Evening star., 1933-11-05
Parent Teacher Activities

| News 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
| The board Of managers will hold a
card party November at l 80 pm. at
60 M street northeast.
A school Of instruction for parent
I, teacher workers will be held in the
board room of the N. E. A. Building
November from 10 to IL am. and l
to pm. The leader will be Mrs. A.
c. Watkins. education secretary Of the
National Congress of Parents and
! Teachers.
There will be a meeting of visual edu-
cation chairmen in the State office to-
morrow at l pm.
John Quincy Adams.
The association will meet Tuesday at
3 pm in the school, use of Leisure
Reading will be the subject, and a
demonstration lesson of elementary
reading will be given by Miss Schwartz's s
3 Alb grade. Mrs. w. H. Ross. chair
man of children's reading for the Dis
trict Of Columbia Congress Of Parents
and Teachers. will give short talk.
The membership campaign, under the
leadership of Mrs H. Roy Stuart, began
November l and continues 10 days.
Student aid chairman, Mrs. l. w. TIL
| Is for the benefit of the District Student
Aid work.
A stamp club, sponsored by the Par
| ent-Teacher Association, has been start
, ed in the school. Mrs. Dorothy Rus Is
the leader.
Truesdell.
The association met in the school Oc-
tober "a. Mrs. Walter C. Jones spoke
on The COmmunity'S Responsibility to
the Child" Master Merle Holt enter
| tained with song and dance.
Plans are made for a series of benefit
b., card parties at the school. The first
one was November 2, the second will
be November % Mrs. S. C. Tupman is
in charge of this activity.
Park View Platoon.
A question box has been placed in
| the post Office at the school, and all
those who have questions to ask In re-
gard to their own problems are invited
/ to place the unsigned questions in the
box. During the year. it is planned to
have guest speakers answer these ques-
tionS and lead discussions.
| November 2 was Fathers night Mai.
Walter Somners presided and Mr.
! Stengle was guest speaker Mr.. Schmuc-
ker led community singing, accompan-
led by Mr. Melville.
Mrs. Ralph Manning. room represen-
| tative, held the first meeting of the year
last week and had 27 grade mothers
present when plans for the year were
discussed. Arrangements have been
made for a get acquainted" tea for the
parents and teachers Of the lower grades
November 6.
The association met Tuesday in the
school. Mrs. Cole gave a report as
membership chairman. Miss Crock
principal, welcomed the new members of
the school. The teachers received the
parents in their class rooms. Songs
were sung under the direction of Miss
Margaret Moore and Miss Marie Moore,
teachers.
DR.. Nolan Lewis, Of the American
University spoke on The Formation Of
Character"
Mrs. Chamberlin, hospitality chair
man. assisted by the grade mothers and
the Executive Board. served as a COM
rittee to introduce the parents to each
other and to the teachers They later
served sandwiches and coffee.
Eliot Junior High
A meeting of the association will be
| held on Tuesday evening DR. Stephen
(. Kramer, assistant superintendent Of
schools, will speak on THE Junior High
School Child and the Home
Langdon.
Two meetings of the association have
been held. At the october meeting, Mrs
Paul E. Howe spoke on the proposed
Food and Drug Act" The Program,
Committee is having the children take
some part in the way Of entertainment
at every meeting.
The officers are: President Mrs Ma
than Cannon; first vice president. Mrs
Claude D. Jones; second vice president,
Mrs. NJ. H. Boul; third vice president,
Mrs. E. NJ. Langdon secretary, Mrs
James A. Clarkin; treasurer, Mrs. Lynn
G. Shelton.
Benjamin St0ddert.
A meeting of the association will be
held at the school November 6, at pm
The speaker will be Miss Lydia M. Bur
kin, head worker, Friendship House
There will also be musical program.
membership drive is now being
carried on. headed by Mrs. j. D. Reich
Petworth.
The association will meet Tuesday
evening in the school. Ray H Everett
executive secretary of the Social Hy-
giene Society, will be the speaker. Mr.
and Mrs. Arsenic Ralon will furnish
musical entertainment. The Executive
Committee meets at o'clock.
Following are the officers and COM
mittee chairmen: President, Mrs Fred
E. Blood; first vice president, Mrs. w
J. Greenleaf: second vice president, Miss
Mary Frank; recording secretary, Mrs
James Davis: treasurer, Mr.. P. D. Du-
Slnberre. corresponding secretary, Mrs
John Fersinger: Ways and Means. Mrs
Sue Richwine; Membership, Mrs Fran
els Goodwin; Milk, Mrs. E. R. Horton
Legislative, Mr.. R. T. Haugh; Publicity
Mrs. j. S. Rogers; Congress. Mrs. Rilla
Mehlfelt; Student Aid Mrs. Martin An
derSon: Public School Association, Mr.
D. A. Spencer; Health. Mrs. D. L. Halde-
man: Bulletins. Mr.. Diehm: Music
Mrs. D. B. Hathcock.
Bancroft
The association extends an invitation
W allClu d AOuSe Wal liliilS FONeIuDeT D
in the school There will be a short
business meeting at o'clock, follow
ing which the guests will be escorted
through the building
There will be music by one of the
high school orchestras and Mrs. Bar
mum Levitan has provided other enter
tainment. Refreshments will be served
Woodbridge.
/, Health and Safety" will be the SUBJ
ject of the meeting November 9, at
pm. The speakers will be Dr. j. Duer-
charge of Miss Marion Smith, assistant
secretary. The president general, Mrs
Margaret Hopkins Worrell. presided
The next meeting will be held the eve
ming Of November 27.