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Show Local Play School To Open Sept. 9; Parents Organize Announcement is made this week that on Monday, September 9, the Play School will open in American Fork. This school is held in the ' basement of the Public library and is sponsored by American Fork City and the WPA Recreation Project. This year two sessions will be conducted, con-ducted, one from 9:30 a. m. to noon and one from 1 p. m. to 3:30. Two meetings have been held with parents wishing to enroll their children, chil-dren, and arrangements made to purchase the necessary equipment. The teachers have taken a special training course in the latest methods meth-ods and materials used in teaching pre-school children. The room is being prepared and some new equipment equip-ment bought, so this winter American Ameri-can Fork will have one of the very best Play Schools in the state. At a meeting held last Tuesday thirty-four children were registered and the parents organized with the following officers: Mrs. Leona Noyes as president, Mrs. Thelma Pulley, vice president, assisted by Mrs. Ardith Chipman and Mrs. Ida Wagstaff , and Mrs. Dena. Grant as publicity chairman. These ladies are handling the finance and purchasing pur-chasing the materials for the school. They also will call a meeting of all the parents whose children are in Play School at which time other committees will be organized. During Dur-ing the winter the parents will attend at-tend a meeting once a month to study child welfare and behavior problems. i Next Monday parents wishing their children to attend the morning session will bring them at 9:30 a. m., those for the afternoon session come at 1 p. m. Entrance to the school i through the door at the south side I of the Library. Each child will I bring his own rug, hand towel and a light lunch. This school is under the State WPA Recreation Project with Mr. Verne B. Thorpe of Salt Lake City as State director and Mrs. Jena V. Holland, assistant state supervisor, co-sponsored by the local recreation recrea-tion committee with Mr. Jesse M. Walker as chairman. |