Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1929, Page 23

Parent-Teacher Activities All material for this column must be in the State office, room 101, Burlington Hotel, by the Wednesday preceding the Bunday on which publication is desired. The monthly conference of the Dis- trict of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers will be held Tuesday in the Wilson Teachers' College from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. y The Singing Mothers will open the meeting. There . will be several 10- minute talks. The first, in recognit! of book week, will be on “Children’s Reading,” by Miss Ethel Bubb, assist- ant director on -work with children of the Cen Public Library. Elwood Street speak briefly on the “Com- munity Chest.” There also will be short talks on mental hygiene, the bul- letin, the publicity bureau and the Child Welfare Magazine. The blue ribbon awards for children who entered school this Fall “physi- cally fit” will be given the Summer round-up chairmen from the different schools, which they will later distribute to the children. These meetings are open to the public. A meeting. called by the State presi- dent, was held at the State office last Tuesday to reorganize the State pub- licity bureau so as to include those who received certificates as graduates of the publicity class during the national con- vention last May. Hereafter two of the new members of the bureau will assist the Parent-Teacher editor of the Sunday columns for the Post and The Star in preparation of same. It is also planned to have these new members gather material for the releases, the State bulletin and the scrapbooks. Following are the new members: Mrs. P. H. Bransdorf, Mrs. H. J. Clay, Mrs. . Cajigas, Mrs. M. L. Dicus, Mrs. Goss, Mrs. Thomas E. Griffith, Frost Mills, Mrs. Emil R. Stant, Mrs. George E. Weed, Mrs. B. C. Parker, Mrs. A. G. Lawrence-Toombs and the secretary of the State office, | Miss Marie Shaw. At the meeting of the James F. Oyster Association November 11 the member- ship committee was given a vote of thanks for its work. Mrs. Kalulbaum, Child Welfare Magazine chairman, spoke on the magazine. The chairman of the grade mothers outlined a plan for forming the grade moters into a program committee. The attendance banner went to the fifth grade. The Hine Junior High School Asso- ciation met recently in the school. The new officers are as follows: Mrs. C. C. y, president: Mrs. J. M. House, ice president: Mrs. S. R. Carter, sec- retary: Mrs. R. E. Kendrick, treasurer: Mrs. J. S. Davis, delegate to District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers; Mrs. Altman, delegate to Juvenile = Protective Association and Scutheast Community Center; Mrs. Alice T. Draper, program and hospitality s chairman. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the District of Columbia Congress of | Lang Parents and Teachers, was speaker of Mereiagm, muble techer erriam, music teacher. entitled “Making the World Fit” was produced by the pupils of the school, under the direction of Miss Katherine Laukenbacker of the Washington Dairy Couneil. The Mount Vernon Place Church Association will meet in the church au- ditorium next Wednesday at 8 p.m. The B?ln Association will meet in the school Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Har- old E. Warner, principal of Hine Junior High School, will be the speaker. musical program will be arranged by Mrs. Julius O'Brien. A meeting of the Whittier Association was held Monday evening in the school. The Singing Mothers of the District of .Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers” and the Washington Dairy Conncil presented the program. Mrs. Durham’s class was awarded the pennant for the largest attendance of parents at the meeting. Stuart Junior High Association has been conducting a membership drive under the leadership of Mrs. George W. Lady, with the result of 250 new mem- . At the meef November 8 Misses Berryman, McMinimy, Hawkins and Entwisle, members of the faculty, | jn spoke ory ‘‘Students’ Home Work.” Mr. * Purdom of the Public Library spoke c}\ under the and recently won the prize in the ama- teur contest over the radio. fon | short talk. Mrs. Miller, ‘The