Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

/, walker, John z. Chase ana y. n
Groonas Ia Q quartet, with Mrs. Stew
art ct the piano; Clement A: Giebel
solo, with Mrs. Louise McNernery as &C.
monologue and DR.. 8. T. Nicholas OF
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church gave
A trafiic onicer spoke at an assembly
Of Hayes School November 20. He viii
also speak at Blair School December 2.
A play is being planned by the associA-
ton to be held on January 81.
The Fillmore association met Novem-
Der 10. Miss Catherine watkins, direc-
| tor OF kindergartens Of the District OF
Columbia schools, spoke on THE Santa
A committee was appointed to secure
clothing for distribution to needy school
children through the student aid COM
| mittee Of the District of Columbia Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers.
The Park View association, with Mrs.
| s. A. Markowitz as membership chair
man, has launched membership drive.
| The teachers are ali members and sew
eral grades are working to win o prize
in this contest.
Congress Heights association met No
venber Is. Miss Elizabeth Hummer.
supervising principal Of the seventh di-
vision. spoke on THE New Educational
| Standards" Two mothers, Mrs. Kan
der and Mrs. Hooper. received honors
for being blue ribbon" mothers.
The program was finished by fluei-
cal selections as follows: Violin solo by
James v. Dice Of the seventh grade and
q guitar selection by Miss Henning, kim
dergarten teacher. The kindergarten
received the banner for largest attend
ance OF parents, having 10 present Miss
Overs class ranged second with IS par
ents present.
The Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School association Is sponsoring Gao
aret-Intnstrel show 10 be given Deem
Der Is in the auditorium Of the high
school, under the direction Of Edward
Muth.
The John Burroughs association met
November u. MRS. Miller's grade LA
gave O practical demonstration of the
modern method Of teaching reading.
The District Of Columbia Congress
Of Parents and Teachers has arranged
an intensive course of parent-teacher
work" from 10 to 1880 o'clock each
Tuesday, beginning November 26, for
four consecutive weeks in the board
room of Franklin Administration Build
ing, Fourteenth and x streets.
The speakers for this course and their
topics are as follows: November 26, THE
Miss Frances Hays; December 3, OR
ganized for Achievement mrs. A. q.
| Watkins; December 10, Standing Com
mittees at Work." State chairmen; De-
cember II, STUDY Groups--A Fair
Chance for Every Child" Miss Ellen g.
Lombard and Miss Catherine WATKINS.
A luncheon was Eiven for the children
Of the Emery and lexington Schools
November 81 by the association. An ex-
| ecutive board meeting Of the association
was held November IL In Emery School,
| Mrs. E. Prangly as chairman Of grade
mothers, has started . membership
The next meeting of the association
viii be December and viii be fathers
night" A shower for benent Of the
parent-teacher room will also be held
at this meeting.
The Randle Highlands associa-
ton was held November is. MRS. LEIGH,
| roundup, reported that about 6S chill
dren had been given q thorough med
ical inspection. The pupils Of the sew
enth and eighth grades presented two
plays-one for health and the other In
honor Of Lights Golden Jubilee.
Miss Hester Boteler, kindergarten
teacher, gave vocal solos. She was ac-
companied by Miss Smith.
The banner for best attendance at the
meeting was won BY Miss Eaweett's
eighth grade.
Twenty-eight local Summer roundup
chairmen were present at the monthly
conference Of the District Of Columbia
Congress Of Parents and Teachers and
pAnaiuA% FwNV~A Agra Ekn111 GkNkM wNa4mA.
| up chairman, the awards for the "Phy-
sicahy Fit" children OF the Summer
roundup. The awards viii be present.
| ed to the children at q special cere-
mony held in their school.
OF eight hundred forty children ex-
amined in the District Of Columbia In
the Spring, sl4 were physically 1t" on
The following schools we're awarded
blue ribbons: Bancroft, Barnard, Blair.
Hayes; Brookland, Buchanan, Bunker
Hill, Carbery, Curtis-f1yde-Addiscn,
Cranch- Tyler, John Eaten, Fairbrother-
Rossell, Fillmore, Force-Adanns, Gage.
Jackson, johnson, Keene, Kenilwofth,
| Langdon, Park View, Peabody Hilton,
Petworth, Pierce-Webb, Randle High
lands-Orr, Tenley-Janney, Truesdell,
Wheatley, woodbridge.
Presidents are requested to send the
names and addresses of the members Of
| their executive board members and
grade mothers to the State once.
Presidents who have not received their
have them by calling at the State ONCE,
room 101, Burlington Hotel.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of
the District of Columbia Congress OF
Parents and Teachers, spoke over the
radio last Tuesday evening ON IAN In
tensive Course In Parent-Teacher Asso-
The speaker next Tuesday viii be H
E. Warner, principal Of Hine Junior
High School, and his topic viii be
THE Value of q Parent-Teacher Assoc
citation to the Parents and Teachers Of
the Junior High School Pupil"
Every Tuesday evening, at sos
O'Clock, there Is q Parent Teacher pro-
rection OF the District OF Columbus
Congress Of Parents and Teachers.
The "open House Night" was observed
at Langley Junior High School Novern-
Der 10, under the auspices of the Par
was open for inspection. Later parents
went to the auditorium, where an enter.
+. tainment was presented. The orches-
ira. glee club. dramatic club, iarmonica
band, boys and girls gym classes pre-
sented numbers.
"The Bancroft News" for November
was distributed Thursday. Particular
attention this month Is called to the
| referendum on the Capper- zihlman
elective school board bill, which lists
the arguments both for and against
this measure. Announcement Is made
that additional copies Of the referendum
| may be had by calling the legislative
chairman, Mrs. w. @. Stuart, Columbia
4746.
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