Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-09
Annual PIT A. Institute
Is Begun At Chapel Hill
Guest Instructor at State M Getting Will Be Head of
Georgia Congress; Sessio to Continue Through
Week With Progra m Greatly Varied

Chapel Hill, Aug. 9-Plans have
been completed for the tenth annual
Parent-Teacher Institute, to be con-
Quoted by the University of North
Carolina Extension Division in coope-
ration with the North Carolina Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers which
will open here tonight, at 1880 o'clock.
The sessions will continue through
Saturday noon. - .~,
Listed on the Institute program are
9 number of authorities in the field Of
parent education, recreation, teaching
techniqueS;, mental hygiene, visual ed
ucation, and related fields
The complete program follows:
Official opening, 7:3O Monday night,
Bingham Hall, Mrs. J. Burden Sid
bury. Wilmington, president of North
Carolina Congress, presiding. Panel
discussion of "What Protective Meas
ures Can Parent-Teacher Associations
Take to Offset the Destructive In
fluences Affecting Children" with
Mrs. G. T. Wanker, Charlotte, chair
man, Panel Leaders will be Mrs. w.
B. Aycock, Raleigh; DR.. Walter Cutter
Raleigh; Prof. H. D. Meyer of the Uni
versity; Mrs. Bess N. Rosa, Woman's
College of the University; Prof. Guy
B. Phillips of the University.
Beginning Tuesday morning at $3.50
o'clock and continuing throughout the
week there will be a period devoted
to discussion of North Carolina
Schools, Professor Phillips presiding.
Mrs. Charles D. Center, president
Georgia Congress of Parents and
Teachers, and guest instructor of the
| Institute, will conduct a discussion
each morning at $3.50 o'clock on "Pa-
rent Education" Mrs. Bess N. Rosa
field worker in parent education, Wo
mans College of the University, anc
Dean J. D. Messick Elon College, will
| present phases of. the subject.
The II o'clock hour will be used fol
/ the presentation and discussion o.
special projects of the State Congress;
Chairmen Of these discussions will bt
Mrs. j. A. Wilcox, Charlotte; II. A
Helms, Greensboro; Mrs. G.. A. Bale
Tapoca; Dean Messick; and Mrs. w
B. Aycock.
Teaching Techniques of the Mod
/ ern School, will be the discussion topi,
for each day during the lunch hour
i Miss Ruth Fitzgerald, professor o
education, Woman's College, will be il
charge. DR.. Herbert Kimmel, Prof
J. A. Smith, and DR.. Vitoria Carlson
all of the Woman's College, will assist
The 3 o'clock afternoon session will
/ be given over to the discussion o
problems confronting Parent-Teache
association officers and leaders. OPP
! .portunity will be afforded board mem
i bers, district leaders, and council of
ficers for special conferences. Thos
in charge include Mrs. E. E.. White
Greensboro, and Mrs. CenteE.fr.s.l 4,
On Tuesday night at 1880 o'clocl
there will be a discussion of Menta
Hygiene by DR.. E. V. Pullias, Duk'
University: Prof. Ernest r.. Groves
University, and Miss Elsie Larson
Durham. Mrs. Ernest p. Hunter
Charlotte, will be in charge. "a III,
During the Wednesday morninl
period at 1920 o'clock, Mrs. Adelinl
Mccall, Chapel Hill, will conduct !;
demonstration on Teaching Creativ
4 Music"
/ Mrs: Erick Bell, Wilson, will be il
charge of the wednesday, night Sses
sion at 7:2O on social hygiene. AM
4 Illustrated lecture by representativ
| of the state Board of Health will b
given.
Thursday afternoon there will b
two sessions from to 5 o'clock. : Mrs
Hunter and Mrs. H. Z. Sledge, Sr
Charlotte, will conduct discussion
of 'Rural Service Mrs; Jerry Strad
er, Burlington, will be in Charge of
discussion on motion Pictures an
Visual Education" led by Miss HAITI
PARROT, state Department of Publ
instruction; Professor Meyer; and +
M. Grumman. head Of the lUI}niversit
Extension Division.
Members of the Institute will be en-