Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09

10, Founders Day; March 10, THE
Child; April 16, child welfare; May
81, fathers night, Understanding Par
ents"; June II, THE Call of the Out
of Doors" installation Of new officers.
John Burroughs.
Miss Sophia Gurevich, dental hygien-
ist, is now in John Burroughs School to
clean the teeth of the children and
give them lectures on care and nutri-
ton of the teeth. The association
realized $50 from the sale November l,
Mrs. Miller'S and Miss Bryan'S Ia
1B grades enjoyed a Halloween party
last Friday. Similar parties were held
in each room of the lower grades.
From to pm. Miss Lewis, the play
ground teacher, held a Halloween pa
rade and ID ribbon prizes were awarded.
The association will meet Thursday
at 2 pm. Subject: Home Life and
Character Development"
BrightwOOd.
The association will meet Tuesday al
7:45 pm, when E. r. Albrecht, the
president, will start the Red and Blue
Army membership campaign.
Activities planned for the future are
a card party November 81, at pm.
Theater, December 4, at 3:15 pm.
PetwOrth.
The history of the Parent-TeacheI
movement was related to the Petworth
Association by Mrs. j. N. Saunders, pres
ident OF the District of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers, last
Tuesday. She urged sympathetic CO.
operation between the parent and the
teacher. A group of pupils from Mrs
JohnSon'S fifth grade presented health
play. Mrs. JohnSon'S class received the
SIS prize for the largest attendance.
BrOOkland.
Mrs. George Green was elected first
vice president to fill the term made
vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Frank
Mann at the board meeting, and G. N
Merillat was elected representative to
the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens ASSocia-
ton. Mrs. Schaller, health chairman
reported 400 children weighed and meas
ured last week, and Mrs. Walter White,
Summer roundup chairman, reported
five 100 per cent perfect children out OF
20 examined in the campaign. The as
ISOLATION Will meet Tuesday.
Francis Scott Key.
The association will meet Tuesday at
2:30 pm. The Mothers Glass, which
was organized october 20, will meet
Wednesday afternoon from 1880 to
o'clock, and regularly each two weeks
thereafter.
The Executive Committee discussed
plans for membership drive in Poto-
mac Heights. 1t was voted to extend
the school milk fund to include milk fol-
those children who were not in a posi-
ton to obtain it for themselves.
Because of crowded housing condi-
tionS at the school, members OF the as
ISOLATION and of the Conduit Road Citi-
zenS' Association are urging school au-
thorities to build a new unit to the
present building. AS result another
teacher has been assigned to the school
thus relieving conditions in the kinder
garten, first and second grades.
TenIey -Janney.
Mrs. Stafford and Mrs. Webb of the
Janney staff of teachers discussed the
present curriculum before the aSsocia-
ton Monday last Mrs. w. E. Denton,
former editor of the Parent Teacher
Sunday column, spoke on PIT. A.
Publicity"
The study group meets every two
weeks, on Wednesday, in the Janney
White, superintendent of st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, addressed the group last We'd
nesday on Mental Hygiene and Home
Adjustment" DR.. Loren B. t. John
son, child specialist and consultant at
the Washington Life Adjustment Gen.
ter, will speak November 10.
The Halloween benefit card party
showed the sum realized is not sufficient
to meet the obligations of the associa-
ton. Unless it is increased through
paid-up membership, other money-mak-
ing projects will be necessary, which is
contrary to the aim and purpose of the
parent-teacher organization. Mrs. E.
Faest was nominated treasurer to sue
coed Mrs. H. x. Cumming, who has
resigned.
Bancroft.
At Tuesdays meeting of the associa-
ton the election of the quota of IL dele
gates to the State congress resulted as
follows: Mrs. Willis Crane, Mrs. A. B.
Custer, Mrs. G. T. Newman, Mrs. L. H.
Bayliss, Mrs. A. S. Mangene, Mrs. Ber-
trum Lobred, Mrs. Robert Hall, Mrs.
George Hill, Mrs. Piedman, Mrs. Bright
hoff. The association will be repre-
scented at the Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association by Mrs. James c. Grubs
and Mrs. Hatcher.
Lucretia Mott.
The association met October %. Rev.
D. E. Wiseman, president, made short
address, stressing the needs of several
improvements about the grounds and
building for the protection of both
teachers and pupils.
The administrative principal, Miss
M. E. Shorter, also spoke. She en-
phasized the need of sending the chill
dren to school on time to relieve the
danger in hurrying across streets.
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