Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
Parent-Teacher Activities

| meeting tomorrow at 10 am. in the
| board room of the Franklin school
| Building of all the Parent Teacher
groups that have been attending the
social hygiene lectures during January.
The Singing Mothers Chorus of the
District of Columbia Congress Of Parents
and Teachers will give a musical pro-
gram for the Emery lexington PARENT
| Teacher Association Friday at pm.
| in the Emery School.
Their next engagement is at the
Curtis Hyde-Addison School February
IL at pm.
A founders day celebration and candle
lighting ceremony Will be neld at the
Park View Platoon School Parent
Teacher Association February 7 at 2
D m, in the school, Mrs. j. N. Saunders,
first vice president of the District of
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers. will speak on 1.-THE History
and Significance of Founders Day."
The Bryan Association met in the
school, January "a, with the vice presi-
dent, Mrs. H. r. Titlow presiding. Mrs.
Rogers, the new principal, was intro
duced to the association and presented
with a ported fern. In behalf of the
association, Mrs. Harry Dygert presented
Miss Sheads, the retiring principal, With
black lace scarf.
The auditing committee was ap-
pointed, which consists of Miss Margaret
Moore, John Hammaker and Harry
Dygert. The speaker of the evening,
Miss Frances Osborne, librarian of the
Southeast Branch of the Public Library.
gave q talk on Helps That the Ii
brary Offers to Parents"
Mrs. McCausland's third grade won
the prize for attendance.
The executive board of the Blair
Hayes Parent-Teacher Association gave
farewell party Friday afternoon IN
the Blair School in honor of Mrs. j. S.
Davis, publicity chairman, who is soon
to leave for Kansas City.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, State presi-
dent, will be the guest and speaker OF
the afternoon at the regular meeting of
the Columbia Junior Gigh School
Parent Teacher Association February
Ia, at o'clock.
A social hour and tea to welcome
the parents of children entering Co
lumbia will follow the business meet
ing. o
Founders day will be celebrated at
the meeting of Force-Adams Parent
Teacher Association tomorrow at 3:15
at Force School, The executive board
will meet Tuesday at o'clock at Force
School A resolution was passed oppos-
ing the proposed legislation against
District normal graduates relative to
limiting the appointment Of only Is per
cent of District of Columbia normal
graduates as teachers in the District of
Columbia schools.
New chairmen have been appointed,
as follows: Mrs. Walter Reynolds, regis
tration; Mrs Alfred Anthony, health;
Mrs. Earle Fuller, child welfare maya
zine.
The executive board Of Bancroft
during its meeting on January 20,
passed a resolution that the provision
in the District appropriation bill limit
ing the appointments from the Wilson
Normal sSchool to Is per cent of the
graduates, be stricken out. The board
also favored the bill providing for free
text books for the District schools.
At the Hubbard School Monday eve
ming, Henry Gilligan, member of the
Board of Education told the Hubbard
Raymond Home and School Association
that the Board of Education is seriously
handicapped in its work for the better
ment of the schools of the District by
constitutional limitations of administra-
tive initiative and by assumed preroga-
tives of the Commissioners of the Dis
trict.
Reports of officers were read, and
committee chairmen reported. Three
new committee chairmen were apopint-
ed: Mrs. Ford, health; Mrs. Anderson
clothes conservation; Mrs. Miller, child
welfare.
The banners for the rooms having
the largest attendance were won by Miss
Schultz's sixth grade in the Hubbard
School, and Miss Skaters fourth grade
in the Raymond School.