1856 Heinrich Heine German poet, dies at 58 in Paris , gestorben
1856 John Braham singer/composer, dies at 81 , gestorben
Heinrich Heine (58), Filmschaffende/R, gestorben

Georg Britting, Schriftsteller (D), "Der irdische Tag", geboren
J. Harold Murray (110), Filmschaffende/R, geboren
1891 Georg Britting writer , geboren

The National Congress of Mothers was organized on this day in 1897 in Washington, DC by Alice McLellan Birney, shown here in the photo at left, and Phoebe Apperson Hearst.

At first, the objectives of the organization were devoted to child study. The National Congress urged parents to study the school curriculums that were being used in the schools their children attended. The Congress also suggested that parents, both mothers and fathers, should take reading courses that provided information about children and schooling.

The group later changed its name to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers or the NPTA with local groups known as the PTA (Parent-Teacher Associations). The first State Congress of the NPTA was organized in New York in 1897. And one of the first major projects the PTA worked on was the extension of kindergartens to the elementary school grades.

In recent years many local PTA groups emphasized greater involvement of students and are known as Parent-Teacher-Student Associations or PTSA.

PTA or PTSA meetings are commonly held monthly at public schools throughout the U.S. If you’re a member, remember that you’re supposed to be promoting the educational, emotional and social welfare of our children.

1914 - (Bert DeWayne) Wayne Morris
actor: Paths of Glory, Task Force; died Sep 14, 1959, geboren
  17 - Feb - 1914   Arthur Kennedy, geboren
1914 Arthur Kennedy Worcester MA, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place) , geboren
1914 [Bert de] Wayne Morris Los Angeles CA, WWII-pilot/actor (Paths of Glory) , geboren
1914 Albert Westerlinck [José J M Aerts], Flemish literary , geboren
1914 Per-Jakez Helias writer/teacher , geboren