Evening star., 1932-01-31
Parent-Teacher Activities

Education from the Parents Point of
View" The Girls Glee Club enter
tanned with songs. Miss Haslup's Sec
ton, 8Al04, won the banner for having
the greatest number of parents present.
Keniiworth.
The meeting Of the Kenilworth As
Sociation was held In the Kenilworth
School. Ensign G. S. Decker of the
Salvation Army spoke on the Commun-
ity Chest
A silver offering was taken for
Founders day. The Executive Board
will draw up set Of bylaws at its
next meeting which will be held in the
church at l O'Clock February IT.. I'm
for a program.
Miss Aliens room won the attendance
prize, which was book.
Park View.
Founders day will be celebrated by
the Park View Association February
at pm. Mrs. Joseph Saunders presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Con-
| gress of Parents and Teachers, will ad
dress the association.
A special feature Of the program will
be sketch portrayed by the children
OF the Park View School,, arranged and
directed by Miss Meyer, dramatic
teacher.
A tea was held in honor of the grade
mothers. Teachers of classes compris-
ing the most pupils whose parents are
members of the parent-teaCher aSSoci-
alton received awards. The parents of
over half the pupils of Miss Outlay,
sixth grade, and Miss Townsend, fifth
grade, are members of the parent
/ teacher association, and the parents of
over one-third Of the pupils of Mrs.
Atkins, third grade, and Miss Nc
Pheeters, fourth grade.
Woodbridge.
The Woodbridge Association was ad-
dressed by Miss Mildred Terrett, di-
rector, Juvenile Protective Association,
at the monthly meeting. There was
short talk by Rev. j. R. Dutfield on
behalf Of the Community Chest, and
Capt. George c. MeekS of the District
of Columbia Fire Department, another
guest speaker, gave an instructive talk
on Fire Prevention in the Home
Piano solos were played by Mrs. c. E.
Charming. Mrs. Benefits grade won
the attendance prize.
Bryan.
The Bryan Association served re-
| freshmentS to the February class leaV-
ing Bryan. Miss Crook, principal,
! spoke.
! The Executive Board meeting was
| held in the school TO discuss matters
appertainlng to the luncheon to be
given the middle part Of February.
Mrs. Kaiser, secretary and scrap
book chairman, is gathering material
for the Bryan scrap book.
L. S. Grant.
The Executive Committee met Mon
| day night at the home OF the preSl-
dent, Mrs NJ. Grissett
/ The association will meet tomorrow
| at o'clock in the school. Founders
| day will be celebrated, with the usual
| candle lighting ceremony observed
| Mrs. Joseph Saunders will make the
principal address and there Will be
/ speaking by several members OF the
/ sixth seventh and eighth grades. Re
! freshmentS will be served. Graduation
/ exercises for the Midwinter class were
| held Friday morning. The association
! presented to each girl graduate bouquet
! of flowers and to each boy graduate
! boutOnniere The following were mem
/ bers of the class: Ruth Simpson, Rae
/ Puzrin, Lillian McCarty, Phlllppa Ius-
comb, Robena Bauchman, Harry wells
/ Harold Taylor. Evans Hlley, CharleS
! Major, Clyde Much and John Parrott.
Brightwood.
Brentwood Association will meet
February 8 at 7:45 pm. Pupils OF
| Miss Adelaide Flannigan's dancing class
will entertain with program OF fancy
! dancing.
Blow Webb.
The BloW-Webb Association will meet
! February at 7.45 pm. at the Wepo
! School. There will be Founders DAY
] celebration. The speaker OF the eve
4 ming will be Mrs J. w Saunders, preSl-
dent of the District of Columbia Con-
gresS Of Parents and Teachers. Ihe
! sixth grade of the Webb School Will
| have charge of the candle lighting cere-
mony. A puppet show will be produced
by Mrs. Mann's fifth grade OF the Blow
/ School. The past presidents OF the as
sociation and also Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter will be present.
Mrs. Davis, child welfare chairman,
recently provided many families OF the
BloW-Webb with food and clothing
through the association.
Plans for the Bicentennial celebra-
ton are now being made at the Blow
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celebration will be some time early in
March, and will consist of tableau by
! the kindergarten and grades one and
! two, and also pageant by grades four,
! five and six The Blow School cele-
! bration will be the first of June, and
will consist of a pageant involving chill
dren from all grades.
The Webb School News will be dis
! tributed within a few days. This paper
promises TO be very interesting health
| issue.
Mrs. De Groot, third-grade teacher of
the Blow School, gave an illustrated
! lecture January 25 on The Beauties
of the Yellowstone" to group of the
children.
Ludlow Madison Taylor.
The association met January 20 at
| the Taylor School Miss Eleanor En-
right, Washington Dairy Council, spoke.
| The next meeting is scheduled for
/ February II at the Ludlow School.
Bowen GreenIeaf.
| The Bowen -Greenleaf Association
was addressed by Miss Smith, first
grade teacher, who explained the
method used in teaching beginners to
read, while Miss Valtzell, ffth-grade
teacher, reading in the higher grades.
A poem was recited by Ida Hornstein,
ffth-grade pupil. Miss P. Stebbins,
from the Public Library, gave a talk
on Books for Leisure Time" and Mrs.
B, M Eldred spoke on Home Educa-
ton"
An appeal for donations of clothing
was made by Mrs. G. Jones, student
aid chairman. The first Tuesday of
each month was set aside as bundle
! days.
Mckinley High School
The Mckinley High School Associa-
| ton was addressed by Mrs. Henry Grat-
tan Doyle, member of the Board of
Education, whose subject was Giving
| Youth a Fair Chance" Mrs. Hoagland