Evening star., 1939-10-15
BY Mrs. C. d. LOWE,

BY Mrs. c. d. LOWE,
President District Of Columbia Congress OF
Parents and Teachers.
The District of Columbia Congress
OF Parents and Teachers has en-
tered the experimental field-and
how this experiment results will de-
termine whether the city-wide men,
bership campaign will become an
annual custom. Tomorrow, October
16, is the opening day for this cam
paign, and preliminary work has
been going on in the congress for
the last two months. Mechanics of
the campaign have been assembled
and organized by Mrs. Richard Al
exander, our State chairman, and
through the cooperation of the
press, the radio, the mail and tele-
phone we hope that enthusiasm has
been engendered to such a pitch
that final tabulation will exceed our
highest ambitions.
Each local ssociation-and there
are more than 10 of them through
out the city-is conducting its in
dividual membership drive. But
adding force to their efforts is the
work done and the support given
by the State congress.
Somehow once one becomes really
interested in the activities of the
parent-teacher association - and
these activities are many ndvaried
one Is an enthusiastic supporter,
and interest is sustained through
many years. There are 50 many
people-both parents and teachers
who recognize in the parent-teacher
association the one organized group
where professional barriers are re-
moved, and the average parent may
find a common meeting ground with
the teacher.
Both by the very virtue of their
respective places in the universal
scheme of things are vitality inter-
ested in the welfare of children,
and since this premise is the solid
rock upon which the parent-teacher
association was founded and upon
which it has maintained its struc-
.ture through nearly half a century
no further argument in favor of
affiliation should be needed.
United effort on any front is sue
cessful. There are many things
affecting the welfare of the young
people of Washington where united
effort is needed to remedy condi-
tions. The parent-teacher associa-
tion has never failed to take a
positive stand in any matter af-
, fecting children, and through the
united efforts of its membership
has accomplished much that is good.
If other things are to be accom-
plished this same united effort is
needed, and the more intelligent
adults who enroll in membership
the more effective this effort will
be. We shall watch with much in
terest the outcome of this intensive
three weeks membership campaign
and hope that when November 6
arrives the parents of every child
In school in Washington will have
enrolled themselves in their local
parent-teacher association.
Central.
"Open house for half an hour,
from 7:30 pm, will be observed to-
morrow night when teachers will
be in their rooms to meet parents.
At o'clock l.. A. Hoover, principal,
will speak briefly, and other men,
bers of the faculty also will be
presented An educational motion
picture will be shown, followed by a
social in charge of Mrs. A. R.
Thompson, hospitality chairman,
and Mrs. Joseph Kurz, associate.
Mrs. H. E. Chynoweth, member
ship chairman, will begin an inten-
sive membership campaign to-
morrow, in cooperation with the
District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers, and will be
assisted by Mrs. Howard Evans, first
vice president.
Hilton-Peabody.
A meeting will be held at the Pea
body School tomorrow at 8 pm
Refreshments.
Henry d. Cooke.
The association will meet Tues
day at 8 pm. Bernard Harrison,
schools editor of the Times-Herald
will be the speaker. Music will be