Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-18
INOERGART[N WORK.
II is Explained by Miss
Lucy WheeIOCk,
VERY ENTERTAINING TALK.
Rev. F. W. Hamilton Pays Tribute
n Parochial Schools.

A goodly number OF people assembled
in the Grove street school house on Tues
day afternoon, sfter the close OF the
schools. The object OF the gathering was
To listen to bright and entertaining talk
upon kindergarten methods, in order TO
increaae and distribute information upon
this Interesting and somewhat important
(educatioually speaking,) subject. 1he
meeting had been called, and all the ar
rangements had been made, bv the Kin
dergarten teachers, of whom there
are at present six or eight IN
the city's service, distributed IN
three schools, at Cherry street, Grove
street and Middle street, in order that the
teachers In the other grades, and under
whose charge ana care the children come
after their years attendance Ia the
kindergarten might be made more
thoroughly and correctly Informed upon
the methods adopted, the routine pur-
sued, and the purposes and objects de-
signed To be accomplIshe in these schools
when rightly ana systematically con-
Quoted. The invitation had been eX-
tended also TO the public In general, who
might be or who ought to be Interested
or enlightened.
The attendance by tepchers was general,
ana the audience including large mum
Der aiso or trten0s, cry officials and pa
rents, reached nearly TWO hundred. MISS
Shattuck, the principal OF the Training
School presided, and pupils from some OF
the schools furnished very good music.
After welcoming those present In cordial
terms. Miss Shattuck Introduced Miss
Lucy WheelOck who has had long ana
valuable experience as the principal Of
the Chauncey Hall Kindergarten In Bos-
ton, and az present, ia addition TO her du-
ties at that well known school, il also di-
recting the training and studies OF the
young lady pupils in Mrs Alden's School
for Kindergarteners IN Providence. A
synopsis of ISIS Wheelock's resnarks is
here given:
she at once went into her subject, say
ing 1t was nearly 1000 years ago stnce ID.
ogenes with his lamp was looking for the
perfect man. The Kindergarten, had
come TO the conol usion that it was neces-
sary 10 educate the child IN order 10 pro-
duce the man, and To inculcate In the
child what was To be produced in the man.
She pointed cut that in the Kinder
garten, the necessity OF developing the
physical, intellectual and spwitual ma
lures WAS always present.
The kindergarten benefited the future
artist or painter because the eye was
trained az well as the hand, and conse-
quently industrial progress was benefited.
In the Spring the children are trained
TO think OF he unfolding of nature by the
budding OF the trees and shrubs, and IN
this way they are shown that life can be
drawn from seeming death, ana through
that the story of the resurrection is in Il
measure inculcated.
The State, in her opinion, owed the
Guild happy childhood and the time
spent in the kindergarten in one OF the
things that produces the best results. BY
the story Of the BLACKSMITH shoeing the
horse the whole process OF agriculture
and Industrial development Is brought to
the mind of the pupil and imprinted
there.
The Klndergartener, therefore, having
proven that the man under this system Is
TO be more strong physically, morally and
intellectually, makes the strongest ieder-
alton ano can therefore say: Give the
kindergarten X the child and we Will return
the man"
Then followed an address by Rev. +. W.
Hamilton, who spoke upon the practical
side of the question, IN It's bearings upon
the developement and growth OF the
child's mind, and the ad vantages derived,
and the excellent permanent results pro-
duced throughout his whole subsequent
school career and work. Inc reverend
gentleman was listened 10 with the closest
attention, by all who were privileged. To
hear him.
In closing he paid well deserved tri-
butte to the zeal OF our Catholic fellow
citizens VINO mould the spiritual educa-
tion OF the child in its tender years. This
is an example which was worthy OF imi
tation for, said he, " hile he did not agree
with what was taught, 1t was never he
less true that the lessons inculcaled in the
early years OF the child's education make
the best and most lasting impressi n.
Brief remarks from Superintendent
Fisher were followed by the introduction
OF His Honor, Mayor Tiepke, who IN
pleasant way gave encouragement and
approval to the bject under cousidtra
tiou, and offered some valuable suGgts-
tions. The meeting was successful in
every particular, and was especially graf
flying to he earnest, faithful aud hard
WORKING principals Of the three city Kin
deTgartens and their capable and palnstak-
ing assistants. Such meetings produce
most excellent results, both In the infor-
nation given, and IN the interest awak-
ened and kept alive in a very important
part Of our school system snd work. Ii
would be well II more of them were held,
and larger audiences were allowed to
share ia their benefits.
Master Arthur Cspwell Of the school
presided very acceptably at The piano, and
Masters Emmons, Pervear, Earl, sweet
and Samuel Cohen performed the duties
OF usher4 with great tact and in a quiet
unobtrusive manner.
GTDICT COITDT