South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-07-25

must be somewhat AGO cain ted
through mutual friends
My surprise and pleasure were
quite equal TO hers, when learn.
ed that she was the daughter of
hrs Jane Taylor Of Winchester,
and niece Of the late Mai. Harper.
l be simple story OF self.sacrifice,
Of iadefatiga5le energy and perse-
versnce in the achievement of a
worthy object. of tedious waiting
that made the heart sick. till, nj
last. the opening presented itself,
andthe already numerous trump hs
OF brilliant career was modestly
but ieelingly told, ard here it is
in briet.
Some ten or more years ago. Miss
Tayiot's attention was attracted to
the then comparatively new Kinder.
gar,en. as department oil school
work. Froebeps beautiful idea of be-
ginning the education of children in
the play room, by gi ing an intelll-
gen, direction TO th ir love of play, SO
Ease mated her mind tbaS she deter.
mined t. be kiudargartener al any
sscrifce.
The money question offered the
first obstacle TO the prosecution OF
her new design. To secure the ne
cessary means for the somewhat ex-
pensive training and preparation, she
sought and obtained a desk i'm
one of The Departments at Washing
ton, where sbe labored faithfully, and
denied h,rself stoicaily, till the mon.
ey problem was solved. She then
wen, TO ros,on. where she enjoyed the
best fac lities for the special training.
then though indispensable FOR kin
'iergarten work. The curse was q,
length finished. Now followed sea
son Of waiting that cost untold weeks
and months OF the most dlscoursging
anxiety. There were numerous Of
fers, but in that early per cd of Kin
dergarten work, it was expected that
the Kindergartener should do some
thing else by way of apology for play.
ing away so much of her time. TIE
languages, music, painting, book
keeping, or something else was always
required as condition Of employ
ment, and the fear at length came
with crushing force that she would be
Obliged, after al, TO return 10 her
desk, and abandon her new love en-
tire.y. But, just as this fear Lad
shaped itself into purpose, and she
was about to turn her facs south a..
lain from which, her frien's had told
her that she would voluntarily expa-
tr!a,e herself by devuting her life 10
kindergarten, as it lad no recognition
In the South, TN offer cIme in no am
bigrous Terms. She was asked to 60
10 London 10 establish kir dergartcn
department in the Royal Normal Col
i9ge for the Blind at Upper NorwooI
in that great city Nothing but Kin
de-gar:en work was wan cd, and the
compeasati was satisfactory.
Ste sailed in forty eght hours, and
accomplished her great purpose,
at the end OF Ave years, she was
summoned home by the serious ILL.,
ness IF her mother.
Five years make. in tbls progress
i've country of ours, wonderful diff
| ference. She was met on every hand
with Offers Of work, and about a year
ago, accepted position in the splen-
did school 70. the Blind. at Jacks son.
vile, IL where ! found her doing adj.
mirabls work. Surrounded by the
numerous gifts and inventions, the
games and plays Of her beautiful kin.
dergarten-room, she affords in Ler-
self solution of more than one OF the
serious problems that meet us in the
special work in which we are eneag ed
She shows us what to do With the
little blind children, she illustrates
what can be done in the mat or Of
physical triining. which is attracting
so. much attention to day, and she
answers the still more serious cues
ton, how rha'l We teach religion, or
at least. Christian morality to our
pupilB.
Miss Taylor sends loving remem.
brances to her West Virginia kin0red
and fiends. X. II. ].