Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-18

and sphere and so forth. They never
have any exercises in counting, but
are incidentally taught TO count. Ex-
cellent training in the color sense is
given by matching colors in their
weaving lessons and by the use Of the
color chart In all their occupations
special attention is given TO educating
their taste for the beautiful
"Of special importance TO children
is the influence upon them Of social
life Froebel, the founder Of the kin
dergarten, recognized the fact that
association is powerful instrument
toward shaping the character of chill
dren. The children are taught at an
early age to observe politeness to each
other. The kindergarteners themselves
are especially trained to avoid all
harshness. Even the most selfish are
conquered by gentle means. An at
mosphere Of refinement pervades the
whole kindergarten. Special import
ance attaches TO games. BY means of
games children are taught kindness to
animals. They represent different
animals themselves They are also
taught to respect the different trades.
The scissors grinder is one Of the
heroes of kindergartens. The song of
the shoemaker never fall 70 awake
the joyfulest echoes But especially
the love OF the children toward their
parents is developed Smlgs about
mothers love and fathers kindness
are great favorites, and then theme is
harped upon in endless variations.
As to the free kindergartns, they
are especially helpful to the poor
Children of the well to do are cared
for, if not by their mothers at least by
their nurses, but children of the tene-
ment house poor are too often left 10
play in the Railways or on filthy
streets, where they are exposed TO the
worst examples. The kindergarten
system means really organized play.
The good it does, considered in the
negative form, is in keeping children
out of mischief and from being drag
upon their mothers.
To the question as TO what first gave
him the idea of establishing free
kindergartens, Professor Adler an
swered
MY interest in seeing the elevation
of the working people. 1t was plan
of new education as q means to that
end"
Have free kindergartens been es-
tablished in other citiesr
when / was in San Francisco, sew
eral years ago" replied the professor,
Il delivered an address on the subject
of the free kindergarten, and the idea
} was taken up very quickly. One was
established almost Immediately, and
since then others have been started
In Rochester a short time ago / also
talked Oh the same subject, and five
free klndergarteas have been opened
there"
do you fEd any difficulty in OBJ
tanning the support you need to carry
ON the schools"
mo" answered Professor Adler,
although it takes about $4,000
year"
One might happen TO meet Profes-
sor Adler in that large, bright room
in Cherry street, where the children
assemble every day, for it is through
his endeavors that the class has been
formed. and he looks in there some
times 10 see how the work is pro-
crossing. That the children came
there last year for the FIRST time one
may learn from Miss Gordon, the
young lady who, with u pleasant
smile, starts them in at their morn
ing work. But during q few minutes
stay in the room ii Will be discovered
that those Of the children who are 8
and years old have received moro
than a few mornings lessons in the
little work they are already engaged
upon. Small boxes about three inches
square have been given them, and be-
fore being allowed 10 open them they
. have been placed in symmetrical po-
sitions on the table. One thing after
another is talked about--the shape Of
the boxes, how many corners they
have, and SO on, and then, following
D the direction Of the teacher, they are
: opened, the blocks which they con-
D tain are taken out and placed IN differ
. ent positions ON the table, till finally
thirty minutes have passed and they
are gathered up and put away.
I'VE change the occupation every
: half hour, said Miss Gordon, ''for that
, is as long as the children can DO inter
ested in one thing. We are in session
from Q till ~. In addition 10 these
hours some afternoon classes have just
1 been started for the same children II
was found that the morning classes re
2 lieved the mothers very much, but not
enough. so two hours in the afternoon
! are 10 be occupied in what is called a
play school, The kindergarten games
will take up the time"
Turning TO the children, Miss Cur
don said: Several natonalities are
represented here, There arc Polish
Jews. Germans and Irish. We expect
the classes viii increase. We can ae
commodcto sixty or seventy children
i have two assistants besides the helt
Of two other young ladies, who viii
come for tho purpose Of gaining ex
periencc as kindergarteners. New
York Press.