Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16


House last Tuesday.
The silver cup given annually to the
association having the largest attend
ance at the monthly conferences of the
State was awarded to the Keene asso-
citation. This is the third time this
association has won this cup and be-
comes the permanent property OF that
association.
The Mary Elizabeth Rafter prize
given TO the association which has
made the greatest increase in member
ship was awarded to the Cranch-Tyler
association, which has increased its
membership from 20 to 143 since June
1928, through the efforts of the chair
man. Mrs. S. r. Fuller
The prize for subscriptions to the
Child Welfare Magazine for the great
est number of subscribers in proportion
to its membership, was awarded to the
Keene association
A second prize was awarded to the
Carberry association by Mrs. L. H. Ma
gruder, State chairman, in charge of
subscriptions to the Child Welfare Mag
azine. The Bancroft association was
given prize for the greatest number
of subscribers for the magazine, and
the Gordon Junior High School ASso-
citation received honorable mention.
Mrs. Wallace Perry presented q
framed photograph of the founders of
the parent-teacher movement to the
State congress on behalf of the execu-
tive board of the John Burroughs
Parent-Teacher Association.
Brief reports were made by Mrs. L.
b. CaStell, acting State ways and means
chairman, and Mrs. H. N. Stull, State
chairman for the Summer roundup.
The annual report of the eight school
associations which were not given at
the monthly State conference in May
were read by the following: Mrs. FINS
D. Morris. Keene; Mrs. James Byler,.
Langdon; Mrs. H. N. Stull, Peabody
Hilton; Mrs. E. r. Seal, Powell Junior
High; Mrs. J. w Davis. Stuart Junior
High; Mrs. Miner Buell., Tenley-Janney:
Mrs. J. H. Bilbrey. Truesdell, and Mrs.
Walter c. Jones, Wheatley.
Parent-teacher members are request
ed to tune in on Station VOL every
Tuesday evening from to 7:10 o'clock
and hear a talk on a parent-teacher
activity. This series of talks was
started last Tuesday, when Mrs. Frank
lin Jones, State chairman of vacation
activities, spoke on the work Of that
committee.
Next Tuesday Mrs. e. ]. Bowling,
State chairman of clothes conserva-
ton, will speak.
The State officers held conference
last Monday night, and filled several
vacancies on the State executive beard.
The State president, Mrs. G. S. Rafter,
was appointed editor of the District
of Columbia Parent-Teacher the State
bulletin, and Mrs. w. H. Rowe was ap-
pointed the business manager OF same.
The resignation of Mrs. Rowe as
chairman of State conventions was ac-
eepted and Mrs. Walter Jones was APP
pointed to that vacancy.
Mrs. Wallace Perry was appointed
ways and means chairman, and Mrs.
G. E. White was given the position OF
state chairman of national publications
TO succeed Mrs. Fletcher Sheffield, who |
has left Washington.
A department for vocational educa- |
aAa1 was created with Mrs. c. H. Wag- |
- as the chairman.
At its meeting Monday night, the
Whittier association voted to create
be first scholarship for the parent
, eacher course to begin next Fall in
(.eorge Washington University.
This course, for the first semester,
will be Educational Aspect of the Par
{ nt-Teacher Movement" and the second |
: 9rnester course will be Parent-Teacher
I7rograms-a Source in Parental Educa-
{ on. The instructor will be Mrs.
Arthur Watkins, national chairman,
college courses.
At a special outdoor assembly held |
Wednesday, under the combined super |
vision of the principal Miss Henrietta |
King, and the Keene association, the |
following awards were made: State |
tendance cup was presented for the /
bird time, this time remaining as the /
Of the school; the award for
he highest percentage of subscribers
TO the Child Welfare Magazine was
1ade in cash, to be used for purchase
r : books for the school library: fine
: production of Stewards Washing
IN was the award presented to Mrs.
=. j. brakes room for the highest |
z ercentage of representatives at each |
meeting during the year.
Miss King. was presented with a
of the school as a token of |
. opreciation for her cooperation and |
help during the year.
The retiring president, Mrs. r. ID. |
Morris, was given a past presidential |
pin as token Of love and appreciation. |
Miss Mahon, supervisor of the Bloom |
ingdale Playground, then presented |
the boys base ball team with the silver |
6 championship cup, and the girls Stag |
team with the silver championship cup. |
Miss King read the names of the |
boys and the awards given them at the |
District of Columbia athletic meet. |
Fifteen boys were entered and all but |
three won badges and merit.
Musical selections interspersed the |
program. Flowers were presented TO |
Miss Mahon and her assistant.
Mrs. w. T. Bannerman, legislative |
chairman of the District of Columbia |
Congress of Parents and Teachers and |
me Park View association, and once q |
! 2Sident of Park View, was honored at |
the Park View Platoon School parent |
teacher meeting, June 6, by students |
ri the school and citizens of Park View |
for her extreme interest in the school |
aud the advancement of the work, study |
and play system.
A wrist watch was presented to Mrs. |
Zimmerman by Mrs. C.. II Ruoff, who |
represented all three organizations.
Students Of the school paid tribute |
70 Mrs. Bannerman by singing a group |
Of loyalty songs under the direction of |
Miss Maude Burklin
Two memento books, containing notes |
OF appreciation, one from each grade,
? nd bound between covers, made under |
the direction of Miss Uphoff, art teach |
ers were presented to Mrs. Bannerman |
by a student trained by Miss Meyers.
kindergarten children entertained |
With a group of Spring songs These
wee tots were trained by Miss Demar-
est and Miss Schumacher
Mrs. Thomas Griffith, former publicity
chairman announced she received a
certificate for attending and satisfac-
torily completing the publicity course
given during the national convention.
Park Views Publicity Scrapbook re-
ceived the highest award possible, 10
points and gold star. Special mention
was made by the national publicity
committee on the rating sheet. "Splen-
did poster campaign and many original
ideas" were the remarks