Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

| principal of the sixth division, spoke on
Character Education" Singing OF
Christmas carols by the teachers was q
feature. The association presented an
electrical eye-testing machine to the
school. Safety" will be discussed at
the meeting Thursday, January Is.
Bancroft.
| Miss Backus, principal of Powell Jun
TO- High School, described the work OF
Junior high schools and also the school
boy patrols Shelves, tables, benches,
100 books and $25 for new books were
reported as additions to the ILL rary.
The Book Nook is feature OF the Ii
brary, to be used by the children in
erence work. The association voted to
join the Public School Association and
elected delegates.
John Eaton.
The executive board met Monday.
The regular meeting will be held to-
morrow at 8 pm. in the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church, when member
of the speakers bureau of the Commu
nifty Chest will speak. Entertainment
will be furnished by the two kinder
garten bands Of the school.
Petworth.
meeting of the Petworth School
Association was held Tuesday evening.
A talk was given by DR.. w. j. Sho
walter, assistant editor of the National
Geographic Magazine, on the subject
Awakening the Childs Interest in
Science" There also was a brief out
line of the advantages of the teller sys-
tenn of banking in the schools by Mr.
Blansford. The prize for attendance
was won by Mrs. Ely's room and the
second prize by Mrs. Cravers room.
Mrs. Barnes sang two solos. accom-
panied by Mrs. Raymond, and an or:
chestra composed of Misses Ruth
Shepard, Elsie Shannon, Josephine
Stambaugh and Anna May Stambaugh
played several selections.
Bowen Greenleaf.
This association met Thursday at The
Bowen School, After reports the State
presidents message was read by Miss
Blount, first grade teacher. The Com
munity Chest was unanimously in
dorsed. Pupils of the sixth grade pre-
sented play, Christmas in the Old
Shoes"
Wheatlcy.
At the executive meeting of the
Wheatley Association, held January 6,
IidliS WCAC HldOt 1OL ILlt OH
January Is at the school. Mrs. Duerr
is chairman, assisted by Mrs. w. B.
Honey, Mrs. Lomax. Mrs. j. F. Everett.
Mrs. r. H. Hiilsinger, Mrs Thomas,
Mrs. S. l.. Montgomery and Mrs. Wal
ter Jones
The association sponsored the Girl
Reserves, under the leadership of Miss
Horvath and Miss Fishman, teachers.
About go girls have joined the club,
which has the triple aim: Development
of mind spirit and body. The next
meeting will be January IA.
Troop 81, Girl Scouts, also sponsored
by the association. assisted the Gospel
Mission at Christmas time.
A thanks badge" the highest award
troop can give, was presented to Mrs.
Lindsey Russell, former captain, and
present member of the Scout council,
by Miss Susanna Mellichampe on be-
half of the troop at the Christmas
party. Miss Dorothy Greene, director
of Girl Scouts, and Miss Barrel, field
captain. were present at the ceremony.
An important meeting will be held
Tuesday at 1890 am. in the State office,
room l01. Burlington Hotel All local
publicity and Scrapbook chairmen and
members OF the publicity bureau will
meet their respective State chairmen to
formulate plans for the new year.
National thrift week is the annual
opportunity for the parents and teach
ers, as well as thrift committees, to
recheck their budgets.
Thrift puts into practice five funda-
mental laws of learning: First, desire to
acquire the habit; second, certain
amount of knowledge of the habit:
satisfaction: that is. result from ac-
quired habit.
The association branch of the Juve-
nile Protective Association met at 1920
K street. Mrs. Otterback, program and
radio chairman, reported the compile
ton of the purchase of the radio for
the receiving home, for which IA schools
contributed. Homer L. Kilt was ex-
tended a vote of thanks for the gift
of another loud speaker. DR.. c. Hardy
Clark and his wife, DR.. Margaret Clark
directors OF parent-educational centers
in California. discussed Child Train
ing
The Singing Mothers Chorus of the
District of Columbia Congress of Pa
rents and Teachers are disseminating
their meetings each Tuesday and will
meet hereafter the first and third Tues
days in every month, the next meeting
being January 81.
Mental hygiene committees are plan
ming to take part in the first interna-
tlonal congress on mental hygiene, to be
held in this city May to IL.
In every part of this broad land dur
ing the month of February many thou
sands of parent-teacher members nav
tribute to the two great founders of the
movement, Mrs. Alice Birney and Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst" said Mrs David o.
Mears over the radio last Tuesday eve
ming.
Mrs. MearS was a charter member of
the national organization and is now an
honorary vice president and national
chairman of founders day. Her topic
was The Meaning of Founders Day
and It's Celebration"
The radio speaker for the parent
teacher program next Tuesday will be
Miss M. Gertrude Young. the admin
istrative principal of the Peabody, Hill
ton and Carbery Schools.
Miss Young's subject will be 1.-THE
Value OF the Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton to the Elementary School,"
Every Tuesday evening there is a
parent-teacher program broadcast from
Station VOL from Cos to 6:15 o'clock