Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-09-21

a very good attendance
BY the Kindness and generosity of
Major Morrill,. the same building will
be occupied this year as last, rent
free. The building will be heated by
stove and wood, both furnished by
the Pine Tree Lumber company,
thereby making no extra tax ON
patrons for rent or fuel. ss91
These items are well worth con
sideration, since all private kinder;
gartens charge. not only higher tut
stiOn-$3 being about the lowest
plice---b besides expense. Of materials,
rent and fuel. A piano will he added
this year, thus furnishing another
desirable as well as profitable feat
ure - 5, %@.>
! For all pupils who have attended
the past two years and for the older
ones who enter, advanced work in
modelling. folding, rwea wing, design
ing. gift work the latter embracing
number work, addition and sub
traction) will be given '7' : 20 i <s5>' I
In connection with this advanced
work. reading and writing will be
taught, not because it is part or in
any way akindergarten feature, but
because many Of the patrons sending
children under the public school age,
desire a Knowledge of reading and
writing to begained along with the
advanced kindergarten work. The
kindergarten age is from three
to seven years and the public
schools do not admit any child
under six years of ace. Reports
from public school teachers
are to the effect that children having
one year If Kindergarten work are
much better 4prepared for primary
work than those without the years
training.
TO the patrons of the school we
would suggest that when your child
brings home the little perforated
cards sewed with ,colOred wool, you
Investigate the meaning Learn
why two. perfOratians are taken,
why three, four and So on and why
the outward symbols of Il grand
TRUTH. Don't think you con: prehend
or can measure the extent or depth
of the work by the pretty things
the child makes. Every stitch has a
meaning, every line it's place, and
stitches and lines form only IL small
part of great unit. ~ <@.s >.'' j;ss2s5 II II
To people who urge hard times as
reason for not sending children, a few
visits to the kindergarten will be-
convincing the times would be easier
if the little ones were prof1tably
occupied, and trained for the sterner
duties Of older school life. If you
have sent child toathe kindergarten
compare his breadth of thought now
as YOU see it exhibited, with what it
was before Orwould have been with
out this training, and ask yourself if
you can measure the gain by the
amount paid for tuition. Has not
your sacrifice been returned to YOU.
many fold and will it not continue
returning? The whole aim zof the
kintergarten;~ is to put a child IN
harmony with himself first and then
the universe, and in doing this who
can fathom the channels of thought
entered and traversed? ..s. >.>3s c.>1@
In the course Of two or three weeks,
a. series Of mo theirs meetings Will be
held in the. Kindergarten, where
questions Of discipline, occupation
ani the many things. pertaining to
child life will be discussed by Miss
Heers. She will bring the best
literature on the subject for con-
sideration and cheerfully give her
own experience which covers
period of seven years, and mothers
cannot fail hearing something that
will be Of help in handling the. little
ones at home..5s These meetings
will be free to all and mothers
are especially Invited. - Further
notice Of them will be given. <s.. Ga s..
In closing it might be interesting
to the public to know that tifty-five
different pupils have been enrolled in
the past two years, and OF this
number, about fifteen have entered
tue public schools, and bouttwenty
have been taking the free scholar
ships given by the friends Of the
kindergarten. It is the aim to give
the scholarships to children whose
parents are unable to pay tuition and
some scholarships are given to be
taken ' by two or three pupils, the
parents paying one half or one third
the tuition, as case may be. No one
is turned aside who asks admission
before the school is full. We hope
the friends of the Kindergarten will