Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
Parent-Teacher Activities

All notices for this column must be
In the District of Columbia Parent
Teacher Associations publicity office
by noon on Wednesday preceding the
Sunday on which publication Is de
sired. Address District of Columbia
Congress of ParentTeacher Assocla-
lions Publicity Bureau, 500 Eighteenth
street, Apartment 81.
More than 400 delegates and repre-
sentatives of Parent-Teacher assocla-
tions of the District attended the
meeting of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parent Teacher Associa-
tions in the Willard Hotel last Tues.
day afternoon. Mrs. h. X. kalmbach
spoke on "Scrapbooks and Exhibits.
Mrs. Finnis Morris gave report on
THE Summer Round Up" Mrs. II. f..
Rosscll spoke on publicity and the
Parent.Teacher Magazine Mrs. SUI
Eanne Rauscher reported on the Child
Welfare Magazine Drive" Mrs. Louis
Castell spoke on ways and Means"
Mrs. w. p. Roop reported on THE
Social Hygiene Work." Mrs. James
Byler spoke on THE Juvenile Court
Work." Mrs. G.. S. Fraser reported on
The Clothes Conservation, Mrs.
Fletcher Sheffield spoke on THE Ma
tional Publications" and Mrs. Joseph
Sanders made an announcement on
THE Health Exhibit" Stephen l..
Kramer, Assistant superintendent of
Schools, made a brief speech. The
members authorized the officers to
take the necessary steps to incorpor-
ate the organization. 1t was voted TO
send a gift of money TO the Public
Library to be used to purchase refer
ence books on child study, which Will
be used by parents and members OF
school associations.
1t was decided to hold the annual
state convention of the District OF
Columbia Congress of Parent'Teacher
Associations April 10 and 20. and Mrs
w. II. Rowe, from the Carbery Par
ent.Teacher Association, was made
general chairman of the state con-
vention. Mrs A. II. Fast, president
of the John Burroughs Parent Teacher
Association, sang, accompanied by
Mrs. f. p. Litschert.
Delegates to represent the District
at the convention Of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
which will be held in Oakland. Calf
in May, are Mrs. G. S. Rafter, nresl-
dent of the District Congress; Mrs. t.
r. Kalmbach, Mrs. Suzanne Rauscher,
Mrs. j. n. Saunders, Mrs. Joseph
Hanley. Mrs T. II. Young, Mrs. An
drew Stewart, Mrs. Finnts Morris
Mrs. Fl. +. Rossell, Mrs. G. 5. Fraser
Mrs. w. T. Bannerman and Mrs. L.
p. Roop.
A group of pupils from the James
Oyster School presented a pageant
directed by their principal, Mrs. Beu.
lah Aldrich The children taking part
were Betty Angus, Martina han
Henry Surface. Nancy Miller, Char
lotte Kahn, Rose Marie Edmunds'
Helen Lynch, Charlotte Revness,
France Paine, Betty Cornwell, Eliza.
beth Williams, Fletcher Hale, Carrot
Reuhl and John Moore.
'The Parent-Teacher Movement was
the subject of Che speech made by Miss
Adelaid Davis, supervisor of the sixth
division, and Mrs. j. n. saunders
first vice president of the d. Z. Con.
gress of p. T. A. at the annual
feathers Night of Kenilworth p. I.
A, Wednesday evening, in the school
building. Miss Davis explained the
nurposes OF the trade schools for boys
and girls and the advantages of the
intelligence tests, which all public
schools in the District of Columbia
will have by June. The following
chairmen reported: Mrs. r. Jennings.
membership, and Mrs. F. c. Mostyn,
publicity.
Four new delegates to the ID. c.
congress were appointed as follows;
Mrs. r. Jennings, Mrs. Lasley, Mrs.
L. Kent and Mrs. NJ. f.. Alsop. An
appeal was made for clothes for the
conservation rooms. Miss Bannon's
room. the seventh and eighth grades,
won the prize for the largest attend
ance of parents. A program was given
by the following children: John
Barnes, Joyce Reynolds, Richard
Slater, Helen Roloff Marie Mclean
and Florence Alsop. Refreshments
we're served.
Juvenile Delinquency" was the sub
Iect of the address by Capt. Campbell
c. Johnson, secretary Of the Y. NJ.
c. A., at the meeting of the P. I. A.
of Douglas.Twining Schools, March
10, at s o'clock. A pantomime, Capt.
John Smith in Virginia" was present
ed by the pupils of the Alb grade, in
charge of Mrs. Z. r. Holland and Miss
Beatrice Walker of the Miner Normal
School. A picture, the prize for the
largest attendance, was won by the
l b grade, Miss /. Banks, teacher. John
II. Robertson presided.
The Brookland p r. A. will meet
next Friday evening at O'Clock.
There will be a splendid speaker and
program.
Ben McKelway, city editor of The
Evening Star, told the Brent-Dent
Parent-Teacher Association last Mon
day evening How to Make a News
paper" Mrs. Windsor announced a
friend had donated the use of lantern
for the two buildings until they had
one of their own. Mrs. Walker dis
played the publicity scrapbook she had
started, and which would later be sent
70 the d. c. Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations.
Mrs. Griffith gave report of the
birthday celebration sof the ID. c. Con-
gress of Parent.Teacher Associations.
Miss Audrey Stebbins and Miss Helen
Clarke entertained with several dances.
The Jefferson p. I. A. will meet at
the Jefferson Junior High School
Tuesday at 1880 o'clock. After short
business meeting. the parents will go
to the classrooms and see a days
program put into operation.
The Joseph r. keene association
met at the school March 8, when