Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Parent.Teacher
Activities

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The National Symphony Orchestrs
will inaugurate its 18th season O.
student concerts beginning Tuesda!
at Gonzaga High School and Wed
nesday at Western High School
Both concerts will begin at 2:30 pm
and will be under the baton Of
Howard Mitchell.
The new price for these concerts
will be 40 cents tax included. Fol
ticket information call Miss Cecilia
P. Dulin. chairman of the Planning
Committee, Lincoln 7068 or call your
school.
The second in the series of Eye
Health Institute meetings, sponsored
by the Society for the Prevention of
Blindness, will be held from 4 to 6
pm, Thursday in the National MI
scum Auditorium, Constitution ave-
nue. at Tenth street NV.
Mrs. Allen L. Worries. cofounder
of the District of Columbia Society
for the Prevention of Blindness, will
be chairman.
Good Eye Habits" with emphasis
on special educational facilities for
partially seeing children will be dis
cussed by Mrs. Winifred Hathaway
associate director of National Society
for Prevention of Blindness. School
and Home Lighting" will be dis
cussed by H. v. Oerting and j. c.
Melton of the Potomac Electric
Power CO.
John Burroughs PTA meets Thurs
day at is pm. Community singing
will open meeting. A 6-6 discussion
will be held on What Can We Do
About An Undesirable Playmate"
Anne Beers PTA will meet Mon
day at pm. DR.. George D. Weick-
hardt, chief neurologist of st. EliZ-
abeths Hospital will speak on Dis
cipline-A Neurologis'C's Point of
View"
Francis Scott Key PTA will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm. in the Palisades
Field House, Dana and Sherrier
places NV. The program will fea-
ture a skit based on a study group
meeting entitled, Thumbs Down On
Prejudice" 1t will be followed by
an explanation and discussion of
Mental Hygiene in the Public
School System" led by Study Club
Chairman Mrs Dorothy Waleski.
Brookland PTA meets Thursday at
8 pm. Following the theme for the
year, Your Childs Place in the
Community" the program will take
up the second in this series of dis
cussions, Your Child and His
Books The Comic: It's place, It's
Value, How to Judge, Etc" Parents
and teachers will form a panel to
discuss this topic.
Taft PTA Executive Committee
will meet Monday at 80 pm. in the
teachers lunch room.
Woodbridge PTA will hold its an
nual fathers night meeting. Thurs
day at 8 pm. DR.. Charles E. Bish,
principal of Mckinley High School
will be the speaker.
Keene-Rudolph PTA meeting
Tuesday at pm. Due to the closing
of the school auditorium because OF
fire regulations. will be held in the
Lewis Memorial Church, Fourth and
Hamilton streets NV.
Mrs. Leland Bradford and DR..
Mildred Fenner from the N. E. A..
will present the topic, Responsible
ity of the Home
Hearst PTA meeting Monday at
800 pm. How Do I Measure Up
AS A Parent?" The speaker will be
Mrs. Leah LillyWhite, acting di-
rector, School Health Education De-
partment, T.B. Association, D. c. A
discussion and social will follow.
Buchanan PTA meets at 100 pm
Tuesday. There will be 6-6 Dis
cussion on How Much Allowance
Shall 1 Give My Child"
Barnard PTA meeting. Tuesday
at lis pm. DR.. Harry OstroW, di-
rector of Bureau of Dental Services
Health Department of District OF
Columbia, will speak on Dental
Health For Your Child" In view
of the fact that Barnard children
are scheduled for the Sodium Fluo-
ride treatment, DR.. Ostrow will
answer any question the parents
may have on the subject Of dental
health.
Kingsman PTA meets Wednesday
at g. pm. Owen Knight, super
visor of Student Personnel of the
Montgomery County Board of Ed
ucation will be the guest speaker.
Congress Heights PTA Study
Group meeting Thursday at 7:45
pm. Mrs. Mildred Kolinski, execu-
tive director of the Family Service
Association will be discussion leader.
Kimball PTA meets Thursday at
/ pm. DR.. Leonard Dubb, psy-
chiatrist Of the District of Columbia
Medical Society will speak on
"puiIdino Emotional Health"