Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-11-14
Gaithersburg-W Washington Grope
Community Schools Note
American Education Week
By Ellen Bitely
WA. 6.2O25

This week our schools have
been participating in the nation
al observance of American Ed
ucation Week which is held each
year to put the spotlight on
what the schools are doing and
to remind citizens that good
schools are their responsibility,
too. Parents and members of the
community were invited to
"Open House" at all Gathers
burg schools on Veterans Day.
The theme for this years
American Education Week is
Education Strengthens the Ma
ton" Special topics receiving
emphasis on each day of the
week are: Values of Free Men;
Learning Opportunities for All;
Quality Teaching; Balanced Cur
riculum; and Community Re-
sources.
st. Martins Church will hold
its third annual Silver Bells
Bazaar in the church auditorium
on Nov. 20, 81, and %. Featured
will be book racks, children's
desks, and toys made by mem
bers of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society. The ladies of the parish
have made aprons, doll clothes,
stuffed toys, Christmas decora-
tions and numerous other hand
made items which may be found
in the Family Booth. There will
be inexpensive items for chill
dren to buy, also Attic Treas
ures.
The Country Kitchen will fea-
ture home canned goods, jams,
and jellies, and candy and baked
goods. A light lunch will be
served on Thursday.
Hours will be Nov. 20, 3 to S
pm. and 7:30 to 10 pm; Nov.
81, noon to $50 pm; Nov. %,
7:30 to 10 pm. Mrs. Bernice
Fink is chairman and Mrs. Vir.
ginia Murphy is co-chairman.
The Gaithersburg Sr. High
School will present a situation
comedy entitled Junior Miss"
on Nov. Is and 16 at $50 pm.
in the Gym. Tickets are $50 for
children and 81 for adults.
Aletha Garrett, Marilyn Frey,
and Jim Watkins play the lead.
ing roles.
The Young Woman's Club Of
.Gaithersburg met on Nov. 7 at
the Civic Center. Their guest
speaker was DR.. Mary Grau of
the Board of Education who
gave a talk on New Math."
OF great interest to the group
was the introduction of pictures
and a life history of the 9.year-
old Chinese girl whom the Club
has adopted thru the Foster Par.
ents Plan.
The WSCS of the Washington
Grove Methodist Church will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock. Also
tonight, Rev. Rfll will speak and
show slides of his recent trip to
Europe and the Holy Land at
the Asbury Methodist Home at
z pm. Rev. Rill has been very
much in demand as a speaker
since his return and has been
most generous in sharing his
experiences and showing his
wonderful collection of slides at
various community gatherings.
On Nov. Is at Z pm. the Grove
Methodist Church will hold their
Church Birthday Dinner. A must.
cal program is planned. Mem
bers and friends of the church
are invited.
On Nov. IL, the final session
of the School of Missions will
be held. Special guests will be
Rev. Kamlaker Dandeker and
his family of Bombay, India,
Rev. Dandeker will speak. A bag
lunch will be enjoyed.
The Gaithersburg Jaycees will
hold their Annual Harvest Ball
at the Ag Center on Nov. %.
Music will be furnished by THE
Moonlighters." Admission will
be $3.50 a couple.
A Service of Baptism was con-
Quoted by Rev. Andrew Gum
at Grace Methodist Church on
Sunday, Nov. 10 for the follow.
ing: Jeffrey B. Lewis, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Lewis; Gary
Adams Young, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Young; and Leonard
Harold Fritz, foster son of MIR.
and Mrs. Glen Young.
Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Gum
attended n diupar fo,. Cidaaoe