Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
Parent-Teacher Activities

kindergarten room Of Hayes School. An
executive board meeting was held
october 2. Plans for the years work
were discussed. At each meeting dit-
ferent room mothers will be hostesSes;
the president will be hostess Tor the
October meeting.
The birthdays of Miss Jordan and
Miss Bargagni, teachers at Hayes
School, will be celebrated at the October
meeting.
The Ketcham Van Buren, Association
will meet Tuesday in the Ketcnam
auditorium. Miss Graves. principal
will address the parents at this meet
ing on a subject Of vital interest to al
members.
"Wise Use of Leisure" is the theme
! on which this years program OF the
| Park View Platoon School Association
! is based. This program was accepted
by the executive board and plans were
| made to have a printed copy made foI
each member. Information in regard
to the Wise Use of Leisure" OF both
children and adults will enter into the
chosen topics.
"Our City Fairgrounds and Their
! Value in the Leisure Of Our Children
! was the topic for the first meeting.
The Bancroft Association met last
! Tuesday afternoon. The mothers Of
| Miss Moore's ALB acted as hostesseS
providing and serving refreshments
Every one was tagged to indicate %
newcomer at Bancroft, ID previously
at Bancroft, 90 hostess. The tags
carried the wearer's name and the
teachers name. A social preceded tho
program.
rs q PIT. A. worth while?" was an
swered by Miss Grace Lind. principal
| To promote even better understanding
between parents and teacher and closer
| correlation of their efforts is the aim
| of the plan to organize the mothers OF
each room, was the subject OF talk
by Mrs. A. Lee Thompson, vice presi-
dent. Another new endeavor for this
year will be the formation of Dads
| Club
The general theme for the years
work is THE Wise Use of Leisure" and
various phases as reading, hobbies, trips
games, music will be taken up at the
monthly meetings. The contribution oil
each Of the grades toward encouraging
the child in the wise use OF leisure viii
be studied.
The major project Of the year is the
completing of the library in the school
Miss Lind is general chairman.
Miss Lehman's second grade won the
picture for the largest attendance.
| Announcement was made OF the
community institute course, the excel
lence of its scheduled events, and the
fact that returns made on the blue
blanks would bring into the treasury
of the District Congress OF Parents Ano
Teachers helpful percentage.
! H.. %I1k
subject Of a talk by Mrs. r. T. Wychc
State chairman Of thrift, to the Car
berry Association at its meeting in the
kindergarten room Of the school las
Tuesday.
A past presidents pin given to Mrs
Helen Haycock Fox, retiring president
was presented by the principal Mis-!
Gertrude Young. An address Of vel
come was given by Miss Young, admin
istrative principal.
Mrs. H. N. Stull membership chair.
man, announced a drive for new mem
berS. Mrs. John w. Davis, ways anc
means chairman, announced that thu
past presidents card party would b.
given at her home, $40 Eighth stree
northeast, Saturday evening, Novembel
g., and that the association would holC
a rummage sale November Is, with Mrs
A. X. Wine as general chairman.
Miss F. G.. Richardson, teacher, wa!
elected second vice president TO NIL
vacancy caused by the resignation o.
Mrs H. F. Zones.
The attendance banner was won OF
a tie by the sixth grade, Miss Rutn LICK
teacher, and the second grade, MISS A
hewitt, teacher. Each room Will naV'
the banner for two weeks.
The Brookland association will NEE
in the Brookland School tomorrow at
O'Clock Mrs. Fereda B. CroXton, ex'
ecutive secretary OF the WashlngtoI
Social Hygiene Society, will speak OF
The Parents Part in Adjusting TIT
Child to Present Day Life"
At the meeting of the Peabody Hiltor
association in Peabody School Tuesda!
afternoon Miss M. Gertrude Young, ad
ministrative principal, gave a talk OF
How to Enable the Child to Be Pro
NOTED at the End OF the Semester b!
Proper Placing in School IN the Begin
ming"
Announcement was made OF lunch
con to be given october II at IL O'CLOCK
on the school playground, to which al
associations are invited.
Mrs. Y. p. Boswell, president. pre-
sented the attendance banner to MRS
Walther's third grade because they hat
the largest number of parents present.
The Singing Mothers Of Peabody
Hilton association will meet Thursda!
at 2 pm. in Peabody School.
The following members of the JohI
Burroughs association will act rs chair
men of the various committees durini
this school year: Mrs. j. N. Luton
ways and means; Mrs. A. H. Past, pro
gram; Mrs. c. A Warthen,. hospitality
Mrs. C. K. Hodgson, health; Mrs
Thomas A. Mattingly, publicity; Mrs
membership; Mrs. chester C. Guy, leg
islative; Mrs. L. T. Thompson, room
representative; Mrs. D. s. Bellinger
social hygiene; Mrs. Harold j. Clay
child welfare; Mrs. r. K. Raster, music
Mrs. William N. Waller, pre-school
Mrs. r. P. Hotes, publication; Mis-
Catherine Donahay, thrift, and Mrs. g
Wilson, safety.
At the informal executive meeting
last Wednesday the ways and mean
committee decided to hold at least on
social event every three months, tn
first one to be the latter part o.
october.
The monthly meeting of the associa
ton will be held in the auditorium o
the school next Thursday evening at
o'clock.
The Buchanan association will NEE
in the school Tuesday at 2:45 pm.
A card party will be held Thursday a
IS pm. at the home of the president
Mrs. John Cournyn, Barney Circl
southeast. SILK. -
The Wheatley association will meet IL
the school auditorium Thursday at 2:3
pm. The subject Of the program vii
be wise Use of Leisure" Mrs. Val
Driesen will speak on Music and It
Advantages to Children" Mrs. Hall o.