National Republican., 1878-04-06

For the Corner
Wha, They Think In England Of Kinder
gArten Training In tho Nursery.
From Lecture In Londop.l
Now to whom are tho children
givenf To the mothers. Then mothers are
responsible. Let us then consider them. They
have the charge Of immortais. In what school
or nursery have they studied7 What have
they read' 1t |. said, and think quite truly,
that true education is that which best fits .
man for the
AFTER DurIrs OF LIFE,
And we ask again. what has tho trainiBs
beenf 1t may be replied that the demands Of
society upon our time are snch that nursery
claims and duties must be deputed to others.
Never. Nursery work may, but mover nursery
claims and responsibilities.
e. wonder how much time for making calls,
taking journeys, &c, tho birds have when
bringing up their warbling families 'Tis true,
some are fond Of travel, tho swallow to wit;
but think they wait till their little ones are
grown and take them with them and though.
for aught know. they may do good deal Of
visiting and gossip during the season in Italy
or on the coast OF Africa, thay come back axain
and settle down to serious work. IT, then, two
sparrows, which are sold for ono larthing, tako
such care OF their young, how much more caro-
should human mothers take Of their little
ones!
After all. the mother must have what arc
appropriately called helps" or Oommenly
NURSES.
And here again we find ourselves asking, who
arc these nurses and what are their require
mcnts, their requirements, and qualifications
They must be full of goodness and truth, Of
great common sense or wisdom, Of great tact
or ready sense. intelligent, having no end Of
patience, and the love almost OF o mother.
The true. real nurses have 10 bs
made. trained. Nurses for sick people arc
trained In regular training institution.
Where is the institution for trimming nurses
for our gentlefolk am not here merely TO
advocate the kindergarten system; bur let mo
say that when there Is in the midst Jf poor
population = well.conducted kindergarten
school, poor mans child has d wiser more
scientific, more natural and happy and more
useful nursing than is to be found In many .
rich mans house. And | confess that were I
in that period of life when the mother Of my
children required the assistance of n nurse, or
moro properly nursery govermess for the
nurse ought to govern. fear | should be 90
selfish as to go in he direction of the kinder
garten school and steal one of their assistants;
for there We might find young girls who had
been taught and trained in those common
sense subjects. aud those wise aud patienS
which has been u perpetual loss to those we
most love.
But not only should there bo training
schools for nursery Scysrnesscs, but such An
amount of
rECUNIARY REMUNERATION
should be offered as will command a better
class of girls; for while factories and stores
can offer good wages and more liberty. VIC can
only have the residunm of young females from
which to select those who are TO join in SOW
ing seeds and what seeds seeds which will
develop harvest Of good or bitter fruit in the
hearts and lives of our children. So long as
we pay our nurses and governesses as little or
less than we pay our cooks or the coachnan
who cares for our horses. or tho gardener who
supplies our table with flowers, how can we
reasonably expect to meet with persons fit
and capable to tend those uobler and moro
precious plants which are growing ny around
our hearthf
This, then, Is what Is wanted-that mothers
shall take a higher vicw of their work aud
their helpers, and that nurses shall be So
lectod, educated and raised to higher sense Of
their work, and be better paid. So far as
mere rank, true rank. goes, as viewed from
tho throne Of truth, II Is not tho doctor, nor
the lawyer, nor the soldier. nor tho banker.
that stands first. There is one that stands
pro.eminently high in the nation-the mother,
and by her side the nurse or govern ess and
teacher.