The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-05

the T. T. A.
First Meeting
On Friday, Feb. IL, 1921. several
parents and neighbors met at the
Geddes School to organize a Parent
Teacher Club. Mrs. Kent, as coun-
ty organizer, gave a talk on the
associations already organized in
the county and OF the work which
was being accomplished in these
organizations.
After Mrs. Kent's talk, she asked
different ones their opinions, ana
as everyone seemed in favor of or
ganizing. the following officers were
elected Mrs. George Parker, prest
dent; Mrs. Raymond Green, vice
president The duty OF secretary
and treasurer, ms was customary In
the association at this time, was
given 10 the teacher. Miss Sarah
Rice. There are four OF the char
ter members still living in tha dis
trict They are Mrs. Parker, Mrs.
Steeb, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Math-
ews. The following were the char
ter members: Mrs. George Parker,
Mrs. Albert Douglas. Mrs. Robert
Steeb, Mrs. Thomas Mathews, Miss
Minnie Parker, Miss Esther Keedle,
Miss Sarah Rice, Mrs. Raymond
Green and Mrs. Tedder.
Buy Books, Lamps
The Clubs first purchases were
some song books and nine kero-
sene lamps and wall brackets, as
the school had no lighting facill-
ties. The following year the club
gave a fair to raise money to make
a few improvements at the school
It was held at the Parker home
and was a big success, the club
clearing Sill.
In 1923 the p. T. A. entertained
the Trail Blazers for the first time.
Later in the year they replaced the
old organ with a piano and bought
teeter-totters for the school chill
dren. In 1924 the club bought two
kerosene vapor lamps and in April
invited the Popkins School to hear
Hackley Butler. They came rs
strong.
Win Prize
In 1925, they gave a play. 1.-THE
Neighbors" at the Trail Blazers
meeting. II was such a hit the
cast repeated II at Begole and DIX
boro Schools and for. the Grange
at the Chamber of Commerce in
Ann Abor and Hamburg. Electric
lights were installed at the school
so the P. T. A. sold their kero-
sene lamps. That fall the club
trimmed a window for the Autumn
Festival in Ypsilanti and were for
tunate enough to win first prize.
In 1928 the funds were low so
the P T. A. gave a fair at the
school. They had sung the covers
off the song books so It was neces-
sary to buy "a new ones. In Oc-
tober they held membership cam
paign. the men competing with the
women. The women won and the
men gave them a supper. The cam
paign must have been a success or
the old members hard on their
song books, because the next month
they bought ~ more books.
The following year the club
bought folding chairs and books
and magazines for the children.
Since that time they have continu.
ed to raise money with a card par
ty and a fair each fall Funds
have always been available for
any benefits the p. T. A. wanted
to make to the school. One OF the
most recent purchases is a very
up-to-date set of maps which the
pupils are now enjoying.
The club has become a communi-
ty organization and has sponsored
many social as we'll as educational
affairs for the benefit of the adults
and children of the Geddes School
District.
The past year OF 1944.45 has
been a very fitting one for the CEN
tennial year. Members enjoyed a
penny supper in October and fair
and card party in November. A
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the children made the December
meeting a very gay affair In Janu-
airy a tobogganing party was en-
joyed by the children and some OF
the parents. A masquerade dance
was held in February. For the
March meeting A. Andersen pre-.
scented slides and a talk on the
possibilities Of the Huron-Clinton
Parkway Program and in April, DR..
Kenneth Hance. of the University
Of Michigan. gave a very interest
ing talk on the San Francisco Con.
ference. The school year closed
with an enjoyable picnic for every.
one which was held at Dexter Park
on the Huron River.