Evening star., 1927-12-18
Parent-Teacher Activities

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congress of p. r. A.. Publicity Bureau
600 Eighteenth street, Apartment 81
A meeting of the District of CoIum
bia Congress of ParentTeacher As
sociations will be held Tuesday al
1:45 pm. in the auditorium of the
Chestnut Farms Dairy, Twenty 7
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Following the business session the
meeting will be turned over TO the
Santa Claus committee.
Every member who attends is
asked to bring a gift costing not
more than a dime to put in Santa
Claus bag. Mrs. c. r. Speaker viii
read the story THE Spirit of st
Nicholas" and Mrs. r, l., Norris
president of the LangdOn Parent
Teacher Association. will sing Christ
mas songs. She will be accompanied
by Mrs. c. f.. Claiming of the Wood
ridge Parent-Teacher Association. Tea
will be served.
The Amidon Parent Teacher Asso
citation met in the school December
at pm. Assistant superintendent
Robert l.. Haycock gave talk on
The Cost of Education. Miss Janet
McWilliams. supervising principal
introduced the speaker. A musical
program was rendered by Miss Ann
Patterson and Miss Marie Woolnaugh.
A recitation by Miss Jessie Bunch ano
piano solo by Mr.. Earl Willet con
cluded the very entertaining program
The Brent Dent Parent-Teacher As
sociation met at the Dent School De
cember u at 3:l5. The Brent-Dent
Glee Club, directed by Mrs. Amy ;.
King, sang Christmas carols. Miss
Ruth Jackley entertained with two
readings, and refreshments We're
served The January meeting Will be
fathers night" at the Brent school
The Central High ParentTeacher
Association met December at pm
in the library of the school DR. Wlni-
fred Richmond. on the staff at ST.
Elizabeth's Hospital. spoke on the
Problems of the Adolescent Chlld
from the viewpoint of the specialist
outside OF the school system, ana
Stephen T.. Kramer, assistant superln-
tendent of schools, discussed the SUD
ject from the viewpoint of the parent
and specialist with the school system.
The Blair-Hayes P. T. A. met De
cember at Blair School. The follow
ing committees reported: Membership
Mrs Updike; ways and means, Mrs
Reichenbach: clothes conservation,
Mrs. Burroughs: Child Welfare Maga'
zine. Mrs. Magruder, and Juvenile
Court, Mrs. Carper. who offered hef
services in this work for the month OF
January. Two new chairmen were IN
troduced: Mrs. Ridout, refreshment
and Mrs. II. X. Cole, program. The
association voted to arrange tor a
moving picture benefit at the Apollo
Theater after the Christmas holidays
An appropriation of SS was made 10
the music appreciation fund for rec
ords and 81 to National Plant Flower
and Fruit Guild. A program followed
the business meeting. Frances Davis
Hayes kindergarten. sang; Edith Eide
lin, fifth grade. Blair, recIted. A group
OF fifth and sixth grade girls sang
Christmas carols and Miss Jordon OF
the Hayes School gave an interesting
illustrated lecture on a set of Madonna
pictures. Mrs Z. r. Kalmbach. state
chairman of exhibits. spoke on the ma
tional and state standards of excel
ience. The attendance banners were
won by Miss Beller, third grade Hayes
and Mrs. Kenefick. first grade Blair.
Refreshments were served.
Due to the Teachers Institute which
was held Thursday. the meeting of the
John Burroughs p. T. A. was post
poned until Friday at O'Clock, Mrs.
E J. Bowling. state chairman, gave a
report.
Grade attended visual education
picture. shown in Sherwood Presbyte-
rian Hall. entitled The Making of a
Newspaper" December 8. Pupils in