Evening star., 1943-12-19

as the symbol for victory-for such
we have been since the days of our
founding
At the present time groups OF our
members may be found manning
booths for the sale of Christmas
seals and for the sale of War Bonds
and Stamps, and those of us not
actively engaged in selling are CO.
operating by buying. Our Student
Aid volunteers are on the Job as
usual helping to outfit children who
are not adequately clothed for win
try school days and are at the same
time discovering families which. ex-
cept for thoughtful baskets of food
would find their Christmas dinner
no different from any other Satur-
day snack
Another group of Parent Teacher
workers has equipped numbers OF
good-sized dolls with. not only just
one set, but changes of clothing
which are designed to delight the
hearts Of small girls who find them
in their stockings on Christmas
morning. AS these dolls were brought
into our headquarters obs and abs
were heard on all sides as they
were viewed by admiring adults, and
the women remarked, What fun il
was to dress them!" and How ]
would like to see the child who gets
my DOLL" Other toys and gifts are
also being assembled for boys and
older children
Parent-teacher representatives are
found among all groups gathered to
study problems of young people such
as the juvenile delinquency meet
ings, church committees, salvage
and safety programs, congressional
hearings and in the research de-
partment of the Council Of Social
Agencies.
I think we scarcely realize when
we are concentrating on the par
ticular phase of work assigned to
us individually just what is the
scope of the District of Columbia
Congress Of Parents and Teachers
and it is not amiss that we are
occasionally reminded of the varied
enterprises in which we are en-
gagged. 1t is these endeavors that
impress our children without will
ingness to work in their behalf
and make them feel free and proud
to volunteer our services. Even
though their ambition for us may
cause us temporary embarrassment
we somehow find the time to make
good their promises, and we are
more than repaid by their salts
faction in which we have been able
to do.
State News.
Mrs. Mildred Percy, vice presi-
dent, reports that due to 50 much
illness and the nearness of the
Christmas holidays it has been
deemed advisable to cancel the De-
cember Is meetings of the PTA
study group at the George Wash
ington University and start over on
January 6. continuing the course
thereafter on each successive Thurs
day at 10 am
The following subjects will be dis
cuSSed in their order.
developing Sense of Responsible
ity in Children for Gradual Release
From Parental Control. This will
include teaching respect and au-
thority.
Sex Education"
Psychological Characteristics of
a Good Home" (Children's quarrels
and the rights of other)
Teaching the Child to Judge So
cial Behavior" Character educa-
tom
"Recreational Needs of Children. :"
GA balanced recreational program. }
"The Dominant Psychological
Drive at Each Age Level"
Emotional Development of Chill
dren."
Public Relations of the PTA."
Every one Is welcome and registra-
ton may be made by contracting
Dean James Harold Fox at the
university or the State office, Dis
trict 1852, extension 66.