The Evening critic., 1883-06-06
KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION.
sixth Annual Commencement Of the
Institute.


The sixth annual commencement of the
Normal kindergarten Institute took place
last evening in the Congregational Church
in the presence of large and cultivated
audience. The exercises were very interest
ing and evinced an amount of elocutionary
power, deep thought and research on sub
jects Of vital interest, rejecting credit alike
on instructors and instructed. The gradu-
ates came in while Professor Bischoff was
playing "The Priests March," from
Athale, after which DR.. Rankin
madc the opening prayer. Miss Fanny s.
Crosby, in her salutatory, gave a clear in
sight into the FrGbelian principles, while
Miss Anna Schmitts reflections on Ma
ture's Methods" evinced depth of thought
and research unexpected in one SO young
The kindergarten story told by Miss Lille
Y. Stevens, of the little discontented
brook which longed to be an ocean wave,
contained moral alike needed by young
and old, and was told as naturally and
musically as il we were listening to the
ocean wave itself This was appropriately
followed by the class singing the motion
play: "Merrily Der the Waves We Co."
which gave much pleasure. Miss Ida
Hasselbach's "a. B. C.'s" of the kindergar-
ten was extremely well spoken
and interesting, touching rapidly on all
that is done in the kindergarten for the
instruction and pleasure of the children ;
while Miss Annie l.. Koones' essay on
"Play," as means of education, was rem
dered in most captivating and graceful
manner. Miss Maud Stilson's Observation
on the kindergarten With or Without Spec.
tacles" was read by her teacher, Miss Susie
Pollock. Mrs. ]. w. Riddells valedictory,
why Do the Poor Need the Klndergarteni"
was an eloquent appeal to list
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gage in spreading the gospel of
childhood, and to men to give of their
abundance for the prevention not only of
poverty, caused by the wrong training or
entire neglect Of the early years, but also
of crime and its consequent misery from
the same causes. Mrs. Louise Pollock, in
her earnest and impressive manner, ap-
pealed to the class to aquit themselves
bravely and nobly of the high task set
the vineyard Of the Lord. The music,
both ON the organ and on the
piano, by Miss Mamie Simons, was of
a high order, and the floral offerings
to the graduates, as well as to
their alma mater, were profuse and elabo-
rate. Among those upon the platform
were United States Commissioner Eaton,
who gave out the diplomas and con-
graduated the class upon their acquire
ments in his usual felicitious manner;
Superintendent Wilson, Judge Arthur
Macarthur, Rev. r. R, Shippen, Rev. DR..
Little, Professor Alexander Graham Bell
and his father, besides several of the post
graduates and Miss Mamie Simons, the
| pianist.
After the closing prayer by Rev. r. r.
Shippen, and parting song of the ladies
class, Mrs. Pollock and her daughter re-
ceived the hearty congratulations of their
friends, while Judge Macarthur asked for a
copy of the ladies' essays, which, he
thought would make valuable addition
to our educational literature if printed in
book form. The work of the ladies was ar
ranged tastily, forming mosaic background
surmounted by Mrs. Heideman's beauti-
ful statte of Fred Frnbel