Evening star., 1928-12-16

ceding the Sunday on which puoncatlon
sS desired.
william Tyler Page, clerk OF the
House of Representatives, will be the
speaker at the conference of the Dis
trict Congress of Parents and Teachers
Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the Burlington
Hotel. H w. Gibson, national and in
ternational authority on boys, will also
make short address. Members of the
Blair-Hayes PIT. A. will present short
play under direction of Mrs. L. H.
Magruder. Singing Mothers will render
several Christmas carols.
There will be an extra session of the
Parent-Teacher training class Tuesday
at 10 o'clock in the Burlington. There
.Will be no special topic at this meeting,
but the class will discuss general
summary of the subjects which were
stressed at each of the six sessions,
particularly the one Leadership" which
was developed several weeks ago by T.
d. Martin, from the National Educa-
ton Association. There will also be a
brief report by members of the class on
the Parent-Teacher reference books,
which were distributed several weeks
hgo.
DR.. Frank M. Phillips, chief of divi-
sion of statistics, will address the study
class in legislation Tuesday at IL o'clock
at the Burlington Hotel. His subject
will be The Value and Interpretation
of Public School Statistics"
The Singing Mothers Chorus Mrs.
e. l.. Norris director, gave programs of
Christmas carols at meetings of the
Cranch-Tyler, Keene and Langdon
schools the past week. They will have
their monthly meeting and Christmas
party with the executive board Of the
congress as guests at the home OF Mrs.
Norris, 1908 Twenty-fourth street, De-
cember II, at 1880 pm.
Miss Elizabeth Hummer addressed
the Ketcham-Van Buren, association at
the November meeting, taking for her
subject Habits" The children of the
eighth, seventh and third grades fur
nished the program. The association
voted to provide milk for 10 children
who are underweight during the month
of December. The attendance banner
was awarded to Mrs. Reid's fifth grade.
Van Buren,, and Miss Anderson's second
grade, Ketcham.
The annual conference meeting of
parents and teachers was held December
6 at the Park View Association. Mrs.
IT E. Griffith, publicity chairman, ex-
planned the new points for credit on the
State honor roll and displayed the pla-
toon school posters. Mrs. w. T. Ban
herman, educational chairman, explain
ed the posters in detail.
The association Endorsed the Capper-
Zihlman electing school board bill and
will request Congress to expedite action
on this legislation.
Twenty-Five parents present won the
banner for Mrs. Pollock's room. Mrs.
Keiser'S and Miss TownSend's rooms
tied with twenty-one parents present.
The next meeting will be January 4 at
3 pm.
The jefferson Junior High School
Association will meet December II at
8 pm. DR.. Jarmain, eye specialist, will
make an address.
The jackson School Association met
Monday afternoon. Eighth grade pupils
entertained with poem recitals, under
the direction Of Miss Tavenner, eighth
grade teacher. This was followed by m
address by DR.. v. r. Anderson, whose
subject was ''The School Child's
Health"
The Henry-Polk School met Monday
The program was given by the kinder
garten band Mrs. Woodward, teacher,
and a health play by children of the
different grades, directed by representa-
tives of the Dairy Council, The attend
ance banner went to the kindergarten
pupils, who had thirteen mothers
present.
The association has started the first
unit for Parent Teacher Association
library. Mrs. Woodward's child study
class will l'meet Tuesday at 1880 pm. at
the Henry School.
Frost Mills was unanimously elected
president OF the Business High School
Association Wednesday evening. Other
officers elected were Mrs. Gertrude K.
Slant, vice president: Arthur G. Cole.
recording secretary; Miss Florence E.
Grant. corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Kate Outwarter, treasurer The
speaker was the State president, Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter. Mrs. Slant, the
temporary chairman, presided during
the business meeting, and Alan Davis
was in the chair during the election.
After the meeting there was a social.
The Petworth Association met De-
cember 4. An appropriation was made
to purchase a visual instruction outfit
for the school. A resolution indorsing
free textbooks for public high schools
Was pdoScQ Uy JIlC doSOCldIlOu.
A health play" was presented under
direction of Miss Kathryn Lauten-
bacher Of the Washington Dairy Coun-
ell. A recitation by Charles Ward and
a piano solo by Ted Crum were given.
The SIS prize for highest percentage
Of parents present was given to Miss
Herrons room, which had percentage
of SO.
Lieut.. Walter Hinton, former naval
officer, who in 1919 few across the
Atlantic nithe IN G. A." gave an ac-
count Of his flight. He also told of
some OF his experiences in ballooning
and goodwill trip to South America.
The Wheatley Association will hold
a card party January in the school.
there will be no other meetings of the
association in December or January.
The Mcfarland Junior High School
Association win meet December 81 at
3 o'clock. DR.. Frank Ballou, superin-
tendent Of the District schools, will ad-
dress the association. The Macfarland
Glee Club will render a program and
Guides Flower Girl' and her Musical
bouquet" will present musical novelty
p la radio.
The reading circle of the Bryan AS
Sociation, under the direction Of Mrs.
'1sherwood, kindergarten teacher, met
in the school December Z. Different
topics were brought to the attention Of
the class and a decision made from
which a program has developed.
The association will meet at the
school December 20 at 7:30 o'clock.
Rev. ]. Homer Councillor will speak on
'The Christian Message" A program
will be arranged by Mrs. Harry Dygert.
The Benning Association met at the
school December at 2:30 pm. 1t was
voted to send $5 to the clothes conser-
walton chairman and SIS to the support
of the State Office Of the District of
Columbia PIT. A.