Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
Educational Reform,

sCPERI..TESDEyT WILSON BELIEVES THE Krvnrtc APP
TEE SHOULD Is MADE PART OF TIE PUBLIC SCHOOL
s6SrEM-EDJ CATION AT PRESENT ONLY OSE-SIDED
Mr. j. OTmOnd Wilson, the Superintendent OF the
schools, mJdc address at the opening OF the
fair held 10 aid Ia the establishment OF free kin
GeTg2Ften In this city, il which ha said after re-
fcTrlng to the methods OF the kIrdergarfen: .sFor
my own part believe the kindergarten should be
made part OF our public school system, and that
two years OF its training should preccde the WORK
Of the school. In az least two of the prominent
cities of cur country, 81. Louis and Milwaukee, the
experiment has been fairly and fully tried ana has
received an emphatic endorsement from the best
educators and most intelligent observers | am
sure The honorable Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia would recommend an annual apnroDria-
lion for his purpose II the revenues would Justify
III The principles, and 70 some extent the meth
eds OF education formulated by FrGebn!, ne said
have extended and are extending with aD9roDrIafa
mJtdicati0n5 10 meet the wants Of older Chill lren
IN In" ETOTk Of the primary schools. Il welcome
tnc kinQersc0ften alSo, he continued. 'beCaUs. f.
lays TAa proper foundation Tor a kind OF training
at tins time greatly needed n our cOuntTy-I mean
manual or industrial education. Education is
comprehensive term and il embraces much more
than IS generally appTehended. Like truth il IS
many SIDED. We have come TO consider II TOO
muCif as having to do only WITH books with tine
three RS: secsIapay, history, Language aud the
othe! studies q t..c Ordinary schools. TEOughtiui
men are looking at the 0ne-slded products al orr
education, Astounding III al! our large cities ana
towns. and masking sharp criticisms ana Io,tF
protests against our school systems These OEIoc-
IonS are not grJuhGe63- and change must agT
Will be made The facilities FOR manual training IA
variety OF forms iuuSt be provided and take iiS
place Ia the curriculum or the pubic schools
when once established the expense OF education
VIII not be increased by this change. In this way
we sS1E Ind more satisfactory answer to the
question what shall We do with our boys ana girls
when they leave the schools" Mr. Wilson referred
in complimentary terms TO book written ijy
Judge iacArthur, OF this city, iuuUsl rial educ;-
tioO, soon 10 b. ISSUED by Appleton. and the adj
vance sheets Of which he had been permitted to
read by the courtesy OF the author. II points; the
way he said. 10 real reform and progress IN puca-
ton. He hi1tad tie movement, having Ior It's OBJ
ltCt the eStd bil>nIlenJ oI free kindergarrau in
our city. not only for the sake OF Itself but as the
precursor OF reform in education that shall reach
the entire SYSTEM and that loo at no very distant
day
SUIT AGAINST AN Insurance CONPASY-TG-day
Nj. r G.. Wheeler, Dy Mr. F. W. Jones' entered
SUIT against the Continental Insurance COMPANY
OF New York. The plaintiff states that his goods
abd cha'teiS were Insured Tor 5000 in AprIi 1874
and the goods TN the building at 7th and Strert-
on the 18th OF August were burned and daIaaee1
by IRE 10 the extent or 50 0o0 that proof has been
made or the loss and the company refuse to pay
etc
CLOTHES LINES ROBBED.-Night before last the
Clothes lines OF Robert L. Doyle. 500 nth street
southwest, and Frtder rick Randolph. No 500 ad-
joining, We're robbed: the first OF clothing, valued
at S4-3U, ana the other OF $3.50 worth Of clothing
". +. smoIs SIT 4tb street northwest. lost seven
shirts. valued at 80, from his clothes line YES
terday.