Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

provided for Christmas, also two bulbs
for daylight lantern.
Miss Woodward, kindergarten teach.
err will have a study circle every
Tuesday for parents, about pre-school
children. Mrs. Byler and Mrs. Kahn
bach gave talks on Juvenile Court
work and exhibits. Miss Kent fourth
ABB grade, presented a sketch, The
History of Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Durham. the president, pro
vided bus for the sixth grade pu-
pills to attend a music appreciation
concert at the Fox TheateT. Miss
Bond, the principal, also attended
The p. T. A. Of jefferson Junior
| High will give an oyster dinner De
/ cember Is at the school from 4.30 to
o clock Mrs. Perry Leishear is chair
! man. The other members OF the
committee are Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs.
William Leishear, Mrs. Joseph Zeis,
Mrs. Ross Strout. Mrs. w. Weitzel,
Mrs J. NJ Hall, Mrs. G. Naylor, Mrs.
/ Gross. Mrs Hatch, Mrs. Mary Sheppe
Mrs Wesley and Miss Schwingham-
mer.
The meeting of the Hine Junior
| High p. r. A. has been postponed ON
account of the Fall play of the school,
which will be held December Is, DIT
/ s pm. There will be a meeting of
| the executive board in Mr.. Warmers
! office tomorrow at 2:15 pm.
The Corcoran p. r. A. will meet
at the school next Tuesday evening
at s O'Clock DR.. Joseph Murphy will
make a talk on THE Health of the
! Child"
Park View PIT. A. met December
1. Reports from committee chairmen
were given. Mrs. Brooks, delegate to
the ID. c. PIT. A., reported details
from the November meeting. An ap.
propl&ation of $50 was made to the
budget of the D.. c. PIT. A.. half of
the money to be paid at once, the
other half later in the year. An ap'
preparation was made to the juvenile
Protective Association.
Mrs Kalmbach of the ID. G. PIT. A,
spoke to the association concerning
the State roll of honor and the require
ments for becoming a standard or
ganization. Miss Thomas, one OF the
teachers, told of her work as superln-
tendent of a Chautauqua in New YORK
this Summer.
The Tenley-Janney Association met
in the Tenley-Janney School last Mon
day at 2:30 o'clock. The association
expressed its approval of the employ
ment of married teachers in the public
schools. The association presented the
teachers of the Janney School with
an electric grill. and approved the re-
port of a committee faVorlng the pur-
chase of a set of slides for visual in
struction in reading. 1t was also
voted to request the school board to
consider an amendment of their rules,
in regard TO gifts which would allow,
without formal application to the
board the acceptance of gifts not en-
failing further expense. The secretary
was instructed to urge upon the
school board the construction of the
addition to the Janney building and
to ask the cooperation of the local
citizens association.
The association decided to postpone
the meeting until January Is and ar
range, if possible, for joint evening
meeting with the citizens association.
The Petworth Association met Tues
day at the Wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church. Upon the rec
ommendation of Miss Frank, princi-
pal, a reunion of Petworth School
graduates will be held December 80.
The dedication of the new school au-
ditorium will be held December 10.
Plans for the program, with DR.. Frank
w. Ballou as the speaker of the eve
ming, We're arranged by committee
representing the Home and School AS
ISOLATION, the Petworth School, the
Petworth Citizens Association and the
Petworth Women's Club. The silk
flag was won this month by Mrs. Ely's
room, IL parents being present. Mrs.
Grace Thomas gave two vocal selec-
tons and Miss Margaret Davis, a
graduate of Petworth School, gave
two piano solos
The Peabody Hilton P. r. A. met
Tuesday afternoon. Demonstration
classes in reading and arithmetic
showing the modern methods used
were held. DramatiZa tons and songs
were given by the children of the
lower grades. Miss Patterson outlined
the work done by the two opportu
nifty classes. The messages of the Dis
trict and national presidents were
read.
Mrs Boswell membership chair
man, reported large increase in men,
bership and presented Mrs. Walther,
teacher of the third grade, with .
canary for having obtained 100 per
cent membership in her room. Re-
ports were given by the chairmen of
the various standing committees and
the delegates to the District of Co
lumbia Congress of p. 7. A. Mrs II.
y. Stull, Summer roundup chairman.
reported that the school finished
second in the District contest. Miss
Young, principal of the Peabody
Hilton-Carbery group, spoke on the
need of training for character build
ing in the home. The vote for the
attendance banner was a tie between
the kindergarten and first grade.
The Lucretia Mott P. It. A., in con.
junction with the Mott Night School,
gave the first of a series of motion
pictures on The Science of Life"
December .. Questionnaires were
distributed and collected from the
parents, to ascertain to what extent,
if any, sex training is carried on in
the home by parents.
A meeting of the Wesley Heights
p. T. A. was held Tuesday at 8
o'clock at the Wesley Heights Com
munity Clubhouse. Miss Rose Lee
Hardy, supervisor of elementary
grades; Mrs. Carl Mitman, Col.
Charles Stark and Mrs. e. r. Kahn
bach made addresses.
Gustavus Weber resigned as chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee, and II. +. Pellegrin was appoint
ed. Two other chairmen were APP
pointed-Mrs. Arthur Dowell, chair
man Child Welfare Magazine, and
Col Charles Stark, chairman of a
/ committee to look into the revision
OF the constitution.
The executive board decided to offer
prize to the school room having the
most parents present at the meetings.
! There is to be one prize and the room
having the best attendance for three
! consecutive months retains it. Mrs.
| Webb's room had the best attendance.
| At the last meeting of the Maury
! Association, Mrs. Kalmbach, of the
/ ID. &. Congress, gave a talk on the
activities Of the congress. School ac-
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