The morning call., 1891-11-20
KINDERGARTEN WORK.
Report of the President of the
Golden Gate Association.
The Most Exhaustive Abstract of the Kind
Ever Published-Fun of Interesting De-
tail From First to Last.

The twelfth annual report OF the Presi-
dent of the Golden Gate Kindergarten As
ISOLATION has just been Published. 1t is a
wonderful compend of a wonderful work !;
it embraces 24o pages, and there is not dull
page from beginning to end. 1t is full of
interesting detail and incident from first to
last. In opening the report Mrs. Cooper
says:
The past year has been year OF unparalle led
success. The work among the needy children
has moved forward with rapid strides. Apostro-
phizipg the old year, just closing, we may truly
say: The former years have been prosperous,
but thou rXceiest them ALT"
- Eight new klndergartens have been organized.
mortal Kindergarten; Merchants Free Kinder
garten; J. Sheldon Lux Potter. No. 2; Pearl
Dowda Memorial Kindergarten; Insurance FREQ
/! Kindergarten; Real Estate Free Kindergarten;
| Attorneys Free Kindergarten, and the William
n. Steuben Memorial kindergarten. The his
tory OF these new kindergartens will be found In
another part OF this report. There are now
| ihiriy.two ktndergartens under the Golden Gate
ASSOCIATION, with total annual enrolment Of
Of age; none Of them are over 6. There are
hity-eiPht teachers employed. including trained
assisiants. The total receipts for the year was
SCOPE OF THE WORK.
During the twelve years we have had nearly
5000 children under our care and training. The
children who were with US In the earliest years
Of our work are now from 15 to 1 years of age.
We have followed these children as closely as
! possible since they left US, and after the most
rigid Investigation we do not tind kiudergar-
| ten children among The juvenile offenders. Their
{ names are not to be found upon the police rec
ords; and this, too. In face OF the fact that our
kindergarteuS are located In the districts where
criminals are made
Mrs Leland Stanford's gift of 500, 900 for
the endowment of the Leland Stanford Jr.
Memorial Klndergartens is spoken of as the
signal event of the year. This makes total
OF $4,000 given by Mrs. Stanford to the
kindergartens. The relort goes on to say:
Who can estimate the value of such a gift to
the community and to the Stale? For what esti-
male shall be placed upon all fundamentally
which saves the Child from becoming criminal.
and thus not only saves the Stale from the care
and expense incident TO such reform, but also
secures 10 the State all that which the life OF
good citizen brings into IL? Mrs. Stanford sus-
tains seven aindergartens.
In speaking of the wonderful growth of
the work, Mrs. Cooper says:
This progress could not have been made ex-
cept for the quick and generous response OF the
far-Sseing aud sagacious citizens OF San Fran
cisco. for aid in carrying OH The work. Mrs.
Mrs. Charles Lux two Mrs b. +. Norris one,
MIS-. A. j. Pope one, Mrs. Cyrus Walker one,
Mrs. L. +. Huntington one; the Helping Hand
Society, under the leadership of Mrs. ID. w. Fol-
ger, sustains three; MesGames Montgomery one
and the Produce Exchange one. Besides these
there are the Willard, Emily Faithful, Two
Friends, Potfero. Fuller Shattuck, Pearl Dowda
and the William n Steuben-ihe last named be-
ing sustained Dy MIS- Ii. S. Hart in memory of
her father. Tie first Memorial kindergarteDs In
the world were the Stanford. There are now
twelve under this association.
NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL
free Normal Training School has been
opened during the past year. There were LOT
accepted. Miss Anna NJ Stovall, one of the
suucIors, is III charge. A course OF special
lectures from notable educators Is included.
President Jordan, President Kellogg, Professor
Earl Barnes, Superintendent SWEET and
other we-known lecturers are among those
named. Another new movement is that Of
mothers meetings III the KIN dergartens. These
are spoken OF as both interesting and profitable.
Over 1000 families are represented in the asso-
citation.
