Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-17
CASA DE ROsAs.
The Pretty and Profitable Venture
OF a Dickinson Re ideuts Sister.


OF Dickinson Re idents Sister.
Miro Carolyn NJ. n Alden, whuse
Casa de hOsaS. "hOuse of TO5es,h is
last assuming imposing proportions on
the corner OF Adams aud Hoover Sts.,
has within few days arrived from the
east 10 make her home permanently
among the roses and is for the present
dOmiciled with Mrs. g. NJ. Severance,
No. sos West Adams st,
Mrs. Alden Is one who has succumbed
completely to the charms Of the fine
California climate. Coming TO Santa
Barbara year ago to study the botany
Of tbs coast, she fell In love with the
country and when Los Angeles was
reached she saw here possibilities In an
educational way which no other portion
or the world had offered Since then
she has purchased land, planned a
building of beauty and convenience
which, under a competent architects
directions, is being speedily erected,
and in October she hopes to seel the
FToebel Institute fully equipped and
ready with open doors for students.
IL is worthy of remark that the
frOebel Institute will stand alone, there
beng no institution of its kind in this
country. Its advantages to the State
and to the coast Will therefore be
great. For seventeen years Mrs. Alden
has conducted "A similar institution at
Providence, X. l., tue speciality of her
work being the receiving Of children
into the kindergarten and taking them
through all branches Of education to
college. During this time her emf.
nently successful work has been in tie
training Of boys, although boys and
girls are at all times educated
together.
In the new building, which Will be
fitted with every m1dern appliance,
there will be accommodation for $50
pupils, and Of this number, Appllca
lions for ninety eight have already
been received. A corps OF ten instruc-
tors, each specialist, is also engaged.
With one or two exceptions, these are
from the east, having been known to
Mira. Alden or In her service for years.
All will reside in the school DR.. Lor.
tnzO G.. Yates of Santa Barbara will
assume charge OF the scientific
department, aud will be a resident
| professor at the school. The labOra-
tory, perfectly fitted for his use, and
isolated in a wing Of the building, will
be a special feature, as will Oe also
observation classes which will be made
up one day in each week for the pur-
pose Of studying nature without books.
| The instructors include a native
French teacher one of Col Parker's
best teachers from the Chicago Normal
! School, for the advanced department;
"A teacher of physical culture. voice
culture and dancing from the Emerson
| School of OratOTy, uf Boston; Miss
| llagan OF Chicago, teacher OF music;
and kindergartneis Of Mrs. Alden's
| training. Herr Kutner of this city
will be teacher of Of German Under
Mrs Alden's personal supervision,
there will be training classes for pro-
fessiOnal kindergartners, and as a
means Of higher culture for women:
also training classes for mothers, where
they may obtain insight to educational
work for the home, which embraces
education for the physical, mental and
spiritual nature of the child. For this
work Mrs. Alden has been admirably
lifted, through two courses of training
under DR.. ". n llailmann: year in
Germany under direction of, and
personal association with, the late
Baroness BeTthayOn Marenhollz BulOw,
"A pupil OF Fruebel'r; aud also through
the inspection of Prof. Erasmus
Schwab's Shule Garten of Vienna, and
more than Il hundred kindergartens in
the cities of Europe.
| Nnh ID a.
somely proportioned and opens on
every side to sunlight by means OF
almost entire walls Of glass, contains
twenty-five rooms, and is being erected
around a court, where much of the life
OF the home and school will be con
Quoted. This will at once be laid out
in little gardens, while the inner walls
will as speedily as possible be covered
with "A network Of vines. Here a
fountain will play, and here also will
be those never failing sources OF
delight to small ones-the sand
gardens. The structure is from Mrs
Alden's own designs, elaborated by the
architect; and 80 complete has the
untiring labor of both rendered it, that
at the recent Kindergarten conference
at the worlds exposition, it was made
the subject of lecture as the ideal
kindergarten institution, its plan
being on exhibition in the California
building, and exciting much enthus
iasn. Previous to this every
educational department of the
Froebelian methods of different
countries had been examined.
Mrs. Alden herself is a charming
enthusiast. There is a wonderful
inspiration in her presence, and her
unbounded love for the country and fnI
her work cannot fail to win her friends
whose name will be legion. go Los
Angeles Times.
Mrs. Alden is a sister Of Dickinson's
efficient register of deeds, W. d.
Nichols, and the above interesting
article proves her an instructor OF