Evening star., 1928-05-13
Parent-Teacher Activities

IflCt or COIumDla congress OF PdTent
Teacher Associations will be held ii
the auditorium of the Interior De
partment. Eighteenth and streets
Tuesday from 1880 to o'clock. Th'
annual reports Of all local Parent
Teacher organizations will be read b!
their presidents.
DR.. Frank w Ballou. superintendent
of schools. will speak at o'clock on tht
Summer Roundup" of the children.
Reports will be made by the dele
gates who attended the national con-
vention in Cleveland, Ohio, last week
The monthly Parent-T Teacher Bulle'
tin, containing the reports of all loca
presidents. will be ready for distribu.
ton at the meeting Tuesday.
A party will be held at the Nationa
Theater May - for the benefit of the
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ent.Teacher Associations.
The 1929 convention of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers will
be held in this city next Spring. 1t has
been reported that this is the first time
in the history of the organization that
a State has won the convention on the
first ballot. Six States sought the
session.
The Summer roundup chairmen are
requested to be present at the meeting
of the District Associations Tuesday
afternoon Any association that has
not registered in the campaign and
appointed a chairman is requested to
do so at once, so that all examinations
can be completed during the month of
MAY.
For information concerning the Sum-
mer roundup write or telephone Mrs
H. n. Stull, 40S Fourth street north
east. Lincoln 624l
Mrs S. w N. Marrs of Texas was
elected president of the National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers. Miss
Catherine Watkins. director of kinder
gartens of the public schools of the
District of Columbia, was elected ma
tional chairman of kindergarten ex-
tension.
A. w. Miller. principal of Central
6igh School addressed the Parkview
Platoon School Association May on
Choosing a High School Course"
Parkview Boys Glee Club. directed
by Mr.. Williams of the Manual Arts De-
partment sang. Mrs. Bolton of grade
two, spoke on the organization and plan
Of primary work. Miss Smith spoke on
Seventh Grade Boys and Girls
Health Chairman, Mrs. Victor Kebler.
reported on the May day physical
examinations given May / in the school
TO pre-school children. The school
nurse, Mrs Alice Everett: DR.. j. H.
Bullock, and DR.. H. C. Duffy. and DR..
Thomas Linville. school doctor, served.
A number Of children were given free
dental treatment by DR.. E. H. Sloan
The past week a group of members
viewed the hygiene exhibit at the Old
National Museum arranged by DR.
Whitebread
Plans are being made for the losing
team on the membership drive to enter
tain the winners with a party. The
winning team includes those children
who have seven or more badges for the
attendance of their parents at tic
meetings.
A resolution was adopted setting forth
that the association request the Board
Of Education to include in the annual
estimates for 1880 provisions for pur-
chase of the balance of the land in the
square on which the present Parkview
School Building is located. and for such
additional building facilities as are
needed to make Parkview a complete
platoon school for eight grades.
The Bryan Association celebrated
May day by having six Of the mothers
take about 30 pupils 10 the dentists in
the northeast, where they had their
teeth examined and attended to.
The John Eaton Association met last
Monday afternoon in the school mu-
scum. The recording secretary. Mrs.
c. G. Gilbert, was formally installed.
The following chairmen reported: Mrs.
G. O. Gilbert, mothers conservation;
Mrs. Fletcher Sheffield, national publ-
cations, and Mrs. Lester Eeuman,
Summer roundup. Mrs. Frederick
Caskey reported on the recent benefit
'The Lady of the Lake played by Miss
Offutts eighth grade. Mrs. Arthur
Pierce, social hygiene chairman. pre-
sented two resolutions concerning the
teaching Of that subject which were
submitted by the State chairman, Mrs.
Roop. These were adopted.
The John Eaton banner was awarded
10 the 7B-8A class Of Miss Dore, and
the fourth grade class OF Miss Mallaiy
was presented with the IS attendance
prize for the fourth time this year.
Each pupil 10 Miss Ofiutt's class was
presented with school pennant by the
fort IN behalf OF the school.
Henry W. Draper. supervising prin-
ctpal, explained the Junior High School
system and the relation of the new
Gordon Junior High 10 the John Eaton
A health play. by pupils Of the sixth
grade, and talk by Miss Gertrude
Bowling Of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society on the health Of the
pre-schooI child were features Of the
meeting Of the Reservoir Conduit Road
Association Tuesday afternoon.
The annual luncheon for the chill
cren yslA oe held May II, at the Reser-
votr School
The next meeting is TO be held in the
evening. and viii be card party,
Nrs. Hungjil, Mrs. Burrows and Mrs.
Gorenben VIII be hostesseg.
2he last meeting for the year of the
Lenox- French Association was held
May ] IN The Lenox School. Principal
Lowe expressed the appreciation OF thf
1scuity for the help and cooperation
gwen Dy the the parents Of the Parent
Teacher Association.
n program was presented BY a COM
nitDee OF teachers. Mr. Folmer acting
~ chairman. w W. Hebbard presented
pictures Of Washington. many taken
several years ago. r.. W. Wi!ken, &C
oonnpanied by L. Cue2man. rendered
yioisn solos Two groups Of pupils
drilled by Nrs. Lsgconale. presented a
wand drill and folk dance After com.
nDnity singing led Dy Mr. Folmer. re-
sfeShn9enf& were serSe6 by n RFo1ip 0i
eighth grade pupils
The annual May festival and lunch,
ecn gwen by the Peabody Hilton Asao.
cistloD VAL be neld Thursday. Lunch
eon VIII be seFPed 81 IL O'Clock and tn
exercises $}iI DagiD n / o'clock. Thf
schooi orchestra directed by Miss Ward
viii furnish ne music and the ufysica
exercises vii b. Ia charge of Mis-.
hsgloE Parents aGn friends are ingstec
~ attend
The Parent -sFesej4.r F2ef.tasoysta stge,