Evening star., 1933-02-05
Parent Teacher Activities

| to order by the president, Mrs. Sterling
Bockoven, followed by community sing.
ing, accompanied by the Stoddert Par.
Fawcett, principal, will read the message
Of the State president. The recommen'
dations Of the Executive Committed
vice president. Mrs. j. N. Saunders
State president, will speak on the Sym
bolism Of Founders Day." The ideal
! of the Parent-Teacher Association will
be presented in a Fantasy in Blue anl
Gold" The cast includes Miss Blanchl
FaWcett, Florence Harper and Ella Ma
rie Bockoven. The soloists will be Mrs
H. o. Kephart, soprano; Sterling Book.
oven, tenor, and Oscar Kuldell, bari
tone. They will be accompanied by tht
orchestra. Following the Founders day
ceremony a group Of colorful melodie!
will be given by Ruth Widner of Switz.
erland and Charlotte Stirregel of Ger.
many in native costume.
| Keene.
The association entertained the prin.
cipal, teachers and members of the mid.
year graduating class of II boys ano
girls who are leaving Keene to enter
the different junior high schools. The
| girls of the graduating class gave 6
lucheon to the teachers and principa
before leaving on Wednesday.
The next board meeting will be Feb
ruary 6 at 2:30 pm. in the school, anC
the February birthday meeting February
IA at o'clock.
Amidon -ROsselL
The association met, Tuesday and was
addressed by Miss Catherine Watkins
on THE Value and Benefits Of Kin
dergarten." Various reports were given
and plans discussed for a card party
| for May 10.
The children of both schools are re-
ceiving the Schick treatments. DR.
Fisher is giving the treatments, assisted
| by Miss Douglas of the Health Depart
ment. Miss Orr the school nurse, ano
several of the mothers.
Takoma.
The association met January "a at
| o'clock. with DR.. L. w. Kephart pre-
siding. Dr. Ella NJ 2. Elbows spoke on
THE Common Cold"
BIow-Webb.
The association will meet at the BLOW
| School February T. Mrs. Mann, flftf
grade teacher at the Blow, will be II
charge of the Founders day program
while the speaker for this meeting vii
be Miss c. r. Watkins, director of kim
dergartens.
An important matter being discussed
by the association is that of having
a red-and- green traffic light at the
Nineteenth and Benning road intersec.
ton. The matter will be placed before
the Commissioners at an early date.
Gordon Junior High.
The Executive Board met in the
school library January 25, with Mrs
E. R. Altman presiding.
Mrs. j. N Saunders will be the gues'
speaker at the Founders day meeting
| to be held in the school auditorium
February 8. at pm.
| The card party for the benefit Of the
association will be held in the schoo
library on the evening Of February II
The association entertained the grad.
uating class at party January 27 with
the assistance of several teachers of the
| school,
| The graduation exercises Of 200 pupils
of Gordon were in the school January 81
Petworth.
Z. at pm, in the school. S. E
Kramer assistant superintendent oi
schools, and Mrs. j. N Saunders, presi-
| dent of the District of Columbia Con.
greSs of Parents and Teachers, will be
the principal speakers There also will
be a short musical program. Mrs. Fred
Blood will preside.
Fillmore.
The mothers of Fillmore organized
siX-week study group class at the
school Tuesday afternoon. Child Prob
| lens" will be the subject Of these meet
Robert Whitehead every Tuesday at
o'clock.
Benning.
The association will meet February
Z. at the school, at O'Clock. There
will be a Founders day program. Mrs
Rodgers will speak.
The Executive Committee met Janu.
airy 26. There will be a card party II
the school auditorium the evening o.
February 13. The next monthly meet
ing will be held February 9, at 7:3(
pm, when Founders day will be cele
brated with an appropriate program
given by the children of the school
Mrs. j. N. Saunders, State president
will be the guest Of honor. A birthday
cake will be displayed and refreshment!
served
L. T. Walter, principal of the Powell
Junior High, will address the aSsocia
tion at the meeting February Z, at 2:3t
pm Mrs. Louis B. Castell will alst
talk on the achievements of the Parent
Teacher movement. The program vii
include music by Mrs Clinchy. Re
freshments will be served.
Blair-Hayes.
The executive meeting was held a
the Hayes School February 2, at 1:3t
pm. The business meeting will be helt
at the Hayes School, February 9. a
8 pm. Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, Stat,
president, will be the speaker for the
evening. The program has been ar
ranged to celebrate Founders day.
Kingsman- Pierce.
The association has started reading
circle, with Mrs. E. H. Griffith a!
leader. The first meeting was held a
the Kingsman School January Is, al
1:30 pm. the subject taken for dis
sion being THE Problems of Ado.
| leScentS"
w. B. Powell Elementary.
The Executive Board will meet to.
morrow at l pm. in the teachers room
Invitations have been extended to al
grade mothers to attend this meeting
RESORTS
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.