Evening star., 1943-04-18
President, D. c.

At the April meeting Of the Board
Of Managers of the D. c. Congress
Of Parents and Teachers, held April
Is in the N. E. A. Building, Lawson
]. Cantrell, assistant superintend-
ent, in charge of junior high schools,
outlined the new program proposed
for junior high schools.
Mr.. Cantrell discussed in detail
the reasons for revamping the
Junior high curriculum.
He said there were two means Of
Incorporating the proposed physical
fitness program: Either taking
something out of the present eighth
grade program or lengthening the
school day. Objection to the latter
was that it would defeat the pur-
pose of the new health program
because it would deprive school chill
dren Of the afternoon sunny hours
for out-of-doors activities. There
fore, the only other alternative left
Is to take something out.
The Committee of Junior High
School Principals, which has been
studying this program, has found
upon investigation that Washington
is one of the very few places in the
United States which includes for
eign language or Latin in its eighth
grade course. 1t has come to the
conclusion that the study of Latin
and other foreign languages may
very well be dropped from the
eighth grade. This also applies to
commercial courses.
Mr.. Cantrell prefaced his remarks
by saying that when languages and
commercial subjects were put in the
eighth-grade program many chill
dren ended their formal education
when they finished the ninth grade.
But now, since more than 95 per
cent OF junior high school graduates
go on to high school, this need no
longer exists.
Art and music courses also are to
be revised. These subjects are to
be made electives in the ninth grade
and given the status of half
majors. Thus a child musically or
artistically inclined and desiring ad-
ditlonal instruction may obtain 1t
upon reaching the ninth grade by
electing them as one-half majors,
New committee chairmen on the
Board OF Managers include Mrs.
Vesta Lynn, childhood education;
Mrs. Walter E. Ward, juvenile pro-
lection and citizenship; Mrs. DON
aid Wallace, Sunday column; Mrs.
Walter Bailey, fifth division repre-
sentative, and Mrs. John Rogers,
high school representative.
Stanton.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at 8 pm. Fathers Night will be
observed with men conducting the
meeting. Boy Scout Troop 81, un-
der the direction Of Scout Master
Walter T. Borg, will entertain.
Truesdell.
The Study Group will meet Tues
day at lis pm. Mrs. Walter D. G..
Edwards, chairman, will give a
book review on Community Life in
a Democracy" and Mrs. Freeland
Judson, who has been attending the
Parent Education Class at George
Washington University, will report.
The meeting, scheduled for Tues
day at 8 pm, will be conducted by
fathers.
Kimball.
This association will hold a Joint
meeting with the Orr Association at
the Kimball School tomorrow at
1:30 pm. Mrs. l. I. Ruediger, sup
ervising principal of the seventh
division, will speak, and Mrs. Nellie
Davidson, instructor of the Adult
Nutrition Group Of Orr School, will
present program.
Mrs. NJ. Goodman entertained
members Of the Executive Com
mittee at luncheon at her home last
Monday.
Bunker Hill.
An executive meeting will be held
Tuesday at $50 pm. at the home
of Mrs. D. L. Miller.
4llC SlouIo GllC SSllUOl ID 1cduy
for Victory Garden. Some of the
pupils planted seed in small boxes
in their classrooms and will start
setting them out soon.
The children are averaging 500
weekly in their purchase of War
stamps.
Orr
The meeting will be held Jointly
with the Kimball Association tomor-
row at 1:3o pm. in Kimball School.
Mrs. I. I. Ruediger, supervising
principal of the seventh division,
will speak and the Orr School Nutri-
tion Glass, conducted by Mrs. Nellie
Davidson, will present q play.
The Nominating Committee, COM
posed OF Mrs. F. P. Hibbard, chair
man; Mrs. Carl Kennel, DR.. Muriel
Cuykendall, Mrs. Keith Adrain and
Miss Dorothy Lewis, will report.
Mrs. NJ Herbert, war activities
chairman, reports pupils purchased
$97070 in War Savings stamps to
April 5.
Central High.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at 8 pm. A program will be pre-
sented describing the work of the
home economics and art depart
ments under the direction of Miss
Mildred Merrill and Miss Ruth Nc
Rae, home economics teachers, and
RESORTS.
WILDWOOD CREST, N. ].
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