, 1881-10-28
THE KINDERGARTEN.
Sontp Observations on the System In NJ.
Lnnls. and sstg1Gstl0sb Regarding Its
Adoption tn Ctilcn%O.

S0HtD 00AcTfAlIO1ba on t0c S$klcM III SIs
Lul.ls, and sstesGstinlsB 1tcxmrlfn. Its
Adoption tn Ctilcn:.O.
r" Tic E.tftor VI Tns chicdao Tribune.
st. LOFTS, uet. :..-fn nnny rcspccts St. IDnis
IL tho Mecca uf ttla American itlhderHmrtcfrr.
Through tho efforts nlAInIy IF Dr, Wlitlntn Il.
iiHrrss, many yenrs Superintendent nf thu I'M
surpassed plbc sehpOls nf th!a city, there IL
tttgtssted ujiot ab0Ht sxty OF these soli0ots
the kindrrcArtc1l.
Thure Is pruy!dcd a protty nn!l, any nifty fcot
by twenty-five, ndjlcus to tho school buildings,
In which tho children from y IL gather tll.rnz
the murnttsE hotirs. Thu great SUCCESS uf tho
public schools mud tho ki,ii.rxnrtcn here Is
lnrxely swing 10 tho frGe'lonl ui actiou cnIoyed
BY the educational ultelaIa. Questions Of policy
nrn vatctl III by tlle peupIo themselves. Thoro
IS ho "rfng'S WAsiutu, Tor there Ia M "s3ctrpol
lmrd as ordinarily constituted, llal,1o to he
Influenced or corrupted by pulttfcs. Tilt lcis..-
Ing t,luneer, practically, In establishing thos0
sixty d.gnIrlens" here Is MIss Susan itlow,
daughter Of u tortl,nr very weuItl,y citizen.
Ths uilusion Ii iIlntlu nreltse it Is not ntlen
lnal iHles VIII, laego inat.rlMt RESOURCES arr so
Gnaluwpti with tho spirit " philanthropy al.u tho
tn'llenct. perseverance,, tnd other htnt!rad viz
aet necessary to sl'eh ellnpasf,. ns th!t M.
tirrtnkct a1,si eHrrIc nut III this GLty III hchnll
III" ulhor rui'sh' j" rhtldrnp.
Accompanied by Miss Cynthia L. Do:ier, WIN
kter.nrtons. VIZ hist visited that ut the 1,Ivnll
ssi.o.i. Ther" were nins:y pupils Iran, !; ins
ln1Hs. Altcr singing. ninrchlng. anu tho 1snn!p-
!ttttion Ut auEte vt tho ''st,s" nrd "nt@np,-
h tic kindergarten, there were nit ioI nl,l!Is.
They were nn.lcr ttso efficient l,s!l'agemcnt Of
Miss Me';n!loeh Tlc WY tho ch'lrl, s'.llx s;ld
Tile .narc!l,'a un, singing was line.
AT t1u jefferson tschuu kindergarten WIS
t,ss cye t|sltlt yai hs. lint e; ':sfug|e" Ia tic
enthlsslna!lc trt'sitis nf her charge, conaIBtny
vt III ittlo ones. sse ii !ih tho tn,isctHu anu
not be toll tl,at tho t,lIicc nt II truo xlnergAr-
tcner is considerably har.cr talun Hut ot tlln n.y.
hrrU ttit n,,o III tic ,srststuuss tOiI tho chryn
nf her E'.,tip 70 hHM ~ ttoIr handF s'ttsng."
.satis H. tce TIC itsM|e' q tisen." Wast,.tns!ns
nfS 'S 'a,sis iii s liz Ee,.s s,u' nv bus Il III
Miss Il. bill i%sa ,vs ssars i, Tilt psition. ''s saa
EnlhHCs III Children frHA the NulghuDrl1uui tut
Il ,as s1'cs.y , a tr" "ox e., The r,ss r.,
".Iicai" ,o',c. 0nc .ot tic "InlGi"s !" havii's
teacher hlpl!ca so"J' and water ii, Ala littls
lnm!tli " order 10 = wrali nway thu staln."
VII wls le9u:f fsrEsd .nat y 'lo wark IS ss
Tho writer having Visited Ibis city purity for
Inv ur tho Foreign Sltsslnlary auriuty Of she
Gu'inrtEat!.nat ehurcl.rs, is impressed Win tho
ssessI iuo tra m i Fr"eiea @ @ h rhsrtS is ki.it.r. r.
m'ssi.nt}y T;Ss; wi,"th.r u hung Or n.rY.
tH principle which inspires tho5e faithful trac.
ors aini thgtr A'slst,lrts.
n tcMrtAl sll.'t to sn'hU ln1reibtsl teiwccn tho
crallsu Artt tho proper shsA,t tlgG. This lIBrM,
70 EuMeralIy r.sat!lS.! as - It 1lans hons II tast
Ut Tho teacher most Significant, Tue t!at,ls ArG
, tnnra sts riKat M ~, 'ut ol'GiyYof s1ase who
lljy kH lrn1HHLl tttlOr