Evening star., 1927-04-27
BALLOU IS UPHELD
ON SCHOOL 'FRATS'
Regulation of Activities Ap-
proved by Parent-TeaCh-
erS' Congress.

The District OF GoIufnDld IoHSASS1
of Parent Teacher Associations, meet
ing in it's second session of its four
feenth annual State convention in the
Raleigh Hotel today, adopted reso'
l,Ition upholding the action OF or
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent OF
schools, regarding the regulation Oh
school fraternities.
As parents, the congress went Oh
record as approving supervision Oh Iile
fraternities by the school authorlues'
This provides that the school authorl'
ties keep in direct touch with the ira
ternities and their functioning, having
a faculty member to represent the
school at each initiation ceremony.
The resolution also recommended
due parental supervision over all pure
1v social functions held by the frater-
mites within homes or elsewhere.
Late Parties Opposed.
THE congress also adopted resolu-
zion opposing the continuance OF any
marty by school pupils after mldnlght.
THE delegates to the convention
ioirad a+ 'fget-together luncheon" IN
fbe Raleigh Hotel shortly after
o'cIock Commissioner Taliaferro, ana
Dr. Ballou were scheduled 10 denver
addresses of welcome during the AT
ernoon. while others listed to speak
are: ,- c4o,,,,a =
Kramer, District Health Ofilcer II
T1aYarnSpntqflVR
ert z. Simmons. =
Miss Ellen c. Llmbard also Is
scheduled to make an address on
''home education
A program of music was rendered
at the luncheon by the Mckinney algn
School Orchestra and Mrs. L. A. faSt,
who sang several solos.
Silver Cup Awarded.
During the luncheon Mrs. Giles
gcott Rafter announced the award OF
!, handsome silver cup to the Joseph
II. Keene Parent Teacher Association.
in behalf of the Congress, for
the best attendance at the regu-
lar meetings Of the congress during
the past year. That body attained an
average of 10 $40 per cent. The cup
is to be kept permanently by the par
ent-teacher association winning u
three years in succession. Mrs. Fms
Moore is president of the Keene assoei-
alton. The John Eaton j. t. A. was
awarded the sum Of IS for the greatest
increase in membership during the
past year, it having registered an in
crease from $50 to SIT members.
Awards for the best publicity scrap
books also were made at the luncheon
to the following parent-teacher asso-
ciations: John Burroughs. book sub
nnitted by c. X. Hodgson, first; John
Eaton, Mrs. Henry E. Rossell, second,
and Langdon-W w oodridge, Mrs. e. r.
Kialn1bach. third. other winners chosen
were, Carbery, Mrs. Walter Hahgen;
jackson, Mrs. Fernando Cunibert;
Bryan, Mrs. r. NJ. Haaaker; Keene,
Cyrus T. Bright; Columbia Junior
High, book submitted by Mrs. w. A.
Hooker and Z. III. Pullman; Brookland,
Mrs. E. o. Voland. and Peabody-Hil-
ton, Mrs. L. H. Brown.
Religious Education Stressed.
Prior to the adoption of resolutions
preceding the luncheon, an address
on the importance of religious educa.
tion within the schools was delivered
by Mrs. John T. Pressgorve; Mrs. S.
VI
gress committee on the child welfare
magazine, reported, and Mrs. G. S.
Fraser, chairman Of the clothes con-
Servation committee, reported that
her committe had helped supply 100
families with clothes during the past
year and that individual associations
had supplied many more.
Mrs. Joseph Sanders, chairman of
the health committee, recommended
that the congress aid in conduct
ing milk luncheons at the schools, aid
in the Summer roundup of pre-
school children and in general social
hygiene, dental health and other work.
She also moved that the congress
stand for open-window schoolrooms,
Schick test for. diphtheria and other
measures pertaining to the promotion
of the general health of children. The
program as recommended was adopted
in the form of a resolution. A report
also was made at the morning session
by Mrs. B. p. Zebley, chairman of
the congress- committee on Juvenile
protective work.
Reports Submitted.
Copies of the reports of the presi-
dents of the various parent-teacher
associations, not read at yesterday g
tary of the congress at today's session
as follows:
Abbott p. T. A, Dr. George L.
Knapp, president; Bancroft p. T. A,
Mrs. william G.. Stuart; Barnard P.
T. A., Mr. John i. Thomas; Bradley
p. r.. A, Mrs. G.. P. Leishear; Brent
Dent p. 7. A, Mrs. Z. Pearle Wind
sor; Brookland P. T. A, Mrs. r. J..
Kause; Mount Vernon Place Church
p. #. A, Mrs. r. Z. Mitchell; New
Brightwood P. T. A, Mr.. II. Raymond
Bresnahan; oyster p. r. A., Mrs. Ru-
dolph F. Harrel and Park View p.
T. A., Mrs. Charles H. Ruoff.
Peabody-Filton p. r. A. Mrs. Ar
thur Mann; Petworth Home and
School Association. Everett r. Hay
craft; Pierce-Webb P. T. A, Mrs.
Theodore Refer; Powell Junior High
p. r. A, Mrs. Basil Manly; Randle
Highlands-Orr p. T. A. Mrs. Clifford
Shoemaker; Reservoir-Conduit p. T.
A, Mrs. E. w. Burr; Seaton P. r. A,
Mrs. Charles H. Magill; Service
School p. t. A, Mrs. William A.
Canoe; Bunker Hill p. T. A., Mrs.
George ii. Stiles; Columbia Junior
High P. T. A., +. II. Pullman; Con-
gress Heights p. IT. A, Mrs. Charles
Scherer; Corcoran p. T. A., Mrs. Grac
Latona: Cranch-Tyler p. r. A., Mrs.
Allen Davis; Curtis -Hyde-Addison p.
T. A., Mrs. @. w. Irving: Eastern
High Home and School Association
Arthur b. Bishop.
Edmonds p. r. A., Mrs. b. r
Grinder; Emory-Eckington p. It. A.
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