Evening star., 1927-05-22

citation last Tuesday evening. a reso-
| luton was passed that the hours Of
| required attendance in the kinder
garten, first and second grades in this
school should not exceed three and a
half hours. 1t was voted to forward
this resolution to the Board of Edu-
| cation.
1t was also voted to send n resolu.
ton to the Board of Education in.
dorsing the appointment of Miss Cora
Ossire as supervising principal for
this district to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Murch,
The purchase of materials to en-,
able the teachers to prepare their own
stereopticon slides for class work was
also authorized. A school lunch to
replenish the treasury is scheduled
for May &c Mrs. Du Bois. legislative
committee chairman. spoke of the
work of the association at the Juve.
nile Court.
A committee was appointed TO draw
up resolutions on the death of Ben
Murch
DR.. j. Elmer Morgan spoke on
Ethical Character at the meeting
of the Powell Junior High PIT A.
Mrs. Castel of the ways and means
committee of the District PIT. A.
spoke on the benefit performance to
be given at the National Theater June
6. Mrs. Bannman gave brief talk
on the PIT. A. convention held at the
Raleigh Hotel.
A meeting of the Langley Associ.
alton was held May II in the Lincoln
Road Methodist Episcopal Church.
The following officers We're elected:
President, G. A. Bonnet; first vice
president. Henry w. Draper: second
vice president, Mrs. w. r. Slant: sec.
retary. Miss ]. A. Tennyson; treas.
urer Paul Profe.
The Langley Orchestra. under
George Hurt. director. rendered a pro.
gram. This was followed by com
munity sing" led by Mrs. ]. w,
Torbert, teacher of music at Lang
ley. A. l.. Harris, municipal archi,
tect, gave an Illustrated talk on school
sites and how they may be beautitied.
F. c. Daniel, principal of Mckinley
Technical High School, spoke on the
new Mckinley school. The pennant
for the largest percentage of parents
present was won by Section 7Bl. Miss
Lewis teacher; second place being
won by Section SAL, Miss Tennyson
teacher.
Miss Nellie Boyd Taylor addressed
the Truesdell PIT. A. May 16 on
Adequate Play Equipment for the
Home" Two amendments to the
constitution were adopted-changing
the time of election of officers from
June to September and changing the
amount of dues per member to so
cents per year, payable in September
or at entrance.
An appropriation was made for art
material for classes. Mrs. Williams
gave report Of the State convention
of the Parent-Teacher Association
recently held. Mrs. Daniel Shankle
reported that $50 had been cleared at
the moving picture benefit. Solos
were rendered by Mrs. Thomas Null
lenberg and Miss Margaret Berry, ac-
companied by Mrs. Daniel Shankle.
The Congress Heights PIT. A. met
May and elected the following Off
GERS President. Mrs. Karl Scherer;
first vice president, Mrs. Elmer
Hayes: secretary. Mrs. Clifton: treas.
urer, Mrs. : Harry Sweeney; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. Walter Mar
low; entertainment committee, Miss
NJ. Peacock; school, Mrs. J. III. Baden:
visiting. Mrs. Joseph Dice.
The meeting of the Wallach-Towers
Association was held at Wallach
School. May II. Officers elected were:
President. Mrs. Percy c. Riston; vice
president. Mrs. Samuel Henderson:
secretary, Mrs! Samuel. Howell, and |
treasurer Mrs John r. Altman. -
Mrs. Patterson. the retiring presi.
dent, was presented with a silver |
flower vase. The reward for the !
largest attendance of parents at the |
meeting was won by Miss Mildred Nc |
CawIey's third grade class. !
All members of the Bryan PIT. A. |
are urged to be present at the last
meeting OF the association. to be held
May 26. at 7:30. o'clock. The election
of officers will take place Arthur G.
Bishop viii be the speaker of the eve
ming.
Many poor in parts of Colombia are
Sufferlng because a strike at Barranca \
RpFmpia one of tho f1Y,i tt,a ,