Evening star., 1928-02-12
Parent-Teacher Activities

Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor First
| Conversational Church and chaplain
/ I'd Division In tie World War, will
deliver the opening lecture Of the
course on Greater washington rsrei,.
what Is Education?" Ernest n.
Daniel will preside.
This first lecture will take place to-
morrow at pm. The entire course,
which will begin on this date and end
April l6, will be held at First Congfe-
gational Church. Each lecture will be
preceded by a Pathe news reel and o
short period of community singing.
| This Is said to be an opportunity Tor
all those interested In the schools.
children, parents and teachers. to hear
some Of the greatest leaders In the
country in child welfare. The lee
| There is q limited number Of re-
served seats for the entire course.
which can be obtained from the once.
800 Eighteenth street. or from MRS.
william II. Rowe, 646 Lexington place
northeast
The monthly meeting Of the cxecu-
tive board Of the District OF Columbia
Congress of Parent Teacher Associa-
tlOnS Will Dc Ilclu NJ tHo AcuAAhh6tVh
Hotel Tuesday at AS pm.
The Bancroft association met Tues
day afternoon. The birthday OF the
National Congress Of Parents and Teach
crs was observed. One OF the men,
bers read paper prepared by the
program chairman on the meaning OF
Founders day. From reports read.
Bancroft, 1t was said, Is leading In
clothes conservation work and in at
, tendance at the last District congress
meeting
The picture which Is given to the
room having the largest attendance OF
mothers at the monthly meeting was
given to the third grade. Miss Moss
room. Refreshments were served by a
group of girls In the school. who each
month assist the hospitality chairman.
The Tenley-Janney association met
| in the Janney School Monday after
noon. It was voted to contribute $40
to the District child welfare fund and
| to purchase an encyclopedia for the
school library. The nominating COM
mittee reported names to be voted on
at the annual meeting March 5.
The Wheatley PIT. A. met in the
school February 2. Miss Raver gave a
talk on Special Classes Miss Austin,
| principal. spoke on Growing With
| Your PIT. A. Federation An appro-
priation was made to the shoe and rub
| Der fund also a donation for Founders
| day
The parent-teacher representatives to
the Juvenile Protective Association will
meet Wednesday at 2 pm. in the
Epiphany Parish Hall. 1917 G street
| Miss Fay Bentley. director of school at
| tendance and work permits. will speak
The monthly meeting OF the Ed
| monds PIT. A. will bc held tomorrow
at 2:30 pm. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter
will be the principal speaker and Miss
Card will talk on garden work. AL
parents are invited.
Grade mothers have Just been ap.
pointed by the president OF the Lang
don association. Mrs. E. l.. Norris
These mothers will seek TO enroll all
Of the fathers and mothers Of the chill
dren In the grade for which they are
ciation. A card party will be given
at the school Monday night. February
20 I + the State budget fund.
| The grade mothers for Langdon are
as follows: kindergarten. Mrs John
Ballard; first grade. Mrs. II. D.
OMeara: second grade. Mrs. William
Malone; third grade. Mrs. r. E. 0rif-
| fifth fourth grade, Mrs. Theodore Sar.
/ tain; fifth grade, Mrs. l.. c. Shelton;
sixth grade. Mrs. A. J. s. Dixon. jr.:
seventh grade, Mrs. Louise Notter:
eighth grade, Mrs. Z. v. Hyatt.
! The association will meet Friday eve
ming. There will be a program. In OBJ
servance OF the thirty-frst anniversary
Of the founding OF the national organi-
| cation and discussion on the naming
| OF the new school.
The subject obedience" was dis
cussed at a meeting of the Mothers
Club Of the Bryan Parent Teacher As
sociation. February /. The next meet
ing will be March 7.
Members OF all parent-teacher asso-
Citations are invited to bridge and five
hundred card party at the Langdon
school. twentieth and FRANKLIN streets
northeast. February 20. at . pm.
|
| A special invitation Is extended "a
the parents Of the new February classes
! to attend the meeting OF the Central
| High School association In the library al
the school next Thursday at . o'clock
Miss Lucretia Hemii ton Of the faculty
viii speak on How To Study" and Miss
Clara Burroughs. instructor In musical
appreciation. will give an address on
Musical Education In the Public
! Schools" Members OF the Cog Club
viii act as guidea conducting the par
ents on visit To the various depart
/ ments of the school.
! The Brent-Dent association will meet
at the Brent School February IL at
pm. for valentine party. The pro-
gram will be given by pupils Of the
! schools.
! Park View Platoon School AssOcia-
I tion met February T. DR.. Edwin d
Brooks. head of child welfare at Chill
drens Hospital. spoke on Child We'll
! fare" Mrs. Rafter president Of tho
ID. c. PIT. A.. assisted In celebrating
the birthday Of the parent t-teacher
movement A cake lighted by 81 can-
dies WAS used as symbol to express
appreciation to those who started
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