The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-25
HORSE .1RTEN
Not Original with the Late senator stan
rord-A toit School In Kansas

To THE EDITOR or THE Sr&-Sir | have
read with deep interest your article headed
The Palo Alto System" on page FIVE in your
last Sundays SrN, and thank you for the many
excellent articles on similar subjects in your
paper from time 10 time; but | write chiefly
to-day that | may correct an impression which,
though you do not say SO in so many words. you
seem to give. flat tie kindergarten system was
original with the late senator STAFFORD. |
would not. however. detract in the slightest de-
gree from the fame of the "PAip Alto System"
for many reasons. chief among which is that,
while ] do claim that the senator did not orig
mate the kindergarten system. he accomplished
more than all other men together in the system
rl!udcd to. And besides. thc senator was a per
sonal friend OF m.nr. and n patron for many
years while | published Duituu's SpIrit 81 IRE
Iur,. Indeed, 1t was my good fortune 70 have
paid ez-tinv. stanford u visit at ialo Alto but u
month previous 10 his death. and n pieasanter
dag have seldom spent ut :. stock farm during
very feeble. and was obliged To be helped in and
out Of his carriage, but sat and saw the horses
while he was quite helpless ut the time. his mind
was as clear as a bell, ana lie. planned for the
Convey. aud Orrin Hickok, who was present. with
rs much ~sagacity rs ne ever displayed. More
over. | am acquainted with Charles Marvin. who
satisfactorily to both the Senator and the public
At large. and knew him intimately when he
trained, and campaiSned the famous stallion
SmuEgler, and wrcs;ct the victory from Gold
smith Maid and Budd Doble in one OF the most
Desperately ;TpnicSteI races on record; ! also
sold him 10 Col. Russell Of Boston Tor the then
almost nheard- of sum for a trottcr o: $4,000.
And. knowing these people ana the horses rs |
did / am sure that Mr.. Marvin and Capt. Tough,
being citizens OF Kansas AT the time OF which !
write. will verify what ! am about To say.
In 1873 | visited Lawrence. kan. for the first
time. and then and there tcCaIne acuusinted
with the ia ISte p ReE ,di r; AkGEF'' q pGT'nHrof Amsos
stock farm, Not 80 very long before that the
partnership had been formed. and MIR; Spra.uc
had transferred his line collection OF horses 10
Kansas, among them the famous stallion Ethan
Allen, whom 10 see was but to admire. In the
the harness was on and he was set going lis
gait was the very poetry OF motion. His stable
lie Beautiful Ethan Alien as The latte was uno
like him OF Ticonderoga fame. who is known
the world over for the remarkable In the
name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental
While at the Kansas stock farm Mr.. Akcrs
showed me what he called his school room.
which he had made for the education Of colts.
IL was a round building. with a pole in the mid
a ,be OF Sr6 the F1 sanr thsi reached HE'D r from the 'oot d InL9
say, from what | now remember OF 1t. about
forty feet in diameter, The colts. as ! saw them
then, were turned into the school room sep
arately, the instructor In the centre. and the
colt made TO trot around him until he had
enough. Then another and another was turned
into the school room until the scholars had all
received a lesson. Ot course. the i'aln Alto
SYstcm' is much in advance OF the Kansas
friend Akers | 40 not for n moment doubt, and
had MIR. Akcrs not died in the early history
of the Kansas stock farm, there Is no telling
what he might have accomplished in the kinder
gartcn To which he was thoroughly welded.
" Honor TO whom honor is due" is II motto 10
which ! have. chung with tenaciiy from my
youth up; and am thankful 10 nave lived 10 sce
the day when y great daily paper can print not
only the horse news, but alsothC traditional side
of the horse question, and thus De the means of
educating the, masses. so that a better UNDER
standing of the business can be lad, and the
f'ar of contamination by the mixing and
Iningling OF the community he dispersed. BY
your good work ! trust In due time the minister
of the Gospel may rub against the hOTseman
without harm to either Of them, and that all
manner OF eviidoers will nave melted out To
them their just punishment.
FRANK ii. DUNToS.
CATsKILL- \ Y, Dec, "a.