Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Parent-Teacher Activities

named, Mrs. Margaret sisson and Mrs.
z. B. Brown.
The monthly meeting Of the Keene
Association will be held Tuesday at 8
pm. at the school. The speaker will
be DR.. w. Sinclair Brown. A musical
program by the Washington Institute
of Music will be an enjoyable feature.
Mrs. E. j. Bowling State chairman of
student aid. will demonstrate to the
Keene Association some of the work
done by her committee.
West.
At the March meeting of the West
| School Association, held in the school
auditorium Monday night the library
committee submitted q request for $3.50
to be used in the purchase of books for
the new school library and for the
building Of bookcases. These will be
constructed under the care of the man
ual training teacher. A card party will
of March 81 for the benefit of the
library.
The attendance flag was awarded to
Miss DeShazo'S room, and announce
ment was made that new slide for the
kindergarten children would soon be
installed on the playground. Rev. M.
r. Lowell Of the Life Adjustment Center
was the speaker Of the evening.
Columbia Junior.
Columbia Junior High will hold its
next Parent-Teacher meeting March IL
at 2:30 pm. at the school. There will
be special message to parents OF in
coming children and the Girls Glee
Club will sing.
The first meeting of the reorganized
| Force School Association was held at
the school March at Sis pm. Mrs.
Benton, the first vice president, after
| devotionals, greeted the parents and
teachers and new members. Mrs. G. M.
johnson gave a talk on the early his
tory of the Parent Teacher Association.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter was guest
! speaker.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. G. M. Johnson; first
vice president, Mrs. Harry S. Benton;
second vice president, Miss Kent; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Cornelius
Jacoby; recording secretary, Mrs. Gladys
Emil Doing, and treasurer, Mrs. Leslie
! T, eager. It was decided to consult
Miss Kent and ask II the present mem
1 bers Of the boy patrol could be allowed
| to continue in their duties. 1t was
noted that the boys will be on duty
until 8 O'Clock each morning and at
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Mrs. Caldwell was appointed in charge
Of the milk fund.
A committee was appointed to see
| that certain pictures, property of the
Force School, were repaired and rehung.
Mrs. Smith and Miss Phillips tied for
the prize awarded for the most moth
ers present. It was decided to continue
having the girls from the Dennison
School present during the monthly
meetings to care for any small children
while their mothers attend the regular
meeting. The new officers were pre-
scented, and afterward Mrs. johnson,
the new president, spoke.
John Eaton.
A concert by the Singing Mothers
| will be the feature of the program at
the meeting of the John Eaton Asso-
citation tomorrow night. Stephen E.
Kramer. assistant superintendent of
schools, will speak on Some Aspects
Of the Modern School" The associa-
ton will have plate dinner before
the meeting, under the direction of the
ways and means chairman, Mrs.
Richard Hutchinson. The meeting will
gational Church, and the dinner which
viii precede it will be served In the
basement Of the church.
CarDSfy.
Character Training Of Young Chill
dren" was the subject of a talk by
Miss Elizabeth Gilman to the Carbery
Study Group Glass February 81. Miss
! Hope Soule, chairman, announced the
next class to be held March Is in the
kindergarten room ow the school at 80
pm. and closing promptly at pm.
Stuart Junior.
The children's guidance study group
of the Home and School Association of
Stuart Junior High School will meet
| Wednesday at pm. at the school.
Mrs. George w. Lady, chairman, will
have charge of this meeting and Miss
| Surasky. teacher, will give short talk
on vocational Guidance" This study
| group will meet on the second and
fourth Wednesdays and discuss prob
| lens pertaining to the junior high
| pupil, also conduct question box, the
answers to these questions being given
at following meeting.
Birney.
The Birney Association met in the
school February 81. President John
H. Wilson, presided The subject of
discussion for the evening was child
study. The address was made by Super
vising Principal j. C. Bruce, and the
discussion was led by the principal of
| the school
The officers of the association recently
elected are: President John H. Wilson;
vice president, Miss Emma v. Smith:
secretary Miss Thelma D. Hamilton
treasurer. Mrs. Lucille Dale; principal,
j. E. Syphax.
Juvenile Protective.
The Parent-Teacher representatives
to the Juvenile Protective Association
met at Friendship House. There was
discussion OF programs for the re-
ceiving home for children. After a
short business meeting and q discus
sion of programs for the home, the
members attended lecture by Mrs.
CroXton of the Social Hygiene Society.
This lecture was followed by a discus
sion on answering questions asked by
children in regard to life and its be-
ginning Requests were made for pro-
grams for the receiving home. These
programs may be given in the after
noon or evening at $50 o'clock, and
should be suitable for children from z
to II years Mrs. Morgan Otterback,
chairman Of the program committee,
can be reached at Lincoln 0983.
TruesdeIl.
The Truesdell Association met Feb
ruary IS. Founders day was observed
with birthday cake and short play,
THE oracle Speaks" presented by
several Of the fifth grade pupils. Mrs.
j. N. Saunders outlined the beginning
and growth of the parent-teacher move
ment. Several of the past presidents
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