Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
Parent-Teacher Activities

/ being presented to the school by the
association. Refreshments were served.
The Whittier School PIT. Association
met at the school January IA. Plans
were made for a five hundred and
bridge party to be held for the benefit
OF the association at the school, Feb
ruary Z. A smaller preliminary card
party Will be held at the home of a
member for the purpose of raising
funds for the purchase of prizes for the
February party.
| The pennant for the greatest number
OF parents present at this meeting was
awarded to the second grade.
Mrs. Percy Jones, past president of
Atlanta Parent-Teacher Association,
has arranged to have their radio pro-
gram on Founders day, February Is,
from $50 to s o'clock, broadcast. Any
one desiring to hear the program Is re-
quested to notify Mrs. Alfred H. Tolson,
Main 3514.
The Business High School Association
met at the school, Wednesday night.
The principal business was the ap-
| pointment of committee chairmen, as
follows: Entertainment, Mrs. A. G. Nc
Nish; ways and means, Mrs. Carroll
zepp; student activities, Mrs. RHO;
education, Mrs. D. I. Huff; publicity.
Arthur G. Cole; membership, Mrs. l..
Chism; hospitality, Mrs. w. r. Slant,
and legislation, Mrs. Frost Mills.
| DR.. James o. Cumming, chief Of the
Bureau of Preventable Diseases, Health
Department, gave talk on Influenza,
It's History. Present Prevalence, and
Means of Prevention"
Some of the school pupils presented
play entitled "a Marriage Proposal"
The presidents of Parent Teacher As
! sociationS are requested to send COM
| plete list of their delegates to the
State Office, Room 101 Burlington Hotel.
Through the cooperation of the
superintendent of schools, DR.. Ballou,
and the national president, Mrs. S. M.
| N. Mars, the District Parent-Teacher
Association has arranged for a One
day High School Parent-Teacher Insti-
| tute next Tuesday in the boardroom
at the Franklin Administration Build
| ing This class will be conducted nv
| Mrs. c. z. Roe, one of the national field
secretaries. There will be two sessions
from 10 to IL and 1870 to $3.50 o'clock.
At Langdon's monthly meeting Mrs.
James Silver, health clinic chairman,
announced AZ children are In the
nutrition clinic, the largest group IN the
| District.
She displayed several charts such
as are used in recording the progress of
each child and gave detailed ex-
PLANTATION of the clinics work.
Mrs. C. E. Rowe, field secretary OF
| the National PIT. A, made an address
on 1.-THE Parent-Teacher Movement and
It's Place in Education"
Music was furnished by the school
| orchestra, directed by Mr.. Edwards.
Miss Bowen led the audience in the
playlet entitled Imagination" was pre-
sented by pupils of the seventh and
eighth grades.
| The association went on record in
dorsing the plan outlined by the presi-
dent of the Board of Education In his
| efforts to secure more money for use of
the District schools.
A prize of five dollars in gold for the
section securing the most members was
won by the section taught by Miss Has
| lip A banner was also won by the
same section, which will, be retained by
it so long as 1t leads in membership.
The membership campaign was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Grace r. Young and her
cOmmlCCee.
The Wallach-T Towers Association met
January 10 at 2:30 pm. at the Wallach
| School.
Mrs. Carter read the State presidents
message Miss Hummer, supervising
principal Of the seventh division, gave
talk on Character" and also intro
duced Miss Crook. the new principal.
Mrs. Harvey displayed the banner
which is to be given each month to- the
classroom having the largest quota of
| paid-up members. The dixie treat
| resulted in tie, the Misses McCaullys
and Talbert's rooms receiving the
dishes.
The Bryan Association will meet jan
| uary "a at 1880 pm. in the school.
Miss Frances Osborne, librarian of the
Southeast branch of the Public Library,
will give talk on Helps That the
Public Library Offers to Parents" Mrs.
| l.. H. Magruder, State chairman of
Child Welfare Magazine, will also speak.
A program will be arranged by Mrs
Harry Diggert.
The Maury Association met at the
school January at pm. The jan