West Association will meet in the | school tomorrow at 8 p.m. Dr. Homer | J. Counetlor, g-nar of Calvary Baptist | Junior Church, will be the principal speaker. ‘The Weightman Association will meet ‘Thursday at 7:30 pm. Mrs. J. Saunders, first vice president of the District of Columbia Congress of Par- ents and Teachers, will install the new officers. Henry P. Draper will give a teacher in charge of the school for crippled chil- dren, which is housed in the Weight- man Building, will tell of her work. Miss Sybil Baker, Community Center | director, addressed the Park View Asso- | clation November 7. The public school ‘Vlolh\ class, composed of children from various schools, rendered selections iplfl.menl music led the audience in community singing. Miss Maude Burklin, Park View's Community Center secretary, introduced the advisory committee, George Rus- sell, chairman, and he introduced each of the classes and their director. The | Boy and Girl Scout troupes, tap dancing lc|us. game club, china painting class I;?.av dramatic club presented a one-act ‘The Pre-School Circle will meet No- vember 15 in the kindergarten room at 7:30 p.m. Subject: “New Ideas About Obedience.” The Jackson Association met in the kindergarten room Monday at 3 p.m. A membership drive has been started by Mrs. John Blake Gordon, chairman, and grade mothers have been appointed to make personal contact with all par- ents to invite them to join the associa- tion and attend the meetings. A committee was appointed to pur- chase a new Victrola for the school. H. W. Draper, supervising principal of the first division, spoke on the “Child and His Leisure Time.” Miss Elizabeth Waddy’s fourth grade won the attendance prize of $2. “The State Bulletin, District of Co- lumbia Parent-Teacher,” was the sub- ject ot a radio talk by Mrs. Willlam H. Rowe, business manager of the publi- cation, over Station WOL last Tuesday evening. The speaker next Tuesday evening will be the State president, Mrs. | Glles Scott Rafter, whose subject will be “An Intensive Course in Parent- ‘Teacher Work.” Evéry Tuesday evening Station WOL broadcasts & 10-minute program at 6:05 p.m., under the direction of the District of Cglumbh Congress of Parents and Teachers. The Singing Mothers will meet Tues: day at 10:30 a.m. in the American In stitute of Musical Art for their regular rehearsal. They will hol4 a card party in the Burlington Hotel November 19 at pm. s house nigl as the main feature of the program of ley Association next "'l;llu-dny at building be open for inspec! 7:45 to 8:30 o'clock. Each teacher will be in his home room to welecome the parents and the pupils whom he teaches. At 8:45 oclock a regular assembly ol ted. C. W. o "'5'1:'1" 'be discussed by Verna Volz. m features will be presented. Ths Hubbard-Raymond Home and Schosl Association will meet in the Hubbard School tomorrow at 8 pm. Miss Janet McWilliams, supervising principal of the third division, will give an address on “Changes to Be ted With the Completion of the New t 'room Addition Soon to. Be {'the Raymond School.” At the Jefferson Junior High Asso- clation tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. & health play will be'given by the students. of the school. Miss Eleanor Enright will .speak on “Pood and Health.” ‘The establishment of a dental clinic in ths Southwest will be discussed. Association met Monday evening. Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, State legislative chairman, on the Capper-Zihiman elective school board bill, the free text book bill, the park and pla; d bill and the teachers’ edu- cational leave bill, all of which were dorsed by the association. The entertainment feature was the | playing of several selections by an or- chestra which the entertainment chair- man had secured. The next meeting will be held December 9 and will fea- wd ture “open house” from 1:30 to 2 pm. The Barnard Association will meet Thursday p.m. Mrs. Susie Root JORDAN’S ANNOUNCE /. Another Radio Sale We will offer to the Washington public the greatest chance of saving real money on the purchase of a good all-electric well known type of radio. Standard makes that have proven themselves good sets, but have been discontinued for new styles with slight changes. Your neighbor has one of these sets. Why not you? This best selection. is your chance. Come early for your Atwater Kent....... Atwater Kent...... Freshman ......... 