Evening star., 1937-10-31
Parent-Teacher Activities

Teachers, will be IN washington our
ing both days of the institute held
at George Washington University,
November and 10, and will appear
on the program at both sessions on
Tuesday, substituting in the afternoon
for Miss Frances Hays, who was to
have presented the subject, Program
Making" Mrs. Pettengill will be an
honor guest at the dinner meeting on
Wednesday evening.
Reservations can now be made with
Mrs. C. D. Lowe for the dinner meet
ing, November 10, at the Y. w. c. A.
Building.
At the last meeting of the Board
of Managers the following Nominating
Committee was elected: Mrs. Mabel
Hubbel Mrs George Corbin, Mrs.
Clinton Ward, Mrs. William Dowden
and Mrs. Alma Hudson.
Mrs. Walter B. Fry, president OF the
District of Columbia Congress, an
nounces the following additions to the
Board of Managers: Mrs. Pearl B.
Clark, safety chairman; Mrs. Ruth
Wynn, exceptional child; Mrs. Paul
w. Ontrich, editor of Sunday column.
Cranch-Tyler.
Mrs. B. Kidd, membership chair
man, announces that the drive will
close November IS and an award OF
| SIS will be given to the room having
| 100 per cent Of its parents enrolled.
Mrs. w. Moriarity, program chair
man, announces the years topic as
How the Community Helps Your
| Child"
Allowances" was discussed at the
study group meeting Thursday. Study
group meetings will be held every
Thursday for the next four weeks at
the Tyler School at l pm.
An executive board meeting will be
held tomorrow at pm.
Mckinley High.
| Open house was held at the school
Wednesday. when parents were con-
Quoted through the school. Tea was
| served.
Officers are: Mrs. j. N. Luton
president: Mrs. John I. Hardy, first
vice president; Frank Daniel, second
vice president; w. Dove Thompson
third vice president; Mrs. Albert
Genung, recording secretary; Mrs. E
C. Morrow, corresponding secretary
and Mrs. John Cole. treasurer.
Phoebe A. Hearst.
Mrs. Lloyd Miller, sixth vice presi-
| dent of the District of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers, IN
stalled officers last Monday night.
Members voted to request the direc-
tor of traffic to reduce the space ir
which parking is prohibited near the
school in order to permit parents tc
meet the children more quickly with
cars in inclement weather. Capt
L. E. Kelley of the eighth police pre-
cinct discussed school traffic
James Schwab and Julian HammacE
we're elected delegates to the District
Playground Council.
DR.. Thomas w. Gosling. first vice
president of the National Congress
of Parents and Teachers, explained
the fundamentals Of the parent
teacher organization.
Mrs. Hugh Dram sang, accompanied
by Mrs. Ernest Deal. The sixth grace
| 49, hammer
BENJAMIN Stoddert.
A meeting was held october 10
speakers being Miss E. Craighll ant
Miss H. Faust.
A school luncheon will be held NO
vember 2 and a meeting OF the STUD,
group will be held at 1890 pm, follow
ing.
The association is sponsoring
luncheon to be held at the Fairfa'
Hotel on November l6.
In observance of National Education
Week. there will be special assem-
blv on November IL at 1890 am, an
open house after the program.
Janney.
Miss Ida NJ. Lind, supervisor OF eie
mentary education in the District, vi
speak at the meeting Tuesday evenln
on Remedial Reading" There WI
also be an exhibition of children
books
The Harmonica and Glee Club c
the Alice Deal Junior High Schot
will present a musical program.
| TtrocIoU
the home of Mrs. Charles Trussel
president.
Kingsman- Pierce.
An executive board meeting will b
held in the Kingsman School Tues
day at 1880 pm.
Anacostia Junior Senior High.
The executive council will met
Wednesday at the home OF the mr.
vice president, Louis j. Gelbman.
A membership drive is being held 3
Mrs. H. C. Schoeneman, chairman
the Membership Committee. Mr.
Alice Fowler, chairman of ways an
means, is planning card party an
dance at the school December 3.
Blake Gales -Seaton.
A meeting was held Tuesday at tf
Seaton School when short talk ws
given urging health study grou
Two delegates to the City-Wide Play
ground Council were appointed. Mi
E. Baker, from Opportunity Hous
gave a short talk inviting the cooper
alton Of the parents. The paren
we're invited to join the branch OF TT
Naturalization School. which will me-
at the Seaton School Tuesday ar
Wednesday Of each week at 1880 pr
, Films showing the activities OF II
Boys Club OF Washington were show
! Bancroft.
George B. Moreland, jr, referent
assistant at the Mount Pleasant l.
brary. will give a talk on Books II
Cti.-istmas Giving" on Tuesday at q;
Is The fifth grade will give silo
play about Forest Conservation"
Langley Junior High.
An executive meeting will be held U
| morrow at / 80 pm