Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
Parent eacher Activities

All material for this column must be
IN the State once by the wednesday
preceding the Sunday on which publica-
tion Is desired.
The executive board of the District Of
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers will meet In the Burlington
Hotel Tuesday at 1890 am This will
be the last board meeting before the
State convention.
The vesper services in Arlington May
5 are expected to be unusual. Selden M.
Ely, one Of the State vice presidents, Is
the chairman of the committee IN
charge, which is composed of the active
man members OF the District of Column
bia Congress Of Parents and Teachers.
The Marine Band will play and Sc
lected chorus from the senior high
schools will sing. There VIII also be
soloist.
The address win be made by Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop OF
Washington.
The State president has received q
letter from George E. Keneipp, the man
aver of the District of Columbia branch
81 the American Automobile Association.
in which that Association promises CO.
operation during the national conven-
ton.
Bruce Snowden, representing the Ma
tional Association of Dyers and Clean
ers. is prepared to speak at Parent
Teacher meetings on Fabrics" Re-
quests for this speaker should be ad-
dressed to Paul G. Trimble, National As
IF
Spring, Md.
The State convention of the District
of Columbia Congress Of Parents and
Teachers will be held in the Burlington
Hotel April Is. Luncheon, 1880 pm.
DR.. F. w. Ballou will speak over Sta
ton VOL Tuesday as $40 pm. on "The
Summer Roundup" This radio station
has given the District of Columbia Con-
gresS of Parents and Teachers regular
weekly program every Tuesday at $40
pm.
Through the courtesy of the National
Publicity Bureau the District Of Column
bia Congress of Parents and Teachers Is
invited to send 80 delegates to the pub
licity classes. They win meet every
morning from May through May 10.
Registrations from the District Of Co
1umbia must be in the State Office be-
fore April 10, so that they may be sent
to the National Publicity Bureau by
the date set by Mrs Kohn.
All local publicity scsapbooks must be
in the State office APPEL 10, SO that
books may be selected for the national
exhibit, Those books that arrive before
April is will be exhibited at the State
convention on that date. Remember,
full credit for publicity work is given
on the State honor roll TO those asso-
cations which have made publicity
scrapbook!
The Cranch School issued the first
number of the Cranch News on
March %.
The photographs of the State presi--
dents are being sent to the District Of
Columbia State ONCE. They will be
published in group in the'near future.
The State publicity committee for the
national convention viii meet April 10
in the Burlington at 1880 pm. Every
member is expected to bring the ma
terial to be placed in the convention
portfolios for the committee.
All State chairmen must have their
annual reports in the State ONCE, Room
10l, Burlington Hotel, before April 10.
The publicity scrapbook rating COM
mittee for the national convention will
meet at the Burlington Hotel at 1880
o'clock Tuesday This meeting is for
the committee only, as final instructions
will be given and definite plans made
for the work Of judging the scrapbooks
from the States.
The deans Of women from three of the
universities are cooperating with Mrs.
Y. p. Boswell, chairman Of ushers for
the national convention. Dean Rose OF
George Washington, Dean Brown OF
American University and Dean Stamp
of the University of Maryland have
written to the State Office, expressing
their willingness to send students to
serve as ushers for the national conven-
ton.
The John Eaton Parent Teacher Asso-
citation will meet tomorrow night at 3
O'Clock In the Cleveland Park Congre-
gational Church. Ofhcers viii be
elected.
The Board of Education is issuing
an invitation to organized civic groups,
clubs, parent-teacher associations and
to school patrons to gather in joint
meeting and acquaint the board with
the school requirements throughout the
District. This Semi-annual session will
be held at o'clock Wednesday eve
ming In the assembly hall OF the Frank
lin Administration Building, Thirteenth
and K streets northwest.
At the last meeting of the Congress
Heights Association testimonial was
rendered to Miss Tichenor, the retiring
principal. Stephen e. Kramer assistant
superintendent of schools, addressed
the association, giving resume OF the
services of Miss Tichenor in the public
school system.
A gift on behalf of the association
was presented to Miss Tichenor by the
new principal, Miss Trusheim.
There were more than 100 present
ut the monthly meeting of the Grant
School association March 81.
An entertainment was presented by
the children of the school, as follows:
The eighth grade sang the PARENT
Teacher song. The seventh grace gave !,
an original boy Scout Initiation,
with ali the school Scouts present. The
nth grade sang the Safety First"
song. The fifth grade gave "Crimal-
kin" Fourth grade presented The
Vikings and the Greeks" They were
in costume. The third grade sang the
Grant School song. The second grade
sang the Spring Song" Grade lB
gave the wind Mill Song and Dance,
and grade Ia gave Jack In the Box"
and "The Mufin Man."
After short recess Miss Rose Lee
Hardy, assistant superintendent OF
elementary schools, gave talk on
Progressive Education" especially In
regard to the child.
At the meeting of the Powell Junior
High School Association to be held
Anil 10 at 8 O'Clock, Allan Davis.
nrincipal of Business High School, will
sneak on "What Children Should Go TO
BUSINESS" and Frank Daniel, principal
- n1nTri,,lnr, Technical High School,