Evening star., 1928-10-14

New Educational Prospects OF the Schoc
System of the District of Columbia. 80
be the topic on which DR.. Frank "
Ballou. superintendent Of schools. vii
address the District of Columbia Con
cress of Parents and Teachers in TIL
Burlington Hotel Tuesday at 80 pm
There will be a program of music b.
the Singing Mothers.
The October meeting of the executive
board of the District of Columbia Con
gress of Parents and Teachers vas helt
last Tuesday afternoon in the Burllng
ton Hotel Many Of the COMMITTED
chairmen reported on their plans To-
the years work and the activities ol
the organization we're discussed.
The newest activity of the congres:
is the orcanizs ton of training class
and study circle for presidents" o.
which First Vice President Of the State
Mrs. j. N. Saunders is the leader. Ar
announcement of the plans for thus
class will be made at the meeting O.
the congress on Tuesday. Arrangement
are being made for a class In parlla,-
bv a competent teacher IN conjunction
with the class for presidents
At a meeting of the Stuart Junior
High Home and School Association It
uas voted to hold a Halloween party
st the school November 2. Mrs. Jonh
w Davis was appointed chairman. The
president. Mrs George B. Lady, ap-
nointed the following chsirmen; MIS-
Edwards. membership; Mrs. Magruoer'
Child Welfare Magazine: Mrs w. hagen
and Mrs. Honan, chairman ana elce
chairman of publicity: Mrs. John Ros-
80 clothes conservation: Mrs Hammer
refreshlnents. Mrs. Charles Nessler
social hygiene.
Mrs Edwards read membership
letter which she proposed to use IN
membership campaign and Vhlch SEEM
a. ~ he irresistible. Two amendments
IN the constitution we're adopted. o11e
e~eeting the Office of second vice presl-
dent and another changing the amounI
~ d,1es to 40 cents for cne parent III
so cents for both. Mrs. Magruder wa"
elected as second vice presldenL.
Mrs. Hagen told Of trip 10 tsuztltl1u
u-hich Harry Hinc, Mrs. Jonn W. DAVE,
Mrs. A. K. Wine and nerseH MeIe ~. ~
+ste for the purpose of assisting tns
PARENTS at the Marine post III Iollhlls
. nsrent-teacher assocletlon'
4 nrorram consisting of solo ano
5e,1ce hy Virginia Slte. dance oy
MILDRED Bargagne. and numbers ny the
ctnart Male Quartet. was concluded py
re,,,srls from DR.. Schwartz ana the N
+rodn.irg of the faculty to the parents.
rToe banner for attendance was won py
Miss shorts section, 6Bl.
The Nfaurv Association held an exec
,,+ive meeting at the school SepCenloSI
95 Plans for the year were o1ScuSee,u
snd the enlarging CT the bullolng VIII
suitable playground for the cofnnluliltS
v.s decided to be the issue LOT eIls SsSt
The president is Mrs. Ceclle r: Clatn, s;..
The first meeting OF the essoc-a. 1st .1u.i
vas held october II az t:oo 2I1i.,, Pm. wv,
GILES Scott Eafter spoke on way JUN
~. 0 rsrsnt-Teacher Associations"
H-rs Giles Scott Rafter addressed the
parI-vieU Association at its last meet,
ioC Miss Emily ScriVener. prlnclpsl
# tre school: Mrs. w. T. Bannerman
end Mrs E. f. Kalmbach, one OF th2
,-i~e nresidents of the District Congress
of Parents and Teachers, also maos
Mrs, Fred Walker, pre-school chair
man will soon announce the first STUDY
T+Irrla rneettng A violin solo by Theo-
c;cre Fodrcs and piano solo by May
helle Kocgle. pupils in the school, COM
nleted the program. Miss Townsend
roon, won the attendance banner Dy
having 19 parents present.
The Congress Heights Association
INST october 4 at $50 pm. 5uperViS-
ING PRINCIPAL Miss Hummer delivered
an address. The Summer roundup
chairman gave a report.
The national convention, to be held
In Washington next May, ana clcss CO.
orsration between the scnool asSoCia-
tons, State and national, were the
s.,hie.ts Of the talk by Mrs. Giles Scott
Pefter 70 the John Eaton Association
Monday afternoon. Other speakers
were the principal of the school, Miss
Constance Luebkert, and Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith. e member OF the Board
OF Education. The meeting was held
in tl.e Cleveland Park Community
Chulcil.
The Langley Junior High School AS
sociat.cn Will meet in the school audi
tcrium Tuesday at pm.
The Whsatley Association met Octo-
Der 4 in the Wheatley School. It was
proposed that the Board of Education
be requested to incorporate in their eS-
Inmates for the school budget an appro-
priation covering the cost of re5urfacing
and fencing the Fairgrounds OF the
Wheatley School Mrs. Green, District
director Of Girl Scouts, gave a talk on
the Girl Scout organization. The presl-
dent, Mrs. Walter Jones, explained the
half-rate music proposal Of Nine. Won
Unschuld
The following officers were elected
President Mrs Walter G. Jones; vice
president, Mrs. Miller; secretary, Mrs.
Dempsey; treasurer, Mrs. Everett; pub
licity secretary, Mrs. L. B. Randall.
Mrs. Walter Jones announced the ap-
pointment of the following delegates to
the District Of Columbia Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations; Mrs.
Davidson, Mrs. Shilling, Mrs. Hooper,
Mrs. Ferrara and Mrs. Sayles.
Committees we're appointed as follows:
Juvenile Court, Mrs Hooper, Mrs. VOL
lett, Mrs Davidson, Mrs. Hendricks and
Mrs. Shilling; refreshments, Mrs. VOL
lett; hygiene, Mrs. Sayles; scrapbcok.
Mrs. Hall.
Miss Elizabeth Gerger's first grade
Won the prize for attendance. It was de-
cided to hold night meetings on Janu-
e-y 8, February l. April and May 2,
1929 and to arrange for card party
January 5.
The Edmonds Association met at the
schcol Monday afternoon. A member
ship drive is being carried on by Mrs.
Aniidon, membership chairman.
The Mothers Glce Club plans for
a meeting at the school every We'd
nesday at SIS pm. Mrs. Phillips is
chairman.
The Study Circle is being organized
under the leadership Of the two kinder
garten teachers, to meet on alternate
wednesdays at 100 pm in the Parent
Teacher Association clubrooms.
A luncheon Is planned BY the ways
and means chairman, Mrs. Ghannon, for
November Z
Appropriation was made for an cleo
trio eye-resting chart fer tne use Of the
doctor, and also for having slides made