Evening star., 1932-02-14
Parent-Teacher Activities

Elementary Association last Monday
evening. Mrs. Duganne's class won the
attendance prize.
Tomorrow the study group will meet
with its chairman, Mrs. G. Strauss, to
hear an address by DR.. Grace Purse,
director of health education.
Blow Webb.
The study group met with the par
ents February 8. The subject OF this
last discussion was punishment"
Bancroft.
The Bancroft Association was ad-
dressed by Miss Grace Lind, principal.
There was the lighting Of IS candles
on q large cake In honor OF the thirty
fifth anniversary of the founding Of
the parent-teacher movement.
A lecture for the pre-school group
was held Wednesday by Dr.. Julia Green.
Petworth.
The association was addressed by DR..
Sinclair Bowen.
FIFTY dollars were appropriated for
the Community Chest. Miss Payne 5
room. CAB, won the award for the
largest percentage of parents present.
Mrs. Tegwen Koon, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs Ruth Haugh, gave a mu-
sical program.
Woodbridge.
Mrs. L. B. Castell, first vice president
of the District Congress, will be the
guest speaker at the meeting OF the
Woodbridge Association, February ID, at
8 pm.
Brookland -NOyes.
A meeting will be held February IS
at 8 pm in the Brookland School.
Founders day will be celebrated. Mrs.
Hugh Bradford, president of the Ma
tional Congress Of Parents and Teach
ers, and many of the officers and chair
men of the District Congress will be
guests.
The study group. under the leader
shin of Mrs. Ralph Hoagland. meets
every Thursday morning from 1890 to
1880 in the teachers room At the
Brookland building.
Whittier.
The association met February 8 with
Founders day program. Mrs. Joseph
N. Saunders was the principal speaker
A pageant was acted by the pupils OF
the fourth, fifth and sixth grades un-
der the direction of Mrs. Pavay. Mas
ter Frederick Pavay sang.
Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Cassedy Will
take the G. w. U. study course.
Raymond.
Resolutions protesting against the
lack of ordinary working sanitary equip
ment In the Powell Junior High School
and the further failure OF the District
Commissioners to build gymnasium IA
cilities in that school up to the amount
of funds specifically appropriated for
that purpose by Congress were passed
at a meeting of the Raymond Associa-
ton last Monday night.
DR.. S. D. Shankland. secretary OF the
Department of superintendent and
Administrative Service for the National
Education Association. spoke.
The following cabinet has been
elected by the membership: President
w. E. Miller: first vice president. E. H
Hinson; second vice president. Mrs. B
NJ Harrison; secretary. Mrs. M. j.
Hunt; treasurer, S. H. Marks: members
at large, Mrs. G. D. Wilson, Mrs. w
j. Hart and DR.. Herbert P. Ramsey.
The president has announced the fol-
lowing committee chairmen: Ways and
means, E. H. Hinson; purchasing Miss
L. E. Ballenger; complaints. Dr. Her
bert p Ramsey; membership. Mrs. L.
A. Craven; program. Mrs. w. E. Miller;
hospitality, H. j. Hunt; legislative, s.
j. McCathran; health and Summer
roundup, Mrs. H D. Wilson; Bicenten-
nial celebration. Mrs. Carol J. Schaeffer;
publicity, Mrs. H. P. Ramsey.
Langdon.
A Bicentennial program is being spon-
sored by the association, and it is work.
ing with Mrs. Moore and her COM
mittee on preparation and planning OF
costumes. Miss Bumpus, first grade
teacher is Bicentennial chairman Of the
Parent Teacher Association.
The kindergarten and Ia and lE
grades will give their pageant. "A Col
onial Valentine" at the February meet
ing Of the association on Thursday
and for the benefit of the grades on
Friday morning.
On February 10. at 2 pm. the second
and third grades will give Scenes from
Washington's Boyhood"; on March 18
at pm. the fifth and sixth grades will
give a pageant; the seventh and eighth
grades will present "WashingtonS Re-
turn" on April 27, and the annua
June festival will climax the Bicenten-
nial celebration with the presentation
in which the whole school will take
IA at 6 pm
Students are planning play, Picture
Book Town" for February a. at II
am, before visiting superintendents.
Wheatley.
The Evolution of Transportation
Exhibit" was produced by Miss Hor.
vath's third grade
At the educational assembly Wed.
nesday morning Mildred Manning made
the first personal contribution towaro
starting the Wheatley School Museum
when she presented several articles
made by the children of the Hopi In
dian School. Pallacco. Ariz.
Miss Mellichampe's sixth grades
Colonial unit is progressing with its
Bicentennial program.
The First Honors for Wheatley Co.
operation" banner. presented by the
Parent-Teacher Association. has been
won by Mrs. Alice Brooks sixth grade
for four consecutive weeks in addition
to thrift banner.
Beginning with this semester. the
Wheatley Monitors Club was organized
by Miss Florence Mortimer, principal.
The ParentTeacher Sewing Circle
met Thursday with Miss K BreSnahan
domestic art teacher, to plan Colonial
costumes for the forthcoming pageant
Mrs. Walter Jones will act as chair
man of the group of Parent-Teacher
Association members who will assist at
the exhibit during the meeting of the
department superintendents, February
20-25.
Langley.
The Langley Association will meet
Tuesday evening. A student assembly
program will be followed in the audi
torium. There will be a talk by the
principal, Chester w. Holmes.
Adams.
The John Quincy Adams Association
will meet tomorrow at 745 pm. Guests
and speakers include the national presi-
dent, Mrs Hugh Bradford: State presi.
dent, Mrs. j. N. Saunders: Adams
president, Mrs. Jesse Smith, Charles 1
Stengle. past presidents of the Adam,