Evening star., 1941-10-03
Social Hygiene Talks
Urged on P.-T. A. al
Leaders Conference
Defense Hos Intensified
Sex Education Need,
Sessions Is Told

A proposal that all Parent
Teacher associations in Washington
hold discussions and hear speakers
on social hygiene was made yester-
day to the fourth annual leaders
conference of the District of Colum-
bia Congress of Parents and Teach
ers by Mrs. Evelyn Bright Buckley.
The stress of the national defense
program has made sex education
more important than ever" Mrs.
Buckley. social hygiene chairman of
the congress. told the group. Dis
cussions and speakers would help
parents guide their children in So
cial hygiene, she said.
Influx of defense workers into
Washington has obligated parents
to make them welcome and proud
to live here, declared Mrs. Riley
Elgen, citizenship chairman, report
ing to the congress. Additional in
centive to friendly effort by Wash
tngton parents, she said, is the pride
their children feel in their work in
school groups.
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A request for musical entertain
ment. cookies and cards and games
was made to the congress by Mrs.
Morgan Otterback, chairman of the
Receiving Home Committee.
Due soon to be enlarged by two
stores. she said, the home is badly
in need of recreational cooperation
hV nIIt side Dloy1c
made to build new home, she said,
but this years S121 900 appropria-
ton made no provision for it.
The program of dental inspection
for every school child, inaugurated
in 1887 by the congress with the
cooperation of school and health
department officials, has shown ex-
cellent results in the sixth division
area, according to Mrs. Florence H.
Rogers, supervising principal of the
division and the congress chairman
on school education. She also
praised occupational classes for
Junior high school students in which
the congress has co-operated.
Psychology Glasses Planned.
Psychology classes for parents will
be held by DR.. Jessie w. Sproul,
probably in the Wheatley School,
Mrs. Rogers said. A new course in
school administration and supervi-
sion also will be open to parents
at 3:45 pm. every Tuesday at the
Wilson Teachers College, it was an
nounced by DR.. E. c. Higbie, former
president.
Mrs. P. C. Elicit, president of the
congress. presided over the meet
Ing. which was also greeted by Mrs.
Harry N. Stull, second vice pres
Ident.
Other officers and chairmen re-
porting were Mrs. B. w. Costen-
bader, fourth vice president; Mrs.
G. D. Lowe, safety chairman; Mrs.
L. s. Brooks, student aid chairman:
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, juvenile
protection and student welfare
chairman; Mrs. R. M. Graham, sum-
mer roundup; Mrs. Marel Hubbel,
child hygiene; Mrs. Lucian Jordan,
fifth vice president; Mrs. M. Joseph
Hanley, physically handicapped chill
dren; Mrs. Louis Raebach, sixth vice
president; Mrs. Nicolai Cikovsky,
art; Mrs. H. D. Percy, guidance;
Mrs. r. B. Mayberry, music; Mrs.
Clifford Reynolds, chairman of
mother singers; Mrs. Clinton Ward,
third vice president; Mrs. George
A. Lingebach, honor roll; Mrs. L.
Alan Sharp. hospitality; Mrs. Henry
Lipscomb. membership; Mrs. P. A
Taylor, room representative; Mrs
Andrew Stewart, Sanders Memorial
Library; Mrs. Russell E. Clickner
historian; Mrs. Edward R. Seal, di-
rector of publicity. and her commit
tee, Mrs. Richard Alexander. Mrs
Frank Borden and Mrs. Thelma
Richardson.