Evening star., 1927-11-27
Parent-TeaCher Activities

All material for this column must
| be sent To 500 Eighteenth street,
! apartment 81. on Wednesday before
| Sunday in which the publicity will
appear in the paper.
| Every local association is urged to
! be represented by a magazine chair
man or delegate at the first meeting
| of the District of Columbia child well
! fare magazine committee, to be held
| at Wardman Park Hotel tomorrow
at As pm. at the request of the
| State chairman. Mrs. S. w. Rauscher.
| "A New Langdon School by Septem-
| ber, 1925" was the slogan on the
announcement of the Langdon Asso-
citation at Langdon School Friday
| night.
Previous to the business meeting
the eishth-srade pupils reproduced a.
lesson on Nutrition" by means of
essays read and illustrated with slides.
The canary bird, which serves as an
attendance prize. was won by the fifth
grade. Mrs. McPhaul. teacher. The
| national and State presidents mes
sages were read by a teacher, Mrs
| kerwin.
| Committee chairmen made reports
as follows: Clothes conservation, Mrs.
Menke; juvenile protective, Mrs. De
Merritt; Mrs. Hardy. literature, and
! health, Mrs. Lerch.
The Acknowledgements Home and
| School Association met last Monday
evening at Hubbard School, with the
president, Mr.. II. c. Phillips. presiding.
| A letter was read from the board of
education. accepting the pictures that
| the association had purchased for one
of the rooms at Hubbard School. Mrs.
w. J. Abbot was elected secretary and
Mrs. Margolf, Mrs. Louderbust and
Mrs. Kline as members of the eXecu-
tive committee. DR.. E. G. Kimball
| gave an address. The attendance
class. grade 4 of the Hubbard School.
and Miss Dodds class. grade of the
| Raymond School. a community sing
1 was followed by refreshments.
The Force-Adams Parent Teacher
Association, through DR.. Cummings of
the Health Department. gave it's first
of three innoculations against diph-
| liberia November II in both Adams
and Force buildings. The second one
| will be given tomorrow at 10 o'clock
| in Adams Building and at IL o'clock
in Force Building. All parents wish.
| ing their children from 6 months to
| years immuniZed may bring them
| to either school at that time. There
| is no charge.
| The chairman of the clothes con.
| sevation requests that all Wearable
school clothing, underwear as well as
outerwear, and shoes and rubbers, be
sent either to Force School or clothes
| conservation headquarters at 1464
| Columbia road.
The Macfarland Association met
| November IS. Reports were given by
! the chairman of the various commit
| tees and delegates of Public School
| Association. Congress of Parent-Teach.
er Associations and Juvenile Protec-
| tive Association. The association
voted favorably on the question of a
| public library for Petworth. 1t was
voted to contribute $50 to the Bright
wood annex of Macfarland Junior
| High School to assist them in form
| ing their own parent-teacher associa.
| ton. Mrs. Rauscher spoke on Child
| Welfare Magazine and Bulletin of
Congress Of Parent-Teacher Associa-
| tions.
| Mrs. Rafter, president of Congress
of Parent-Teacher Associations, ex-
| planned the work of the parent-teach.
| er associations.
Mrs. Edna NJ. Colman, past presi-
dent of League of American Pen
Women, spoke on 'Seventy-five Years
of White House Gossip"
A piano solo was rendered by Miss
Davis and violin solo by Mr.. Weihe,
accompanied by Miss Davis.
The Pierce-Webb Parent Teacher
Association met Tuesday at pm. in
| the Webb School. Miss Mangum 8
| fourth grade, Pierce School, enter
tanned. There will be a luncheon De.
cember in each school. Miss Man
| gums fourth grade. Pierce School,
won the banner for the largest num-
ber Of mothers present at the meet
ing.
The Fillmore Association met Mon
day in the Fillmore School, William
A. Maidens. vice president, presiding.
The following officers were elected: S.
l.. Shanks, president; William A.
Maidens. vice president; r. T.. Conner,
secretary, and Miss NJ. B. Tennyson,
treasurer
The association voted to provide let
ters IF" to all pupils representing
the school in the various athletic ac-
ttivities. Miss Jessie La Sale, assist.
liant superintendent of schools in
charge Of education research, made an
| address. Refreshments were served by
the hospitality committee.
The Thomson School ParentT Teacher
Association met November s. The
three first grades gave demonstra-
ton of primary songs. recitations and
dances talk on the Moral Edu.
cation Of Children" was given bv Miss
Jesse La Sale. Miss Ruth Smiths
first grade, and Miss Helen Smiths
fourth grade tied for the attendance
prize. Refreshments were served
The Barnard Parent-Teacher Asso
citation met at the school November
II. A short play. given by four chill
dren Of the kindergarten, headed the
program. The question of reduced
car fare for school children was re
ferred to the legislative committee
Representative Don Cotton Of Utah
gave an address. The attendance
banner was won by the kindergarten
class, Mrs MaXOn teacher. Refresh
ments We're served by the hospitality
committee.
Mrs. G. Berry, president of Truesdel
PIT. A.. presided at the meeting al
the school last Monday. Plans were
made and committees formed for the
coming year.
Mrs. J. .. Powers and Mrs. J. At
, kinSon will repreSent the asSOcia ior