Show p 1 t 4 Nations Nation's PTAs PTA's Ask Join HeI Help Children at AL I r U i 1 0 F N wy k s' s r It r The Times Independent Independent Moab Utah Thursday October 8 I 1964 PTAs PTA's throughout the nation nation nation na na- tion are offering a challenging ing new invitation this fall lall to membership In fn an organ organization organization nation that works for lor all children children children chil chil- dren and youth With membership in fn the theMA PTA MA comes an opportunity to take part In activities designed design design- ed to attack the problems that most critically affect childrens children's children's childrens chil drens dren's welfare today Says Mrs Jennelle Moorhead Moor Moor- held head cad president of the National National Na Na- tlona Congress of Parents and Teachers The scientific technological cal and social revolution of our time make it more imperative Imperative imperative im Im- than ever that every child receive the highest advantages ad vantages in physical mental social and spiritual ion Still she notes nowhere not even the most favored favor lavor- ed community are arc all children children chil chit dren served well or equally well welt That's why the National PT PTA A Action Program for lor the coming three years Is to be planned and written by PTA leaders and members throughout through out the nation with counsel counsel coun coun- sel el from leaders of other organizations organizations organizations or or- that share in inome some ome measure the PTAs PTA's concern for lor children and their welfare The suggestions for PTA activity will be flexible enough enough en ough Mrs Moorhead believes so that every community can benefit by the broad experience experience ex represented In the teacher parent movement She sees PTAs PTA's as uniquely unique ly qualified to pinpoint each community's c need for lor services service to to children and to help helpmeet helpmeet helpmeet meet these needs effectively Do children face inadequate inadequate inadequate quate school facilities The PTA may work worle to secure funds for lor new buildings scoring scoring ing like the teacher parent aa- aa J- J In Gaylord Mich which won community support sup port of 01 a thousand bond J issue sue Do children from deprived ed families fall behind In chool for lack of encouragement encouragement encouragement encourage encourage- ment or opportunity to study 1 PTAs PTA's can establish a study center like Eke that formed by Chicago's Southeast Council of PT PTAs PTA's As A's provides books book and desks and even student tutors from the nearby University University University Uni Uni- of Chicago Do current movies or television programs threaten childrens children's moral and and spiritual values PTAs PTA's can plan a survey survey survey sur sur- vey of TV viewing TV-viewing and mo- mo tiie going le going like the one conducted conducted con con- ducted by the Valley Area Council of PTAs PTA's In Ohio a two year elbrt involving nearly parents and students students stu stu- dents in the Cincinnati area I and make their views known to producers and dis dIs- I Do bo Do children growing up In fn the U U. U S. S today have too loo little respect for lor law and individual in In- liberty The PTA Magazine Magazine Ma Ma- helps parents provide the basis for developing self sell discipline in children and understanding understanding understanding un un- better what is in involved involved in in- in safeguarding individual Individual rights and liberties And PTAs PTA's in communities large and small provide a forum forum fo 10 rum tum for lor bringing together parents educators religious leaders and civic officials dIrecting di directing dl dI- attention to the needs of elf children and offering the seasoned leadership needed to equalize and Improve services to those children That's the challenge implied implied im im- im- im plied in every invitation to Join the PTA Its It's an invitation being offered offered of of- this fall lall by more than 47 thousand local PTAs PTA's In Inthe Inthe inthe the National Congress of 01 Parents Pa Pa- rents lents and Teachers By Dy accepting accepting accepting ac ac- ac- ac the invitation millions mil mu- lions of Americans will find many avenues of service to children Through such services see sel- ser ser- vices children benefit Immeasurably Immeasurably immeasurably Im im- measurably In physical and emotional health spiritual strength and good citizen citizen- ship With more children than ever ver before belore growing to maturity maturity maturity ma ma- Mrs Moorhead says more dedicated parents and teachers than ever before belore are needed In the PTA |