New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18
"KITCHhN GARDEN"

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Samuel Bagden yesterday afternoon 10 hsten 20 II
reading of report on the subject OF Kitchen Garuen'
In the early part OF the present Winter an association
Of ladies interested IN this system for promoting th
elevation OF the poor IN this city was forheu nhheI ~
presidency of Mrs. Samuel p Basden with MIS- JON"
Sinclair as vice president, Mrs. elizabeth NJ lno"So
Ms secretary and treasurer Miss Grace H. Dodge as cor
rcsnondnp secretarv and the following drectors MISS
| Gould Mrs Ides Miss Sands. Miss Wetmore MISS T. l.
rovyrence Miss Narbury Miss Mary Agnew. MISS H.
NJ Smith Miss Crosby, Miss Van santVooTu MISS "hi'
Aeld. Miss Brown. and Miss Emily Huntington
An inaugural meeting to confer upon the feasiDty Of
forming sncn an ASSOCIATION was held at INC IcS'uo"'
| OF William Z. Dodge, January II i"o LIZ
OF the proposed association was stated ny "'Ss
Huntington TO be III To promote the wide ana correct
diffusion Of the principle upon which the system mas
heen founded. and 10 prevent It's degenerathB mo
| a careless and erratc mode OF teaohlhg' winch
might expose the system to rdlcue. 2) To promote
uniformity of action IN all X g. schools, as UNITY Ia
strength 81 To establish place Of reference for those
| interested III the system I'm the city aud out OF
town a. To assure the continuance OF the system In
case of any inability the part OF the originator TO
carry ON the business connected with the system.
WIDE interest was being manifested in this
system by the ladies' Of a large number OF cities, aud
the formation Of an association seemed desirable. Cir
cuiars were all the schools where tile sys
tenn IL taught calling statistics, and rom the re-
plies received "a report prepared and presented TO
the meeting yesterday.
The report u follows:
KITCHEN Garden ASSOCIATION.
In answer to the circulars which were sent
ont y the itohen Garden AssOcatiOu nave received
a number OF replies and nave gathered the following
Sites whion will give an idea OF the spread Of the
TGere are Mt present eleven places whore Kitchen
Garden T. being taught IN TINS city Inc "nson
ndnsrral School Tor Girls, No 12j St. MarH,-placet
| a WHERE the system originated III lsfb; the nrs
funds being furnished for The experiment by ircn'
Il tstIiN stgNy
"S N ideas we're developed by Miss Huntington.
r. - iirtv I've vouug intIes Volunteering teach.
mere we're cl,sse- morning and afternoon auu ID tma,
Wv nearly 200 children weekly were taught In -
tnere vyctc only morning Glasses aud pgOporionatc
wrn,brr of children taught In 70 class Of twenty
| four children came dang an hOuI anu u h"I' d"
! inherent lesson b-ing taught cycp day, a. ia
LII ,',r,"n lawn. lts mnmaling" pIIcN.ng" ana
iisIlSesirne" days. etc. This last experiment. prov
ing drcIdcdly the best. the same plan Ia been carried
IN inns wear Many oil ihe children tHu<ht n 1876 ANA
I77 are N places ana bring constant reports "I com
! mt ndatIou from employers, ana Hihf nave cAIIes'ed
| thanks on behalf OF ,hcii parents, o... C,..,
-Four Winters class was started "i lNci chapel
I'm secondsU, meeting I"r no houIs on a''i''' nom
ings Here tncie arr 30 ch ldfen SIX eatuci-' ra"s'
ana supern endent Miss Brown. l"e sap,''ul"n'rn,'
ndds reference 10 il' Ass ihdt Ho"' "' -i''H rI
mates from thc class are al service ana oh y ar uOhg
where children have hNti our surprise h'" b'ch Al al
their sil lu homework, ana inquiry mas rd 10 giving
ana some fruit alread' gathered
been in existence FOR three Winters, mceonf on oltur-
dav noru -. Here tlrfc Isl uu average ati ui cr ID
tn.riyh F', .'i ,tiig &c & tie 1of i,a.r., ~ go,
children besides improving them in Their manners and
Mis- = J. sand. started, yo-r AMI bali ago. at il"
Eishieen'i-s', sl~ r ,, , -,-i,,t, ,,,'. -,.
