Evening star., 1932-03-27
Parent-Teacher Activities

All material for this column must
be In the State Office, Room sol,
National Education Association
Building, Sixteenth and M streets
northwest, by first mail on Wednes-
day, preceding the Sunday on which
publication is desired.
The official slate of nominations for
oficers to be elected at the State con-
vention April 20, will be mailed to presi-
dents of local associations, April l.
This slate will bear the signatures OF
the members of the official Nominating
Committee of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers, as
elected by the Board Of Managers, ac-
cording to the by laws of the organiza-
ton.
Mrs. T. E. Elkins, State chairman of
Summer Roundup, has called meeting
of all local association chairmen, for
April 6, at 1:30 pm, in the National
Education Association Building.
The annual State convention will be
held April 19 and 20, in the auditorium
of the Interior Department Building,
with two sessions each day. Registra-
tions of accredited delegates will take
place April 19, from to 10 am, and
from to 4 pm, and April 20, from
to 10 am. Election Of officers Will
take place on Wednesday.
The annual convention dinner will be
held April 19 at the Kennedy-Warren
Mrs. Oliver Bowles, convention chair
man, is assisted by Mrs. Fletcher Shef-
field. sessions manager.
Rehearsals are in progress for the
play, THE Country School, to be pre-
sented by the congress April Is, at
Mckinley High School. Among those
in the cast are Ed Muth, H. r. Titlow,
H. N. Stull, George F. Bowman and j.
T. Robb. The next rehearsal will be
Tuesday evening in the Thomson
School
Edmonds- -Maury.
The grade mothers of the two schools
met at the EdmondS School last Mon
day, with Mrs. Victor Esch as chairman
at which time plans were formulated
for dispensing information to mothers
of the neighborhood, concerning the
Schick test. The grade mothers were
asked to inform the mothers in their
territory about the Summer roundup
work
Ludlow Madison Taylor.
This association met March 16, at
the Madison School. Mrs. j. n. Saun-
ders, State president, was the speaker,
and movie showing the progress and
development of the airplane since 1908
to the present time was given.
The next meeting will be April 20 at
the Taylor School.
Mcfarland Junior High.
The card party which was held in
this school March 16 resulted in
profit of more than 5000, which was
applied to the library fund.
TenIey- -Janney.
The Executive Board of the Tenley-
Janney association met Tuesday to
discuss plans for the house warming
and open house for the new addition,
to be held on the evening Of April 5.
Bryan.
A meeting was held March %. Miss
Deaner, teacher, played the piano. The
attention of the association was called
to the scrap book which is being
handled by Mrs. Edward Kaiser.
Announcement was made that this
school has won place on the honor
roll for the first time in its existence,
and has come within point and
half of complying with the require
ments for a standard association.
Miss A. M. Crook, principal, an
nounced the next study group meeting
April Is. Miss Crook also took the at
tendance record and reported that Miss
Deaner's first grade and Miss Edelins
first grade tied for honors.
William Bennett sang accompanied
at the piano by Miss Lucille Davis.
Miss Wilma Campbell gave piano Sc
lections.
Miss Catherine Watkins, head of the
kindergarten department Of the public
schools, spoke on the kindergarten and
its contribution toward training the
child, both physically and mentally.
TruesdeIL
The Executive Board met in the
school March 81 The following mem
bers of the association were appointed
TO serve ON the Nominating Committee:
Mrs. r II. Leith, Mrs. r. C. Swami,
Mrs. c. A. Waldron, Mrs. William A.
Kehoe, Mrs. Percy Elicit and Mrs. j.
Williams.
Seven dollars were appropriated to-
ward the purchase of camera for the
third division. Ten dollars were also
appropriated to purchase films TO be
used by the various class rooms for the
remainder Of the school year.
The benefit movie given at the Col
ony Theater during the early part of
this month resulted in profit Of
tll1.58.
Wheatley
The grade mothers, with their chair
man, Mrs. Nina Russell, vice president,
completed their plans Monday for
Easter trips for pupils to various places
of interest. Pupils will meet at the
school playground at $50 o'clock
March 80, when buSSeS will meet them.
The Wheatley Nominating Committee
met Wednesday, and will announce a
slate at the April meeting. Elections
will take place at the May meeting.
Appointment has been made of all
voting and alternate delegates to the
State convention in April
Miss Rose Mary Easton, playground
director, has been requested to have
pupils repeat the circus performance
given by them under her direction at
the Wheatley playground at the White
Lot on Easter. Monday for the children.
Grade mothers who will assist her are
Mrs. C. w. Abernathy, Mrs. G. George,
Mrs. H. Selby and others.
Woodbridge.
Paul Benjamin, executive secretary
of the D. C. Social Hygiene Society,
spoke at the meeting of this aSsocia-
ton March 10 on the subject, Char
ecter as a Basis of Conduct"
Mrs. George Clemmer has been ap-
pointed Summer roundup chairman.
group of boys and girls in Colonial
costumes, from Mrs. M. G. Bennerts
third grade, danced and sang num-
Der, those taking part being Estella