Evening star., 1933-02-12
Parent-Teacher Activities

ACU1V1C1eS
dent, and the presidents Of the seventh
DIVISION at a luncheon February z. A
tour OF the house was made
Inc Executive Committee was enter>
talned at luncheon at the home of the
president.
Gordon Junior High.
The Red Cross sewing unit Of the
aSSoclation VIII meet every Wednesday,
from l to 8 pm, in the Manual Train,
ing School, at Thirty third street and
Wisconsin avenue, instead of Thurs
days, as formerly, in the sewing room
OF Gordon. An appeal has come from
the Red Cross headquarters for sewers
Mrs. Doudna is in charge of sewing.
Mrs. j. N. Saunders. State president,
was the guest speaker at the monthly
meeting In the school February 8.
Kingsman- Pierce.
The association will meet at the
Pierce School February IA, at 8:l5 pm.
Mrs. j. N. Saunders will address the
association on Founders Day"
Cranch-Tyler.
The association will give a dance at
the Buchanan auditorium February l8,
from $3.50 to 1880 pm, for the benefit
Of the schools milk fund.
The Executive Committee met Nom
day in the Parent Teacher room. Tea
and cakes were served.
Mckinley High.
The association meets at the school
February IA, at pm. Miss Ellen
La Motto viii speak on the Narcotic
and Drug Question" j. L. Mitchell
soloist of Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church.
will sing.
johnson.
At the meeting of the Executive Com.
mittee February 6, at 80 pm, plans
were made for the monthly meeting Of
the association in the school February
IA, at pm. Mrs. Ruth Camblon will
give talk on Child Guidance" The
direction Of their teacher, Mrs. Hip.
kins, will entertain with STORY In
Rhythm" The business meeting will
be followed by a social, when tea will
be served.
Central High.
At the meeting to be held FebruarN
13, at 8 pm, the following program
arranged by Miss e. M. White, will b
given: Piano solos, Esther Silver; fiyeS
minute talk by Mrs. Gertrude Aberts
violin solos, Irving Ginsberg, accoms
panied by Anton Kaspar; exhibition
group from boys physical training del
partment, under direction of j. j. Rayt
organ solos, Glen Carow; exhibition
saber drill by commissioned officers Oh
the cadet corps, under direction Of Mn
Drummer.
Shepherd.
The association will meet Februari
IL, at 3:10 pm, at the school. Thu
VIII be Founders day, with a cake and
candles. DR.. Loren B. T. Johnson
child psychologist, Is the special speak,
er. The rooms win be open from 7:4f
to $40 pm. for inspection and teach1
ers viii be glad to meet any parent1
who wish to consult them.
WheatIey.
Mrs. J. N. Saunders was guest sneak.
er at the Founders day exercises al
Wheatley Tuesday. Mrs. Alice Man.
nlng, president, presided and took q
major role IN the pageant, which wa3
airected by Mrs. w. r. Rawlings. Others
In the pageant were Mesdames Mont-
gomery, Sengstack, Thomas and Mar
tin. Teachers who took part In tn
activity were Mrs. Alice Brooks, ST.
grade; Miss Sue MeIlichampe, 81
grade, and r. Bowden, manual train
Emery-Ecdngton.
At the thirty-sixth anniversary cele
bration OF Founders day at Emel
School, February 8, r. T.. Haycock, a.
sistant superintendent Of schools, spol
ON The Child's Right to Success
School" Mrs. L. B. Castell spoke
''The Parent Teacher Movement"
y
Henry ID. Cooke.
At the Founders day meeting Of til
association at the school February Z.
with Mrs. Edmund O. Carl presiding,
DR.. Julia Hahn, supervising principal of
the third division, was the guest speaker.
Eliot Junior High.
Following the monthly joint luncheon
Of the teachers and the members of the
Executive Committee last Tuesday the
meeting of the committee was held.
Plans were made for the February
membership drive and for the registra-
ton OF adults attending the meetings.
The next regular meeting Of the as
soc1ation will be February IA, at pm,
Baker, director of Fairgrounds for the
District Of Columbia, will address the
association.
For the first time in the history of
Washington schools a class was grad.
uated from the Weightman School for
Crippled Children. The diplomas were
given the four graduates by Mr.. Draper,
The invocation was given by DR.. J. G..
Palmer. Songs were sung by the menu
bers of the school, Gertrude Keren and
Jerry Collins. An address was given
by DR.. E. c. Higbie, president Of the
Wilson Teachers College. In the class
exercises Hugh McNally extended greet
ings James Anderson, history; Gertrude
Keren, prophecies, and Nelson Ham
back, class poem. DR.. w. H. Draper
presented the diplomas.
Eight children from the classes werf
promoted to Junior High School and
party was given them by the Parenu
Teacher Association, Of which Mrd =
Leigh L. Nettleton is president.