Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1930, Page 65

Parent-Teacher Activities All material for this column must be the State office, Room 101, Burling- Hotel, by the Wednesday proceeding the Sunday on which publication is de- ‘The monthly conference of the Dis- et of Columbia Congress of Parents &nd Teachers will celebrate the thirty- third Founders' day Tuesday at 1:30 P.m. in Wilson Teachers College, Elev- enth and Harvard streets. Local as- Sociations are co-operating. The center of the stage will be occu- led by a _life-size representation of e Child Welfare Magazine, the work of the Park View Parent-Teacher As- sociation. From its pages will appear members of the Tenley-Janney Associa- tion, costumed as the members of the first executive committee of the Na- tional Congress. and as later officers. The electrically lighted birthday cake will be a center of attraction in two ageants, one, “The Oracle Speaks.” to presented by presidents of junior high school parent-teacher associa- tions: the other, a “Cheerio Birthd: Party for the Parent-Teacher Associa- | tion,” by 15 children from the Keene School, under the direction of Mrs. Finis D. Morris, Plans for the parent-teacher carni- val, to be held in the Washington Hotel April 3, 4 and 5 are progressing. At the meeting of the committee Tuesday morning at the Burlington Hotel, Mrs, ‘Wallace Perry, general chairman, ap- pointed the following committees: Sec- tion chairmen, northwest. Mrs. Herbert Wilson, Mrs. A. C. Chambers, Mrs. Finis Morris: southwest, Mrs. Joseph Newton: southeast, Mrs. W. Harvey: northeast, Mrs. Ralph Hoagland and Mrs. E. H. Griffith; publicity will be in charge of Mrs. 8. 8. Kirby, assisted by Mrs. W. E. Denton. Mrs. R. B. Hall, Mrs. T. E. Griffith, Miss Bray and Mrs. Louden. Mrs. Walter Jones and Mrs. ‘W. H. Rowe are in charge of outside | contacts. Decorations will be in charge of Mrs. H. L. Richardson. A tea room in charge of Mrs. Holtz- man Tolson, assisted by Mrs. F. D. Morris, Entertainment “will be fur- mished by the senior high schools, under Mrs. L. M. Saxton: junior high schools, under Mrs. Franklin Jones, and ele- mentary schools, under Mrs. E. L. Morris. . ‘The object of this carnival is to unify all Parent-Teacher Association mem- bers and to raise funds for current ex- penses of the State organization. ‘Wheatley. ‘The Mothers’ Study Club, led by Mrs. Greene, kindergarten teacher, will meet Wednesday from 2 to 3 in the Parent- Teacher Association club room at the Wheatley School. Mrs. Greene invites all interested mothers to be present. ;“Ozodlente" will be the first subject of udy. Mrs. Montgomery is organizing a corps | of room mothers. Each class room will be represented by two mothers, who will be leaders in their respective class rooms in parent-teacher activities. The Girl Reserves, sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association. and led by Miss Horvath and Miss Fishman, are busy furnishing their club room. They are planning a Valentine party for 20 ;mnl orphans from a Washington ome. Tenley-Janney. , Theodore Tiller will give his marion- | ette plays Tuesday at 3 and 8 pm. in | the Janney auditorium, Wisconsin ave- nue and Albemarle street. The afternoon performance will in- clude “St. George and Miss Muffet,” “Life on the Cannibal Islands” and “The Three Wishes.” evening “The Puppet Follies of 1930” and “From Qheuld)epth of Fugiyama” will be pre- | sented. Benning. At the recent meeting of the Ben- ning association the purchase of a type- writer and volley balls was reported. Hubbard-Raymond. ; The Hubbard-Raymond Home and Bchool Association will meet in Ray- mond School, Tenth street and Spring road, tomorrc—s at 8 p.m. H. M. Star- ling, manager of the safety division of the American Automobile Association, will speak on schoolboy patrol matters, and special music will be furnished by Miss E. W. McCarry of the musical de- | partment of the public schools. The executive committee of the asso- ciation, at a meetinf February 10, laid | plans for the official dedication of the | Raymond School's new addition and ;:ditgflum during the third week in arch. Jefferson Junior. A birthday party in celebration of the State and national anniversary