The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-03
MoDJEsKA AT RoB1NsoN's.
THE KINDERGARTEN.
Its Aim, and Its Importance I'm tho
Education of Children.

The kindergarten is for children from
three to eight years of age, and its purpose
is togive them occupation suitable to their
nature, to strengthen their bodies in the
gymnastic games, and instructive plays. To
practice their senses, and to keep busy the
awakening mind. The child learns through
doing. Hence in the kindergarten they
ROLAND throw their balls, build with
their blocks, and lay figures with their
sticks, they fold and cut paper, they sew,
they weave, they model, and gradually the
labor of the hand clears the thought of the
mind and by using objects as material for
work, their properties and powers are
learned. The name given by Froebel, ex-
presses his idea-Child's Garden-a garden
where little children are the plants to be
trained and nourished, under the care of a
faithful gardener.
Yesterday afternoon a very entertaining
and instructive lecture was delivered to
mothers and teachers by Prof w. N. Hail
man, editor of kindergarten Messenger and
New Education" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The lecture was delivered in one of Miss
Nourse's rooms, at 81 West Seventh street,
in which building Miss Helen Goodman
keeps kindergarten, and at whose solicita-
ton this lecture was delivered.
view of the formation of society and the SO
cial relations of humanity, showing what
influences group men into social classes ac
cording to their occupation, age or tenden
cies By gradual development the child
needs and will surely seek society other
than that of home and with its neighbol
companions forms little social circle
which is nothing more than kindergarten
without gardener to counteract the evi
innuences-one who shall keep out the
weeds and train the growing plant. 1t il
the specific purpose of the kindergarten t(
supply this social need of the child by
placing it in the society of equals, ane
where it may, under the watchful eye ant
careful direction of competent person
learn what society demands of it and wha
it should render in return for what societ,
gives.
The lecturer discoursed at large upon tn
Importance of individual training by tn
mother, but the child needs to be brough
in contact with others, that it may hav
opportunity to develop that feeling of re
gard for the rights and happiness of Others
and seek to be useful, which brings happi
ness, and that it may learn to be strong wit
others as well as strong in itself. 1t is wha
the kindergarten does for the social trair
ing of the child that gives it its importance
but it does not stop here. The course c
training to which the child is subjected dc
velops the physical, moral and mental facu
ties.
Parents who have never visited kinder
garten will find it very interesting
Miss Goodman has on exhibition spec
mems of fancy work and toys made by il
FAINT fingers of three and four years that al
marvels of ingenuity. This exhibit is on
good evidence that the theory of kinde
garten instruction will hold good in pra
tice.
Another lecture on similar subject wi
be delivered on next Saturday at Wesleya
College, on Wesleyan avenue.