Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-27
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Tile hlNUE,kG iRTEN.
All Friends of the INSTITUTION Invited to {
Meeting to BE HELD Next Tuesday After


Meeting to BE HELD Next Tuesday After
noon.
The Delaware kindergarten Association
wishes a. !nyite al interested in its work
to attend the meeting to be held Tuesday, +
May "a. at Ninth street and Gilp!n avenue, |
iii 4 O'Clock The meeting i expected 70 be !
very interesting ono, ann i Is hoped q +
tetnitc plan Tor neat year mork an then I
be laid ont.
For those who do not clearly understand !
the purpose ii the association il may Dc
we'll to give lit,lc sSetGh Of the Work /
which tile association hopes 20 undertake.,
There are now Ill Wilmington four free
kinderelrtcns supported largely nv Phi
yate individuals and these four kinder
.artens bring together perhaps about 10
needy children. only glance NJ the IN
fruSemtnt and Development ii these Little
waifs would be speaking testimony pfEhe
value Of the training mich they non re,
ceiye. Not only Il The children themselves
is the kindergarten opening new Visions Of
life and Joy and Ciuty, but the ihlnenGG
eSefted BY them is being felt III the homes
to which they carry each day little Of The
| hopefulness and love and usefulness which
Is the ruling spirit Of the Kindergarten.
| tan any one question that ths increase 70
| good citizenship must be large wien the
| Child in bis small way produces with his
| tiny fingers structures that require thought
|
| relations Of one part 10 another VIII he
/ not make better member Of society be:
cause lie is led to understand III his small
world-the kinderg arteA-thc relations Of
man 70 man.
lumany Of the branches Of industry and
art the difference betWeel. the play Jt the
child iii the kindergarten and the work Of
the adult in the Workshop. lies in the
| greater skill the ripper thought and III the
kind Of material used. We must give q
| child something adapted to lis size and
powers, something lie cam handle easily,
and notify u suit his thought anu feel
J through his power to master il the pleasure
of success and progress We can find the
same elements h the heaviest productions
Of the loom ana the paper pAiting and
mat-weaving of the Ihild The child makes
his designs with light tablets the adult
works from the same principle, out in
heavier Weed Or stone. The adult carNes
woud pr stone, the child models III sand
and clay SIit is all through the kinder
garten, the clnld is furnished with manage.
able material suited 10 his physical powers,
and tile products Of his activity contain
the germs Of all tine industries and art.
If the atIld thinks TO good purpose now
Will he not think 10 good purpose bye and
bye
The four kindergartens that | haze
mentioned are located in different parts Of
the town, Two IN east seventh, both under
the care of Miss sarah Rumfuri one at
st. johns parish house under the care OF
Miss Clara Clark and one at the West
End Readng Room, under the care OF
! Miss Carrie Nutter. These are maintained
and supported respectively by tine \. W. G
i. IT, the ProYideGt society, . COMMITTEES
= of ladies with Mrs. +. Gardiner Littel a,
president, and the West End Readinl
, Room. Another free kindergarten, whict
i does not belong strictly to Wilmington bu
- al ,tfitt
. omitted. It is supported BY Mrs. William
2 Bancroft Al BancrOft's Banks and accom-
4 nodates ABOUT 80 children. Miss Carrit
e Sutter, Kindergarten.
i The Delaware kindergarten Association
= wolld like to open at least three more, III
n localities where a little home missionary
i work is much needed. Colonel +. W
ii Parker Of Chicago says: The regcnera
. ton of our country from the dirt an,
!, scum Of earthliess can only be accom-
4 p!ishcd through the right education OF GU
children. send them TO the kinder
i; galteu, where they VIII get all the goo
n Of the home, and more than the home cal
= giYe-the eumPaniunship Of number .
! children of their own age, where Joy
10 duty and love is law.
10 accomplish the carry-out of its pul
IN pose the association needs the help vi al
1 who realize the value 6f the kindergarten
~ movement. ii You cannot help actively
1t will you not help US by your sympath
"a and influence
ii We invite you most cordially TO gu
n meeting May ID. X. Ii. {.