Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Parent Teacher Activities
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Alfred Grosskurth, Mrs Charles Buriey,
Mrs Stanley schrader. MRS. Clyde
Freed, Mrs. Norman sandridge and Mrs
rs. Lyle.
A meeting of the executive committee
THE association was also held In the
chool
The Summer roundup campaign In
he Henry-2alk School has as its chair
nan Mrs. j. Lambert with 10 children
Fnrolled. Mrs. M Corbett reported O
humber of new members have been en-
-olled.
The date of the next meeting of the
association will be announced later. Dr.
Homer j. Councillor will be the speaker.
The Reservoir School Association met
at the Conduit Road Branch Library,
Tuesday. Mrs. Kirk Logan, president,
and Mrs. Guy Burroughs, treasurer,
made report on the dancing classes for
children, which the association is spon-
soring.
"A request was sent to the District
front of the school.
All members and their friends are In
vited to participate in card party to
be held at st. Patricks Chapel, the eve
ming of April 10 for the benefit of the
association.
The West School Association met In
the school auditorium April 8. Appro-
prtatlons were made of $35 for room
libraries for the first and second grades,
S64 for Comptons Picture Encyclopedia,
So for convention expenses, $3.50 for
extension work of the West Study Cir
Gle and So for reservation for principal
at the Founders dinner, and luncheons
1or several local chairman at the ma
tlonal convention.
II. S. Rawdon was appointed as a
delegate to the semi annual school
board meeting, which was held April 10.
Mrs. Franklin Jones told about the
Parent Teacher publication, Vacation
Days. and spoke on THE High Lights of
the National Convention"
Commissioner Proctor Doughertv
spoke on Some Phases of Parent
Teacher Work and the Future Wash
1ngton." Captain Adler of the War
Department spoke on Aviation"
AT the last meeting of the Columbia
Junior High School Association card
party was planned for April rs, and the
following committee was appointed:
Mrs. McGrath, chairman: Miss Ella A.
Hanft and Mrs. M. Kellog. tables; Mrs.
M. L. White prizes; Mrs. L. H. Heberle,
candy.
Mrs. Agnes I. Kinnear, principal of
Columbia Junior High, has been asked
to be a guest at the luncheon table of
( this school at the Burlington Hotel
April IS, when the State convention
opens.
The meeting of the, Ludlow Taylor
Association was held in the Taylor
School. DR.. Shapiro gave a talk on
Diseases Common TO Children" The
nominating committee was appointed.
with Mrs. Hangen as chairman assisted
by Mrs. Fegan and Mrs. Jacobs.
Mrs. Raba was appointed delegate
to attend social hygiene meetings. Mrs.
Habbs' room won the attendance
banner.
More than 80 parents were present
at the meeting of the Stanton Asso-
citation April g. Nine new members
and ten renewals brought the total
membership of the association up to
81, and vote of thanks was rendered
Mrs. Talbert and Mrs Gilbert for their
activities along these lines
The association voted to contribute
IS toward the national convention ex-
( penses. Mrs. Foster reported efforts to
secure a playground teacher for the
school grounds had resulted in the
promise of an instructor for the month
of July.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Nominating, Summer round
up and auditing.
Miss Harrington, principal, thanked
the association for the scales, stating
that in her opinion the work of the
Summer roundup committee would be
greatly expedited by these scales. Miss
SimonSen's room was awarded SIS
prize for attendance during the past
half year, and also was declared winner
of the attendance banner for the April
meeting.
At the meeting Of the .Force-Adams
Association April 8 Miss McWilliams,
supervising principal, spoke on 1.-THE
Report Card" and gave a very COM
marking used in the public schools, !
which is the outgrowth of new methods
of teaching. Miss Gore, principal, read
the State presidents message.
Arrangements have been made for |
the Summer roundup of children, and |
a dentist, heart specialist, an eye |
specialist and general practitioner |
have volunteered their services. Parents |
are asked to send to the school names |
and addresses Of children who will enter |
school in September.
The banners for attendance were |
won by Mrs. Rouse at Force School and |
Miss Carruthers at Adams. The ca !.
naries were won by Mrs. Hughes at |
Force and Mrs. Caldwell at Adams.
The patrol roster Of the Force-Adams |
School consists of the following: |
Stearns; lieutenants, Marvin Harwitz |
Russell Gwinne and George Werten- !,
baker: privates Harry Henning, Robert |
Ferguson, Lidstone Russell, Devereaux |
Putnam, Charles Blakeley, Joseph !
Brennan, Horace BaZan, Philip Miller |
William Dunno, Vincent Pisciotta, |
Charles Moffatt, Peter Richards, Alfred |
Groom and Glenn Davis.
The Woodbridge School Association |
reports the Commissioners and director |
of traffic have given permission to close
Carlton avenue between South Dakota
and Central avenues to trafic during |
certain hours for the benefit and pro-
lection of the school children.
The executive committee met at the
school April IL. The monthly meeting
will be held April IL at 1850 o'clock.
The Brightwood Association met
April 8. Mrs. Wilhelm reported on the |
prokFess Of the mothers study class.
A feature of the program was DEM |
onstrsSson OF the success OF the COM |
munity classes on orchestral instru- |
rnents and piano under the supervision |
Of kkss. Ward and Miss Athey.
NJ. Redheld gave report on the
meeting of the Public School Asso-
citation.
The grading Of the playground and
the surfacing thereof was reported by
Mrs. Peoples. the principal.
What the coming national convention
offers to Parent Teacher members was
told to the Stuart Home and School AS.
ISOLATION by Mrs. J. N. Saunders. flrst