Evening star., 1935-03-31
Parent Teacher Session
Includes Tea Thursday
Annual Reports of Department of Organic alton
to Be Civen-Mrs w. C. Jones Is
Chairman of Group.

GET-TOGETHER tea will be
" given for the members Of the
~ department of organization,
4 a Congress of Parents Teachers,
by Mrs. Walter c. Jones, direc-
tor, Thursday, 1870 to $3.50 pm. in the
N. E. A. Building, to receive annual
reports.
Mrs. e. c. Magdeburger chairman
Of music, will meet the division repre-
sentatives in the State Office tomorrow,
10:30 am.
Mcfarland Junior High.
The association adopted a resolu-
ton opposing the permit to a bus
company to operate on Thirteenth
street passing near Mcfarland Junior
High and Roosevelt High School.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
Of schools, discussed Character Edu-
cation" Motion pictures of national
parks were shown.
A card and bingo party will be given
April 10 at pm. for the benefit of
the association.
John Burroughs.
The address at the March meet
ing was on 1.-The Church and Char
acter Education" by DR.. Gould
Wickey, executive secretary of the
Board of Education of the United
Lutheran Church in America.
A series of talks on Tuberculosis"
will be given on Thursdays at 1870
pm. in the school auditorium.
The John Burroughs Quartet fur
nished music. A playlet, Good Eng
lish Rebels" was given by school chill
dren.
Roosevelt High.
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee will be held in the principals Office
tomorrow at 8 pm.
The Spring play, Twelfth Night"
will be presented by pupils of the
school, under the direction of Miss
Esther Galbraith, the evenings of
April 4 and 5.
The association will meet April 10
at pm.
Taft Junior High.
The operetta, "The Willow Plate"
will be given April IL and IL by the
Glee Clubs, under the direction of
Mrs. Catherine Rogers.
The association met Monday eve
ming. with Mrs. Ralph Hoagland, vice
president, presiding. The slate for
the coming year is as follows: Mrs.
Ralph Hoagland. president; Mrs. John
L. Mitchell, first vice president; Miss
Irene Minear, second vice president;
Mrs. John Harvey, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Robert Lyon, fourth vice
president: Mrs. C. o. Arthur, fifth
vice president; Mrs. Carl Sullins,
treasurer; E. j. Collins. recording Sec
retary; Mrs. H. A. Hughes, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Ralph
Thrasher, historian. Election will be
held at the May meeting.
WheatIey.
The cast for home talent night.
of about 100 parents and
played to a capacity audi
ence Friday night Miss S. Nell
champe and a corps of Girl and Boy
Scouts had charge of the seating ar
At the close of the Study Group
classes Thursday evening, Mrs. Helen
Thomas presented the leader, Mrs.
o. s. Reading, with flowers and
book in behalf of the members of the
group.
A reception was held at the home
Of Mrs. G. !. Burneston in honor of
Mrs. A. Press, who is resigning from
the faculty.
Jefferson Junior High.
The association was addressed by
DR.. George H. Kane of the District of
Columbia Dental Society, followed by
a motion picture. Mrs. F. C. Knob
lock, second vice president, presided.
burlesque ancient Grecian dance
was given by Waters Grigsby, Charles
Curtis and William Ickes.
Langdon.
This association has IA delegates
to the State convention April 16. The
list of delegates will be completed at
the meeting April 4.
A series of lectures on "Communi-
cable Diseases" is being given at the
John Burroughs School each Thurs
day at 1870 pm.
Mrs. Elbert Charity, Summer
roundup chairman, announced DR..
c. j. Bovine and DR.. c. r. Creveling
will be at the school at 10 am. May
to examine children who will start
to school in September or February.
Hine Junior High.
The Executive Committee met at
the school March 80. Plans were
made for the April meeting, at which
election of officers will take place.
Appropriations were made to the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra and the
State budget.
Thomson.
THE Schools of Tomorrow" was
the subject of Robert L. Haycock,
assistant superintendent of schools,
at the last meeting. Mrs. Louis B.
Castell. president of the District of
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers, gave a short address. Mrs.
Ralph Hoagland, vice president, was
The Tall Cedars Glee
Club, under the leadership of Homer
Pope, gave program. The prizes for
attendance was won by a first and a
fourth grade. Alexander Harrison
read a poem by Edna Vincent Millay
entitled Ballad of the Harp Weaver"
Oyster.
The association will meet April 8
at pm. The program includes a
talk by Mrs. John H. Alburtis and
special music Mothers from one of
the rooms will be hostesSes for tea.
Central High School.
At the March meeting the asSo-
citation went on record as favoring