| Show National Sets Over Members More American children than ever before are enrolled in school this And more and more of their parents and teachers will be members by the time the National Congress of Parents and Teachers concludes its annual October membership Through the efforts of the millions of parents and teachers already working in children all over the United States are assured the closest kind of home-school cooperation on their Out of this working together of home and school have come higher educational curriculums geared to the needs of today's more adequate school facilities and more effective parent education programs of good safe driver-training and continuous health James C. of Grand president of the National points such achievements as significant in the growth of the National which already ranks as the world's largest voluntary membership of more than is our goal this she we intend to call on all the families we can to enroll new members whether parents or teachers or other citizens with a real interest in Work for All The variety of Parker all members an opportunity to work on the many problems that involve the welfare and advancement of the nation's Because the chief concern is for its action on their behalf starts even before they're ready for A pre-school program emphasizes the child's his and his sound emotional It may take the form of an immunization project like that undertaken in Tennessee's Washington where children started to school this fall protected against whooping and polio because members took the lead in-a county-wide fight against communicable When a child takes the big iff P president of the National Congress of Parents and prepares to sow symbolic acorns in an effort to reach the goal of more than twelve million She urges members to on during membership enrollment step into the offers a ready-made meeting place where parents and teachers work together for the child's academic and social The Council of sponsored a summer-long elementary school clinic for children who had difficulty in Youngsters have special problem get attention in another phase of the National Congress' Language barriers are being breached for Puerto Rican children attending school in New because local sparked a move to hire a Spanish instructor who works with these children in their daily English Teens Get Attention Teen-agers are by programs designed to spur their development into responsible In high school students can look forward to receiving sound advice on future thanks to a guidance program that culminates in a daylong career Because of its interest in the also offers adults many chances for constructive community work that will benefit Through the the National Congress consistently supported promoted hot lunch programs in alerted the public to violations of child labor improved the standards of treatment- for juvenile and backed programs to focus attention on the urgent needs of the public more members we Parker points more opportunities the National Congress will have to work for the well-being of all the nation's |
