The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-14


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Ap account Of the kindergarten 10
Germany, the place of its origin, and
where it isin succt ssful operation, may
prove interesting to those who concern,
themselves with educational matters,
We, take it. from an able French work
by Edgar Bourletou,p entitled "L'Alls,
nagne Contemporaine," the author.
having been taken prisoner in the late
Franco Prussiau war, and, while con
fined in Germany, occupied in studying
sall sorts of German institutions for the
ben eft Of his somewhat needless country
men. He finds a great deal to ad nire
in Germany, and amoug otAer tn ngs
the kindergarten for the proper, educa.
tion of children to prepare them for
schools. .,it.l., n.,-4 ,7,
THE FIRST KIND NDERGARrs po's,
. Frebel,s who was born in 1882 at
Qberweissbach, a village in Thuringian.
forest. estdblisheda Ii -ftst Il ia dergartcn,
stimulated to do 80 by his own snfferings
in childhood. He was disciple Of
Pfestalozzi, n Swiss aud reforncr of
popular schools. After ahe war oflS13
Fr@bel esGblshed aat Kellhau, in {
,Ihuringia, school for children OF from
two TO 'sevon years Of aye, bringing to
bear ion the theory Of natures process
the experience Of his own chldhoo L.
He called this school kinder 5arten,,"l
or cliila gardcn, for the reason, a, he
stated, that II child was young p lant.
aud shG.ila2 be,rsered accordingly. AZ
first he awas pronounced crazy and an
innevator af;er some experience with
his method the pcaple finally praised
him .oficialinterforeBcs not only ceased
Curing Ais lifc,ime, 'bu, the government
at laat;eucouragei linn. In shart Fro
bel livedso.sct' kindHrsartsds cstab 'isheii
throughout German, lying mt the az.
'of seventy, proud of having 50 !'appi
/ realized his he.ieGeeut aud modest aim a'
..s5, THE ruEUkY. .,,.;,sii
"a Frnbel's educational system is bas.d
on experience. All Infants ike to play;
give them, then. as curiop2 play,hi.ss
as YOU can. They soon tire III curious
things which they do not, comprehend
and before which they remain passive
spectators; infants accordingly break
toys to pieces aud in turn fashion some
thing else, restless activity ever obtain
ing out of frae ments new n,;teriul for
more interesting objo"ts. The fashion,
.I=n e. a. q
ling of something new out of something
old or chaotic :is u natural instinct. Fro
bel devnted himself to regulating this
creative linfhntile instinot, ,the recosni,s
tion of whoh is so Inn portant in the de
velopmcnt;ofthe faculties ofobserva.on
and imagination. Me accordingly or,
ganized the Kindergarten with view to
an exercise of the. iniantilc hand aud
mind by easy work and simple amuss.
mrn's, while he disciplined he under
standing by singing and by games OF
ever increasing complexity. In carrying
out this plan never did he depart from
the scope eftinlaD.ilc accomplishment
~, TnETETIIEoRY. IN PRACTICE.
1 Nothing, says NJ Bourleton, is more
interesting than n visit to a German
kindergarten 1t consists OF large
Well-ventilated structure, to which is
always attached gardcn planted with
trees and flowers. The children occupy
its various rooms according to age, the
boys ON one side and the girls on the
other; a child is admitted as soon as il
can fwalk; they number all sizes, from
Et*os to six years ofage. Frebel was
ayerse ,oas seuding children to regular
schools before. the age of. seyea The
children Of tho rich have kindergartens
OF their ,owp, for which charge Of
seven dollars year is made, while the
kjnaergartens for the poor are free,