Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Parent-Teacher Activities

All material for this column must be
mailed to the State ONCE, Room 101
Burlington Hotel, in time to be received
on the first delivery on Wednesday pre-
ceding the Sunday on which publication
Is desired.
The December conference Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers will be held Tuesday at
pm. in the Wilson Teachers College.
The program will be in charge Of Selden
NJ. Ely. third vice president, and Mrs.
j. w. Byler, fourth vice president of the
State organization. There will be an
exhibit of thrift work as done at the
Bancroft School and a speaker of ma
tional reputation.
The Singing Mothers Chorus will lead
the assemblage in carols and refresh
ments will be served.
The class in parental education at
George Washington University will meet
Wednesday instead Of Tuesday.
Nine. Won Unschuld, music chairman
of the congress, has announced that
she is anxious to form parent-teacher
orchestra and requests parents notify
her of any child who can play any sort
of musical instrument. She will then
test out, arrange and rehearse the chill
dren, looking toward the formation OF
an orchestra which can creditably per-
form before Parent-Teacher groups.
There will be a meeting of the Child
Welfare Magazine chairmen in the
State Office, Room 101, Burlington Ho-
tel, December 18, at pm.
Mrs. w. P. Roop, State chairman OF
study groups, is anxious that each as
ISOLATION have study group along some
phase of parental education. If there
are such groups already formed with
lack of leaders she is able to supply
them through cooperation with the
University Women's Club. Telephone
her, Columbia 4481, and she will supply
the leader.
At the December meeting of the
board of managers of the congress
Tuesday afternoon it was decided to
send letter to President Hoover, urging
the reappointment Of Judge Kathyrn
Sellers as judge Of the Juvenile Court
of the District
The monthly conference of the presi-
dents of associations in the seventh di-
vision was held Monday at the Bur-
lington Hotel. Several matters Of i'm
portance to the association were dis
cussed. 1t was decided to hold Spring
festival during the latter part of March
Mrs. ]. w. Moler, State chairman OF
thrift, requests associations not having
Speaker for the January meeting to
consider a thrift speaker from one OF
the banks.
Cranch-Tyler.
The Grandfather Association met at
the Tyler School December 8. After the
business meeting Mrs. Lucas, the pro-
gram chairman, took charge. Mrs.
Stanley Fuller gave q talk. Miss Hal
ley's Glee Club sang Christmas carols
A Scotch play, under the direction Of
Miss Dugan, was presented by the
sixth grade pupils. Mrs. j. N. Saunders,
president of the District Of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers
made an address.
BrightwoOd.
The Brightwood Association met
Tuesday evening. 1t was Fathers night,
Policeman Lutz Of the thirteenth pre-
cinct, in charge Of the Brightwood
School Boy Patrol made an address.
drill. A. M Koehler, executive secre-
tary of the National Committee on
Street and Highway Safety, also spoke.
The Red and Blue Army campaign Is
growing in interest and numbers. The
Reds won a double victory, having both
the greatest number OF parents and
the greatest number of fathers present.
Reservoir.
At a meeting of the Reservoir Asso-
citation December 9 program OF
Christmes carols was given by the chill
dren. It was voted that arithmetic
pads be purchased for children above
the third grade.
Gordon Junior High.
The Gordon Junior High School
Association will meet December 19 at
1870 pm. The speaker will be Miss
Sibyl Baker, director of community
centers The executive committee will
meet the same day at ! o'clock.
Hine Junior High.
The Hine Junior High Association
will meet Thursday at 8 pm. Talks
by various teachers. musical selections
by the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs and
q Christmas play, under the direction
Of Miss Marie Walcott, will be pre-
sented.
The executive committee viii meet
tn the school library at 1880 pm. the
same day.
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