Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
PARENT eacher Activities

All material for this column must
be in the State Office, Room 101, Bur-
lngton Hotel, by the Wednesday pre-
eeding the Sunday on which punllca-
ton is desired. -.s
The Barnard Association, met May
Is. D., D. MARTIN, director of the Ma
tlonal Education Association, spoke on
"Co-operation.% 49,. a..
The following officers: were elected
President, Mrs. j. S. Vance, vice presi-
dent, Mrs. B. Splain; secretary, MIS-.
~ Carry treasurer. Mrs. NJ. Thurston.
The, pupils of the sixth grade gave
a dTanatization of the geography. The
= play was written and directed by the
sixth grade teacher, Mrs z. w. Oat-
ley. -. --.
Reports of the activities of 10 local
" associations we're read at the confer
ence of the District of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers last
Tuesday in the auditorium of the In
terror Department.
1t was announced the District OF CO.
1umbia had had 33 publicity scrapbooks
to display at the national convention
and 80 of them received gold stars.
Many of these books were on display
at the conference Tuesday, as were
also. many Of the convention posters
which were made by the pupils and
teachers OF. the District of Columbia
schools.
Those VIM read reports were: James
c. Yaden, Mcfarland Junior High;
Mrs. Horace Richardson Bancroft;
Mrs. J.. S. Vance Barnard; Mrs. C. II.
Knight. Bradley; Mrs. E. N. Leach,
Brookland; Mrs. John HaInaker, Bry-
an: Mrs. John Cournyn, Buchanan; Mrs.
Wallace Perry. John Burroughs; Capt
Sheridan Ferree, John Eaton; Mrs. ]. 8.
Dsvlin. GRANDCHILDREN; Mrs. A.. Ia Phil
= lips, Edmonds;, Mrs. g. M. Sauis, EN-
lexington; Mrs. Edward Altman,
Fairbrother- Rossell; Mrs. j, b. Clark,
Force-Adarns: Mrs j. L. Parrish, |
: Grant Mrs. Edward Frazier, 1ine Jun !
: Tor High; Mrs. Mary Sheppe, JEFFERSON
Junior High; Mrs. Cyrus Culver, john |
son, and Mrs. George Fox, Carpery.
A unanimous vote of thanks was
passed expressing the; srnre ciatiQn Of |
the whole State to the president, Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter. for her efforts and |
her inspired leadership which made the |
recent national convention an over |
whelming success. /
At the same time a rising vote OF |
thanks was given to Mrs. Richard Ma |
comber, vice president of the Gordon |
Junior High School Parent-Teacher |
Association, who at the last moment |
assumed the responsibility of the in |
formation committee for the conven-
ton, and who was on duty in the infor- |
nation booth every night from to 10 |
o'clock.
Mrs Rafter read two letters of thanks |
for the remarkable hospitality shown |
by the District of Columbia Congress |
Of Parents and Teachers to those at
tending the national convention. They |
were from Mrs. S. M. N. Mars, ma
tional president. and Mrs. Frederic |
Schoff, past national president. Mrs. |
ceived similar letters of appreciation
from all over the country.
The entire Parent-Teacher force of |
the District Of Columbia is working for |
the success Of the theater benefit which |
will be held June at the National |
Theater.
The Curtis Hyde-Addison School AS |
ISOLATION met May 10 at pm. in the
Curtis Building. Mrs. S. Grimes gave |
a talk on the MELODY Way in piano |
training, and demonstrated. through
the work of some of her pupils, what |
can be accomplished by this method
Mrs. B. Haneke, the associations |
singing mother" entertained. A reci-
tation was rendered by Henry Wagner,
an Addison pupil. Catherine Barndy,
a Curtis pupil, gave selections on the
harmonica.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: President. Mrs. Beatty; first
vice president, Mrs. Hester; second
vice president Mrs Ossir; secretary,
Miss B. Backus; treasurer, Miss HELM
ger. The outgoing president, Mrs. G. !
H Wagner, was presented with Par
ent-Teacher Association pin A""get- |
together" hour concluded the program. |
The final meeting of the year Of the |
Blair-HayeS Association was held May |
Is in the Blair School. Annual reports |
: of officers and chairmen were read. |
Mrs. G. w. Lady, chairman of parent |
education, installed the following off, |
GERS: President, Mrs. Meyer; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Burroughs; secretary, Miss |
Goldiner; treasurer, Mrs. T. Martin; |
historian, Mrs. L. H. Magruder.
The past president, Mrs. F. E. Keagy, |
was presented with pin by Miss |
Craighill, principal of the Blair and
Hayes Schools. The new president was |
presented with gavel. The attend
ance banner was won by Mrs. Mac
Donald's third grade, Blair School, and |
Miss Towards fourth grade, Hayes
School.
Mrs. Kinsella, music chairman. pre-
sented a Stephen Foster program, Tor |
which she was given rising vote OF
thanks.
The Gordon Junior High School AS |
sociation gave luncheon at the school |
NAV Is. The members Of the ways |
and means committee who had charge |
of the luncheon are as follows: Chair |
man. Mrs j. F. Ebersole: Mrs. Z. ID. |
Burrows, Mrs. M. A. Robey, Mrs. r. J.
Hurdle, Mrs. F. F. Nettleton, Mrs. S. ?.
Hatchett and Mrs. P. M. Clark.
Mrs. J. S: Miller was elected presi-
dent of the Maury Association at the
meeting May IA. Other officers eiecteo
were: Mrs. j. P. Holloway, vice presl-
dent: Mrs. A. N. Crenshaw, secretary,
and Mrs. c. B. La Place, treasurer. Inc
retiring president, Mrs. Ceclle f. Clark,
was presented with a past preaoents
pin. Annual reports were given py tne
officers apd9chairTnen.
Mrs. Clark appointed MRS. Emfnet
Beall chairman of the tickets for the
benefit performance of the State Con-
gress at the National Theater, June 4:
Miss Waters second grade won the
50 prize for the largest attendance OF
parents at this meeting.
The Wheatley Associations scrapoook
was awarded a gold star at the ma
tional convention. Mrs. Hall, the scrap
book chairman, was extended the thanks
of the association for her efforts to pre-
pare the book in such unique and
attractive manner.
The card party sponsored by the
Wheatley teachers for the benefit OF the
association was a financial and social
success.
Election of officers was as follows:
Mrs. Allen Davidson, president; Mrs.
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