Evening star., 1930-06-15
Parent-T Teacher Activities

All material for this column must
be in the State office, Room I0l,
Burlington Hotel, by the Wednesday
preceding the Sunday on which
publication is desired.
The final monthly conference Of the
District of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers will be held in Rock
Greek Park June "a.
The board of managers met Tuesday
at l pm. in the Burlington Hotel fol-
lowing luncheon at IL O'Clock.
The Edmonds School Orchestra will
present a 15-minute entertainment
Tuesday at Gas pm. over Station VOL.
The class in the parent-teacher
movement rounded out its years work
with a dinner held Tuesday night in
the Burlington Hotel Mrs Giles Scott
Rafter was toastmaSter and presented
Mrs. A. G. Watkins, teacher of the class,
and Dean w c. Ruediger of the de-
partment of education of the univer-
Slty. The latter presented certificates
Tor completion of the years work or for
attendance to the following: Mesdames
Amldon, Blythe, Bickford, Buell. Coe,
Cohman, Cornell. Curry, Denton, Du
Bois, Epstein. Everett, Frye, Gross,
bach, Lindsey, LOughran, Lowell, Mac
Arthur, McQuilken, Miller, Montgomery,
Parker, Parsons, Rafter, Rawlings,
Saunders, Scott, Smith, Webster and
Woody and Mr. Harold La Font.
Miss Florence Mortimer. principal of
the Wheatley School, was a guest.
Presidents are requested to send the
name, address and telephone number of
the student aid chairman of their schools
to the State chairman, Mrs E. j.
Dowling, 2026 Lawrence street north
east, North 6046, at once. so she can
begin to work out a program during
the Summer months. Material for this
work can be taken to the Bureau of
Health Education, 1916 Columbia road,
all during the Summer and left with
the janitor for the parent-teacher
rooms.
Stuart Junior.
~School Activities" was the subject of
o talk by A. H. Gregory, president of
the Stanton Park Citizens Association,
at the meeting of the Home and School
Association of Stuart Junior High
School June 6.
The association voted to send two
students to take the parent-teacher
course in George Washington Univer-
sity this Fall. The newly elected off,
GERS are: President, Mrs. Cora Bart
1ette: first vice president, Mrs. Floyd
Chalkley; second vice president Mrs A
II. Gregory; secretary, Mrs. Earl Gore;
treasurer, Mrs. L. Bergman. Mrs
Walter L. Hagen presented basket of
aoverS to the retiring president, Mrs
j. w. Davis, on behalf of the asSoci-
alton and Claus Schwartz. principal of
the school, made the presentation of
the past presidents pin.
Mrs. L. H. Magruder was appointed
membership chairman and Mrs. j. w.
Davis publicity chairman. Entertain
ment was furnished by Stuart Orches-
ira, fancy dances by Ardella Burrell
and a reading by Eleanor Snyder. A
prize Of SIS was voted to Miss Beller,
teacher of 8B, for having had the
greatest number of parents present at
the meetings Of the association.
A party has been planned for the
graduating class on June 18. Mrs. Will
liam Domdera is chairman, assisted by
the members OF the executive board.
Whittier.
At the meeting of the Whittier Asso-
citation last Monday Mrs. Finis D. Nor
ris, vice president of the District of Co
lumbia Congress of Parents and Teach
erS, installed the following officers:
President, Mrs. Hansen; first vice presi-
cent, MIS- Smoot; second vice presi-
oent, Mrs. Maine; recording secretary,
Mrs. Irish; corresponding secretary.
Mrs Gates; treasurer, Mrs. McManes.
It was voted to hold three evening
and six afternoon meetings during
next term.
Reports were read by the chairmen
OF the various committees and all busi-
ness for this year was closed. A silver
vase was presented to Mrs. Elizabeth
Bryant, hrst president and organizer of
the Whittier Parent-Teacher Associ-
alton, and silver candlesticks were
given to Mrs. Herbert Wilson, retiring
president. Mrs. Baer's class won the
pennant for attendance at this meet
ing and Mrs. Baer's and Miss Cunning
MANS class tied for the years attend
ance record. Mrs. Perry rendered a
musical program.
Park view Platoon.
The largest Girls Club In the
World was the subject of a talk by
MISS Cook Of the Y. w. c. A., setting
forth the Summer activities of the
Girl Reserves" located in 48 countries
and numbering 2,400.
Miss Cook extended an invitation to
Kamp Kahlert, at Sudley, Nd. June %
70 July a. 2. and to Camp Stay at Home"
The president. Mrs. B. B. BrameII.
called special attention to Summer ac-
Gv1ties discussed IN the Child Welfare
Magazine and to the Park View play
ground, Where games, baSketry sewing
and kindergarten will be in charge Of
Miss T1ton, teacher. The Parent
Teacher Singing Mothers enlivened the
meeting with . number of songs and
readings were given by Mrs. Speaker,
bringing to close the final meeting of
the season.
Gage.
AT the final meeting, June 9, the fol-
oW1ng chairmen were named by the
president, Mrs. Walter Lyddane: Mem
bership, Mrs. Kendall; pre-school. Mrs
CRAWFORD; program, Mrs Meyers: re-
porting delegate, Mrs. Phelps: publicity.
Mrs. Edmunds; milk, Mrs. Marshall.
juvenile protection, Mrs. Gummel; ways
ana means, Mrs. Kendall and Mrs.
Welch. .
The grade mothers also appointed
were Mesdames Phelps, Kendall Mev
ers, Seebold, w. Brown, Marshall, Made
gan, Mcfarland and Lyddane. The
certificate won by the association for
attaining the rank of a standard or
ganlzation was presented to Miss Fur
mage, principal, and will be hung In the
auditorium
How well the subject Thrift" is ex-
pounded and absorbed was illustrated
when announcement was made that
Gage School led all others in the fifth
division for the amount saved. With
an enrolment OF only 300 pupils 81
$1,000 was saved on 1856 bank books.
Entertainment was furnished by the
following children: Ann Sugar, Mary
Frances see6old: Amelia Black. PHYLLIS
RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.