Evening star., 1928-11-18
Regular Monthly Conference.

! Regular Monthly Conference.
"School Gardens" will be the subjec
on which Miss Florence Mortimer viii
speak at tue monthly conference Of th
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ent-Teacher Associations in the Bur
lington Hotel, Tuesday at , o'clock
State Chairman of Safety" II. D
Aller will present some plans on thi;
subject to the members. There Will be
program of parent-teacher music by the
Singing Mothers" under the leader
snip of Mrs, Eppa Norris.
The third session of the training class
for parent teacher members will be hello
in the Burlington Hotel, Tuesday, iron
10 TO 1870 o'clock. The topic VIII bf
Parent Training" and the speaker
will be Miss Catherine Watkins, dlrec-
tor of kindereartens in the District O
Columbia schools, also State and ma
tional chairman of kindergarten extern
sion. There will also be a short 'quizz'
on last weeks topic and discussion 0!
local problems.
The jefferson J.r,ior High Parent
Teacher Association will meet Noyem-
Der 10. at 7.30 pm. Dr.. Charles Moore,
head of fine arts commission, Will show
pictures of the proposed water front
DEVELOPMENT. A. L. Harris will talk on
Recent School Architecture" The
Southwest Citizens Association vii!
meet in conjunction with the Jefferson
Parent t-Teacher Association.
The Singing Mothers Chorus of TIL
District of Columbia Congress OF Par
rnt-Teachers. under the direction o.
will
meeting of the Parent Teacher Associa-
tion. Woodbridge School, Central anc
Carlton avenue northeast, at Langley
Junior High School November 20 at
$50 pm.
Mrs. Henry D. Aller safety chairman
OF the District OF Columbia Congress @,
Parents and Teachers, following the
io.nt conference OF the organization with
school officials at the Franklin Schc03
last Tuesday. adopted report. The
conference resulted in the following
recommendations
l. A systematic effort to arouse puhN2
sentiment.
,. A method to obtain better instruc-
t,on in he homes in regard to safety
measures.
3. The holcing of a conference BE-
tween the loca! parent-teacher aSSocia-
ton and the teacher of the school which
il represents for the purpose OF consid.
ering the problem of that particular
&chool and the making of helpful slg
E2stlons by the parents and the
teachers.
f. The securing of careful inspection
OF p,aygroun6s of each school in regard
to safety factors.
The n11lIctil7p 0f The fioY1
OF citizens associations by asking each
association to devote at least enc meet-
ing to the question OF safety.
6. Requesting eech local parent
teacher association to devote some soe-
cific part of its yearly program to thc
subject of safety end to prepare safety
suggestions to be taken home by the
ehiloren.
Z. BY asking the cooperation of tbs
newspapers in the publicati ton of at
tractive articles dealing with safety.
The opening meeting of the depart
nent Of legislation for the pursuance
o. its study course will be held No
veuber %. ar pm, at the Health
Center. 1854 Columbia road Henry =.
Clark, legal adviser Of the District Con-
fresS of Parent-Teacher Associations
win speak on ''CCrnerstones of Gov
eminent" and Dr. W. S. Deffenbaugh.
chief, city school division. United Stats
Bureau of Education. will explain the
Relationship of Public Education to
Government" Questions and discussion
will follow these addresses.
This course is not restricted to le9is-
lative chairmen. Every parent-teachor
worker interested in the subject will ne
welcome.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. president Of
the District CONGRESS of Parent Teacher
Association. and Charles O. Pratt were
the speakers for the Woodbridge PIT. A
meeting November Is, at O'Clock.
The Brookland PIT. A. met OctobeI'
26 Miss Eleanor Enright of the Ne
tjonal Dairy Council, gave talk. illas-
trated with lantern slides, on the feed
ing of children.
One of the EcoSt successful features
Of the meeting was the new arrange
ment for having small children accom-
panying their mothers cared for in the
kindergarten room by eighth grade girls
1t was voted to change the regular date
of meeting, beginning in December.
from the last Friday of the month t.
will be held November %.
An intensive campaign for members
was planned by the grade mothers 81
the Brookland School at meeting No
vember IL. Arrangements for a ie-
ception for new teachers and new mem
bers. December s. were also discussed
The Bryan PIT. A. will meet at tn;
school. November D at 1880 O'Clock
Miss Catherine Watkins director ii
kindergarten work will give 2 talk o:
Parental Education" Miss Enright oi
the Washington Council Dairy will alsc
speak at this meeting.
The Brightwood PIT. A. met in th;
school auditorium November l3.
A discussion on the saving system Of
nupiIs was outlined by Messrs. Lee an>
Blanford of the Mount Vernon Saving
Bank
Mr.. Redfield gave a report on III
November meeting of the District o.
Columbia Public School Association
which was addressed by DR.. William
Fowler on The Public Health Situation
in the District of Columbia in It's Re
lation to School Children and Children
OF re-school Age.
The association appointed new com
mittee designated as the health com
mittee to study matters pertaining t:
health.
The child welfare committee OF tn
Women's City Club is sponsoring
series of lectures. The first OF which
will be by Dr. William A. White. to ri
presented at a luncheon meeting No
vember %, at 1890 at the Women
City Club.
An invitation to members OF tn
PIT. A. is extended for this luncheon
Reservations can be made through MT
Andrew Stewart or Mrs. Joseph Sandse'
The questions What is the chill
readine?" and Does it matter?" q
the last meeting of the Bancroft P.-1
A. were answered by Baroness 1ren
Ungern, principal of La Colline Schoo
How the library helps to develop loV
IF oood roaIs,1C clearly nTGSente