New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-01
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

tnnr BrookSo ut mad1sOnaye. ond Thirtyftk-st. The
audience was composed largely of Kindergarten teachers
and Others having special Interest the topics dis
cussed. Dr. Henry Barnard, Of Hartford, presided
Miss Elizabeth p Peabody, the acting president Of the
Union, read the first paper, which gave information
respecting the society its history and future nms Her
| address was rs follows;
This being the first time the American Froebel Union
has appeared In Nrw-NOrk, 1t may be proper to state
that we are society formed to protect the purity and
consequent efficiency Of the genuine Kindergarten OF
Frpebl from the deterioration and ravestles nne and
called byiis name, of th0s" teachers Of young children
analysis Of childhood AMI the special means which he
puts into the hands Of undergraduates enable them
To develop their threshold nhture according to It's dis
covered laws The subjects of kindergarten are children
hrrs ana seven years Of age whose physical
mony and seconsciousncss before they go to school
Our life members, comprising the widow ard two
Daughters OF the ate Professor AgassIz. tho wife Of
Mr@. Augustus IIemmenway. Mrs. james Tolrnan and
Mrs: Fcnno Ludo Of Boston; Mrs. Charles Wiling Mrs
and William TEaw, Of Pttshars penn with ' two or
three more who have died. made the beginning OF n
from $3.50 TO %25 apiece. ana Incorporated with
William NJ. Vaughan, Of Clmbrdge, Mass. treasurer
In 1879, In order legally to hold In donations
ana brlu sis as may be male 10 u.s. And already we
by the d""%r !" o nj Nor %GE s ap f
kndergaricncrs IN Baltimore. Md aud assisting into
ana To sending to MI orr members The first quarter Of
great yolur Of kindcrgarten rarcrs, edited by DR..
the history OF This great reform The res Of the money
snsrrbrd has been used to hep Lee Shepard of I,os-
ton. publish Frocbcl's "Moihcr Play and Nursery
Songs" with the music ami cngravings which arc the
sercorn Of the whole system, and the "Reminiscences
Ihc llI' and last aim ofonr society Is 10 make high
the nan puIauon of the work and the gifts Solids en-
bodied plrrS, nes and points by which technical and
Study Of the tarccfold natnic Of o the ch i"c
llrncc our standard library to afford guidance
ns nr +" % q" eT pnmncnrs d " "c eW
experience mas proved To that the constitution MS
ard which mnst he RENTED to local socriirs
On March Therefore, tie llirmcnners met at Mrs
wl hold gcnrra conventions only AT long intervals at
III. dissection Of TIE president-s next one pcrlnps.
BIRTHDAY. Bri The president shall receive rio
Thoughts brought forward Them value III a vnuuir
called tnc Annual Message" which each wear will be
forth no onorary nc6rs but m rxccp the lie %S r.
rs W. b" required TO pay )? 30 receiving therefore
sending 10 the prrscn topics Tor dIsrus.lo ana qIcs.
ions which ho %n transmit To The oca societies All
Iil Mrssagr" VIZ NOPE the audience will hrlp us to-
dW 10 state reasons for our methods OF
rtaIting Mndcrgart"s ~ all our towns; aud 10 tell the
cilrchrs ma iOnS private inliyidms nnd sinn.l
associations OF individuals what they do t. support
wrliialnrh kirrHarrns. IN uniycrsazng the kinder
rMirn hr Erh hnd poor. who rIuay nccG A. though
iL"n.A- t"-"ine ia"lv 81 the Io'ion Chauncey Hall
rhoo' .tGh Of ,nr or"'lon Of io hinrs"r'cn IN his
alton i"h perfect y .i"in ~ "ducllnn.
PAPER n DIR WILLIAM r. HARRIS.
In tie evening IN" audience assembled III the same
place {" -t"m to apcr by Dr.. William r. Harris SUI
prfntcnlcn Of Public Instruction ia 81 Louis Oh the
Kndrrraricn III thr pubic school system lie spoke m
sUh-t.ucc foilOSs:
question Wlrihcr there Place for IT, the con- n.r,.
