4 President's Message This year the 30th Annual Conven- tion of the Kansas Congress of Par- ents and Teachers will be held in Em- poria, April 14-15-16. The convention has been planned so that it will be one large working group, rather than a number of smaller conferences. The individual delegate will therefore be able to take back to his unit a full measure of information, material and inspiration for next year’s important work. The convention has been placed in the middle of the week as requested by the government and we hope to justify every mile it takes to get us there and home again. Parent-teacher workers need a con- vention more than ever this year to plan for all types of study classes, to discuss questions on nutrition, work out recreation programs and other prob- lems essential to the war effort. The past months have been critical ones for our organization. As Mrs. Kletzer, our National President has said, “Today there are greater hazards than any we have known and from these we must protect our children. Physical danger, emotional strain and exploitations, and neglect of children are grim and un- relenting partners of every war.” Through your reports sent to the State Office and in visiting various units I learn of the splendid volunteer service our members are contributing to the war effort. We have established free milk and hot lunch programs, aided needy children, promoted better health through the immunization and Summer Round-Up programs, we have collected many pints of blood plasma, and have helped educate ourselves and the public through our nutrition and home nursing classes. Many hours have been given in our communities with the rationing pro- gram. We are putting into practice our training for parenthood, classes in child care, and parent education. While we are helping to win the war, today, we are not losing sight of the fact that we are molding citizens of tomorrow. I trust that every district will be well represented at the convention and that our members there will pass on to those unable to attend, much inspiration for next year’s work. Sincerely, Helen Emery. Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be for- ever encouraged. —Ordinance of 1787. Sunday is the golden clasp that binds the volume of the week. —Emerson. THE KANSAS PARENT-TEACHER x Mrs. E. W. Emery, Atchison, President Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers VALUE THE PRESENT Today is your day and mine, the only day we have, the day in which we play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not. under- stand; but we are here to play it, and now is our time. This we know: It is a part of action, not of whining. It is a part of love, not cynicism. It is for us to express love in terms of human help- fulness. —David Starr Jordan. ole s GRANADA THEATRE — EMPORIA ONE DAY ONLY Wednesday, April 14 W. L. WHITE’S “JOURNEY FOR MARGARET” Thursday, Friday, Saturday “THE PALM BEACH STORY” with Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Rudy Vallee Plus New March of Time “AMERICA’S FOOD CRISIS” STATE CONVENTION Emporia, Kansas APRIL 14-15-16, 1943 Headquarters BROADVIEW HOTEL Make Your Reservations Early The Hotel Rates will be as follows: BROADVIEW HOTEL Rooms: ‘with: Bath oi es Single $2.50 Rooms “with Bath 22... Double 4.00 Rooms with Shower Bath Single 2.00 Rooms with Shower Bath. Double 3.00 OVER-LEE HOTEL (No Rooms with Bath) With Lavatory... Single $1.50 Double 3.00 Single 1.00 Double 2.00 MIT-WAY HOTEL Rooms win Bath: Single $1.50 Rooms with Bath Double 2.00 Rooms without Bath Single 1.00 Rooms without Bath Double 1.50 WHITLEY HOTEL Rooms -with Bath... Double $2.50 Rooms with two beds—(for 4)... 4.00 Rooms without Bath Double 1.50 Rooms without Bath Single 1.00 Rooms in private homes ___ single $1.00 Rooms in private homes._..double 1.50 Write directly to hotels for hotel res- ervations. For rooms in private homes, write to, Mrs. C. F. KNOUSE, 906 Union Emporia, Kansas “Beauty in the home is not a matter of dollars, it is a matter of sense.” WHAT TO SEND WHERE For Convention REGISTRATION CARDS Hugh Brogan—Senior High School 216 W. 6th, Emporia, Kansas PUBLICITY BOOKS Guy Rogers—827 Woodland Emporia, Kansas Mrs. EXHIBITS Miss Ruth McKee— Lowther Jr. High School 215 W. 6th—Emporia, Kansas