The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-15
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Mrs. George Gould Backing an Inter-
esting Kindergarten Scheme.
Naw Xorx Ranordar

Mrs. George Gould. with the assistance
of her sister-in-law. Miss Helen Gould, and
Mrs. Theodore Sutro, has again started the
little kindergarten at 1S4 Brcome street, in
which all three took so much interest last
year. The kindergarten opened yesterday
morning in the basement or the Rev. J.. t.
Promptly at . o'clock twenty-eight boys
and girls, ranging In age from two and a
half to four years, marched into the school
room and were assigned to chairs arranged
around an oblong table a foot and a half
high. After singing a few kindergarten
songs. they were allowed to leave their
seats and start their game. This was done
in the most systematic way. Every child
had his or her part to do, and had to play
according to the rules of the game. After
they had played and laughed 10 their hearts
content, they took their seats and each was
given a small card, with the design OF an
apple or peach sketched upon IL.
Every child was supplied with a darning
needle, threaded with bright worsted, and
told to go over the pattern. When the
cards were finished they were collected by
the teacher, and some real apples and
peaches were produced, with which to COM
pare them. In this way the children
learned the shape. color and texture of both
fruits.
A little later the apples were cut open
and the children counted the seeds, and
compared them with the large stone of the
peach. After the teacher had satisfied her
self that the children had learned all they
could from the fruit she allowed them TO
At IL o'clock every child was supplied
with a pint bowl of milk and some crack
ers. To some this was breakfast, many. OF
is supplied for the little ones before they
The milk and bread they get here"
said Mr.. Wilds to a reporter, "is to many
of the children the only good meal OF the
day. They come here without breakfast,
and there is very little dinner for them on
the bill OF fare and give them coffee in
stead Of milk. l was a little anxious
ing a good children's doctor / decided that
1t would not hurt them"
Does Mrs. Gould take an active interest
in the school?' was asked.
"Oh, yes" replied Mr.. Wilds. "She
visits it occasionally and sends the chill
dren flowers and potted plants. This kin
Gould's .potted flower charity. IL the
spring she sends the little ones seeds and
they are told how to plant them. In the
c~essfully grown plants. Last year two of
the prizes were awarded to this kinder
garten. 1t is wonderful the interest these
they will a to raise them"
"Uhat does 1t cost TO conduct the kin
dergarten for a yearg' asked the re-
porter.
"TveII. I should think about 81. 200. For
several months last year Mrs. Gould sent
school she did the same this term: so.
w.sh what she sends and with the assist
ance we get from Miss Helen Gould and
Ms GU S6NAOf We etAAaS SLy
nicely. What we want now is more teach
ers so that we can take in more children"
'Is the kindergarten nonsectarian?"
Eyes; entirely so. Nearly one-half of the
children you see here are Hebrews. Some
are Roman Catholics and the rest are
Christian children"
"Es the school entirely free?"
"No. Those who can afford to pay are
required 70 do so. The parents of some
of thu children who come here can well
afford TO pay, 20 we ask OF them 81 a
week. The other children come for cent
a day. In the winter a great many of the
children are clothed here"
Tha Dotted flower mission and this kim
dergarten were Mrs. Gould's and Miss
Helen Gould's pet charities last year. In
the summer Miss Gould entertained the
whole school at Woody Crest. and one
little child. who. it was found. had scarlet
fever she took under her special care and
procured n trained nurse for il. From
tirne TO time she visits the school, always
taking an active interest in the work OF
tina little ones and looking carefully after
their physical welfare as well as their
mental and spiritual conditions.