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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1923)
Teachers United With Parents Big ^ Aid to Education Problems of Schodl and Home and of Americanization Taken Up at Con vention. Cleaning up dairies so that school ehlldren can get pure milk; getting speakers who will present the story of life and its origin In a beautiful and wholesome way to boys and girls in high school; making the new teacher feel at home; finding why Johnny stays away from school and why Billy wants to run the streets at night; the discussion of ways and means o cure Dorothy or hei ir fr=——.-. ritatlng habit of chewing her finger nails. No. it isn't an encyclopedia of gen eral knowledge. It's a few of the ac tivities of the Parent-Teacher as sociation as outlined by Mrs. Isaac Lea Hillis, Des Moines, la., at the Americanization group meeting of the state teachers’ convention. Mrs. Hillis demonstrated an or ganization meeting to launch a local Parent-Teacher association, had of ficers nominated and elected, outlined the committees to be appointed and something of the work of each. Brief, snappy programs, in which teachers present new ideas of teach ing in 10 minute talks and parents discussed with them the problems of schools and school children, were suggested. After an hour's program of talk and discussion follows a social meeting at which Jimmy's mother gets acquainted with the mothers of Mary and Bobby, about whom she has heard so much, and all of them get acquainted with the children's teacher. Better school bindings, better students, enthusiastic teachers, and _ “ satisfied and intelligent parents were shown to be some of the fruits of this organization. Mrs. Hillis told of schools that formerly always had several students in juvenile court, hut were broken of the habit by the work of the P. T. A. She described another Instance in which worried mothers discovered unsanitary condi tions in the basement of a achoolhouse which had escaped detection by every one else and might have caused an epidemic. Eleven thousand persons in Nebras ka belong to this most democratic of organizations, to which the banker nnct his wife and his rhauffeur and the latter's wife sometimes drive in the same car and sit side by side. The P. T .A. is organized in 43 states, declared Mrs. Hillis, and in seven for eign countries, while new chapters are being added almost every week. College professors and many col lege graduates of European univer sities are often found wielding the pick and shovel among our immi grants, declared E. C. Vermillion, state supervisor of Americanization, Akron, O., in pleading with the teach ers for a better understanding of the Immigrant. He urged them to look upon our immigrant population as a mighty factor for good, not as “the scum of the earth." Of the 30,500 foreign-born persons in the night schools under Mr. Ver million's supervision, more than half, he declared, had received the equiva lent of a high school education. Eess than ’4 of 1 per cent were Illiterate in their own tongue. Two special developments In Amer icanization work were stressed by Mr. Vermillion. One was the effort to reach foreign women in their homes. Although In one of his great night schools enrolling 1,500 there are 900 women, immigrant mothers usually find it hard to go to night schools and workers are now trying to teach them English in their homes. Another development was meeting Immigrant families as they leave the train and finding them good homes and lobs. This work Is being taken up by some of the Ohio V. M. C. A. and T. W. C. A. organizations. Mr. Ver million described a typical instance In which 27 immigrants who had been met in this fashion appeared in a body at the night school the following eve ning and proclaimed thnt they want ed to learn how to be American citi zens. Among Visiting Teachers Total registration at noon Friday was 3.454. Largest since district meetings were inaugurated, and ex ceeded only once when entire state association met In Omaha. Reports from all five districts hold ing conventions show attendance in excess of 10,000. Omaha is first, with Lincoln a close second. Mrs. O. L. Webb, at the secretary treasurer’s desk, doing most of the work of the office. Mr. Webb wear ing the honors of the office, however. Only two out of 50 school teachers present in the child welfare section of the teachers’ convention in the court house yesterday afternoon made 100 per cent on a test given them by Miss Austa Durkee In her lecture on "The Atypical Child." Ten little Lincoln school girls, under direction of Evelyn Townsend, presented a playlet which had a perti nent mornl running all through it regarding how to treat babies, what to do and what not to do. R. R. McGee says th,e big school problem now Is the auto and the movie. His remarks on parental con trol. or the lack of it. are rather lurid. Miss Singles of the Chamber of Commerce getting away with Im mense lot of work. She is attending to the matter of securing validation of tickets. She hasn’t had an Idle moment since 2 p. m. Thursday. An atypical child is one who is subnormal or