of par- ent-teacher associations will be part of the program at the meeting tomorrqw at 7:30 pm. Mrs. W. P. Roop, State | clal hygiene chairman, will | ‘Methods of Teaching Social Hyglene.” | The association will hold a card party February 20 at 8 p.m. at the school, Wesley Heights, An llustrated lecture, “The Mountain 8School Children in the Shenandoah” | will be the feature of the meeting of the association Tuesday club house. at 8 pm. in Lhef Pierce-Webb, The spiritual or esthetic side of child | Dature as developed in the public school | curriculum through the medium of literature reading, music, drawing and geography has been the basis of the Year's program of the Pierce-Webb Parent-Teacher Association, which end- ed with the meeting January 23, After a brief business meeting a re- ception was held by the teachers and their problems discussed. An exhibition of the children’s work in their studies and handwork was much admired & | 8roup of boys from Mrs. Herron's seventh grade sang. and Miss Dugan's girls assisted Miss Babbington in serv- }nflg‘m:a.'dm t“r:-b Febrgnry meeting | lers’ day wi e celebrated ang | officers will be elected. e Bryan. The Bryan Association invites parents 80 be present at the meetin February 27. when Founders’ day will be cele- brated. i Whittier. At the monthly meeting of the Whit- | tier Association jast Monday Mrs. Han- | son Wwas appointed chairman of the| Summer round-up. A census of pre- sohool children has been completed. It was decided to join the Manor Park Citizens’ Association in a benefit dance. Miss Demarest’s class won the pennant for attendance. Oyster. “Character Education” was the sub- cct of Dr. Abram Simon's talk last fonday before the Parent-Teacher As- sociation. The fifth grade won the at- tendance banner, with 50 per cent of $he mothers present. Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Association decided February 5 to hold ® card party in the gymnasium March 3, afternoon and evening. Rev. George Farnham gave readings from contem- rary poets. A double quartet, chosen fim the High School Glee Club, sang geveral numbers. The next meeting of the association will be held at 2 p.m. March 6. Mrs. T. A, You%, State chairman of Y, 1 the Parent- her radio speaker Tuesday, at 6:08 .m., over station W. O. L. Her subject A be “Founders’ day.” John Eaton. “The Oracle Speaks” a Parent- Teacher pageant, was presented by a group of eighth grade pupils at the meeting of the John Eaton Association last Monday night. At a celebration of the birthday of the National Congress of Parents and ‘Teachers there were present the follow- | Mrs. ing guests of honor, all of whom spoke hneg: Mrs. A. A. Birney, first presi- ‘|and honorary vice dent of the District of Columbia Con- gress; Mrs. Holtzman Tolson, a charter member of the National; Mrs. David O. Mears, honorary national president and chairman of JFounders' day, and Mrs, Pinis D. Morris, a State vice president 3iles Scott Rafter, president of | be the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers, made a brief ad- | dress, at the close of which she was| presented with a corsage in the national colors of blue and gold. During the social in the Josephine Burke Museum of the school Mrs. Mears cut the candle-lighted birthday cake, which was made by the domestic sci- ence puplls of the schools John Burroughs. Mrs. W. P. Roop, State social hygiene | chairman, will be the speaker at the| fourth of the series of six study classes | being conducted at John Burrougl School. Her subject will be “Sex Ed cation.” This study group, under the leadership of Mrs. Harry L. Sherwood, chairman of the John Burroughs social hygiene committee, has worked very hard to make this study group one of the most successful in the District, and, judging by the interest shown on the part of the mothers by their good at- tendance and careful preparation of as- signments, this group has ar‘(‘(lmplfihl'd! its aim., The group meets at the school | every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30¢ to 2:30, and the children who do not | attend school at this time are cared for in the kindergarten rooms. ‘Woodridge. Mrs. E. J. Dowling, State chairman of the studens #1d committee, Will