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Clyde | An intensive course in parent-teacher | work will b held, beginning November | 26 and lasting four weeks. meeting on | December 3, 10 and 17. They will open | at 10 and close at 11:30 am. in the | board room of the Franklin School | administration building. The object is | to afford those who desire an oppor- | tunity to familiarize themselves with | the different phases of the parent- teacher movement. The lessons will be based largely on the national handbaok and other material furnished by the | National Congress. The classes are | open to all parent-teacher members. The Wheatley Association met No- vember 7 in the school. The following chalrmen reported: Mrs. Jones. wavs and means: Mrs. Rawlings, Child Wel- fare Magazine: Mrs. Lomax. health. and Mrs. Miller. membershin. The | weighing and measuring of 825 chil- dren was reported bv the health chair- man. All underweight children are now receiving milk. | Miss Horvath, third-grads teacher. | snoke on “The Use of the Schonl Tibrary.” An appronriation we- made for the purchase of librarv bonks for | the orimarv grades. Mrs. Greene. kin- | sang. Mrs. Clark, | visiter from the Edmonds-Maury Par-| ent-Teacher Association, also spoke. Dr. Joseph Murphv. head of the Dis- triet of Columbia Heslth Denartment. will speak before the Woodridge Asso- ciation Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. A vlay will be presented. Mrs. W. B.| Putman. health chairman. renorted that | at the recent weighing of 345 rhildren 1568 were found tn be phvsicallv per- fect. Only 20 rhildren received red stars. Owing to the very low percentage of underweight children. the committe~ | felt a clinic will not be necessary. but | reenmmended that health talks be eiven at the regular Parent-Teacher meetings. ‘The Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Association met November 6. | Under the direction of Mrs. Crocher | and Mr. Lehr, boys and girls of the school gave a demonstration of regular gymnasium classes in_session. Follow- | ing these drills and exercises, the | “Stunts” Club, made up of boys, per- | formed several interesting acrobatic | stunts. It was decided that the program dur- | ing the remainder of the- Winter be | similar exhibitions of work being done in other departments of the school. It was announced a cabaret or minstrel show will be presented December 13 by the pupils of the schools, sponsored by the association and directed by Ed-| ward Mut! AR, WASHINGTON, The John Eaton School Association | met at the Cleveland Park Congrega- | tional Church last Monday night. Vocal solos were given by Mrs. J. F. M. Bowle. H. W. Draper, supervising principal of the first division, spoke on “Co-operation Between the Home and the School.” 8. M. Ely gave a talk on Lea . After the formal meeting. the mem- bers adjourned to the John Eaton School where the parents visited the classrooms and enjoyed a social hour in the Josephine Burke Museum, where refreshments were served under the di- rection of Mrs. K. L. Hill and Mrs. E. L. Pleld. The Maury Association will meet to- morrow at 2:30 pm. in the kinder- garten room. Mrs. Rodgers, supervising principal, will be the speaker. On Tuesday a luncheon will be given by the Maury Association in the basement of the school from 12 to 1 o'clock. The meeting on November 7 of the executive board of the Central High | School Association was called to order | by the president, Joseph N. Burkart, in | the housekeeping room of the school. The question as to the significance of | the new marking system was presented, | and the school principal stated that there were now five marks instead of four, but that the corresponding per- centages had not been definitely flx?d‘ as yet. He stated, however, that the grades A and B were necessary for college certification; C is an average | grade. but does not certify for college. A letter from Dr. F. W. Ballou, su- perintendent of schools, in response to A request from the