Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
Parent-Teacher Activities

| way and prizes will be given the classes
turning in 100 per cent parent enroll
ment within q specified time.
The first grade, taught by Miss F
| Lands. won the parent-attendancE
prize for the February meeting.
Whittier.
The Whittier association will meet
March 10, at 8:15 pm, in the school
This will be an evening meeting, tt
which the fathers are also invited, ano
will be known as teachers night" the
program to be in charge Of the teachers
of Whittier.
The grade mothers are canvaSSing the
homes of pupils to ascertain the num-
Der of parents who wish their children
to take the toxin antitoXin preventive
serum When this canvass is completed
doctor from the Department OF
Health of the District will be at the
school to administer the serum free OF
charge to all those whose parents de-
sire it.
A combined entertainment and dance
was held by the Manor Park Citizens
Association and the Whittier aSsocia-
ton in the Paul Junior High School
March 5, at 8:15 O'Clock.
Hine Junior.
The Founders day pageant featured
meeting of the Hine Junior High
School association, presented under the
direction of Miss Virginia Parton.
Following the pageant Miss Lucy Hunt
conducted spelling bee in which the
school children participated. Miss
Frankinf1eld was awarded the prize for
attendance. The musical program in
Guided solo by Miss Julia Draper, with
selections by the Hine Glee Club, of
which Miss Sprenkle Is conductor. The
liam L. Hunt.
Park View.
Mothers Problems With the Habits
of Little Children" is the theme of this
years work in the Pre-school Study
Circle, a branch of the Park View
Platoon School association, led by Miss
G. v. Schumacher, kindergarten teacher.
The class meets the first and third
Thursdays at 80 pm. in Miss Schmuck-
er's room with an attendance of Is
mothers.
Bancroft.
The Bancroft association met Tuesday
afternoon. Announcement was made
that the next meeting will be held April
IA at 8 o'clock and husbands are invited.
Plans are going forward for a curio
show March 20 at the Bancroft from
to 4 o'clock. Announcement has also
been made of the furnishing and ar
ranging of a room to be used as a
lunch room. Mrs. Drury will be in
charge and different mothers will give
one-half an hour of their time each day
at noon to supervise the children using
it, Donations Of old Victrola records
were made to go to the boys at Walter
Reed. An invitation was extended
every one to community center get
together at the Wilson Teachers Col
lege, March at pm.
A meeting of the Pre-school Circle
was held March at pm, at the
Mount Pleasant Library. Mrs. Maud
Robey spoke on How to Tell Stories to
Children"
Mrs. r. D. Rood, staff associate to
the Secretary Of the Interior, "the
White House Conference" gave a talk
explaining the children's charter writ
ten by the conference. Mrs. Harriet F.
Saunders, president of the District of
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers, also spoke.
Gage.
The monthly meeting will be held
March Q at $3.50 pm. Henry p. Gill :
gan, member Of the Board Of Educa-
ton, viii speak on Cooperation OF
Home and School" Entertainment by
Mckinley Glee Club.
Force.
The Force association met Monday
evening. This was planned as an "open
house" night, giving the parents and
many invited guests an opportunity to
visit the claSSrooms to observe the work
and to inspect the newly appointed
cafeteria and teachers rest room. The
guest speaker was Judge Kathryn Sell
lers. A chorus, composed of 20 fifth
and sixth grade pupils, sang the new
school song, while play was presented
by the third grade. Prizes were awarded
to Miss Clakey's and Mrs. Kochender-
fer's rooms for attendance. Among the
invited guests who responded to intro
auctions were DR.. Fowler, Mrs. Giles