ex- plain the worlg ©f this committee at the meeting of th® Woodridge Association on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, State president, will also address the association. Hine. ‘The Hine Assoclation will meet in the school February 20 at 8 p.m. The program will be arranged by Mrs. Alice T4°grlprr. Club activities will also be & feature of the evening. A member- ship drive will be started Monday, Feb- ruary 17. A discussion group will be organized February 27 from 10 to 11:30 .m. Peabody-Hilton. During the week of February 17 a monthly news release of the activities of this association will be issued to the parents. Gage. ‘The Gage Association met at the school Monday afternoon. Mrs, T. A. Young, Pounders’ day chairman of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers, made a talk on the silver anniversary of the Parent-Teacher As- sociation, stressing its growth and pur- pose. The association voted to give $5 to the Founders’ day extension work. Park View Platoon. A representation of the National Parent-Teacher magazine, Child Wel- fare, built 6 feet in height, with cover opened, was used by the Park View As- sociation last Thursday to celebrate PFounders’ day of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers as well as to celebrate the ninth birthday of the as- sociation. Mrs. Philip Martin, first vice presi- dent, took charge of the program. Mrs. P. B. Ashburn, reporting delegate from the State, stepped from the book and read the State president’s message, fol- lowed by Mrs. Rafter, who also spoke, Mrs. Thomas E. Griffith, president of the Park View Association, lighted 33 electric candles on a birthday cake. in honor of the National Congress of Par- ents and Teachers. A gift of $5 was gliven to the State. Mrs. A. H. Tolson, charter member of the National, next stepped from the book, with & few remarks, followed by Mrs. David P. Mears, charter member ident of the Na- tional, as well as chairman of National Founders' Day Fund for the past 20 years, who gave a brief outline of the founding of the organization. Mrs. Arja Morgan gave a history of this local association. The four past residents of Park View, Mrs. H. F. vers, Mrs. M. A. Baker, Mrs. J. Bradley and Mrs. R. H. Prescott, were ushered through the covers of the book and a letter and poem were read from Mrs, Charles H. Ruoff, only past president residing out of the city. Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, State legis- lative chairman: Miss Emily Scrivener, principal, and Miss Byrne, representing the teachers, joined the procession. Mrs, Griffith was presented with a corsage from the executive board. Mrs. Wagner gave two solos and the audience joined hands and sang the P.-T. A. song. A birthday cake was served by the grade mothers. Margaret Johnson, Girl Scout; Stewart Pool, Boy Scout; Harry Hamil- ton, Boy Patrol, and Donald Beall, Knighthood of Youth, page, assisted during the afternoon.” Other invited guests included Mrs. G. Leach, Mrs. L. Magruder, Mrs. L. B. Castell and Mrs, Frazier of the State and Mrs. Y. P. Bos- well, president of Peabody-Hilton, past presidents of this local, and many of the founders of Park View Platoon School Association. Macfarland Junior. ‘The Macfarland Junior High School Association will meet Friday at 8 p.m. The Macfarland Debating Club will present a debate—Resolved, “That the President should be elected by popular vote.” On the negative side will appear Harold = Bleicher, Wiillam Schnable and Arthur Cohen, and for the affirta- tive will appear Alvin Schwab, John Splain and Herbert Zanoff. Following the debate Troop 30, Macfarland’s Boy Scout troop, will present a safety play- let, entitled “Save a Life.” The chai acters in this sketch are: Photographer, Pat O'Brien, Malcom D. Lamborne, | Peg Morley, reporter, Stanley Hayman: Ma Young. gateman's wife, Frederich Blacher, and Bill, the gateman, Hugh Hetzer. Mrs. Margarei Cox Hewett, soloist, will introduce a number of vocal selections, assisted by Miss Amy Nor- ton, accompanist. Edmonds. The presentation of a pageant cele- brating the thirty-third anniversary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, and a talk on the history of the founding of the