association to have a drive for books for the Central Library, was read. This letter stated that the matter would be taken up with the Board of Education and their de-| cision made known later. Officers and committee chairmen reported. ‘The Grant Association will meet No- vember 25 at 2:30 pm. The speaker, Miss Jessie La Salle. director of re- search work, will talk on “Children’s Rights.” The pupils of Miss Donohoe’s room will entertain. ‘The Madison Association met in the school November 12 at 3 p.m. Mrs.i George W. Lady, chairman of parent education of the District of Columbia | Congress of Parents and Teachers, was the speaker. ‘The Kenilworth Association will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the school. Mrs. Finis D. Morris, fourth vice presi- dent of the District of Columbia Con- | gress of Parents and Teachers, will be | the speaker of the evening. “How Reading Is Taught in the First Grade” was the subject of Miss K. Berggin, first grade teacher of Tyler School. an address before the Cranch-Tyler November 11. Miss W. Isreal, kindergarten teacher, demo; strated music as taught to kinder- gartners. Mrs. Stanley Fuller was elected pres- ident upon the resignation of Mrs. L. Schwarzmann. Mrs. Rose Pelvin, past president of the association, was pre- sented, through Miss H. Knighton, principal, a past president’s pin. Plans were made for a membership D. | the president, C.. NOVEMBER _17. drive. Priday is clothes conservation day, and all parents are requested to bring all discarded clothing Cranch School on this day. Mrs. G. F. Henry will be in charge. Mrs. Peal Gallia was appointed Child Welfare Magazine chairman. Miss W Tsreal's room, Tyler School kindergarten, won the attendance banner. The kindergartners of Tenley School entertained the Tenley-Janney Assocla- tion with sketches from Mother Goose at the reception given the teachers at the last meeting. Miss Catherine Watkins, supervisor of kindergartens in the District of Co- lumbia, outlined the need for parent study groups. The clothes conservation committee is making a special for clean, used clothing that can be mended and utilized for needy chu- dren. Garments or shoes may be left with' Mrs. H. F. Voight, 4555 Grant road, or Miss Pulizzi, principal of Jan- ney School. Ninety children were given the Schick test by Dr. Grayson of the Public Health Service, assisted by Mrs. L. Lloyd Patch, chairman of the Sum- mer round-up, last Tuesday at the Janney School. The Joseph R. Keene Association met in the school Tuesday evening. Reporc of the executive board meeting, hela November 5, was approved. The State president’s message wa< then read hy the new recording secre tary, Mrs. C. B. Finnell. In the ab- sence of Mrs. H. H. Cheeney, membe: ship chairman, Mrs. J. C. Brown re- ported for her. Mrs. Margaret Sisson reported the progress made in the and the association appropriated the sum of $3 for renewal subscriptions fac the principal of the school and the program chairman. James C. Yaden spoke on the “Cap- per-Zihiman Bill,” after which the as- sociation approved it. The bill for free text books also was indorsed. Miss H. E. King, teacher of the seventh and eighth grades, won the at- tendance banner. The change of the meeting night from the second Tuesday to the second Friday each month was voted down by the association. New members ad- mitted were Mr. and Mrs. Peake Vincil, Mrs. E. F. Blanchard and Mrs. M. H. Barnard. A play entitled “Food Best for Children” was presented. At the last meeting of the Langdon Association the speaker was Mrs. W. H. Ross, State chairman of children's reading. and her subject was “Chil- THE AMBASSAIDOR, SWIMMING POOL OPeN TO THE PustiC DALY BA. M. tfon P M Membership card, without charge, on application SWIMMING PARTIES ARRANGED === "N SIGMUNDS is strictly a cash store! ‘A store of the thrifty, of those who pay as they go and are never in debt. ... Values are better here, becafise we put in our merchandise the dollars other stores must use to main- tain a credit system. News That’s Timely . . . A Great Underselling Demonstration on - The | Coat Sketched Lavish ly Fur-Trimmed Compare Them With Coats Selling Elsewhere From $29.75 to $39.75 Featuring All-Black