Evening star., 1932-04-03
Parent-Teacher Activities

All material for this column
should 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 second rehearsal for the per-
formance of THE Country School," was
held Tuesday evening in the Thomson
School, with Edward Muth directing.
The comedy will be presented on the
evening of April Is, at Mckinley High
School, Second and T streets northeast.
The Board of Managers of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers will meet April II, at the
National Education Association Build
ing at 1:30 pm.
Registration of delegates for the an
nual convention, April 10 and 20, in the
auditorium of the Interior Department
Building, will be Tuesday from to 10
and to 4, and Wednesday from to 10.
Delegates are requested to bring Gre
dentials with them.
The annual dinner will be held April
10 in the dining room of the Interior
Department Building. Reservations
should be made as soon as possible
through the State office.
The convention will adjourn April 19
at l pm. to allow the conduct of the
regular business of the April conference
of the congress and will reconvene i'm
mediately upon the completion of the
same.
Student Aid chairmen who have had
re in hnt 4nh o1c
requested to attend a meeting at the
Student Aid rooms 1864 Columbia road
April at 1:30 pm. Mrs. E. j. Dowl-
ing, State chairman of Student Aid
and her committee are in charge
Chairmen are requested to designate a
bundle day in their schools for the COL
lection of garments and shoes so that
the good work may be continued until
the end of the year.
The Child Guidance Committee will
meet April in the N. E A. Building,
Sixteenth and M streets, at 2 pm
Miss Woodward, vocational guidance
adviser, will speak on Developing a
Vocation During Leisure Time
A number of the local organizations
have not as yet paid their dues. Mrs
z. D. Blackstone, State treasurer,
closed her books on April / and for
warded her report to the national
treasurer, but any association sending
dues to reach Mrs. Blackstone by April
will be included, as she will telegraph
the information to the national
treasurer.
Powell Elementary.
The board meets Monday at o'clock
in the teachers room.
The next association meeting is the
evening of April II. Sound pictures
will be shown.
Tenley- -Janney.
The association will hold a house
warming at the Janney School April 5,
from 7:30 to 9 pm.
A program has been arranged by the
committee which will include talks by
Representative Robert S. Hall of Mis-
Sissippi, Mrs. Henry Grattan DOYLE,
vice president of the Board of Educa-
tion Robert L. Haycock and Miss Rosa
Lee Hardy, assistant superintendents
of school, and Mrs. j. N Saunders.
president of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers.
The study group will meet April 7
at pm. at the home of Mrs. S. S.
Kirby, 4208 Thirty-eighth street. Miss
BERTHE Backus, principal of the Deal
Junior High School, will speak.
Blow Webb.
The association will meet April at
2:30 pm. In the Blow School Mrs.
Elizabeth K. Peoples, director of the
Community Centers, will speak on THE
Function of the Community Center in
the Wise Use of Leisure"
Bennings.
The association will meet April 5 at
3 o'clock. The subject to be discussed
by James Glenn will be Child Health. "
Presentation of blue ribbons by Mrs.
Nichols, May day chairman, will be
made.
The grade mothers held a tea at the
school March %. Mrs. Walter Jones of
the Wheatley Association spoke on THE
Duties of a Grade Mother" Tea was
poured by Mrs. James N. Splain and
Mrs. Walter Mcnamara.
The next regular meeting will be
/ April II at pm, at the school.
Shepherd.
The March meeting was held at the
school when it was decided to hold the
regular school luncheon during the
month of May, the date to be an
priated for use of the Student Aid Com
mittee. Dr. W. c. John spoke on
Character, It's Meaning in Different
Countries
The Executive Committee VIII meet
Monday at ESQ pm, and the Tree