Evening star., 1943-04-18
New Curriculum Is Proposed
For D. C.. Junior High Schools
ContreI| Stresses Physical Fitness Program
At Meeting Of District P-TA Managers Bourd
BY MRS. p. C. ELLETT,
- Dorn.<.

Of Parents and Teachers.
Miss Lottie Fahrenbruch, art
teacher. One Of the Victory Corps
students will report on the progress
Of the Central Victory Corps and
the Victory Corps room will be open
for inspection.
Janney.
The association and the faculty
have contributed $25 to the National
Symphony Orchestra fund.
Mrs. L. M. Turner, membership
chairman, announces that 95 per
cent of the families in the school
are now members of the association.
The teacher enrolment is 100 per
cent.
Blair-Hayes.
The study group will meet at the
Taylor School Wednesday from /
to pm.
Emery-Eckington.
An executive meeting will be held
Tuesday at 1:30 pm. at Emery
School.
Powell Junior High.
The program for the meeting
Tuesday at pm. will be under
the supervision of Miss E. McAuliffe,
counselor of the school, Mrs.
Clarice Smith will discuss "Recrea-
tional Programs in Our Commun-
ity." A skit, Getting Out the
Powell Echo" will be presented by
members of the Echo staff, under
the direction of Mrs. F.. Barton. The
Nominating Committee will report
the slate of officers. The Bylaws
Committee will present proposed
changes in the bylaws.
A game shower" will be held for
the school game room and it is
hoped that parents will bring games
to this meeting.
The War stamp booth will be
manned by the student council.
Blow Webb.
A meeting will be held Tuesday
at 3:l5 pm. at the Blow School.
Mrs. Edward Walsh, chairman,
has completed plans for the summer
roundup to be held at Blow School
on May S.
Hilton Peabody.
Mrs. Ruth Harrison, school nurse,
and Mrs. Lucille McMeel, specialist in
nutrition, will be guest speakers at
the meeting tomorrow at 3:15 pm.
Park View.
The final study group of this year
will be held Tuesday at 1::30 pm.
Miss Caroline Thompson of the Red
Cross home nursing group will speak
on Care of Patients in the Home. :"
Mrs. Katherine Hatmaker has
been chosen as chairman of dele
gates to the annual State conven-
ton.
John Burroughs.
On April 13 an outdoor assembly
was held Pupils presented a pro-
gram and Mrs. w. L. Howenstine,
war activities chairman, spoke on
the success of the jeep campaign,
stating that the school had passed
the SO 900 mark and is now the third
highest in stamp and bond sales by
the schools. The high light of the
program was the display of three
jeeps by soldiers who demonstrated
them and their equipment.
An Easter pageant will be given
Thursday.
Summer roundup examinations
will be held on May for all children
who will enter school for the first
time next September or in February
of 1914.
Eliot Junior High.
Pupils have purchased enough
War stamps and bonds to date to
buy four jeeps and have contributed
over 5000 to the Red Cross.
Stoddert.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at 8 pm. Howard Bailey of The
Evening Star will discuss Movies
and Comics and Their Influence on
Children" Stoddert moving pic
lures will be shown by Miss Kintz of
the faculty. and election of officers
will be held. Pupils of Mrs. Davis
room will entertain.
Letters have been written to the
District of Columbia Recreation
Committee and the War Production
Board requesting a full-time super
visor for the playground.
Pupils have turned in $3.50 to the
Junior Red Cross. The school also
averages the purchase of $100 worth
of War stamps a week.
Money has been appropriated for
the school Victory garden and seeds
have been purchased that will be
harvested either in June or early
fall.
An appropriation OF IS has been
made to the National Symphony
Orchestra.
A tour of the Dennison Vocational
School is planned for the near fu-
ture by the members of the Execu-
tive Board.
There are now 800 members en-
rolled in the association, an increase
of IL per cent over last year.
Wheatley.
Over 81 200 worth of War Stamps
and Bonds were purchased by pupils
last Tuesday. Glass rooms having
the highest totals named the three
jeeps exhibited at the school on
April IS. Mrs. Bessie w. Cramer,
principal, and Mrs. G. A. Pope, War
Activities chairman, were in charge
Of the christening.
Contributions to the National
Symphony Orchestra. the Red Gross