Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09

ALI notices for this column must be
sent to BOOT Twenty-sixth street north
NeaSt and reach this address by noon on
the Wednesday preceding the Sunday
on which publicity is desired.
IN few weeks another year of parent
teacher activities will be starting. All
lines OF work are at a standstill until
the membership committee gets its work
under way
This year the national officers have
set the national membership goal at
800. 900, an increase of 224,589. This
amount has been apportioned among
the various States according to their
population. previous membership and
general standing of their parent-teach-
er organization.
Points that will help your member
ship
/. Work for large increase in man
members. In your annual report state
definitely how many man members, how
many women in your association.
2. Endeavor to make your Organiza-
ton standard Your part is, to encour-
age reaching the membership standard.
8. Urge your association to pay State
and national dues early, so that you
may receive credit this year, for your
full membership.
a. Help the District of Columbia to
win the national banner that is award
ed to the State showing the greatest
percentage of increase in membership
from April /, 1923. to April /, 1929.
s. In public address, in articles for
your State bulletin. in conference with
other workers stress this point. that
worthy home membership in the natu- !
raj sequence of membership
te eIa itA ;o11
to finish the correction of defects found
by earlier examinations of the children
who viii enter school for the first time
this Fall The State chairman of the
Summer roundup urges local chairnlen
to do all possible to see that parents are :
reminded of their important duty at this
time.
Parents or chairmen can obtain full |
information as to clinics, ETC., from the !
State chairman. Mrs. H. N. Stull. 408 !
Fourth street northeast; telephone Lin |
coin 624l. ..- /
Announcement is made that the tests |
for the scholarships for advanced STU
dents in piano, violin, wind and percus-
sion instruments offered to applicants |
Recommended by parent-teacher asso- |
Citations will be held each Wednesday |
and Saturday during September in the
studios of the Won UnSchuld Univer-
sity of Music, 1914 Columbia road. from
2 to O'Clock. -,
Information regarding the scholar
ships and tests can be secured from the
presidents of local parent-teacher as
sociations or Nine. Marie Won Unschuld,
Columbia 2742 or 5265.
Mrs w. P Roop. social hygiene chair
man of the District of Columbia Con-
eress of Parents and Teachers. has re
turned from Chautauqua, N. Y. where
she has been taking an intensive course
in social hygi ne work. and has written
the following report on the Summers
work:
This is the second year that social
hygiene has formed part of the Sum-
ner school program at Chautauqua. IL
Is now apparently an established part
OF the educational activity of that in
Stitution. Two of the four courses given
this year we're open to students only,
and university credit at New York Uni
versity was granted for the work if COM
pleted with the required grade.
Last year the social hygiene WORK
consisted of one course and series of
lectures open to the public There were
nine students registered for. this one
course
This year two formal courses for
which university credit was granted
were give 81. One a six weeks lecture
course. Sex and Education was given
By DR.. r. w. Galloway of the National
Social Hygiene Association of New York.
Or. Galloway never failed to inspire his
claSs. There were 90 registered for this
.Ourse
Newell B. Edison. the National PARENT
Teacher Association chairman was the
second member on the social hygiene
ltaf at Chantauqua. The second course
of university grade was seminar Uourse
led by Mr.; Edison. There were eight
students from almost as many different
parts of the United States registered Iii
this course. The aims, scope and prob
lens of sex education as applied to the
different age periods of the child were
studied and programs for this material
Ut different ages we're drafted.
In addition to these courses two two
weeks lecture courses without fee and
open to the public were given, one.
'Paren hood and Character Training of
Childhood by DR.. Galloway; the other.
Interpreting the Family Relationships
10 the Young Child was given by Mr..
Edison
There was a weekly institute of So
eial hygiene in the Hall of Philosophy,
10 which parents could bring their prop
lens in the form of questions.
"A social hygiene dinner was given at
the golf club. There were 80 people
present.
DIR. Max Exner. educational director
OF the National Social Hygiene Associ-
alton, held a conference with the STU
dents.