Five commercial organizations of this city
support kIndelgsrtens. namely: The Produce
Exchange, Merchants, Insurance Real Estate
been secured by T. +. Shattuck, the collector for
the associa ion, who is characterized as the
"ehdreu's friend" San Francisco is the only
city IN the world where kindergartens are sus-
tanned BY CONNER cial organizations. There is
very suggestive and interesting article on
kindergarten church service for. little chill
to church and could not do SO
on account of young children. The work here in
Ing kindergarieDs in many 0taer cities, among
which are Denver, Tacoma, Buffalo, Dunedin
| $4,000 reports OF the work here have been
scattered all over the country. There were 7065
letters written last year from this association in
response 10 letters received from this country
and foreign countries, making inquiries concern
ing the work.
Mrs. Cooper pays hearty tribute to the
officers and managers of the association,
and also to the faithful teachers, whose
fidelity knows no bounds. A very touching
memorial tribute is paid to Miss Stella
Stovall, who died during the year. The ma
irons came in also for their word OF recog-
milton.
The extracts from teachers reports afford
pen picture of everyday life in the kinder
gartens, and they read like novel.
The Ireasurer's report is full and 'explicit
in detail. 1t shows the total receipts to be
S42,376 IS: total expenses, $24. $50 81; bal
anee on hand, S17,5l6 81. This balance in
uludes the deposits for the Stanford, Help
ing Hand, Pope. Emily P. Walker. and other
kindersartens.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The officers and managers for the ensuing
year are as follows:
Honorary President, Mrs. Leland Stanford;
President Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper; First Vice.
President Mrs. Charles Lux; Second Vice Presi-
dent Mrs Louis Sloss; Secretary. Miss Ella L.
Browne; Treasurer, Miss Isabelle Knight; Su-
perintendent. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper; Deputy
riet Cooper. Audltors-Hon. E. &. Waite, Ariel
Lathrop.
DIrectors-Mrs. Leland Stanford. Mrs Sarah
b. Coorer, Mrs George Hearst Mrs. Charles b.
Alexander, Mrs Charles Hobrook, Mrs. Cyrus
Wal or, Mrs. A. j. Pope, Mrs. Charles Lux,
Mrs. Louis sloss, Mrs. b. f. Norris. Mrs. Charles
Advisory Board-Hon. Leland Stanford, Lloyd
Tevis, Ariel LaihrOp Louis Sloss, Walter L.
Dean, Charles Holbrook, L. b. Mastick PROBES.
sor John SWEET, W. +. W hitler. John +. Merrill,
w: E. Brown, John !: Sabin Adolph Sutro.
Managers-Miss Virginia Fitch, Mrs. E. 7.
Allen, Miss Jennie Blair. Mrs. 6. n. Blake. Mrs.
NJ. d. Boruck, Mrs. Georgs w. Bowers, Mrs. a.
Q. Carlton. Mrs. Z. b. Croker, Mrs E. b. Cutler,
Miss E. NJ. Domett. Mrs. Henry Dntton Jr. Mrs
j. A. Fault, Mrs. q. Ii. Fitch. Mrs. J. A. Fill.
MORE Mrs. Alyan Flanders, Mrs. ID. w. folger,
Mrs. Alfred y. Ford, Mrs. j. T. Foster. Mrs. w.
A Fran Mro I l.aUa
Mrs. l.. Greenwald, Mrs. X. s. Hart. Mrs David
Hewes, Miss Hattie Horn, Mrs. Z. Il. Lillenihal,
Mrs. j. F. Merrill, Mrs. Il. S. Miller Mrs. Alex
ander Montgomery. Mrs. Justin Moore Mrs. Ira
Pierce, Mrs. Mary Pope Mrs.J. l. SaDIn. Mrs. W.
I. Y. Schenek, Mrs. j. Il. Sharpstein, Mrs. L. 8.
Spencer, Mrs. Austin Sperry, Mrs. j. Spruance,
Mrs. Charles Il: Story. Miss Minnie Taylor. Mrs.