Ton 81 what II nocompIsh's IN III" way OF theoretical
in-iEhl az "i practical "i-pnw'r; thcsc twO and the
Il Vel ,piu"h ~ the emotional ";urc II H." human ~
lng Anh then ARCS the sion WHETHER It ~ irsira
hlr I" h"in sh III lhrii"l III III" 'chUpl whether
u dur 10" X" IL" lar" al more dr+rabl" Thinning
WIFI the "ri"" has all along b IN furnishing or
whrIlTr II dpr- mo-" on the ufrr hanl. trench co., lhr
PROV &" the lin aiion Hiihln The family. II HE
and alrgrS the period "f nurture II mnst pcrfrcc m
ihrr his cmricIr on he wlpc; for The I'rod Of nIr
drN! "l'ci Of me an"'e ~ "ud H." Df the plant, cs-
srri i"r tl'r pm.ir e 81 the man. The hfc wherein
lie combines WIN his fellow
Then, AGAIN. there Ia involved Tho question euca-
,,"n r N"'n.l," IN irihr rlrlnrIl,on Tor the arts
epoch IN NE cdncnipn should thu education into the
school lr OF the pupil Stlll more. should It be carried
io"h mt" the carries! period 81 tinnsioa from the
The thHt the kindergarten Justified claiming
r"yinrr heretofore un"rrmrd Gy n" school or by
nDoraurr To- the rish ""vriopmcnt Of lOrc phases of
Tnr lofty Ideal at the diglpes Of Frccbo-ihc moral
"S IrId"n Of 10" ract-nny II - tue, b. Claimed by
III educators and The high school Teacher the college
'T"I,SsF rOIirH NM rrAllUil WIN TN pupil wien he
las 30 gun to- demand Tor lns'li m explanation the
,rnrn "f lfr and II L. ioSsibr fof rs. time ~
IN, dIr Ia rdi nm to insight. Insight IL r frruy ~
ghr-t prln pr' ard 81 c'ursr more important tian
~ olirr ilfil uStlpllnrS. " Il Therefore bp
bat The OppoI uihiy oi thu teacher who irsirncis pupils
u lo age or sixteen ir r. ana howard Il. nv. l.
nan thm' or the tracarr w,nse pupils .lic under |
ras. TINS advantage, however the Teacher Of fhr
"ungcst pupils has: that III" nIny give tibet ni,l.
ne" i!nt will cause them To continue t1eir education III
ffrr.lIfo ,
TX years II moi nair" enough 10 receive lrpn from tin
onycDtonai and the disciplinary studies -. the school
transition ont OF the stage OF education which we have
amc nurture" iIc begins to learn of the door
M nf -,
l i! Circle ana to long FER further nclunininncc
-lf III miniature, the picture of the great worll Of cv
pcciy. nin"kng it in his plays nni games. through
lay m" enid gains Individuality: through and
rhra lntss thc cml learns Ia have VIII of his own.
II ut this period or tranHtlon from The life IN the
,iny to that II the school thai the kindergarten iur
Isles wn Il most desirable and, dong 3d. solves +
any problems hitherto fulInl difficult Of solution OF :
Ic twenty gifts and OccnpnlIOJA" Hs they called
Frucbrl', system, the his; six form group having =
10 ono Jrc Ia MhlllniKr The child with the clmrn
ny notions OF geometry Tho sccOni group Of gfts in
u"s the T. HIth from the cvtnh Ia The trnll anh n
'nreIns ~urnccs, and radSnp from the manipulation of
ia bOrhn or iubcts To drawing with pcncIi on paper
He'd In squares. "a
The third gronp Of gifts includes the eleventh ana y
'clfth ANA develops new forms OF skill, less general u
nj more practical. Having learned how Ia draw out =
nrs Of Objects by the lrs ten gifts. the eleventh and n
Vrfh gifa truci the pupil now To emprodcr. The {,
ghicenii) inlrJdIrrs the important art Of weaving
nj planng 1hc fnl group. including the minetectn
ms, ~ the fourth teaches the production OF surfaces
nave Indicated my own grounds for believing TINT
q hnlcrgIrtcn IL worthy Of place in the common
h0Ol system II should be sort OF subprinIary rdu-
iiOn aud receive the pupil ut the age OF four four
III half years, aud hold him until he completes his
xth year. Besides the industrial training there Is III
urh else Ia the kindergarten which Is common TO tho IL
stction In the school subsequently. and occupies the
mo ground There II instruction In manners ana
lin habits. and cultivation ~ Imagination and In
ntlve power. The cultivation OF language is also
Ir emphasized In the kndcrgartrn
The paper closed with discussion OF the practical
millions necessary tor Xprusr, supply OF
lcrrs, duration of schoOl hours, school furniture and
her ease ntals "
TTTLE PTTTSBURG iND PROF. RAYMOND
IL