Evening star., 1941-11-13
Parent.Tedcher
Congress Lists
New Officers
Mrs. Stanley 6. Cook
Named President
In Maryland

New officers Of the Maryland Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers,
headed by Mrs. Stanley G. Cook OF
1ndianhead, president. will be in
stalled at a banquet tonight at the
Indian Spring Country Club, Silver
Spring, marking the closing session
of the three day annual convention
of the congress.
Other officers. announced this
| morning, are Mrs. Grace DoWnin,
Hagerstown, frs vice president;
Mrs. Edmund H. Skirven, Chester
town, second vice president: Mrs. C.
A. Morey. Sharon third vice presi-
dent; Mrs A. Gordon Fleet. An
napolis, fourth vice president: Miss
Lillian c. Compton, Cumberland,
nth vice president: Dr. J. D. Black
well. superintendent of the State
Teachers College at Salisbury, sixth
vice president; Mrs. Fred H. Cook,
Baltimore. seventh vice president;
Mrs. Homer V. Hart. HagerstoVn,
recording secretary; Mrs. Levi T.
Wilson. Annapolis. treasurer. and
Mrs. A. R. Wells. Silver Spring,
corresponding secretary.
The congress. at its meeting to-
day at the East Silver Spring School,
also adopted number of resolutions
and Endorsements. Among the more
important are:
A resolution approving the recon-
mendatlons of the recent Statewide
school
slstance OF the organization in car
rying out the recommendations One
OF the proposals urges a 12-year
! system OF public education through
out the State instead of the 11-year
( system now effective in the ma jority
Of counties in MARYLAND.
Another resolution urges an early
enactment by the MARYLAND Leeis-
lature of adequate food. drug and
cosmetic legisla ion. including those
provisions which will afford the
greatest consumer protection.
More Funds Sought.
Improvement Of the vocati
rehabilitation program in the State
is urged in third measure, which
recommends that additional funds
be located Immediately for voca-
tlonal rehabilitation. It points out
there are now 300 persons who have
applied for rehabilitation. but who
cannot be served because of lack of
State funds to match the Federal
funds now allocated to MARYLAND.
The Congress indorsed the policy
that all Federal appropriations for
the education and training of in
school and out-of school youths be
allocated to the United States Office
/ OF Education, and that these funds
be allocated by this agency to the
State Board of Education and
through the State boards to local
boards on the basis of need.
The Congress reafflrmed its in
dorsement Of: Continued support of
the Neely motion picture bill. COM
munlty recreational programs for all
age and economic levels. libraries
and bookmobiles for each county.
a stand against the prevalence of
indecent literature on newsstands.
cooperation with authorities in the
suppression of the traffic in mari
huana. an increased State appro-
prlatlon to meet the urgent demand
for adult education classes in all
the communities of MARYLAND. viei-
lance OF the membership against the
diversion of funds from education
and other essential services for
children.
Mrs. F. Fl. Cook Speaks.
A high light OF Yesterday mornings
session was talk by Mrs. Fred H.
Cook, director of health and chair
man of social hygiene. who spoke on
social hygiene. which is a new activ-
itv Of the Maryland PIT. A.
Advocating q wider educational
program in the schools on the con-
/ troll of veneral diseases. Mrs Cook
urged that lectures on this subject
that have been given in various sec
tions of the State before adults
under sponsorship of the congress
and State Health Department be
given before adoleScent youth.
Boys and girls have a right to
some definite knowledge of venereal
diseases she asserted 1T is up TO
the Maryland congress to plan with
authorities to give the lectures to
high school students, who in a few
years will be the mothers and fathers
of the future generation, and who.
even before that, want to be physi-
cally fit to defend our country"
Speaking yesterday on the organ
iZation of the State Nutrition Com
mittee, Mrs Clarabel WEIGH. head
of the foods and nutrition depart
ment, University of Maryland. told
the delegates that 95 per cent of the
children are all right at the time of
birth, but that half of them. by the
time they reach school age. show
physical defects because of poor
nutrition.
Mrs. sc. Cox. regional vice presi-
dent. National Congress of Parents
and Teachers. and Miss Edna Nc
Naughton of the University Of
Maryland were principal speakers at
yesterday afternoons session.
High School Work Discussed.
Discussions covering the work Of
high school parent-teacher associa-
tions featured last nights meeting
at Leland Junior High School, Mu-
sic by the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School, under the direction of
Kenneth w. Frisbie, preceded the
session.
A panel discussion on the topic
Activities and Programs for High
School Associations" was led by Miss
Ellen Lombard, United States Office
of Education Principal speakers
were C. Allen Carlson, superin-
tendent of schools, Somerset
County: DIR. Howard A. Kinhart,
principal of Annapolis High School,
and Willford c. Taylor. former pres
ident of Bethesda Chevy Chase
Senior High School Parent Teacher
Association.
Members of the panel were Miss