Evening star., 1943-03-28
Summer Roundup of Children
In Health Drive Opens May !
D. C. Congress Of Porents and Teachers
Convossing Families in Drive
BY MRS. p. C. ELLETT.

in Drive
C. ELLETT,
advisability of yearly physical ex-
aminations so that preventive in
stead of curative measures may be
adopted.
Mrs. Leo Raywid, summer round
up chairman. already has her local
unit chairmen busy calling on
families in their neighborhoods
gathering names, ages and addresses
OF children eligible for this examina-
ton. Professional people are being
approached, and the summer round
up has the cooperation of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Health Depart
ment, the Board of Education, the
District OF Columbia Medical and
the District of Columbia Dental So
cleties. Many parent-teacher mem
bers are being enlisted as helpers
during the May examinations.
cannot urge too strongly on
parents the advisability of co-operat-
ing In this health project, for 1t is
all too common knowledge that
child not up to par physically is
handicapped right at the beginning
OF his school years, and this handi-
cap may follow him all through life.
II he Is well, he adjusts easily to
the new school environment, he
learns easily and almost always re-
sponds readily to discipline. There
tore, 1t is good investment to see
that he Is as nearly physically per-
1ect as possible. 1t is good insurance
10 see that If he has remediable de-
fects they are corrected without
delay and the child started early on
the road to sound health, strong
body and alert mind.
Mrs. Harold Salmon, convention
chairman, has called a meeting of
her committee for Tuesday at 1890
a IN. In the State office.
Powell Junior High.
AT the last executive meeting the
following committees were an
pointed: Nominating, Mrs. c. Corn
brooks, chairman; Mrs. j. Dawson.
Mrs. r. Eveson, Mrs. A Rodwell
ana Mrs. K. Bliss; bylaws, Mrs.
u. S. Warren, chairman: Mrs. J.
Wann and Miss E. McAuliffe.
Blair-Hayes.
The Executive Board will meet
Thursday at 1:45 pm. in the Blair
School.
Stuart Junior High.
The Executive Board will meet
tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
The following Nominating Com
mlttee has been appointed: Mrs.
). X. johnson, Mrs Helen Kaspar
and F. w. Strawbridge.
The association made a donation
OF SIS to the Red Cross.
Carberry-Ludlow.
The following Nominating Com
mlttee has been appointed: Mrs.
Eric Carlson, chairman; Miss Edith
Williams and Mrs. NJ E. Christie,
Booths for the sale of War savings
stamps are open each Friday at
both schools.
Janney.
A meeting OF the Executive Board
Will be held Tuesday at 8 pm. at
the home of the president, Mrs. J.D,
Phenix.
Mrs. E. D. Hill has been appointed
program chairman.
Gordon Junior High.
The Family Frolic." given in
January, will be repeated Friday
from 7:30 to 1O:3O pm. The pro-
gram will include games and dane
ing for both parents and pupils.
Eliot Junior High.
The Executive Board will meet
Wednesday at 2 pm.
The April meeting Of the asso-
ciation has been Cancelled and par
ents are invited to attend open
house at the school on April 7, from
$50 am. to $3.50 pm
Adelaide Davis.
Mrs. P. c. Elicit, president of the
District OF Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers, installed Mrs.
A. F. Crawford as president of the
newly organized Adelaide Davis
Parent-Teacher Association. Mrs.
I. I. Ruediger was guest speaker
and Mrs. C. A. Steele reported
membership of IS parents at this
first meeting.
A card party will be held Friday
to raise funds for school needs.
Bundle day was observed on
March 26 for benefit of student aid
work.
Addison Curtis Hyde.
At the last meeting Mrs. Ethel
Kagen teacher of the second grade,
showed pictures of classroom activi-
ties of the pupils of the Hyde School
and Nora Lee Orndorff, third-grade
teacher. presented pictures she had
taken OF former May Day celebra-
tions at Montrose Park. The girls
of the Curtis Occupational School
prepared and served tea to the
parents and teachers present.
Truesdell.
The following slate of new off,
GERS was presented at the meeting
last Tuesday: Mrs. j. T. Gallahorn,
jr.. president: Mrs. P. C. Behrens,
first vice president: Mrs. Ruth Webb,
second vice president, MIS-. II. =.
Keenan,, recording secretary: Mrs.
G. j. Simi. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Alvin M. Groves, treasurer.
Election will be held at the April
meeting.
Burroughs.
The "jeep campaign" sponsored
by this association was opened
March 16 when $2.46650 in War
stamps and bonds were sold. Mrs.
w. L. Howenstine. war activities
chairman. is in charge Of the cam
paign and the booth at the school
is open every Tuesday.
Mrs. D. NJ Underwood, member
ship chairman, reports 4l2 members.
The Executive Committee will
meet Thursday at 3 pm. Mrs. w. F.
Sterling. chairman of the Nomi-
mating Committee, will present the
slate of officers for the next school
year.
Park View.
The Executive Committee will
meet Wednesday at Ian nm to