Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

The revised bylaws will be presented
for adoption at the monthly confer
ence of the District of Columbia Con-
greSS of Parents and Teachers next
Tuesday at 80 pm. at Wilson Teach
ers' College Eleventh and Harvard
streets. Mrs. Franklin and Mrs. Wal
ter Jones will furnish short sketch.
The nominating committee, consist
ing of Mrs. W. H. Rowe, chairman;
Mrs. Miner w. Buell.; Mrs. E. c. Rittue
Mrs. p. E. Strictly and Mrs. Herbert
Wilson, will present nominations at the
State convention April %.
The presidents of the elementary
school parent-teacher associations will
meet Wednesday at 1890 am. in the
Burlington Hotel to plan entertainment
for the parent-teacher carnival
Mrs. William T. Bannerman. State
legislative chairman, will speak over
VOL at 6 pm. Tuesday evening. Her
subject will be THE Bill for the Elec-
ton of the Board of Education in the
District of Columbia"
John Eaton.
aspect of the Modern Schools" was
the subject of an address by S. E. Kra-
mer, assistant superintendent OF
SCHOOLS, 10 the join EdJUIl dSSCCdibAO44
last Monday night. The Singing Moth
ers gave a program. Henry w. Draper,
supervising principal of the FIRST divi-
sion. and a former John Eaton teacher,
Miss Sarah Holland, who is now priT-
cipal Of Truesdell School, were guests.
The association served plate dinner
under the direction OF the ways and
means chairman. Mrs. Richard Hutch
inson.
Keene.
DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen was the guest
speaker at the Keene meeting Tuesday.
Mrs. E j. Downing, State chairman of
student aid, spoke of the work her
committee had accomplished in fitting
out children with clothing and exhibit
ed samples of clothing prepared for dis
tribution to the needy children. Re-
ports were made by committee chair
men. Miss Edna Scott, chairman of
health, reported that Mrs. E. B. Brown,
Mrs. S. e. Taylor, Mrs. j. G. Ahearn.
and Mrs George Funk had weighed
and measured all children in the scheoi
and all were awarded the gold star.
Mrs. Helen Brunhouse won the attend
ance banner. Arthur Cline and H. j.
Overman stated that they each would
donate cash prizes for the best bird box
built by the children to be exhibited at
the March meeting. The association
also viii award q cash prize for the
second best. Music was furnished by
students of the washington Institute
of Musical Art.
Stuart.
Mis- Helen Samuel president of the
Vocational Guidance Association of the
District of Columbia, gave a talk on
that subject to the members of the
Stuart Home and School Association
March z. A program was given by
pupils of the school as follows: Selec-
tons by school orchestra, girls tum-
Getty; trumpet solo, by John Elwood
Topper; boy tap dancers, directed by
Mr.. Youngblood: Saxophone solo, by
John Smith, and girl clog dancers,
trained by Miss Getty.
It was decided to hold a cl1ildren's
party at the school March %, Mrs.
Bartlett to be chairman and Mrs. Earl
Gore vice chairman. The association
hopes to send the president Mrs. John
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, to be held at Denver, Colo,
In May, and proceeds from this party
VIII probably be used for this purpose.
Brent Dent.
Yesterday and Today" was the sub
1ect Of talk given by Rev. John Weld
ley at the Brent-Dent Association at
the Dent School March 10.
Selections by the Brent-Dent Singing
Mothers were rendered. Mrs j. K
Killers gave a reading and Misses
Margaret Lewis and Dorothy Killers
played two piano duets. The banner
FOR the evening was won by Mrs. Lep-
per, first grade teacher Of the Dent.
Awards for highest percentage Of mem
bership In the parent-teacher associa-
ton were won by Miss Higgins room,
Brent, and Miss Gibson's room, Dent
The May luncheon was arranged for
April will be the Southeast day for
the parent-teacher carnival, and all
members Of the Brent-Dent will bring
contributions to the schools. The next
Brent School April IA at pm, when
stephen Kramer will be the speaker.
Buchanan.
The advantage to the child through
out its entire life of the present method
OF teaching reading was explained by
Miss Rose Lees Hardy, assistant SUPER
intendent of schools, at the meeting of
the Buchanan Association Tuesday eve
ming The Wilson Normal Glee Club,
under the direction of Mrs. Bernice
Angelica, furnished music. In a speech
to Miss Hardy. Betty Burnes and Edwin
Henson Of the first grade thanked her
for writing the readers they used in
their class. They then presented Miss
Hardy and Miss Elizabeth Hummer with
corsages Of roses. Mrs. John Cournyn,
president OF Buchanan Association. in
augurated the March meeting as teach
ers' day." and small pupil. Mary Spell
man, distributed roses to the teachers.
John Burroughs.
The John Burroughs study group
closed a successful series of lessons with
an attendance of As mothers. Miss
Goodpasture, one of the kindergarten
teachers, was the leader, and her SUBJ
Ject was Discipline and Punishment"
Mrs. w. P. Roop, District social hygiene
chairman. offered to give two lectures
on DR.. Bertha Chapman Cady's book,
THE Way Life Begins" The mothers
we're so enthuSed with this offer that,
though the study group had been ON
clally closed, they decided to meet again
wednesday at 80 o'clock to hear Mrs
Roop.
John Quincy Adams School.
The March meeting of the John
Quincy Adams Association was held
March 10. Miss N. f. Hiscox presided
Of1cers elected were: President, Mrs. N.
Norman Smiler; first vice president,
Mrs Darlington Slower; second vice
PACoLOCAiI, hASo W. ClOICACS OOIG, IC-
cording secretary, Mrs. l.. Bewley; cor
responding secretary, Miss N. F. Hiscox;
treasurer. Mrs. George Summers; treas
urer Of the milk fund, Mrs Carlyle Bur-
bank. During the 30-day period of Of
flctal mourning for former President
Taft the social activities of the associa-
ton have been postponed.
The Gov. Thomas Welles Society of
the Children of the American Revolu-
ton presented large flag to the school
March in the school auditorium. Ruth
Howe and a color bearer, Stuart Fries,
made the presentation. David Barker
IlaeIlaher Of tia sncint!z accaE,taa tia Gag