The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-19
STATES P.-T.A.
BACKS erwin
Strict Economy With Eff
cheney in Education Is
Organizations Goal

ASHEVILLE. April 19.-Elec-
ton of new state chairmen. adop-
tion of resolutions and an address
nv Mrs. Bess Rosa of Womans
College of the University of North
Carolina featured the closing ses.
sion of a three-day convention OF
the North Carolina Congress OF
Parents and Teachers at Grove
Park Inn yesterday. 81
The new cha;rmen are as 1oi-
lows. Health DEPARTMENT under
snoervision of Mrs. J. NJ. HOB
nncood of Farmville; summer
To1nd-up. Mrs. J. Buren, Sldourey
of Wilmington: mental hygiene
DR. Frank Howard Richardson
Black Mountain: social hySlene,
Nv Miner of Guilford College;
social welfare. Mrs. Dean Sehro-
der. of High Point.
The PIT. A. congress went Oh
record endorsing heartily state
Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
tion CLYDE Erwin'S program Tor
school legislation for the present
session of the general assembly IN
resolutions adopted. I'VE adVO-
cate strictest economy compatiole
with efficient school admnlStra-
ton, vet, at the same time en-
ployment of teachers of the hlgn-
est educational, character and Gull
ture attainment, adequately ana
promptly paid and with classes OF
a size best adapted to child deVei-
opment and teaching efficiency,
II was stated. Other resolutions
recommended extension of library
service in school and our, teach
mo of scientific facts about effect
OF alcohol and narcotics on the
human system in home. school and
community, that war no longer De
0Iorifed in the teaching of history
in the schools, approval OF oetter
recreational facilities in both rural
and urban communities, common
5at;on for better motion pictures
recommendation of teaching safe
~ in secondary schools of the
state. support that section OF the
economic security bill on matern.
;tv and infancy, and emphasis OF
character education as a basis OF
living in all PIT. AS
Resolutions of appreciation Tor
the hospitality of P.-T.As: in Bun
combe county and Asheville were
also adopted. Mrs. Wilbur Daven--
6oy,f was convention director, and
Mrs. C. D. Beadle was the gen.
eral chairman.
BEFORE adjourning the conven-
tion sent the following telegram
70 Superintendent Erwin: rms
convention, representing 46,O9O
members of the North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers
is standing shoulder to shoulder
with YOU i'm your efforts to obtain
500 O0O. 900 for the public schools
for each year of the coming 81
ennium." A similar wire 10 tne
effect that the convention is stand
inc shoulder to shoulder with DR..
Frank P. Graham, president OF the
University of North Carolina IN
his efforts to obtain adequate
support for the institutions OF
higher learning" was also sent
during the day.
Further departmental organiza-
ton of the state body was perfect
ed as follows before adjournment:
Education department under d.
rection of Mrs. W. A. White, Jr:,
of Jamestown; schools, Claude Z;
league, of Greensboro; parental
education, Mrs. Herbert Bluen-
thenthal of Wilmington, CHAIR
man, and Mrs. Bess Ross, wee
chairman; motion pictures, Mrs
R Homer Andrews, of Burning.
ton; libraries, Mrs. H. NJ. Hill, OF
New Bern; fine arts, Mrs. justin
Mcneil, of Lumberton; kindergar-
ten. Mrs. w. L. Wharton, of Win
ston-Salem.
HEADED BY MRS. SEELEY
Department of public relations
directed by Mrs. Walter ]. Seeley,
of Durham, legislation, Mrs. w. F.
Upshaw, of Raleigh; historian,
Mrs w. w. Weant, of Salisbury;
cooperation, Mrs. j. L. Hender-
Actress Sues Heirs