Evening star., 1928-04-25
PARENT-TEACHERS
END CONVENTION
Miss Frances Hays. National
Executive Secretary. Speaks
at Final Luncheon.

Parent-teacher associations through
out the country are Supplementing their
great summer roundup work of cor
rectlng remedial physical defects in
children Of preSchool age by an even
greater work Of preventing physical
handacapS. Miss Frances Hays. eNecu~
tive secretary Of the National Congress
Of Parent-TeacherS. told the delegates
Ia the fifteenth annual State convention
OF the District Of Columbia Congress
Of Teacher Associations at their
Ect-together luncheon III the Raleigh
Hotel Yesterday
Miss HAYS outlined the plans for the
national convention IN Cleveland next
week and pointed out that there will
soon be q need for an international
convention.
BalIou Speaks.
Dr.. Frank w. Ballou. superintendent
OF schools, also spoke on the significance
Of the summer rOund-up' work. prom-
LSine that the school officials would CO.
operate al every point Commissioner
Proctor L. Dougherty. III 4 brief address.
told the parents not To hesltate'to make
suggestions to teachers through their
organization.
Mrs. Hannah Schon. Mrs. Alfred
EoltEman T0lSCn and Mrs. Fred Du
Bols we're presented TO the diners As
three Of the founders OF the organiza-
tlOn. and Dean William c, Ruedieer Of
George Washington University and Mis-
Katherine Watkins, head of the kinder
Earten department OF the public
schools. were called upon to speak.
The results Of the balloting for Off
GERS for the coming year were an
nounceG al the luncheon. Those elected
were: Mrs, Giles Scott Rafter presi-
dent, Mrs. Joseph n Saunders, first
vice president Mrs. Henry c. Clark.
second vice president: Mrs F r Kahn
bach. third vice president; Mrs +. d.
Morris. fourth vice president. Selden n.
Ely, fifth vice president Mrs Louis
+. CaStell. corresponding secretary: Mrs
Walter 3. Fry, recording secretary; Mrs
z D. Blackstone. treasurer, Mrs. l.. II.
Brown. historian. and Mrs. H A Par
sons and Frank Merritt, delegates 10
TIE Federation OF Citizens Associations.
Awards to Schools.
Several awards for individual and as
soct2tlon activities were made at the
luncheon. which concluded the conven-
ton. First Assistant superintendent Of
Schools Stephen f. Kramer presented
certificates for q superior" association
TO the Bancroft School. and for
SNaliGaF0 t1SSoClaNlOilS 10 the EONetL
Junior High School and the Stanton.
Woodbridge and Pierce Webb Schools.
Announcement was also made Of the
best Publicity Scrap Books 10 be sent
10 the national convention.
Although only eight OF the 30 books
entered in the conventions exhibition
were to have been chosen, the judges
found Il impossible TO discriminate be-
tween the FIRST l2. Those selected were
Woodbridge. Bryan John Burroughs.
Park View. Stanton. Emery -Ecking-
ton. Macfarland, Bancroft. Stuart
Junior High. Force Adams and Cen
tral Honorable mention was given
70 Langley. MauTy, Peabody Hilton,
Wheatley, Tenley-Janney. Smallwood-
Bower. Cooke and Grant The follow
ing were classified as special: Brook
land, John Eaton. Jackson. Carbery
Keene, Langdon, Greenleaf. Henry
Polk, Randall Highlands and Bradley
Certificates were issued 10 "a Of the
10l women registering &C the recent
parent-teaeher institute. for completion
Of the full 10 hours Of the course Those
receiving certificates were Mrs Andrew
Stewart. Mrs. q. z. Latona. Mrs A. c
Chambers. Mrs. Lee Cox. Mrs. III. II
Twiiley. Mrs. O. Zifers, Mrs. r. l. Shef-
field, Mrs. T. r.. Kalrlbach, Mrs E. Fl
Griffith. Mrs. w G. Jones. Mrs. G. r
Foster. Mrs J. n. Saunders. Mrs. Thom-
es Refer, Mrs. Lucille Boswell. Mrs.
.. Morris. Mrs. j. l. Parrish, Mrs G.