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Show PTA's Groiv Children Benefit the PTA, urging, "join it, serve it, grow with it." It happens every fall. As children the country over start back to school, the grown-ups most concerned with their welfare get together in activities that protect those children and enhance their learning and their lives. Usually they do it in the PTA, through one of the more than 47,000 parent-teacher associations that constitute the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. AGAIN THIS fall, the millions of Americans who are PTA people's vistas in the field of cultural arts, for encouraging fuller participation in civic affairs af-fairs and "two-way" communication communi-cation within the community. And as they do every fall, they welcome other parents, teachers and friends of children to the continuing adventure of National Congress leaders as meriting special attention from PTA's. Depending on their own community com-munity needs, they may be working to provide more day nursery services or help for emotionally disturbed children, to prevent school dropouts and juvenile delinquency, to evaluate evalu-ate local opportunities for higher education and professional profes-sional training. They may adopt suggestions the PTA program offers for promoting physical fitness and preventing accidents to children, chil-dren, for broadening young sponsor teen-canteens, art exhibits ex-hibits or science fairs, PTA members find satisfaction in helping children to develop their abilities to the fullest. They work toward that goal by continuing their own education edu-cation in parenthood, too, through study-discussion groups where they may share in the common market of ideas about children and their needs. This fall, PTA's are embarking embark-ing on an ambitious program seeking solutions to "pressing, compelling problems" cited by I . fu a Depending on their own com- fairs and "two-way" communi- r; . n 1 tneir lives. munity needs, they may be cation within the community. f 12 107 507 I A, through one of the more than working to provide more day And as they do every fall, ' ons that constitute the National nursery services or help for they welcome other parents, I I . ers. emotionally disturbed children, teachers and friends of children - - ons of Americans who are PTA ITLvJ? i t0 the continuin adventure of j-j ft ff . juvenile delinquency, to evalu- T I A U. yrt sponsor teen-canteens, art ex- Jate local 0pHportSnities for td) J&z7l hibits or science fairs, PTA higher educatfon and profes. a.. , VJ CKf members find satisfaction in sionaj training. VZZ? ' 1 XJV1AW$ helping children to develop m, . , . .. 409.282 1 1 rrVuyyj their abilities to the fullest. F They may adopt suggestions 7',W7'" J ' J m i x j . , . , the PTA program offers for 4 I . They work toward that goal promoting physical fitness and If by continuing their own edu- preventing accidents to chil- fcJftX 1 1 cation in parenthood, too, dren for broadening young i''A?l 1 f" - through study-discussion groups a"4 I ' where they may share in the 17 VK. 11 I - 1 common market of ideas about T4 11 I children and their needs. "jTHiiFlTlf I A'llil-5Jr 1 I This fall, PTA's are embark- U ffJ TORj I ffil I - ' I ing on an ambitious program UiiXy? Lhy I r' j seeking solutions to "pressing, 'Kir'twkrS I i ' I X ' compelling problems" cited by a mm rn ! - : i 2,000 j - - . ' i J 1897 1930 ' 1945 1955 1962 members will seek new colleagues col-leagues to help advance "the welfare of children in home, school, church and community." Under the leadership of Mrs. Clifford N. Jenkins, of Roslyn Heights, L.I., N.Y., they will look for answers to the needB most pressing in their own communities. PTA offers a challenge to parents of children of all ages, even of children not yet ready for school. Throughout its 65-year 65-year history, the National Congress Con-gress has led in establishing kindergartens, needed today especially es-pecially in the hundreds of new communities that must build schools first, begin preschool training later. SCHOOL-AGE children get all kinds of help from PTA activity, ac-tivity, notably from its longstanding long-standing programs for promoting promot-ing their health throughout their school years and their safety. Parents and teachers have worked together to improve im-prove the quality of education offered in their communities and, through the National Congress, Con-gress, to upgrade education nationally. Whether they contribute books to a school library or Since its founding in 1897, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers has grown to a membership member-ship of more than 12,000,000, in PTA's through out the United States and in American communities communi-ties overseas. Its activities range from those of preschool groups to high school PTA's. |
