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'tment Of Personnel. The associa-

partment of Personnel. The associa-
ton emphasizes that appointment
of members of the Board Of Educa-
ton was placed with justices of the
District Court years ago as a means
of removing the school system as far
as possible from politics.
The action was taken following an
address by DR.. Howard A. Dawson,
secretary Of the Legislative Com
mission Of the National Education
Association.
Mrs. John Bixler has acted as
president Of the association in the
absence of ROLAND Phillips.
Macfarland Junior High.
A program featuring summer
recreational camps will be given to-
morrow at 8 pm. The mother sing
ers OF the District Of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers will
provide musical numbers. Mrs. R.
E. Snodgrass will lead community
singing. Teachers may be visited
before the program.
OlAkc. c.UdlcS. Se6tOn.
Interpreting the School to the
Home" will be continued in the pro-
gram at Blake School Tuesday at
3:15 pm. Demonstration dances IL
lustrating discussion of Rhythm" :"
by Mrs. Edith Orme, will be given
by the third grade children of the
Blake School. Art" as a means of
enrichment in the schools will be
discussed by Mrs. L. H. Hayworth
Of the Blake School, and "Litera-
ture" will be discussed by Mrs. E.
H. Moore Of the Seaton School. A
tea will follow the meeting.
Amidon- F Fairbrother-R Rossell.
At its meeting Tuesday the asso-
citation went on record as being op-
posed to the Griffenhagen bill as it
would affect control of the School
Board. Miss Edith M. Williams
explained how reading is taught to
beginners. Attendance prizes were
awarded to the following teachers:
Mrs. j. H. Conn, Amidon; Miss
Katherine Baroniak, Fairbrother
and Mrs. M. B. Condor, Rossell.
Hine Junior High.
The school will hold open house
Wednesday from 9 am. to pm.
after which tea will be served in the
library from 3 to 4 pm.
The study group, under the lead
ership OF Mrs. B. w. Eldred, is still
in progress. problems of the Chile
in High School" Is the main topic
being discussed.
An executive meeting was held
March l3.
| Buchanan.
Mrs. Mildred Percy Of the re.
search department spoke on "Guid.
ance at Home" at the meetins
March IA. In commemoration Of
the anniversary of the adoption
of the Constition a play entitled
"The Constitution Comes to Life
was presented by Mrs. M. Hen.
drickson's fifth grade. A chorus o,
children from the fifth and sixth
grades sang patriotic songs. At.
tendance prizes were won by Mrs
NJ. Hendrickson and Mrs. Dorothy
Atchison.
Mrs. George Greevy and Mrs. G
Kimmell are weighing all the chill.
dren for the second semester.
The Dramatic Club will present {
play, Green Eyes From Romany'
on March 81 at pm. In the schoo
auditorium.
Langdon.
The Executive Board met Marcl
16. A study group meeting was hell
March 16. The association spon
sored a luncheon on March 9 ant
many parents dined at the schoo
with their children.
Mrs. Andrew Dixon was electe,
chairman of Langdon delegates TO
the convention in May.
| Addison Curtis Hyde.
r. H. Goodspeed spoke on "Activi
ties of the Community Chest" OF
March 13. H. w. Draper. super
vising principal, gave an illustrates
talk on his recent European trip.
The association will hold no Apri
meeting.
Bowen Greenleaf.
At the meeting at the Bower
School on March IA Mrs. M. Paine
girls sang and Mrs. Rose WendeI
founder of the Greenleaf PIT. A
and mother of Harry Wender, pres
ident of the Southwest Citizens AS
ISOLATION, gave a very short talk OF
the first PIT. A. at the Greenlea
School.
Whittier.
Fifteen dozen pairs of stocking
and 50 in cash were brought to tn
open house meeting on March 1
for student aid work. The asso
citation voted to give $50 to thi
work.
Mrs. M. Graham and Mrs. Allel
Harrison, health chairman, ha
their good house" and bad house,
which they displayed at the five
State dental clinic on exhibition
the school. A resolution was adopt
ed deploring damage to schoc
buildings and favoring program
Of education whereby children woul
be taught to protect public prop
erty. Miss E. Green, principal, ap
pointed Mrs. Paul Gottwals, presi
dent, to attend f1reside talk WHY
other leaders of the communit
March 20. Open house was he'll
for the parents to visit the class
rooms March 16. Mrs. William Nc
Kenny, membership chairman, an
nounced 434 paid members.
A card party will be held a
Southern Diaries on April S, tn
proceeds to help defray some of tn
expenses Of a joint banquet Of tn
Manor Park Citizens Association
and Whittier PIT. A. to be hel
Z April 18.
Thomson.
A meeting Of grade mothers wa
held Ut the school Tuesday after
noon.
The child study group met Wed
nesday and had as its speaker Mr.
Evelyn Bright Buckley, who dis