Evening star., 1941-10-12

designating October as "National
Parent Teacher Membership Month .
Last year there were more than
2.5OO,0O0 members, and it is hoped
to enroll many more thousands OF
interested adults this year.
So we turn to membership cam
paigns to rebuild the foundation of
our organization-for without an ac-
tive. interested membership. we
would have nothing with which to
work
Many Washington Problems.
There are many things touching
on the welfare of children and
young people before us today-and
which will be presented to us in an
ever-increaSing number as we get
deeper and deeper into the defense
program. Washington, with its
many thousands of new residents,
will need the united effort of a
strong and active State Congress if
all needs are to be supplied.
There are new schools yltaily
needed, there are Fairgrounds which
should be provided, there are traffic
hazards which should be eliminated
and there is fertile field for traffic
safety education. But these things
only scratch the surface of the prob
lens before us. And effective eff
fort toward their solution can only
be made by a city-wide united Or
eanization of the group of people
most vitality interested-the parents
and teachers.
A Volunteer Organization.
Membership dues are very low
even in the schools whose dues top
the nst-and there are few persons
who could not become a member of
eome local unit. The parent-teach-
er association Is a wholly volunteer
organization; there are no salaries
paid to officers or chairmen-not
even expense money. But the grati-
flying thing about the movement is
that it is voluntary. All of the for
ward steps that have been taken
have been possible because the
people who are enrolled are alive to
the needs and are willing to give
their time and talent to aid in &C
complishment. Their only reward
is the inner consciousness of having.
IN some small measure, attempted
to fulfill the biblical Injunction,
"1naSmuch as We have done it unto
one of the least of these, my breth-
ren, ye have done it unto Me-"
Psychology classes for parents.
organized and sponsored by Mrs.
Florence H. Rogers, supervising
principal of the sixth division, will
be resumed on October 81 with DR..
Jesse w. Sprowls of Maryland Uni
versity as instructor. Glasses will
meet each Monday thereafter from
1;30 to pm. at the Kingsman
School, There will be two series of
lectures with seven meetings in one
series and eight in the other. The
class Is open to all parent-teacher
people in the city and there will
be a fee of S150 for each series,
which will cover a certificate for
those who complete the full course
of IS lectures. Mrs Walter c. Jones
is chairman.
The Board Of Managers of the
District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers will meet
Tuesday at 10 am. in the N. E. A.
Building.
Mrs. Henry Lipscomb, State chair
man Of membership. has called a
meeting of local membership chair
men for October 16 at 10 am, in
the N. E. A. Building. The 4th
annual city-wide membership drive
will begin on October 20 and will
continue through November 29.
Madison-Taylor.
The association will meet at the
Madison School Thursday at 8 pm.
DR.. J. w. Sprowls, psychologist OF
Maryland University, will give talk
on problem children. The Ameri-
can Red Cross will present skit
and a talk.
EdmOnds- -Maury.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at the Edmonds School. at 8 pm.
Parents will be entertained with
music by the Martin Trio and a
reception will be held for the new
principal, Miss Mildred Greene.
RAYMOND.
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm. The Part of the
School in the National Defense
Program" will be the subject of the
guest speaker, Mrs. Mary S. Resh.
Music will be furnished by Maria
Conway Coffey, vocal soloist A
short get-together will be held at
T:30 pm. The principal, Miss Lou
E. Ballenger, announces that i'm
munization for diphtheria will be
given at the school Tuesday at
1890 am. DR.. Richard Mattingly
will be in charge.
Brookland- -NOyes.
The Executive Board will meet
tomorrow in the Brookland School
at lis pm.
Mothers wishing to join the bowl
ing team either as regulars or
substitutes are requested to get in
touch with the captains imme-
diately: Brookland, Mrs. A. Rine-
hart; Noyes, Mrs. A. Shockey.
Bryan.
The association will meet tomor-
row at 8 pm A meeting of the
Executive Board was held recently
to make plans for the membership
drive to be held from october 13 to
November 13, inclusive.
jefferson Junior High.
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm. The school orchestra
and Glee Club will entertain and
an educational film will be shown.
The classrooms and Southwest
Branch of the Public Library will
be open from 3 to pm.
AnacOstia Junior Senior High.
The following are new chairmen:
Charles F. Foster, program; j.
Louis Goldman, legislation; Mrs. C.
Albrecht, honor roll; j. M. Moore,
safety; Mrs. c. McGogney, student
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