Evening star., 1933-01-15
Parent-Teacher Activities

Material for this column must
reach the State office. 1901 Six
teenth street. not later than the first
mail on wednesday preceding the
Sunday on which publication is de-
sired.
A conference of the District of Co
fumbia Congress of Parents and Teach
ers will be held Tuesday in the Bryar
School at ! O'Clock The program vii
be in charge of Selden M Ely, thiro
vice president and director Of the De
partment of Extension of the District
of Columbia Congress of Parents ano
Teachers. This being National Thrift
Week. the subject of Thrift" will be
stressed The following chairmen will
take part: Thrift. Mrs. N. T. AO'Con-
nell; Safety, Mrs. Ida Simmons; Ameri-
canization, Mrs. T1lman B. Parks.
A half hour will be devoted to the
studying and discussion Of the bylaws
under the direction of Mrs. w. T. Ban
herman, national chairman of legisla-
ton.
Since there is especial need for milk
lunches among school children, letters
have been sent from the State office to
presidents Of local associations In an
endeavor to ascertain the needs or pos
sible resources of the different schools.
BrookIand- Bunker Hill-Noyes.
The executive meeting held in the
Brookland building January 9, was con-
Quoted by Miss Pepper first vice pres
ident. Mrs Wight, Ways and Means
Chairman. announced luncheon to be
given Wednesday January lS, in the
prooklap6 hliildinp
A meeting Of the Study Group will
be held February l, at 80 pm. in the
Noyes School.
Miss Wilson. kindergarten teacher at
Crosby-Noyes, has been appointed treas
urer to fill the place Of Mrs. c. N. Me-
rillat, resigned.
The monthly meeting will be held to-
morrow at 8 pm. in the Brookland
building. The topic will be, What We
Mean BY An Activities Program" and
the speaker will be Miss Lind, principal
OF the Brightwood Demonstration
School Mrs Arthur McNerney, pianist,
will entertain The hostesses are Mrs.
E H Smith, Mrs. Donahue and Mrs.
Wyman.
Buchanan.
At the meeting of the Buchanan AS
societion Tuesday evening, movie on
"Our National Parks" was shown. Plans
were made for an entertainment the
evening of January 20 to raise funds
for the organization.
Randle- Highlands Orr.
A card party will be held in the Orr
School the evening of January 20. A
luncheon is being arranged for about
the middle of February.
John Eaton.
At the Association meeting January
9, Mr. Freund, baritone soloist, sang
and DR.. Elise Martens, specialist in the
education of exceptional children, ONCE
Of Education. talked on The Excep-
t!onal Child"
The Executive Committee of the
johnson Association met Monday. At
the monthly meeting Of the association
Tuesday Francis St. Austen, guest
speaker, gave talk on American edu-
cation and the opportunities which 1t
offers for the development of world
peace"
Emery lexington.
At a meeting of the association held
January at lexington Miss Sibyl
Baker spoke on Your Child's Choice OF
Friends"
The next meeting February. at
Emery will be the observance OF Found
ers' day.
Curtis Hyde Addison.
At the monthly meeting Of the as
sociation, held in the Curtis School
January 8, Miss Molster, physical train
ing director, was the guest speaker. A
card party and luncheon for March "a
was announced by the Ways and Means
Committee.
Park View. Platoon.
selden Ely spoke at the Fathers night
meeting of the association. Mrs. Harvey
Haun, president, opened the meeting
and Immediately presented father
members. who conducted the meeting.
Mai Walter Sommers acted as presi-
dent. Glenn Leach, acting program
chairman, presented the Mckinley High
School Cadet Band, conducted by Mr..
Manley.
Announcement was made that first
aid study group would be formed. the
date Of the first meeting to be an
nounced later.
Kingsman-P Pierce.
The association will hold card party
January 20 in the Pierce School. Mrs
Pope, Mrs. Love and Mrs. Anderson
comprise the Committee In Charge Of
Arrangements.
The Sewing Circle of the association
will meet en- the last Wednesday Of
every month in the Kingsnnan School.
Francis Scott Key.
At the monthly meeting of the asso-
citation January 10, following an eXecu-
tive meeting. it was announced that the
dancing class to be held at the school
through the Community Center CO.
operation would begin this Friday and
that q. regular bundle day. would be
established for the last Wednesday of
each month.
Whittier.
Cooperation Of the Parent Teacher
Association With Community Activities"
was the subject discussed by Rev.
George Z. Schnabel at a meeting Janu-
ary 8. Mrs. Todd. study group chair
man. has set January II as the date
for the first study group meeting, to be
held at the school from 1:30 to 3 pm
Mrs. Alice Wood will be the speaker
A motion was passed that cakes be
gwen free to those children who were
not receiving milk.
Ten dollars was the maximum amount
set ASIDE for party to be given by the
association TO the February graduates
NANNNAAp "a lAiNAPdls 10 Gill
r'-:.rca between / and 10 years of age
+ the Schick test at the Truesdale
School
Cranch- Tyler.
At the monthly meeting of the as
sociation. held in the Buchanan audi
toriun January 9. Misses Bessie Las
kowitz and Catherine Willoughby sang
and a play was given by the Cranch-
Tyler pupils entitled The Christ
Candle The guest speaker was Miss
Emmeline Whitcombe, from the ONCE
Of Education
Two checks were given by the asso-
citation, one to Miss Dugan's and one
to Miss Ockershausen's room, for get
ting the greatest number of new mem
bers during the membership drive.
Kenilworth.
The association viii meet in the
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