Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
PARENT-TEACHERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders Is
Named President of Dis
trict Congress.

Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders was unami-
mouSly elected president Of the District
of Columbia Congress Of Parents and
Teachers, meeting In seventeenth annual
convention in the Hotel Washington
today. Mrs. Saunders, who served as
first vice president Of the organization
during the past year, succeeds Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter, who had served the
congress as president continuously for
the past 16 years.
Mrs. L. B. Castell was elected first
vice president and Mrs. Finis D. Morris,
second vice president, while Selden
M. Ely was elected third vice presi-
dent, defeating Mrs. @. w. Lady and
Mrs. Walter c. Jones.
Other Officers Named.
Other officers elected were:
Mrs. ]. w. Byler, fourth vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Joseph Sanders, fifth vice
president: DR.. w. c. Ruediger, sixth
vice president: Mrs. william T. Ban
herman, seventh vice president; Mrs
w. B. Fry, secretary; Mrs. z. D. Black
istone, treasurer, and Mrs. H. s. Par
sons, historian. Mrs. Rafter, the re-
firing president, and Miss M. Gertrude
Young were elected delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
The new officers are being installed
this afternoon as the convention ends.
Addresses in Program.
Prior to the election this morning
an address on Character Education in
School" was delivered by Miss Eliza
beth Goodykuntz, assistant commits
sioner of education. Miss Goodykuntz
declared that the essentials of charac-
ter education have been boiled down
to teaching pupils consideration, cour-
teSy, cooperation, pronptneSS, honesty,
obedience, leadership, self-confidence,
reliability and industriousness.
"All the dreams of mankind are
realized in character citizenship" Rep
resentative Melvin j. Mas of Mime
sofa declared at a fellowship dinner"
of the congress in the hall of nations
in the Washington Hotel last night.
Choosing as his subject Character
Education IN Citizenship" Mr.. Mas
developed the thought that the future
Of the Nation depends on the good
character Of its citizens and the exer-
else of diligence by them in perform
ing their duties as citizens.
He described indifference" of per-
sons in interesting themselves In the
government of the Nation and exercis-
ing their duties as citizens as "the
greatest crime in citizenship
of schools, also stressed the Importance
of proper training in the home, school
and church, and emphasized the i'm
portance of well rounded mental and
physical training to develop proper
character.
Tells Of PIT. A. Importance.
Mrs. Arthur C. Watkins, executive
secretary of the National Congress of
parnNfC fol If
lance Of parent-teacher organizations
as means Of acQuainting parents and
teachers with each other and develop
ing cooperation between the home
and school.
A tableau depicting the functioning of
parent-teacher groups and what they
seek to accomplish was given at the
banquet. Those taking part were Mrs.
Charles Speaker, who played the part
OF mother; George Bowman, who took
the part of father, and Miss Eva True
shine, principal of the Congress
Heights School, who played the char
acter of teacher.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, retiring
president OF the congress, presided and
presented the POSTMASTER, Joseph Burk-
art. Grace was said by Mrs. David
o. Mears. Vocal selections were pre-
sented by the Singing Mothers of the
District of Columbia" led by Mrs. Eppa
L. Norris.
Besides the speakers, POSTMASTER and
the presiding officer, others at the head
table were Judge Kathryn Sellers, Mrs. |
William F. Little of New Jersey, Miss
Martha Stromberg of Baltimore, Mrs. /
Frederick Schoff, Mrs. T. B. Stevenson
Of New York, Mrs. william Brice Of |
and Mrs. Walter Jones.
Addresses by Mrs. Rafter, who spoke |
on Character Education in the Home"
and by j. Lee Allen, who spoke on
Character Education" featured a ses-
sion of the congress in the Washing
ton Hotel late yesterday afternoon.