Evening star., 1939-11-26

With one of our great national
holidays behind us and with another
but few weeks of, the breathing
spell for parent-teacher people is
indeed limited. But I am sure that
holidays are more appreciated when
they have been hardly won, and so
I believe that all of our people have
enjoyed this Thanksgiving period
to the fullest. Certain it is that
those in less fortunate circum-
stances were not forgotten, for many
were the baskets Of provender filled
and delivered by school children
and parent-teacher members.
The student aid rooms were closed
Wednesday, allowing the women,
who so faithfully care for the cloth
ing needs of so many of the UNDER
privileged children in our schools,
to prepare for the holiday for their
own families; but on the preceding
Wednesday I'll children were out
fitted an all-time high for one
day, according to Mrs L. A. Brooks,
State chairman of student aid. And,
undoubtedly when the rooms are
re-opened on Wednesday of this
week this number will be duplicated,
because it is the usual thing for
requests to increase rather than de-
crease as the winter wears on.
Mrs. Brooks also informs us that
there is urgent need for women to
sew at the rooms Many garments
which are donated to the committee
can be made usable by clever fin
gers and any one who will 60 to the
Gales School, First and G streets
NV, to sew any time on Wednes-
day or Friday during the school
year will be most cordially well
coined.
1t will be only short time until
we begin our Christmas work in
earnest; in fact, in many of the
schools requests have already gone
out for toys to be mended and made
usable again. Many other activities
are getting under way, and before
we know it we will be plunged into
the vortex from which will emerge
orderly, happy, pleasant Christmases
for many children who otherwise
would be forgotten.
Until then, the regular routine of
parent-teacher associations is under
way, and those who are active work.
ers are waiting for the signal light
to turn green. giving the 60" to
Christmas plans and preparations.
The School of Education, of the
George Washington University, an
nounces a safety institute to be held
at the George Washington Univer-
sity on Saturday in the hall of gov
eminent, Twenty-irst and G streets
NV, from 10 am. to 3 pm. DR.
Herbert J. Stack of the New York
University will speak Division con-
ference topics will be: Safety ir
the Home Elementary Schoo
Safety Programs, Secondary Schoo
Safety Programs, Driver Training
as Part of Safety Education" ane
Recreation Safety" Robert w
Eaves of the Public Schools Safety
Committee is chairman of the Com.
mittee on Arrangements. Parent.
Teacher members are invited II
attend.
Powell Junior High.
The annual card party will be
held Wednesday at pm. under the
direction of Mrs. B. P. Donnelly.
| Central High.
Members of the association vii
attend the broadcast Wednesday a
pm, at Station WJSV in the uni
versity in the home series. DR.. Johr
C. Slower of the Department o
Public Speaking, American Univer
sity. will speak on Does Speech
Training Cause Personalit.
Changes?" Some Central studen
may be the lucky recipient of tn
scholarship that is to be awarded
at the end of this series.
Mrs. Harold Evans and Mrs. A. N
Schroeder have reserved Januar,
% for the annual card party.
Janney.
A meeting of the Executive Boart
will be held Tuesday at pm.
The study group will meet tomor
row at pm. at the home of Mrs
E. D. Hill, 4807 Forty-seventh stree
NV. Subject, "The Nervous Child.
Anacostia Junior Senior High.
Three one-act plays are bein
sponsored by the Ways and Mean
Committee on Thursday at pm
The cast includes pupils, teacher
and parents. The pupils will pre-
sent "Star Dust" directed by Mis-
j. Moffatt: the teachers "The King
English" directed by Miss M. A
Gillespie. and the parents. "Mr.
Blacks Pink Tea" directed by Mrs
William j. Plemmons, chairman o
the Ways and Means Committee.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee will be guests of the schoc
, at a luncheon in the cafeteria o.
December 6. A business meetin
will follow.
At the last meeting a program
was presented by the history an
English departments and the schoc
orchestra.
q Langley Junior High.
Joy E. Morgan will speak at tn