organization by Mrs. T. A. Young, State Founders’ day chairman, featured the meeting of the Edmonds Association last Monday. A birthday cake, on which were placed 33 candles. lighted by the president, Mrs. A. L. Phillips, was a feature of the program. Those taking part were Mrs. J. Parker, Mrs. F. Dunn, Mrs. J. O, Amidon. Mrs. W. J. Franklin and Mrs, J. T. Whinnery A Founders' day gift of $5 had been previously appropriated by the execu- tive committee. A social hour followed the celebration, at which time the cake Wwas cut and passed around to the 85 members present. Reports that are coming in from the local chairmen show renewed activity all over the District. They are filling in registration blanks distributed by the headquarters, room 101 Burlington Ho- tel, or by the District chairman, Mrs. H.'N. Stull, Lincoln 6241, A meeting of the Parent-Teacher branch of the Juvenile Protective As- soclation was held. Five members told of a visit to Hillerest and the decision to visit Neighborhood House last Wed- nesday. The speaker wes Mrs. Ferba Croxton of the Social Hyglene Soctety, Wwho spoke on “Thought and Habits of Younger Children.” Jackson. ‘The thirty-third birthday anniversary of the Parent-Teacher Association was celebrated at Jackson School Monday afternoon. A playette, entitled “Snow- drop,” was given by the children of the third grade, under the leadership of their teacher, Miss Padgett. The association sang the child welfare song, “Oh God of Little Children.” Mrs, Rafter gave a talk on the founding of the Parent-Teacher movement. {(n. Elsie Henry. president of Jackson, pre- sented Mrs. Rafter and Miss Ballenger with corsage bouquets of sweet peas, . Rafter cut the birthday cake, which was lighted with. 33 candles and was made and presented to the Al Association by one of the members. Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Burnside and Mrs. Reeves Presided at the tea table. Langley Junior. The Langley Junior High School As- sociation will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. There will be a program by members of the faculty and by the school orches- tra. Mrs. Helen Monar of the domestic sclence department will give recitations. There will also be musical selections on the saw by Theodore Robb. There will 2 piano solo by Mrs. Blaisdell. The principal of the school, Chester Holmes, will speak on “Some Problems of Junior High School Administration.” The building will be open after the meeting for the benefit of parents of New pupils who may wish to see what the school has to offer in the way of educational facilities and who may care to talk with their children's teachers in their rooms. Gordon Junior. Grade mothers are being selected and a membership drive has been started by Gordon Junior High School Association. Bancroft. The annual card party will be held at the Bancroft School, Eighteenth and Newton streets, tomorrow at 2 p.m. Small children will be cared for by a trained kindergartner. Candy will be on sale. Proceeds from the sale of tick- ets and candy are for important school and Parent-Teacher Association activi- ties. This year the big project is equip- ping the children’s library at the school. Tables of progressive games will be ar- HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. € FEBRUARY 16, 1930—PART FOUR. ratged in the girls’ play room, where those not playing bridge or 500 may en- Joy a pleasant afternoon. The pre: dent, Mrs. Horace L. Richardson, has been appointed chairman of the deco- rations committee of the District of Columbia Parcnt-Teacher carnival, to be held at Washington Hotel April 3. 