has Il ~ children. but tcac.cs only iour'rn ccI tur
~ sb, mas onIy lady Tor tie pi.u, to assist hcr:
and sue finds that she has the most heafy sympathy al
AZ thr Dewitt Chapel 10 TVcu,y.uufl--f.. there
have been i1rtwo intore o'ias. ol cHrn Garden,
Ile senior cass iDeeuu, on fraay afternoons,
t.Itfo a.
twenty-five memleis I"'rc a. a.. i-re ',,lers,
! with ii"'i7., ~ .4'' ,-' 4' 80 ''.'.i.
I'm a.. parents, and tn4t Alrrt1y two cn0rrn nave
! taken plat e. sue 'i7' - ''' i"'' ' "i,
Te-a'"I ana l1. , ~ r .'l y-, ,..... ,i'o o.,
| tieiH ." ~, y. .o l ,..,, .r M ,...,.,,,, ~.
!ne hli'e onc' 'I, ~ ' ro,,. M n,,,.'
l"iF9' . ~, V,,..i. C.r.l. llr. r,. forward
,,i. .,, nv. ..,,, ' r,.... t,y AN.
9.' r, - - - .,,. III fi itl.str.ri h..in ma
lear t"rr az hui tt ouo 40 are. pi seven
and were ouly prevented from coming this yer ~ lack
OF teachers. A. iroct c-dlo i ' eicA.nes thr err
dirty hands aud faces, and tne cldr'n are Interested
| Vitn nouo duties io an o1t'it scrJ Guuijlus "ien
| III OH. ,,. r..lfI IS considered
Al frr r.ys Points NetAJll,l .i..'nu oI.s g.. or
| ,.'r,zaI tIo 3 ,r- a.o. u,.tin. t,.r a.u.r..p4iu
Hr,t -.,.-. and Ave tc.o.cr-. Inr iul,, uty, tlc
iii lac r.l.Ht,. 4, e-a.ur tune there
49, ,-,i.h meet. nrt ouccu srct. Her. i.,r~ tfr
t,'rt, l,l.r, ami Doll. ft.r..r-. IIt rlIr.n here
Lem tnt, interested 100 fl- system. iII iaIl- t.cg
| 49,. ~ vrr, ,olil.. a., do.D. wtIL
/ I.tI, f,.f and .tf. E.tr t.trs ll.i I o.
- ,,...,t.-at. cItIIeu once ID ylrh. lu u.r uf IS
"r,irc, - III ,c t,' .ruu.i, Iae elIiairu --u.,I1
- 80, ,gntt we'll and ur- Interested DOB .f.ns 300
,r,ci',.@ a. home he lr.sors iu.h. 90 ..irol Il.
n,rt4 axe "a u-n iut. rr-icl; ffI- Goo other iiy.
~ b. y,n. watching cit-., fntt -lr wI.ncl sur
| v,r. lttlc arI 30 thai -ur slId Irtru tno." and
another .rut word a. GA. trf'utr" fIf was fIlI
-I1ne one WAS teaching The cuIar,u fig-.
| mo, n.r, do not tnclu.c!y,, know A0w lo uD iL'
A vtnra.oa class of twfntf-usr .olff- and I'VE
trcuer- yis started al the rhIrr connected win pr.
\, utou'- c.u cl. The parent pleased uia what
IN. children learn, ana thcy thcrrivcs rI-rr c
| N uoiur
| ,rni. Vcar tlcre has been 20 class started nt thc
1,-,.i al fine Cnufru of tilr Igc.ruf ,. lp,,f,t.e m
/ Friiay afternoons. Hero there age jAcuty-fnur
scholars and teachers. IN" cHiren ore rcguar o.,
udauce attentive. and alIttGYs show considerable