, membership
chairman of the District of Columbia
congress of Parent-Teacher Associa-
lions.
The Force-Adams PIT. !. met in
Force School October at 3:15 pm.
Mrs. Chambers presided. The follow
ing chairmen were appointed: Mrs. f.
II. Reynolds. grade mothers; Mrs.
Frank Tilley, publicity, and Mrs.
pMalley, corresponding secretary, to
Jssist the recording secretary.
Z A discussion of a suitable monthly
attendance prize ended in the choice
4 a banner, one each for Force and
adams. Since a canary for the
Younger grades has been suggested,
Mrs. Elmoriy volunteered to give one,
1nd Mrs. Baum promised cage for it.
9he president urged all grade moth.
1rs to attend the next meeting of the
District Of Columbia Congress Of Par.
3nt-Teacher Associations.
/ The following motions were adopted:
That letter be sent to Mrs. Rafter
4uggesting that an hour at which the
eachers could attend the District of
Tolumbia Congress meetings be con.
kdered; that the association purchase
PADS as usual to sell to the children;
Pnat QUESTIONABLE be sent to par.
pits OF all children up to and includ.
hg the third grade regarding the
Jhick test and the results be acted
La nj 4las.+ ,