Evening star., 1933-03-19
Parent-Teacher Activities

Material for this column must be
in the State Office, 1901 Sixteenth
street, not later than the first mail
on Wednesday preceding Sunday on
which publication is desired.
A conference of the District Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers will be
held March 81, at 1:30 pm, in the
Wheatley School The program COM
prises a symposium on Various Phases
Of Education" the speakers being Miss
Charl Williams, DR.. F. W. Ballou, Miss
Mary Stewart and Mrs. j. N. Saunders.
The program will be given under the
direction of Mrs. Walter c. Jones, sixth
vice president.
A recreation center has been opened
at GIT Ninth street northeast. under
the supervision Of Miss Ella Gardner,
specialist of the Children's Bureau. Miss
Gardner is appealing for window
shades, tables suitable for games, such
as old card tables, chairs, lamps. pic
lures. books, sewing machines, jig-saw
puzzles and phonograph records.
Mrs. Thomas Elkins, State chairman
of Summer Roundup, requests all pres
idents to register in the Summer
roundup.
Macfarland Junior High.
A meeting of the association will be
an open house, at / o'clock March 20.
Conferences with the teachers may be
held after O'Clock and tea will be
served
A meeting of mothers of 9B children
was held March II to make plans for
the Spring graduation.
Blow Webb.
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tion Mrs. Francis, who Is connected
with the Dennison Vocational School,
gave talk.
The next meeting Of the association will
be night meeting, at the Blow School.
Miss Marie A. Turner, principal Of the
Blow-Webb Schools, will talk on DE
veloping a Proper Respect for Public
Property" A talk on the functions OF
the community centers will be given
by Mrs Peoples, director Of the COM
munity centers of Washington.
Langley.
The association will meet Tuesday at
1880 pm. The half hour between 7:30
and will be used for conferences be-
tween parents and teachers In the class
rooms At o'clock, in the auditorium,
DR. Winifred Richmond, psychologist,
will speak on Some Phases of ADO
lescence" Students of the Latin and
French departments will present two
plays.
Wheatley.
The second grades tea for mothers
will be held March %, at o'clock. IN
Mrs. Schonberger's class room and
work will be demonstrated by the pupils
under her guidance.
Mrs. Kettering, with her group OF
pupils attended the last symphony con-
cert of the season.
Girl Scouts, accompanied by Miss
Mellichampe, Miss Leets, Mrs. Marks,
Mrs. Fenton and Miss Mortimer, will
attend the party to be held in Con-
stitution Hall where Mrs. Roosevelt will
be the guest Of honor.
Brent-Dent.
At the March meeting Of the asso-
citation at the Brent School Miss Eliza
beth Hummer was the speaker Of the
evening, her subject being Our New
Report Cards. A luncheon for the
benefit of the free milk fund was held
March 16 at the Brent School.
Buchanan.
The association met March IA in the
school auditorium and featured a faith
ers' night program.
At the meeting of the parents study
group last Wednesday afternoon Miss
Ruth Smith spoke on Teaching First
Grade Children How to Read"
w. B. Powell Elementary.
The study group, under the direction
of Mrs. D. C. Gruver, will meet tomor-
row at 1:30 pm. Miss Camblan of the
Child Guidance Clinic will speak on
"SeX Education"
At the meeting of the association last
Monday it was voted to send $40 to the
Districs Office for the milk fund. On
Friday Mrs. G. B. Colbeck, assisted by
Mrs. Kinsey, weighed and measured all
the children in the school. A request
for cast-of clothing was made by Mrs.
Ullman, Student Aid chairman.
Peabody Hilton Carbery.
The association announces DR.. Frank
w. Ballou as guest speaker at the meet
Ing, March 20 at O'Clock.
Bradley -Fairbrother.
At the last meeting Of the associa-
ton a play. "a Visit to Holland" was
given by Miss Strobels class. the Dutch
costumes, properties and scenery having
been made by the children and the
play composed by them. Songs, dances
and customs of the people were fea-
tured
The banner for attendance was
awarded to Mrs. Heads class, Bradley
School.
John Eaton. :.
At meeting of the association March
13 the message from the president, the
minutes of the board meeting and the
treasurers report were read, the school
chorus sang. Michael Brassenham ac-
comparing them on the xylophone upou
which he later played two solos.