supernormal. The test given is used to find out whether a child is subnormal. More than 900 teachers who are in Omaha for convention were at play at the Brandels tea room late yes terday afternoon. They danced to the strains of Randalls Royal orches tra and had tea, sandwiches and cake One-Minute ' Store Talk "Can you fit a man hero?” That question ha* been asked by big men and an* ■wered eo many times here that it's almost a classic. In underwear we fit ’em up to size 56! In shirts we fit ’em up to size 20! In hosiery we fit ’em up to size 13! In collars we fit ’em up to size 20! In hats we fit ’em sup to size 7 % ! In shoes we fit ’em up to size 12 EEE! AND WE PIT ALL POCKETBOOKS AT A GUARANTEED SAVING ' ■ II " V [<Bre3Ip6TO»ka | - SEE THE CREIGHTON HOME-COMING FOOTBALL GAME CREIGHTON VS. HASKELL INDIANS CREIGHTON FIELD, SATURDAY, 2:30 P. M. ^ y ' I i Take our measure by that system and see what you find—sizes and proportions here that no ordinary clothing store ever attempts to carry in stock. Service means something in this store. Young men, big men, short men, stout men, slim men, that’s only the start of the subject. Every known variation in regular and irregu lar models. Your size is all important—it’s here for you. Wonderfully Attractive Smart New Winter Suits and Overcoats at Single and Double-Breasted Suits— The Most Distinguished Overcoat Styles the Richest Colors Ever Shown in 0vercoat Hxstory. See Them. Presenting the Combined Style Innovations of America's Foremost Clothes Designers KUPPENHEIMER GOOD CLOTHES ' * and the Productions of Many Other Celebrated Standard Quality Clothes Makers * Supreme Value—A Nebraska Feature In High Grade Standard Worsted Suits for Men Others at $25 to $60 , Feature Value Demonstration in Men's and Young Men's Belt and Box Back Overcoats » • / Others at $25 to $60 THE FINEST OVERCOATS IN THE WORLD » Master Designs—Imported Fabrics Genuine Worumbos in Ches terfields and Great coats. *65 *75 *85 Man'* and Yount Man'a Cblblnt—Entlra Satand floor Balk Buildinta Luxurious silk lined, single and double-breasted overcoats. « SEE OUR WINDOWS TODAY COMPARK OUR VALUES ALWAYS ——-.1 1,, ■ . served to them. Flower* and candy baskets were presented to each teacher by the Brandels store. A similar tea party was held on Thurs day afternoon. Committee in charge of the entertainment included: Ira Jones and Miss Catherine Carriek, chairman; Misses Emma Fullaway. Ethel Pepper, Bertha Marie Ander son, Julia O'Connor, Alice McShane, Ethel Eldrid(?e, Mary Phillip!, Gladye Line, Mildred Whitehead, Alice Owens, Gertrude Smith, Anh Mullen, Elizabeth Hutchinson. Marie Mackin, and Cecil Beckley. Another Big Paramount Special Starting Starting Sunday Sunday The Merriest of Comedies Ham] Leon Wilson's % Directed By JAMES CRUZE The Director of “The Covered Wagon” Cast includes: Edward Horton Ernest Torrence Lois IDilson Fritzi Ridgeway Charles Ogle Louise Dresser It's Harry Leon Wilson’s greatest story. James Cruze’s greatest production. Your greatest entertainment treat. 1 |TODAY Evening I Last Two Time* Evenings. 50c. *1 00. *1.50. *2 00. *2 50 Special Mel. Today. 50., *1. *1.50, *2 Edward L. Bloom ^ Presents ^ OF 1922 Br JACK LAIT The Revue that Startled Broadway — Exactly ai Presented at the N. Y. Winter Carden 32 scenes • 100 people lx Tomorrow light," Tom trill go crazy over this picture.—Cincin nati Post. aa Res aa Ingram’* a Masterpiece Alico Torrr Ramon Novarro Lowio Stono METROS HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT A story of human passions that awcapa you off your foet. "It ia tba vary best of them all." —Now York World. SPECIAL—Symphony Orchestra Reserved Seste Now on Solo—Mot 2Sc, SOc. TSc. *1—Ev'»o SOc, fl, SI SO i NOTE — “SCARAMOUCHE” Will I Positively Not Bs Seen in Any Oth | ar Omaha Theater This Year. Sow Mat. 1.10 «• 4>S<| f PLAYING *»«>« Rtg* to io.so FRANCES WHITE SITU AL COMK11Y STAR Carlton F.ntny ' Wltk Hlo "Mad Wi|»" KYAT A LEE HAWTHORNE A ■oitikn COOKE ta To"_ •'Make Mr «eri<w Ers I.yiR—-Clyde Dllton A Co. ! t» The Awhmrd Age* Nat* IHpiic ! “ A Yatag a>» to Be RatfhH" -40 MU FS FROM BROADWAY” i with 11. B. Wo toon end K. B. Mor%IH Aeeep’o Fohlro. Pa the Ntwt. Taylfa of the Day taaoiawoent—Foil ohowa will he fttvee every ieterday night, atari leg at the eaeal time—RiJO. H| Fun Center Mat and Nila Today : JUST AS BROADWAY SAW TMFM jV.*:.* QUEENS of PARIS lhe Snrdioh Dialectician. 1 It llAVP, ft Rocket* from Helgtum. Ann Vycr», Fro* aier Trio, Beauty Chorus of SI Parisian Queen* t adie*' 2I« Bargain Mat.. 1:11 Week Daya HI f \\ \\| Altai HK1M. KIM I 1> LAST DAY i /Y^ POL A % fSVEGFVI) U n ‘THE b a Apanish 1 Ut).a\'C£r:3> 11 . *• All bv>a Herein Brer,on Vi 4 Antonio Moimo Egbert Van Alstye & Co. Rialto Orchestra of 21 Taillight Comedy Organ News Events Las? THOMAS MEIGHAN and LILA LEE In “Woman Proof” The companion play to “Back Home and Broka** The Idol of the Hour TOMMY GIBBONS (in person) Big Six-Act Show S LAST | DAY | “THE GOLD DIGGERS” I TOMORROW | “Where the North Begins” 1 with | Rin-Tin-Tin "LOYAL LIVES” Featuring THE GREAT MAIL TRAIN ROBBERY rtELGMBDRHOOD THEATERS OR AND - - . t«tk and Riaaev ION CHSNt^ In THE SHOCK