Show I I. I News of of Teachers Parent-Teachers Associations I i SCHOOL SCHOOL NAME CHANGE CHANCE URGED At a meeting held Thursday at p. p m. m In the school library the West Vest junior high school Parent Parent- Teacher association ot voted d to change the present name to Horace Mann high school Miss Gertrude Arbuckle principal pal announced Friday that the petition pe pa- will be filed with wilh the Salt Lake City Cily board of oC education for a a. hearing Inasmuch as the majority of oC the subjects taught at Vest West junior high school are regular high school courses patrons felt that the change in classification was necessary Def mite action on the petition will wm be betaken betaken betaken taken when the board of education meets next month A biography of oC Horace Mann was given by Miss Arbuckle He was she said the father lather of the tho American Ameri Amen can public school She traced his early childhood education and career as a lawyer Horace Mann ann she said was especially active for education re reforms reforms re re- forms and prepared and introduced the act creating the Massachusetts state board of education It was through his influence that the tho first normal school in the United States was established in 1839 A musical and entertainment program program program pro pro- gram was presented under the di direction direction direction di- di of ot Mrs V. V W. W Smith president I dent Included on the program the boys' boys chorus of the school di directed directed dl- dl by Miss Eleanor Wright sang three songs songs We We Meet Again Tonight United States Marines Marines' and Vagabonds Miss Edith Ro Ro- accompanied the tho chorus A male chorus composed of teachers of ot the school directed by J. J C. C Clive sang three numbers accompanied by Miss Elaine Clive Mathew F. F Noall Noan dean of boys at West Vest high school spoke on Values Values Values Val ues of Cooperation Between Home and School It is the parents' parents responsibility Mr NoaH Noall said to know the school in order that may coop cooperate rate with the teachers in helping our children progress along the proper avenues of oC modern education The officers of oC the schools school's T. P.-T. A. A for the tho coming year are Mrs V. V W. W Smith president Miss Gertrude Gertrude Ger Ger- trude Arbuckle vice president Miss Mabel Ross secretary and treasurer treasurer treas treas- Mrs George Davis membership membership membership member member- ship chairman and Mrs L L. R. R Keene publicity chairman |