Evening star., 1944-02-27
BY Mrs. P. c. ELLETT,
President, D. C. Congress of Parents

President, D. c. Congress Of Parents
and Teachers.
Members of the Summer Round
up Committee, under the direction
of Mrs, Leo RayWid, are perfecting
plans for the coming spring health
examinations of preschool chill
dren. For more than Is years this
spring roundup of youngsters, who
will enter school for the first time
the following September of Febru-
ary, has taken place, and has re-
suited in great benefit, both to the
children and to their parents.
Frequently remediable d e c t S
exist in young children which have
not yet reached the stage where
they have become noticeable. Under
this program parents are urged to
take their children to their physi-
clan and dentist or, if this is i'm
practicable, to the examinations
planned in the schools for a thor
ough physical checkup. There are
many instances of the discovery of
badly infected tonsils, heart condi-
tions, lung and bone infections, and
other ailments, which alone justify
the efforts that are put forth to
continue this program.
On Thursday at l pm. Mrs. Ray
wild will meet with her Advisory
Committee at the NEA Building to
formulate plans and methods of
procedure. Included in this COM
mittee are members of the District
of Columbia Health Department, in
Cluding the medical, dental, nurs-
ing and infant and prenatal serv-
ices, the public schools, the medi-
cal and dental societies of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and the Society
for the Prevention of Blindness, as
well as from various departments of
the District Congress of Parents
and Teachers.
Parents should begin now to plan
for these examinations, and should
see that their preschool children
are entered in the lists of the
school which serves their area.
Adelaide Davis.
There will be an executive meeting
tomorrow at 2 pm.
John Burroughs.
Brownie Troop No. rs will cele-
brate their first anniversary Tuesday
with a party for their mothers.
The Executive Board will meet
Thursday at 2 pm.
Powell Junior High.
The association meets Tuesday at
8 pm. followed by panel discus
sion on How Our Community is
Meeting the Problems of Its Youth. -
Participating will be Mrs. Barrett,
Miss Miles, director of religious edu-
cation at Calvary Methodist Church;
Miss La Bounty, Public Library;
Mrs. Honneback, District of Colum-
bia recreation department: Mrs
Stone, Jewish Community Center;
Miss Bliss, school guidance director;
Capt. Lutz of the 10th precinct,
Percy Smith, president of the Busi-
ness Mems Association, and Mr..
Walter, co-ordinator.
lrueSQell.
Robert Haycock, superintendent of
schools, will be principal speaker at
the founders day meeting of the
association at pm. Tuesday. Mrs.
Estelle Gates will sing. A social will
follow.
Janney.
The Executive Board meets at 8
pm. Tuesday at the home of the
president, Mrs. John Phenix.
Mrs. Mary Resh, principal Of the
Dennison Vocational School, will ad-
dress the study group class when it
takes up the subject Our Vocational
Schools" on Wednesday at pm.
Mckinley High.
The Executive Committee will
meet at pm. Wednesday with Mrs.
Kendall presiding.
Kenilworth.
The association on Wednesday at
1:30 pm will elect officers. Mrs
Otterback's room will entertain. A
board meeting is scheduled for pm
Wallach-Lenox.
The Executive Board will meet at
Wallach School on Thursday at / 80
pm.
Attention Presidents.
The regular yearly instruction
class for presidents and delegates
will meet Wednesday at 10 am. In
the NEA Building. The subjects
are: Correct filing out Of credential
cards. proper procedure for voting