Milford chronicle., 1932-03-11
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATIONS

DR.. Agnes Snyder will lead the
discussion at PaTent-Teacher AssO-
citation meetings according TO thu
following schedule: March II. New
port; March 49, Millsboro; March
16, Bridgeville; March II, Dover AT
each meeting local committees will
report on the School Child's Time at
Home, taking into consideration pre-
vious reports and recommendations
made by parent groups and various
school departments. Program COM
mittees of other Parent-Teacher AS
SociatiOns and all interested are cor
daily invited to observe the techni-
que of the discussion leader and to
participate in the discussion.
Additional reports of February
meetings have been received since
last weeks issue. Only special fea-
lures of each meeting are cited.
HarbeSOn. Mrs. Charles PettyjOhn,
president. Plan to study the School
Child's Time at Home presented by
0rville r. Wright of Pennington
Committee appointed to carry on the
study: Mrs. Esther Prettyman, Mrs.
Jessie Lingo. Mrs. Nellie Rust. Mrs.
Eliza Parker, Mrs. Leila Warning
ton. School program included DEM
onstration lesson in primary read
ing. Victrola presented by Mrs.
William Prettyman Records to be
purchased by the association.
HOllymOUnt, Clarence Johnson,
president, School Child's Time at
Home discussed by Mrs. Walter
Phillips, Mrs. Alden Hopkins, Mrs.
Granville Bryan and James Sock
ritter. Washington program by school
followed by refreshments.
ROxana, o. w. Derrickson, presi-
dent. Purchased victrola records and
posters of musical instruments.
StOekley, Leroy Marvel. vice presi-
dent, in the chair. Mrs. Sallie @. FL
lis of Millsboro introduced the study
of the School Child's Time at Home.
Preliminary reports presented by
parents. Timely school program.
Special feature, School News"
which reported; visits from DR.. II.
b. King and Albert Farley, new
manual training table, emphasis on
correct posture, and repetition of
the dramatization of "Christ of the
Anes," for Miss Eta J. Wilson, edi-
tor of "Signposts."
White Oak, Mrs. Gardner Bunting,
president. Talk by Mrs. Bunting on
Children, their home duties, bed
time, before school in the morning,
etc. Schools program included mar
ches, drills, and patriotic songs.
COneOrd-C., Mrs. Id a Matthews,
president, started study of the
School Child's Time at Home with a
talk by Mrs. Annie West. Mrs. Ber- !
tha Laws and others appointed to !
continue the work. Victrola repairs
paid for with part of the funds rails =,
ed at a Valentine social.
Concord Juniors, NJ. Randolph |
Kiah, president. Nine dollars and
sixth cents raised for victrola rec !
ords and reproducer.
GeOrgetOWn-C., recently organized
with Charles Wing as president
Talk by A. Palmer Cooper of Lewes. !
Warwick No. 225-C., Noah Harmon,
president, general discussion of !
carefully prepared reports on the ,
School Child's Time during the eve
ming meal and at bedtime.
Ellendale, Horace J.. Harmon,
president. Talk by Mrs. Mamie
Goode on what Kind of Training |
Should the Child Receive in the |
Home?" followed by general discus
sion; George Washington program
by the school; refreshment commit
tees appointed for March, April and
May; paid for the bus which car
ried the Juniors to Wilmington to
broadcast as a part of the Delaware /
Safety Council program.
LincOln-C., EnOs r. Ross, presi-
dent. Committees appointed to study
the School Child's Time at Home.
Slaughter Neck Juniors, Doris
Collins, president. General partici-
patton in a varied program.
WainWright's, Mrs. J. T.. Hughes,
president. Discussion of Children's
Home Activities led by Mrs. Hughes.
General participation of parents;
demonstration by children Of home
activities; report of designs exc
cuted by J. T. Hughes for use of par
ents at home, and of adaptation of
school work to activities at home;
Washington program by fourth and
fifth grades.
Delmar-C., Mrs. Bertha Wales,
president. Committees appointed to
study School Child's Time at Home
after general discussion.
Delmar Juniors, plans made to
buy flowers for the school ground; h
hot cocoa.
Laurel Juniors, Beatrice Mitchell,
president Varied Negro Education
Week program included address by ]
James II. Webb and talks on Negro,
Musicians, Historians
and Athletics.
Laurel, the second in the series of
to study the School Child's
Time at Home was held March 1.
Five reports of their observations
and conclusions drawn were submit '
Ted by parents. Miss Elizabeth H.
Nensch led the general discussion /
which followed. Twelve first grade
pupils directed by Miss Beulah t
Iladman demonstrated one type of {
heir activities by playing four ring
James. g
A meeting for Sussex County Col
,red Parent-Teacher Association S
program committees was held OH
,iarch 2 at Lewes, Joseph Seymour,
PRESIDENT. Miss Elizabeth H. Mensch l
ed the discussion of reports on the =
School Child'S Time at Home. l