Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
By Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 1889


The sepca husband might somebody gets up
and rants and raves about article in womans magazine
panel discussion V and then the
talk at once about what they think? At the end they take vote
who's talked the
That exactly how the League oper-
ate Before stand is voiced publicly
thorough study and discussion the question neghbor-
bership approves
After evening of league activity either meeting
local unit meeting league members invariably
TO their drowy husbands with much information that the male
contngents skeptcism vanshes.
But important the gaining insight
into complex political necessary
for citizens today, male female.
End of quote There in their
group OF women who numbered 5s of the first of March
AT the moment they deciding of the
countrywide issues they will concentrate year.
In the local units puzng whether for
instance they should continue studying land
into the matter of school censorship explore
get voters at elections
AS each up mind, its sugges
tons for the coming agena to the county board and this
weighs them, each and every
The board then returns agenda
which may accept with amendments
The agenda is then adopted membership at the
annual meeting which this year held Mar p in Bethesda
For the coming there
to study and discuss Both resulted pilot
who made preliminary studies subjects.
The first the development understanding action
where appropriate concerning the public schools Montgomery
County, with recruitment retainnent
certicahon of teachers; b) program
dren with special needs; and (c) fully
desegregated school system.
The study longrange community
planning Water pollution will be
point of emphasis this
Before accepting the first question league
would be duplicating to be answered
1t decided that this problems here
such large field and the leagues approach
PTAs in that problems from the govern.
mental and public rather than point
teachers.
jerks speaking on teacher recruitment said
the league would recommending
any positive program here She recommended particular
be given training the possibilities
of reciprocity way getting more
teachers from outside the county
Mrs j. Keeper chairman of the special education program
services that might be offered including program gifted
dren, home teaching and remedial reading.
Mrs. Patterson French urging league
study the couns indignation pointed Mongom
traced responsibility to
country at large to keep the good work
The discussion the iem long range community
planning which has chairman
ion that other factors besides water pollution which
should be studied.
settling matter of the future agenda the league
also elected its officers for the coming year Wednesdays
meeting.
of Bethesda will continue in office as
president she is serving year woyear
Mrs John Bennett of Bethesda was elected second
Mrs Cody Phanstieh Silver Spring third vepresiden
M Derryberry Bethesda secretary; Mrs
Paul Howard of Chevy Chase and Thomas Casey
Bethesda for the
L Williams Jr and Mrs. Harlan Wee of Chevy Chase
terms the board and Mrs Robert Silver Spring
nominating committee chairman.
Along with league very pac.
teal right activities
under the direction of Mrs Ely Mauer of Silver Spring.
variety of efforts being made public
the primary May containing regsra
ton and voting information county
by the welcome
The league has also published Voters Guide Registration
Local radio carry spot urging
people and series of six 15minute under
way
The first O. on on
ton will another sometime after registration closes
April WINK has scheduled April 20 at 1915 The
other three being worked out in cooperation with the Prince
Georges league for WGAY's preprimary series.
Other services include display window Hechts Sill
Spring and indoor display at Woodward and Lohrop
and speakers bureau furnish speakers for political and civic
groups
The climax all this activity will be the senatorial candidates
meeting April 25 S15 pm Montgomery Blair High School
The meeting will patterned Meet The Press program
with panel Marquis Chds Joseph Harh and Ernest Baugh
Lndey The senatorial candidates at
tending yet will announced
After the primary has ended all this busy activity the
will their studies predict that their
these will the point
any in the past.