Evening star., 1942-02-01


day things must be carried forward,
is the schooling of our children: +:
There is no reason why these young
sters, in school now, should not be
given every educational advantage
that can be provided for them. Ger
tainly their task in the years to
come will be heavy and the least
we can do is to see to it that they
receive the best instruction IN edu-
cational processes that it is possible
for them to have.
Burden Is Shared.
This burden rests alike on parents
and teachers. There is no place in
this program for repining or for
lamenting for the things that are
no more. But there is very definite
place for forward looking and for
ward thinking. The school cur
riculum should be geared to this new
order which our present school chill
dren will carry forward.
Membership in the Parent Teach
er Association is a concrete proof
Of definite interest in the we'll
being Of children, for the program
of our organization Is dedicated to
that purpose.
Because half of the present school
year has been passed is no reason
to refrain from affliating with the
association in the school to which
your child will go. Membership
dues are so small that their pay
ment requires in most cases no
sacrifice nor rearrangement of the
family budget.
If your child leaves one school
where you have already paid dues
for year and enters another the
membership fee is still of too little
Importance to affect enrolment.
Certainly there is no better way
by which you can show your ap-
proval and support of the work be-
ing done in the interest of children
than by afhliating with your local
Parent-Teacher Association at the
earliest opportunity.
Another thing to remember when
afiliating with a parent-teacher
unit is that membership carries a
real responsibility. OF course, all
units are eager and anxious to en-
roll as many members as possible,
but the effectiveness of the organ
ization will depend upon how many
active members there are, how many
parents and teachers are genuinely
interested in the program of the
association-how many are willing
to assume the leadership which is
the life blood of any organized
group.
The program Of this association
Is far reaching and never ending
1t begins with the pre-school child
and carries right on through the
high school years. 1t encompasses
the health of the child, the en-
vironment in his home, the COM
munity in which he lives. 1t pro.
vides opportunities for education OF
his parents along child training
lines. 1t explores the field of child
psychology for them and offers help
in developing healthy parent-child
relationships.
1t clothes the less-fortunate chill
dren 1t provides many things ir
schoolrooms which would not other
wise be made available to students
All the way from kindergarten
through high school the Parent
Teacher Association is the connect
ing link between home and school.
So when you receive your first
invitation to meeting of the Par
Teacher Association in your
child's new school-by all means
plan to attend, make yourself
known and enroll in membership
with your neighbors.
The Executive Committee met
Thursday in the N. E. A. Building.
Mrs. Leo Raywid, chairman of
the Summer Roundup Committee,
has called meeting of her Advisory
Committee on Tuesday at 1890 in
the N. E. A. Building, when plans
for the forthcoming roundup will be
discussed.
Congress Heights.
An executive meeting will be held
tomorrow at 1:30 pm.
Mrs. Alfred Thomas has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Decorations
Committee.
Hine Junior High.
There will be a meeting Of the
Executive Board tomorrow at Ills
pm.
Petworth.
The association will meet Tues
day at pm. Capt. Clarence H.
Lutz Of No. 10 precinct will be the
guest speaker. Children Of the school
will furnish entertainment.
There will not be an executive
meeting.
Eliot Junior High.
An association meeting will be
held Tuesday at 2 pm. A. Maxwell
of the National Education Associa-