Evening star., 1939-03-12

Carpet" at the home of Mrs. Paul
Gottwals, president, and presented
on the radio March 2.
A card party will be held at
Southern Diaries on April at
1:30 pm.
Central High.
The committee in charge of the
st. Patrick's dance at the school on
Friday will meet at the home Of
Mrs. Robert Fulton tomorrow to
complete arrangements. Sons and
daughters of members of the Execu-
tive Committee will constitute the
Social Committee.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton, on March 27, will take the form
of a tea and conference with the
teachers.
Keene.
DR.. Edwin c. Barnes, head of the
music department of the District
public schools, will speak Tuesday
at pm.
Adams.
Mrs. A. Lynn will talk on the
Teaching of Beginning Reading"
and the Community Center dancing
class will give an exhisition to-
morrow at 130 pm.
At 3 pm. concert will be given
by Phyllis Schwartz, pupil of the
school; her brother, member Sf
the National Symphony Orchestra;
quartet from the orchestra, and
selected members from the student
body of the school, A small ad-
mission will be charged, the pro-
ceeds to 60. to the National SYM
phony Orchestra.
EdmOnds- Maury.
Mrs Florence Rogers. supervising
principal of the sixth division, will
speak on "Occupational Glasses" at
the association meeting tomorrow at
3:15 pm. at Edmonds School Chill
dren from Mrs. M. H. Andersons
first grade will present Little Black
Sambo.' Doris Spicer of the sixth
grade will recite.
Bundle Day will be held Wednes-
day.
Bryan.
Room representatives will be en-
tertained at game party at South
ern Diaries Wednesday at 80 pm.
Mrs. John F.. Fitzgerald and Mrs.
William E. Lawrence were hostesses
at the last board meeting.
| Hine Junior High.
| The study group, with Mrs. B W.
Eldred as leader, discussed Prob
lens of the Child in High School
! last week.
Langdon.
Mrs. Evelyn B. Buckley, social
hygiene chairman, District of Co
/ lumbia Congress of Parents and
TEACHERS. was guest speaker on
March 2. Mrs. Kathryn Tracy.
teacher of dramatics, entertained
with readings Miss M. Mays fifth
grade presented a play, Covered
Wagon Days which was written by
the children.
The association sponsored
luncheon on March 9.
Janney.
DR.. William Carr addressed the
association last Tuesday afternoon
on Schools of Democracy and Die
tatorships" Health certificates were
presented to IA children who had
been adjudged 100 per cent ply
sically perfect before starting school.
Mrs. NJ. D. Rees sang, accompanied
by Mrs. G. R. Hopkins. Mrs. Esther
Terry explained the reasons and
methods used in grouping the chill
dren in the cl&ssrooms.
The annual spring luncheon will
be held at the school on March 81.
Stuart Junior High.
Resolutions were passed at the
March 6 meeting disapproving the
part of the Griffenhagen report
which applies to the public school
system: also a bill now pending be-
fore Congress which will make it
unnecessary for children to be vac
clnated before entering school. The
association approved the recon-
mendations of the Board of Edu-
cation to the District Commission
erS that an assistant principal be
appointed when the school has an
enrolment of one thousand or more
ano that an additional clerk be pro-
vided when the school has enroll
ment of 1900 or more. Another
resolution asked that an appropris-
ton of S25000 be granted to pro-
vide fuel for the schools for the
remainder of the year. The art de-
partment of the school presented
Art in Leisure Time"
Powell Junior High.
DR.. Chester W. Holmes. assist
ant superintendent of schools in
charge Of junior high schools, spoke
at the meeting on Wednesday even
ing. He explained the new voca-
tional school setup in Washington.
A brief period was devoted to an
observance of the anniversary of the
founding of the parent-teacher
movement.