Coats Black Coats With Light Furs and the New Green Coats WE want every woman who in- tended to pay as much as $40 for her new Winter coat to see this extraordinary selection. expecting great Come things . . . we promise YOU WON'T BE DIS- APPOINTED B Sizes for Misses—14 to 20 Sizes for Women—36 to 44 Larger Women’s Sizes to 52 COATS—SECOND FLOOR Clmd Welfare Magazine subscriptions, | 1929—PART ONE. j dren’s Reading.” A collection of recom. mended books, loaned by the Public Library for the occasion, was on lay {‘ourn inspection and guidance in selec- A new canary was presented to the 1 school to replace the attendance canary that died. ~Pencils were arded James Hall, Jack Hardy, Da Burke. CBRY mon, Jane Baldwin and Lee Smith for their “Summer Activittes | Treasure Boxes.” Mrs. E. L. Norris, president, announced that the scrap- books of the bulletin chairma: Nathaniel Gammon, and Mrs. M. R. Coe. Summer round-up chairman, had baen celected as the most praiseworthy records of the year's work. A piano solo by Mae Higdon, a read- ing by Audrey Phelps and vocal solos :;r‘ Mrs. Jean Coe completed the pro- m. “The True Relationship of Parents to Their Children” was the subject of an address by S. E. Kramer, assistant su- perintendent of schools, at the meeting |of the Edmonds’ Association Monday "The® foi e following chairmen reported: Mrs. H. Lichner, pre-school; Mrs. La Scola, health; Mrs. W. Franklin, milk; Mrs. J. Amidon, membership and juve- nile court; Mrs. Langmeade, hospitality; Mrs. Thomas Whinerey, publicity. Mrs. Amidon and Mrs. Cornell, who assisted in the recent membership drive, rore @iven A vote of thanks for their lpmrt_m securing 200 new members. | loss of income added. 10 The Non-cancellable Auto- Accid i And Pays $5,000.00 for loss of life. 5,000.00 for loss of both hands or both feet, or one hand one foot, and an annuity of $50.00 month, pay- long per able for as as five years. 5,000.00 for loss of sight of both eyes. 2,500.00 for loss of hand or one foot. 1,500.00 for the loss of life 10 | teacher, had The executive board was authorized to attend to all detail business at their meetings and to dispose of all bills not exceeding $10 and to present same in an itemized form to the association at their next regular meeting. The eighth grade puplls, Miss Stack, the largest number of par- ents present. A program of songs and dances were given by the eighth grade pupils follows: Song, Audrey Glad- hill, Faith Shoeshong, Marguerite Stevens, Leila Johnston, Lillian Barney, Norma Mead, Ivy Hill and Sarah Peterson; a one-act play, by Faith Shoeshong, Audrey Gladhill, Leila Johnston, Lillian Barney and Ivy Thompson: a blackface , In which Melvin Best and Thomas Whinerey were the “Two Black Crows”; a danc- ing pair, Maitland Johnston and Wil- liam Lary, assisted at the piano by Robert Harbauh, gave an exhibition of tap dancing; Shamrock dance, Mar- garet Hill and Marguerite Stevens; a song by Sarah Peterson and Norma Mead. and a song by Audrey Gladhill and Faith Shoeshong. The Singing Mothers of Peabody- Hilton Association will meet Thursday | at 3 pm. The Carbery Association met Novem- ber 8 with the president, Mrs. C. T. Burley, presiding. Miss Ruth Barnes, teacher from Peabody School. gave a talk on reading as taught in our schools today, in which she said, “Habits Thompson, Margaret | 9 125 learned home in first five years of & child’s life largely determned-his success or failure in the first grade.” A playlet, “Edison's Piftieth Anni- versary,” was given by pupils of the fourth and sixth grades and a fancy costume sketch by fourth grade chil- dren. Miss Gertrude Young, adwints- trative principal, requested all parents to make their children book lovers, and suggested one way to do this was to make them gifts of good books, espe- clally for Christmas and birthdays. A humorous and instructive sketch, depicting proper foods for children. was presented by the Washington Dairy Council. A vote of thanks was given the Carbery playground committee, when the chairman, Mrs, William H. Rowe, told of the acquisition of titles to four of the seven lots to be added as l:{[round ns‘p:‘c'c t‘: the uholol. 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