Evening star., 1928-11-25
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ing of the Whittier Parent t-Teacher
Association was held November l6 at
the home of the president, Mrs. Herbert
Wilson.
Several expenditures for necessary
equipment for teachers beginning the
work of the new year were authorized,
namely, a doll-corner for the kinder
garten, sand tables for the. second
grade (the first grade being suppliedl
and set of Silent Reading Flash Card
Exercises" for reading help in the low
second grade. The secretary was in
StrlIcted to order the Parent-Teacher
Bulletin for all members OF the associa-
ton
A list of committees correlating
closely with the District Congress COM
mittees, was suggested, to be appoint
ed at the next meeting of the aSSoci-
alton, December 10, at 1880 pm.
Reports were submitted by the vari-
Gus chairmen at a meeting of the Ed
monds Parent-Teacher Association, No
vcmber II, by Mrs. Overmiller, health
chairman: Mrs. Cochran, milk chair
man: Mrs Amidon, membership, MRS.
Dunn, child welfare; Mrs. Hid, dele
gate to the District Congress of Parents
and Teachers; Mr. Matthews, delegate
to Public School Association, ana MIS-.
Whinerey, publicity chairman.
The association passed resolution
hiahlv indorsing the bill before Con-
cress granting leave to the officers and
teachers of the school system for edu--
cational purposes. It was also voted
that the association would give It's
usual amount TO the Congress OF
Parents and Teachers.
The attendance prize was won by
Miss McIntoShS seventh grade.
The meeting of the Smallwood-Bowen
Parent-Teacher Association Will De heio
November 26, at pm, in the Sman-
wood school. The outstanding feature
will be a play by the sixth grade pupils
entitled Health in Toyland.
"Whv a Parent-Teacher Association
nv Dean Ruediger Of the Teachers Col
lcge of George Washington University,
and why a Congress OF Parents ana
'Teachers?" by Mrs. Arthur Watkins, ex-
ecutive secretary of the National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers, were
presented to the John Burroughs AsSo-
citation November Is.
Mrs. Chester Guy, membership cnalr-
man, with her assistant, MRS. n. a. |
Hughes. are conducting drive Tor |
members.
Appropriations were made for par /
ents' library-one group of books to be |
used by the study class now being or
ranized by Miss Catherine BracKett, |
kindergarten supervisor of John Bur- i
roughs, and one group OF BOOKS 10 ne |
used by the social hygiene class soon 10
be organized by Mrs. Harry Sherwood |
and her committee.
DR.. Valeria Parker will speak on sex
Education" November rs at pm.
Mrs. Willis grade won the grade
count with Is parents present.
A meeting of the Johnson Parent
Teacher Association was held November |
I3 In the johnson School. Miss Ellen |
Lombard of the Government Bu- |
reau of Education gave talk on |
Parental Education" Miss Gladys |
Flanagan of the Mount Pleasant LIZ |
brary spoke on Appropriate Reading |
for Children"
The association will give a card party |
in the johnson School November 26 at |
pm. to raise funds for the work and |
expenses of the association.
The Fairbrother- -RoSsell Parent
Teacher Association held its first night /
meeting last Wednesday. Community |
singing and parent-teacher association |
SOIlBS were Sp6Ctdl ACdbuACo Va tAAC SAA-
tertainment.
The presidents message to the parent
teacher association was read by Miss |
Flora Ulke, vice president. Reports were |
made by Mrs. James Bangs, secretary; |
Mrs. c. S. Fraser, treasurer; Mrs. |
George Coffman on membership. Mrs.
Prince on pre-school children and Mrs. |
Lyle on ways and means.
A program was given including vocal |
selections by Mrs. l.. H. Lyle, by Miss |
D. L. Sampson and piano solos by Mrs. |
James Bangs. Miss D. F. Mcclure was |
piano accompanist.
Miss r. G. Carraher, the principal, /
introduced the speaker of the evening, |
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president Of
the District Association of Parents and |
Teachers, who spoke on THE Challenge
of Childhood"
The roll call of parents present re-
suited in tie for Miss O'Neils' fourth |
grade and the kindergarten, taught by |
Mrs. M. r. Hoffman and Miss M. z.
Hayward.
The Lucretia Mott Parent-Teacher
Association met November IS at 8 pm. |
Two pennants to be awarded, one to
the school in the main building and the |
other to the school in the annex having |
the largest number Of parents present, |
were exhibited. The "A class, Mrs. |
A. S. Campbell, teacher. received the |
pennant for the main building. The |
5B class, Miss M. A. Mason, teacher, |
received the pennant for the annex.
Among the many topics discussed by |
the principal, Miss M. L. Washington, |
were the compulsory school law. the |
x, Y, z system of grouping pupils in |
classes, character training in the home |
and the necessity Of fathers taking a |
deeper interest in the school life Of their |
children.
DR.. v. r. Anderson, director of child |
health work under the auspices of the |
tuberculosis Association, addressed the
parents.
The Kingsman Parent-Teacher Asso- |
ciation met November Is at pm. This
being Teachers night" after the busi-
ness was completed, the meeting was
turned over TO Miss Thomas. The
school count was taken for the grade
being represented by the most parents
present, and the seventh grade, Miss
Bluns, teacher, won the banner.
Miss Esther Holmes. teacher of do
mestic art, gave reading: Miss Olive
Ramsey. second grade teacher, rendered
solos, accompanied by Mrs. Albert G.
Reed; Miss Evelyn Naylor, physical ed
ucation instructor, gave talk on her
work; Mrs. James w. Byler, chairman
of child protection, gave talk Oh her
work, and Miss Helphis Mosedale,
fourth grade teacher, gave reading.
The first luncheon of the season was
held November l6 from II to l o'clock.
The executive board of the Brookland
Parent Teacher Association met Mo-
vember l9 at the school. The chair
man of the old clothes and shoes COM
mittee reported many clothes received
and a promise of mothers to help out
with the sewing during January.
Mrs. Drummer, chairman of the pub