Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-15
November PIT. A. Session
Will Hear Ruth Sheldon
Conference Will Be Held Tuesday at 1870
PM. in N. E. A. Building Relation
of Growth to Health" Topic.

Dorothy Malone and Mary Jane
Opdyke entertained with piano selec-
tons. Ester Snyder gave q reading.
Plans were discussed at a grade moth
ers' tea for obtaining new members.
Park View.
A meeting was held November 5,
Mrs. L. Raebach, presiding. The
topic was, The Underprivileged Child
and His Needs" Mrs. z. j. bowling,
State student aid chairman, and
Grady H. Leonard, superintendent of
the receiving home, spoke. Mrs. J. A.
Schubert, student aid chairman,
opened the student aid room to re-
ceive bundles and to exhibit the work.
Jefferson Junior High.
Parents met November to cele.
brate the opening of National Educa.
ton week and to honor Miss Bertha
Mckay Ohr, who, after 20 years of
health service in the schools Of SOUTH
west Washington and for IL years at
the Jefferson Junior High School.
was retired from the service. An
honorary PIT. A. Mothers pin was
presented on behalf of the associa-
ton by Mrs. William H. Hummel,
president. A corsage was presented
Miss Ohr by Miss Norma Dant, presi-
dent Of the Jefferson Student Council.
Central High.
Mrs. Marie Wade Doyle. president
dress the association tomorrow at 8
pm. The Senior Girl Reserves Glee
Club, under the direction Of Miss
Mary Burnett, will present a program
Of songs. A reception will follow.
Refreshments will be served.
Janney.
"Open house" was held at the
school Tuesday. A study group COM
posed of mothers of the kindergarten,
first and second grade pupils will be
held November II. The guest speaker
will be Miss Catherine Watkins. for
mer head Of kindergartens In the Dis
trict schools.
The association met Monday eve
ming. Miss Dorothy Tirrell, repre-
senting the Community Chest, spoke.
The association voted to provide
tickets for the boy patrol TO attend
the National Theater special per-
Torrance for children on Saturdays.
Miss Skippon, patrol chairman, will
act as chaperon.
Bundle day was announced for
November Is and II. A stocking
party has been arranged for the De-
cember meeting Each member is
requested to bring a pair Of new
stockings to be given to the student
aid for needy children. open house"
was held at the school last Wednes-
day from TO IL am. in observance
Of American Education week.
Buchanan.
At the meeting Wednesday, DR..
Lyle w. Ashby of the National Educa-
ton Association, spoke on The Wise
Use Of Leisure" meeting for room
representatives will be held in the
teachers room November 10 at 100
pm.
Wheatley.
Accompanied by their PIT A. room
representatives, Mrs. K. S. Paxon and
Miss M. j. Freeny, teachers; the
pupils Of the two kindergartens
visited the Gallaudet farm last Friday,
where j. Stuntz. superintendent, DEM
onstrated the modern processes of
farming. Under the direction of Mrs.
K. S. Paxon. the school glee club
made its first appearance at the
PIT. A. meeting Wednesday after
noon. In cooperation with the Com
munity Center now at Wheatley. q
class in contract bridge will be held
each Thursday from lis TO 8 pm.
Thomson.
The association met Thursday.
Clarence A. Phillips presented an
illustrated lecture on Spain.