National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-08
K1NDERGARrEN UNION.
The Question OF Erecting Building for
the Nursery Maids School.

The Question OF Erecting n Building for
the Nursery Maids school.
The Washington kindergarten union held
their regular monthly meeting at the rosi-
hence of Mrs. Senator J. p. Jones' which, in
spite of the storm, was very well attended.
The subject for discussion was "Tho Nursery
Maids kindergarten Training School and
Free Kindcrgartons for the Poor; how can
their usefulness be increased and their per-
manency insured 2' Judge Macarthur sug.
gested that the first thing to be done should
be the incorporation of the society,
and he promised to bring the papers to DO
signed at an adjourned meeting on Thursday
next at the residence of Mrs. j. Hubley
Ashton, on Connecticut avenue, who is one of
tho first and most enthusiastic advocates of
the kindengarten system for training chill
dren. Judge Macarthur asked many perth
nent questions. and gave the ladies the bene-
fit Of his sound judgment in regard to their
efforts to aid Mrs. Pollock in having the use
of building for the educational and
charity work of the kindergarten
union. Mrs. Jones proposed that parlor
entertainment be given, similar to the one
in Stewart castle, in the parlors Of the Airing
ton hotel for the purpose of raising the needed
funds. Some little discussion took place on
the subject of giving the Nursery Maids
framing SCHOOL u 0Hluc more Instructive rum
tho Washington Training School for Nurses,
which was represented by Mrs. Jane Hitz and
Mrs. Garfield. Some little merriment was
caused by Mrs Pollock's statement that
she was quito startled by seeing 80 many
young girls at tho last lesson to mothers
whom she would have to supply with cloaks
If they attended tho whole course, But
some of the ladies present gave their promise
that the wraps should be forthcoming. Mrs.
Ashton and Mrs ZONES EXPRESSED the desire
that the lessons to mothers, together with
hygienic and educational rules, could be
printed and Mrs. Pollock promised that each
member of tho Washington kindergarten
union should receive copy as soon as tho
funds permitted Of their publication in book
form. The subjects are as follows:
No. 1, Jan. Decentralization of the best
physical and soul nourishment of the infant;
also four educational and four hygienic rules
and songs for the child's physical exercise and
amusement. No. 2, Feb. 6--Mistakes in
education; how to make children considerable
for others No. 3. Feb. 13-The parlor and
the nursery; what can mathors do to make
their nurses more capable and trustworthy
No. 4, Feb. 2l-A few words of advice by
Mrs DIR. Caroline b. Winslow; how to make
children self.dependent. No. s. Feb. 60
Influence of rhyme and song in child culture.
No. 6, March 5-Epochs in child life, which
exert q powerful influence upon the charac.
ter and disposition. No. Z, March 12-Train-
| ing the will. No. s. March 19-How natural
tendencies may be directed as to become vir-
tues Instead of faults. No. 9, March 26-How
to direct the childs natural instincts. No
| 10, April 2-The fundamental forms of science
| as playthings for the child. No. 11-Model
ing in the nursery and kindergarten. No
| 12-Books to be recommended as authority in
education, review, and examination ques'
lions,