Evening star., 1937-04-18
. LANS are being completed for
. the twenty-fourth annual con-
vention Of the District OF Co


4 lumbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers, April % and 20, in the
Departmental Auditorium, Constitu-
ton avenue between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets.
1t will open officially at 9:l5 am
Wednesday and continue until / pm
On Thursday there will be two ses-
sions, the morning session opening at
10 am. and continuing until 1890
pm. The afternoon session will start
at l As pm.
Registration will be from $50 am
to 2 pm. Wednesday and from $3.50
am. to 1890 am. Thursday.
The annual fellowship dinner will
be held Wednesday at pm. at the
National Press Club. Mrs. T. H
| Young and Mrs William A. Meyer are
taking reservations for the dinner.
Mrs. C. c. Hines, State chairman of
the national Parent-Teacher Maya
zine, announces Jascha Heifetz. famous
violinist, discusses music for children
in the May issue of the magazine.
Whittier.
A Nominating Committee was ap-
pointed at meeting Monday evening,
Mrs. Walter S. Basinger, chairman;
Mrs. r. D. Hill, Mrs. Thomas Mears.
assisted by Miss Elsie Green, principal.
The Ways and Means Committee
will hold a luncheon for children,
teachers and mothers on Wednesday
from 1870 am. to pm. at the
school. Mothers will play bridge after
the luncheon.
The association and the Manor
Park Citizens Association are spon-
soring a neighborhood party Friday
night at the Paul Junior High School.
There will be dancing and entertain
ment.
AnacOstia Junior Senior High,
The association will meet tomorrow
at 8 pm. Teachers will be in their
classrooms from 7:30 until 8 o'clock
for conferences with parents. John
Paul Collins, principal, will explain
the elective courses to be offered the
coming semester
The parents will be entertained with
a feature picture demonstrating the
new sound motion-picture equipment
recently installed.
Gage.
The association met Monday, when
delegates to the State convention were
named, and Miss Helen Appler, from
Henry School, gave a talk on Sight
Conservation.
A school luncheon will be held We'd
nesday.
The study group will meet at Emery
School Thursday at 1:30 pm.
The school is planning a May fes-
tival.
Curtis Hyde Addison.
AT meeting of the association
Monday, Birch Bayh, director of the
Department of Physical Education,
spoke on Building Good Bodies"
A slate for the election of officers
was submitted by the Nominating
Committee
Mckinley High.
Open house will be observed Tues
day. There will be a dinner in the
cafeteria, classes in the shops and
drawing rooms, special demonstrations
in the gymnasiums and a musical
program.
John Burroughs.
Nominations for officers are: Mrs
E. M. Nelson, president; Mrs. Harold
Avery, first vice president Miss Marie
Turner, second vice president; Mrs.
Shell c. Davis. third vice president;
Mrs. E. F. De Alley, recording secre-
tary; Mrs Robert Bier, treasurer;
Mrs. w. Bush, assistant treasurer;
Miss Esther Goodpasture. Nomina-
tions may be made from the floor
before the election.
The association went on record as
opposing block booking and blind
selling of motion pictures, also as
opposing the esta tablishment of racing
in the District.
Miss Marie Turner, principal, out
lined the purpose of the new report
cards to be used at the school next
year.
Miss Mable Cook of the Y. w. c. A.
spoke on Girls Camps" and B. E.
Howard outlined the advantage of
boys camps.
Wheatley.
Delegates have been appointed to
attend the annual convention.
Accompanied by their teachers and
room representatives, the classes OF
Mrs. r. Brown and Miss M. Espey
visited local pet shop to aid them in
their study unit.
Langdon.
School and Home Problems" were
discussed by Mrs. Walter Bigelow,
study group leader, at a meeting of
the association. The Boys Glee Club
Of Mckinley High School gave a pro-
gram. Mrs. j. Hess, president, ap-
pointed the following Nominating Com
mittee: Mrs. D. Burke. chairman; Mrs.
E. Charity, Mrs. w. M. Tryon, Mrs.
Katherine Scrivener, principal.
Stuart Junior High.
Mrs. R. S. Franklin, first vice presi-
dent, presided at meeting Monday
evening. when DR.. Daniel F. Lynch,
dental surgeon. spoke on Dental In
fection in Relation to Health" and the
Stuart Boys Glee Club entertained
with selections, with Philip Vinicor as