Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-07
tainly impart a peculiarly stylish APP
pearance to well shaped head and reg
ular features. FANNIE FIELD.
KINDERGARTENs.
Their Condition and Wants in Los
Angeles.


No topic of public interest is worthy
of more attention than that of the kin
dergarten system of education, which
originated in the mind of Froebel. a
student under Pestalozzi and one of four
famous educational Come
MUS in the seventeenth, Rousseaulin the
eighteenth and Pestalozzi in the nine-
teenth century, were the three preced-
ing him.
10 Rousseau's est innate Of "individ-
ual growth and moral excellence - and
to PestalozZi's idea of "harmony be-
tween individuals and society and COM
munion with God" Froebel added
the belief in the harmonious de-
velopment of the chiId'e facuI-
ties; to secure which, mental and
moral training are not sufficient, but
physical exercises are also necessary,
that work of the hands, and thought
that this develops, may make of the
child, almost at the outset, "a young
discoverer, inventor and manufacturer.
He was convinced that the physical and
intellectual faculties of child must de-
velop slowly that the transition from
the nursery to the ordinary school room
is too abrupt, and that the Kindergarten
is the bridge by which the passage is
made easy.
These schools were first introduced
into the United States by Nine. Kriege
and her daughter, Alma Kriege, who
had been sent to New York, from Eu-
rope. by Baroness Ven Marenholz Bu-
low, tFroebel's 'chief APOSTLE" Mrs.
Horace Mann of Boston invited them to
that city, where their teachings took
such deep hold that kindergarten and
normal class was formed.
In 1870, through the persistent efforts
of Miss Peabody, sister Of Mrs. Mann, the
city government agreed to support one
kindergarten, and in 1876 established
four others, but did not appropriate suf-
ficient funds for their support.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw, daughter of Pro-.
lessor Agassiz, possessed OF "deep and
abiding enthusiasm for the principles of
Froebel," and of marvellous executive
ability, established twenty free kinder
gartens, and devoted her great wealth
to them, carrying them ON twelve years.
In 1887 the school board Incorporated
these in the public school system.
The city of Los Angeles was not far
behind, as in 1890. it took the same step
Wall icShIu W buo Ou6 well ebUdDllbue0
kindergarten, which till that year had
been supported by the efforts of few
earnest women. Besides this school,
the city opened eight or nine others, in
the various wards, but the kinder
garten association still worked on,
and established two new charity
kindergartens, In districts where they
were much needed, but not yet supplied
by the city. These two schools are now
dependent upon. funds raised by contri-
buttons from most of those who had
been interested in the one lately es-
tablished.
To add to these funds, the board of
managers have planned course of lee
lures to be given at the Los Angeles
theater as folowe: On February goth,
readings by Gable, from his writings on
Creole Life; February Esd, lecture by
Gable, Ny Vote and my Conscience, and
March 22d, lecture by Max O'Rell ON
America as seen through French Spec
tacles.
Tickets for course or single lecture,
can be secured at the Exchange, 22S s.
Broadway.