4 and 5. Mrs. L. A. Brophy and Mrs. Jehn Farnsworth are other members of this committee. This committee Wwill visit the hotel Tuesday and begin defi- nite plans for the decorating scheme. The Bancroft Dads' Club program committee—Col. J. F. Randall, chair- man; Lieut. H. J. Casey and Horace L. Richardson—is working out a program for the next meeting of the club on February 25. Weightman, Miss Rose Leeds Hardy, assistant su- perintendent of schools, will speak on “‘Character Training” at the meeting to be held 20 at 7:30 p.m. Mrs, Rafter will cut the birthday cake and give a talk on the “Birthday of the Parent-Teacher Move- ment.” Refreshments will be served. Mrs. B. C. Cady will speak at John Burroughs School March 4: at Hine Junior High School March 5 at 10 a.m. Members of all associations have been invited to attend. Cranch-Tyler. Founders’ day was celebrated by tha Cranch-Tyler Assoclation last Monday in the Tyler School. All but one of the past presidents of the dssociation were present, those being Mrs. Middleton, t Weightman School February | | Mrs. Auan Davis, mrs. Pettit and Mrs. | J. F. Devlin, each giving a brief talk on the principal things that happened | during her term of office, | Mrs. Allan, the first president of the Cranch-Tyler P.-T. A, presented the as- | sociation ‘with a scrapbook which she | had compiled while an active member | of the association. Eleven children from | both schools, with large letters spelling | “Founders’ day,” told the meaning of | Founders’ day. Mrs. W, Coleman’s kin- | dergartens entertained with songs. The kindergartens won the attendance ban- ner. A birthday cake donated by Mrs. W. Lawrence was cut by Mrs. Middle- ton and served with punch. Keene. The Joseph R. Keene Association met |in the school last Tuesday. The na- tional and State presidents’ messages were read by Mrs. Helen L. Brunhouse. Reports of committees were given by Mrs. S. E. Taylor on children aid, Mrs. C. B. Gleason on juvenile protective, Mrs. Howard A. Cheeney on member- ship and Mrs. C. T. Bright on finances. | The celebration of the thirty-third anniversary of Founders' day took place, | which consisted of exercises performed {by the pupils of the school, under the direction of Mrs. Finis D. Morris. A donation of $10 was made to the Na- tional Congress as a birthday gift for extension work, ‘ Speakers of the evening were Mrs. David O. Mears, national chairman of | Founders’ day, and Mrs. A. C. Tolson, | charter member of the congress. Mrs. Helen L. Brunhouse won the attendance banner for the evening. Stuart Junior, A celebration in honor' of Founders' day was held by the Home and School Association of Stuart Junior High School February 7. Mrs. John W. Davis, president, presided. Reports were re- ceived from the following chairmen: Mrs. Charles Dunn, Juvenile Court and monthly meeting of the D. C. Congress of P.-T. A.; good cheer, Mrs, Clements; P.-T. A. bulletins, Mrs. L. H. Magruder: clothes conservation, Mrs. Leonard Da- vis, and Mrs. Willlam Domdera, philan- thropic chairman Mrs. Charles Nestler reported party given to the graduates in February and that boxes of candy had been presented to each pupil of the class. Dr. Schwartz told of the banquet given for the athletes who won such signal honors for Stuart, thereby bring- ing into their fon a large loving | cup, won in division contests through- out the section covering Maryland, Vv ginia and District of Columbia. Guest: at this banquet included Miss Craig- 1 hill, principal Blair-Hayes School; Miss Pimper, Ludlow-Taylor School, and Miss Gertrude Young, principal ~Peabod:; Hilton-Carbery, also the following pre idents of P.=T. A organizations: Mrs, C. Burley, Carbery; Mrs. Yates Boswell, Peabody-Hilton} M Blair-Hayes; Mrs. L. Woltz, Ludiow- Taylor; Alex. Gregory, president Stan- ton Park Citizens' Association: Stephen E. Kramer, assistant superintendent of schools; George Youngblood, physical director at Stuart; Richard Tennyson, 11 layground director of athletics; E. J.! %ruyc':: manager Washington Soccer Club, and Mrs. Anderson, athletic teacher at Stuart. A. H. Gregory and Mrs. George W. Lady made addresses. Fifteen dollars was donated to the Community Chest. The banner for attendance was won by section 8B1, Miss Beller, teacher, Selections were played by the school orchestra, and & pageant commemorat- ing the thirty-third anniversary of the P.-T. A. movement, and entitled “The Gift-Bearer,” was presented. Selections were given by Stuart's Harmonica Club. ‘There was also an exhibition by Stu- art’s tumbling team, composed of Da- vid Sprinkle, John Nuthall, Steve Truitt, John Grant, Galen Yates, Cecil Yates, Robert Walker, John Smith, Vincent Miller and George Rybinse. POLICE OFFICE IN TREE. House Shortage in Wahrenholz, Germany, Has Odd Result. 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