The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-06

Miss Lucy Wheelock of Boston talk
ed before the Delaware kindergarten
Association at reception yesterday
in the Now Century Club building.
Miss Whcelock's talk was on kinder
garten work to social problems, and
was introduced by Miss Negcndank,
president OF the kindergarten Associa-
ton. She said the kindergarten takes
the child from depravity and taught
to forget its past surrounding. They
are taught OF God, patriotism. They
are also taught to help each other and
thus are sown seeds Of future citizen
saip and righteousness.
Iroebel, the founder OF the kinder
Earten, names industry, temperance
and religion as the trinity that will
bring blessedness to life. Most crime
is duo to idleness. and idleness is due
to lack of training. Manual labor has
been tco long Considered as too
mental. This country spends s23 00O,-
600 a year to support prisons. Children
need TO be made productive forces IN
the community. 1t has been said that
the kindergarten is the longest step
that has been taken In the race with
poverty. In the kindergarten tho
teacher takes a piece of bread and
shows the child its origin and explains
to 1t That work was requiI ed to obtain
it. One little child expressed the mat
ter we'll by saying everybody has to
have everybody The kindergarten
makes child feel that 1t Is good
thing to be part of the working
world.
They nre taught self control. Plato
said the way to make vtrtuous citi-
| zen was to take the child and regulate
his play. In the Kindergarten tho
purpose is to strengthen the child's
will and train it, but not to break it.
Self control includes teml era nee.
The child should lie taught to do the
/ Divine will at all times.
Miss Whcolocii SAID that the kinder.
garten is the portal to that whatsoever
/ ed country which eager hearts expect.
j Tho seed planted now will bring bless
/ ingS for generations to come. Every
i cluld garden planted in this or any
other city will beau IL hundredfuld.
The appreciation OF the audience was
! shown In the enthusiastic handclap-
ping that followed the conclusion of
Miss Wheelocks address.
The work OF the association was ex-
planned by Miss Ncgcndank In this
+ city there AFRO six k!ndergartens Four
Of them are flee. The \. W. G. T. u,
/ Mis-. William Bancroft and tho West
i End Reading Room each supports one,
anu llle ASuOClhlGll NIidTllle5 anu tHt
| Provident Society support one.
lea was served by the members of
tho clue. Among those who attended
the reception were: superintendent
David w, Harlan, OF the public schools.
aud Mrs Harlan Professor and Mrs
A. II. Berlin. Mrs. John Bancroft, Miss
/ Smyth. Mrs Henry q. Morse, Mrs
Harry Mlllor, Mrs. Benjamin Nields.
Mrs, Alfred Miller Mrs. Webb, Mrs.
Painter, the Misses Draper. Miss
! Annie Gibbons, Miss Gano. Miss
Helen W. Clarkson, Mrs. Albert
Thatcher, Professor Isaac 4. Johnson.
Mrs. l.. Tatnall Warner, the Misses
Taylor. Miss Whitson, Miss johnson,
Miss Willitts Mrs. Lindley C. Kent
Mrs. Peter Cooper, Mrs Chandler r.
Way, Mrs. Alfred Belts. Miss Wer
Miss Mcllvaine Mrs. Il. 7. Belts. Miss
4 Margaret Way. Miss May Belts. Miss
Meta Gi,pin. Miss Martha Shortidge,
Miss hIather, tho Misses jackson, Mrs
August Negandank. the Misses Ncgen
dank, Mrs. Francis Sellers, Miss Der
tina Harlan.