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n Parent Teacher workers will be
~ asd sss # from E. 10 A. am susins tS ls @ eatn in
Tuesday morning from Febru-
ary 6 to March 13, inclusive. There
will be no registration fee.
Parent Teacher members, especially
student aid chairmen, are invited to
the social case work conferences of
the Associated Charities each Friday
at $3.50 in the Office at 701 A street
southeast.
The surgical bandage group of the
sixth division, Mrs Frank T. Parsons,
chairman, will meet at the Northeast
Center of the Visiting Nurses Society
January %, at 10 am.
KeniIworth.
The Executive Board met January
H. The regular monthly meeting Of
the association was held January 18,
with Mrs. A. Farr In charge of the
program on Love and Friendship"
A school lunch was held January 16
under the direction of Mrs. K He'll,
Ways and Means chairman.
The association is sponsoring Com
munity Club, which includes the Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Air Craft and
Athletic Clubs of the school. The old
school basement is being converted
into a club building through the
c. W. A.
Alexander Shepherd.
The association met with Mrs. j. F
Rose presiding The new year message
of Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, president
Of the D. c. Congress of Parents and
Teachers, was read. 1t was voted that
the association sponsor motion picture
control movement for neighborhood
theaters, first seeking the cooperation
of other local organizations.
Fathers night was observed. The
entertainment was In charge Of Ben
s. Fisher and his committee. They
were assisted by the Kilbourne Players.
Refreshments were served by the
fathers.
Blake Gales -Seaton.
The association will meet January %
at 3:l5 O'Clock. On February 8 the
association is planning a card party.
Weightman.
The association will meet at the
school January rs, at 7:30 pm.
Gordon Junior High.
The association met January TO- Mrs.
E. R. Altman presiding Miss Cooke Of
the Girl Reserves, and Linn Drake Of
the Boy Scouts were guest speakers.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Koones
and Mr.. Kudell, soloists-
A card party for the benefit Of the
association was held January l9 in the
school auditorium.
Fairbrother.
The association met January II, with
Mrs. G. A. Guyer presiding. Parents
were asked to assist with the serving
of school lunches. Miss Mcclure had
the largest number of parents present.
John Quincy Adams.
A luncheon for all executive board
members and grade mothers will be
held January "a at 1880 pm. in the
school cafeteria, Mrs. Cornelius Jacoby
in charge. The regular executive board
meeting will follow.
Schick tests were given to the chill
dren of the kindergarten through the
fourth grade January 16.
Mrs. Lynn held tea for the mothers
of her grade January 10. when Miss
Catherine Watkins, director of kinder
garten, was guest speaker.
Bowen -GreenIeaf.
The association met January IL in
Bowen School. Miss H. K. Knighton
gave talk pointing out reasons why
so many children are retained in g.
grade for more than one term" She
suggested ways for helping children go
through school without being kept
back.
Mrs. H. Burnside's class entertained
with an Indian play.
Phoebe Hearst.
The monthly meeting was held jan
uary Is, Mrs j. E. Schwab presiding.
Rev. H. B. Warner spoke on "Obedi-
ence"
Music was furnished by the following
pupils: Frances Silsbee, Dorothy Clark,
Dorothy Webster, william Crom, Katie
Rutherford. piano selections = Margaret
Bullock. Grace Purvis, Alden Evans,
j. D. Stout, Elizabeth Taylor. violin
selections.
Henry d. Cooke.
The association met January 16, when
the Powell Junior High School Orches-
ira furnished music, and L. T. Walter,
principal of Powell Junior High, ad-
dressed the association on Junior High
School Courses"
Miss F. Hayden's and Miss I. Gordon's
rooms had the largest attendance of
parents.
Janney.
Mrs. Howard, health chairman,
awarded 10 blue ribbons to physically fit
children of the Sumner roundup at the
January meeting.
The February graduating class had
charge Of the program and gave a play
entitled Book Friends" which was
written and directed by the children.
The association voted to support the
Tugwell bill, which is pending in Con-
gress, as it is forward step in safe
guarding health
The study group meets each WedneS-
day at 10 am. Mrs. G. A. Lingebach,
a trained leader. has charge of the
group. The meetings will continue for
six weeks and longer if the group
desires
DR.. Edwin N: G. Barnes, director of
music of the public schools, and Miss A.
R. Robinson, art supervisor Of the fifth
division, were guest speakers at the
January meeting. There was an art ex-
Esther Linger Clark graduate of the
Holt Studios gave mandolin solos, &C
companied by Miss Alice Hill.
Blue ribbons were awarded the fol-
lowing children who entered school this
Fall free from physical defects: Paul
Neuhaus, Mary Hamilton, June McPher-
son, Evelyn Clayton, Charles Flynn, Vir-
ginia Odell, Patricia Compton, Char
lotte Burnside, Thomas Clark, Laura
Sanford and John Blackwell. Miss
Kemp pinned the ribbons on each child
Miss Kemp's room won the attendance
prize.
The Child Study Committee, Mrs. A.
B. Genung, chairman. has begun work
on this years program. The commit
tee is composed of Mrs. r. P. Klinger,
Mrs. r. A. Lyon and Mrs. Charles Allen.
Buchanan.
The association met January 16,
when Henry Gilligan, member of the
Board o,f Education sDOke on "Charac-