West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-16

feet gift" The love of the beauti-
full is also awakened in the weav-
ing and sewing, and various other
things. They learn to combine
colors, 80 as to make the most pleas
ing effect.
Their inventive talent is drawn
out. They invent many beautiful
things. Some one has well said ::
"They learn in play to work, con-
struct, invent, relate and speak
correctly" Generosity is develop
ed. The child is taught that what
it makes it can have, thus making
it Independent and self-reliant ;but
at the same time the thought creeps
in, how nice it will be to weave
this mat for Mamma, or sew this
card for Papa, at our Christmas En-
tertainment. And before they are
through they find their greatest
pleasure in working for others.
Thus from the mental we lead to
the moral, and from the moral to
the mental. 1t is all interviewer.
The games and songs are all of such
a character as to teach something
of Natural History,or of the trades.
There is no senseless rhyming just
for the rhyme. In playing the Nat
ural History games, they learn the
habits of different animals, and that
they unjust be kind to them. 1t
awakens an interest in, and love
for, all creation. In the Trades
games they learn to respect trades,
and to be interested in them. At
ter child has "played it," as a
farmer, with what renewed interest
will it watch the Farmer when it
sees real onel With all these
games and songs, follow live talks,
not alone by the Kindergarten;
she directs, guides and leads, but
the children tulk.
Then there is moral teaching in
all the songs. One beautiful thing
we sing in our kindergarten is
"Two Little Hands," The talks
that accompany this, impress upon
the children that their. whole body
belongs to God. All the way thro',
they are taught self-control, self
government; and government of
any kind is thing they know
nothing about until they come to
our school. When they obeyed at
all it was because of blow, and
from fear.
DEVELOPING THE PHYSICAL.
1 have not spoken of how the
physical nature is developed, and
this is by no means a small part of
the system. There are running
games, Gas The Hare), which excite
them to activity. There are also
games which call forth motion with
the arms. We aim at the perfect
development of the whole system.
Whenever the Kindergarten sees
a child needs special strength, some
means is devised to develop this.
To prove the wisdom of this, come
into our rooms and see the poor,
weak little things when they first
come to US, and the comparatively
strong children they are at the end
of the year. They are further
strengthened by the substantial
food which is served them every
day. Here they learn how to act
at the table, and that they must
never eat without thanking God.
And they understand this. The
children who come to us are espe-
cially deficient in moral training,
and need a great deal Of it; but
they are not only told to be good,
but are helped and inspired to be
good.
RESULTS OF THE KINDERGARTEN.
We have glanced at the aims, now
let US look at some of the results of
the Kindergarten. First, the chill
dren. 1t makes healthy, happy,
good natured children; it develops
in them loving faith in those who
are their leaders. They learn to
love God, and to love each other.
They learn to play with an object,
and to live with an object. They
find out that their little hands are
made for something else than to
strike with. They find out that
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