Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-20
A NOBLE WORK.
ONE OF THE SACRAMENTO FREE
KINDERGARTENS.
An Hour Spent Among Baby Pupils
What Few Ladies Have
Accomplished.

The Sacramento Free Kindergarten, tn,
founding of which was first sgtated few
weeks ago, opened on Thursday, in its nea
quarters on the southwest corner of Second
and NJ streets. The school is established
on firm basis, and there is every reason te
believe that it will prove permanent in
stitution. A visit to the school yesterday
by reporter of this paper, showed that il
is well under way, fact due TO the excel.
lent management of Miss Alice L. Chase
the teacher, who has had experience in the
Union street, The Helping Hand, No. /, ~
the Flora Sharon. and the Beale-street Kin.
dergartens in San Francisco. Although
the school had been running but one day
she already had eighteen cunning tots to
manage, and it was both interesting and
amusing to watch the little ones in their
novel training school. The Oldest was
probably less than six years of age, while
| the majority were from three to four wears.
When the reporter stepped into the room
the youngsters were just being arranged in
single file by the teacher, preparatory to
marching about on the line of circle
painted on the floor Miss Chase then
seated herself at the piano, and to slow
time the children went around the ring
three times, when they were sent to their
seats. The latter are new and comfortable
little chairs, in rows, in front of which are
neat pine tables of the proper hight. While
on their march one of the little fellows
would now and then drop out of line, and
another would cut across the circle, but
most OF them were intent upon what they
were there for, and kept their ewes and feet
on the painted line. Then followed other
exercises, the teacher displaying the utmost
patience and kindness toward The children.
who have not yet begun to quite updcr-
stand what is expected of them.
THE METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.
The daily routine of the school is az fol.
lows: The children are called to order and
form in line at 9 o clock by the ringing of
the bell. They march to their places on
the ring while suitable music is being
played on the piano. For half an hour
songs are sung appropriate to the season.
weather, time u day and location. When
they have taken their seats they are in
structed in the use of one of Froebels nine
gifts, and the foundation is laid for future
study of mathematics, astronomy and phi
iosophy. Then comes the half hour of
recess.
Again order is called, and games are
PLAYED that win lead the children to OBJ
serve and wonder. If the school is in
manufacturing district the children play
such games as blacksmith, carpenter and
wheelYright, initiating in each game the
different motions made by each IN plying
his trade. The next time, after having
played the blacksmith for instance, the
pupil will stop al tie shop and see if such
and such q thing is done
Then, when they again take their seats
they are gwen an occupation-sticlz- LAYING,
sewing, weaving, drawing ETC, each bring
ing out some of the latent powers. calling
into use both hands. exercising The child's |
imaginative powers. teaching color. num-
Der and many other things. The change
OF occupation is necessary to keep up the
interest and attention of the child.
The afternoons are usually devoted to
games, as III the performance OF such the
social powers are developed, and the seed
is planted that will grow and show GOOD
moral training. A general feeling of
" love one another is made to peryade
throughout all the exercises.
THE soHooLRooM
Has been not only neatly but handsomely
finished, having been newly papered
throughout and tastefully decorated by the
41NACo u tHc AsaOCIdllOu, VINO are en- Tiled to
the thanks OF the community for their truly
charitable and noble work. The ladies
themselves acknowledge the kindly services
and help Of Klune 81 Fo5erg. Locke &
Layenson, Thomas Scott, j. ]. Dunkhorst,
Gattmann d wilson, Holbrook, Merrill &
Steison, Vo0dray IL Ross D. Falconer, II.
). Crocker q Co., and others.
The members of the Association are:
President, Mrs. W. C. Clark; First Vice
President, Mrs. Gattmann; Second Vice
President. Mrs. H Weinslock; Secretary.
Mrs. F. Y. Williams; Treasurer, Mrs. w.
II. Cololough. There is also Board of
Managers consisting of nine prominent
ladies'