The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-04
THE CHILD'S GARDEN.
Free kindergarten TO Be
Opened Today.
TRAINING SCHOOL ATTACHED.
Plan Of Operatives 81 the Free Kinder
gsrten Assoessston-Experie
Teacher IA Charge.

The trss Kindergarten II now s fact.
snd this morning the school viii be
formally opened in the old South school
building ca Main, between Seventh ard
Eighth streets. The school board has
granted the Free kindergarten Associa-
ton free use Of The buildiag for . yeaF. and
after the xork Of transformation the old
building now presents decidedly attrae-
tive appearance. being reprinted. repaired,
repapered ami rem0dsied generally. Two
large rooms have hsea nstsd up capable Of
accommodating sixty children. hus ~
present there vii only 70 seating room
fer thirty.
The teacher. Miss Ellen Gresham. is
nos IN the city and the members Of the
Free kindergarten Association expect
great things Of her. She comes highly
recommended and viii give the liliIe pupils
her undivided attention. Miss Cree man.
whose home Is IN San Francisco, has been
elected teacher OF the school here for one
year She - vel known By sll the teach
ers OF San Francisco, and her experiences
as teacher has been large and varied.
For SIX years she vas teacher IA the pub
lie schools Of canada, and later she took
the usual course ia Kindergarten tnsfrac-
ton under MFs Kate Douglass Wiggin,
the famous writer OF chiidren's stories.
who Is prominent in kindergarten work.
She also took a post graduate course under
the tatorship Of Miss Nora Smith, the lat
ter sister OF Mrs. Wiggin aud a well
known kindergarten worker. Miss CFeel-
man also spent much time and money
In studying music. especially vocal cul-
tnre, with view TO training children IN
this branch OF physical culture. Aside
from her other studies. she has been pu-
oil of K. Russell. Of New York. in deco
rating, design and general art. The local
association IS much battered in having Sc
cured the services Of so accomplished and
competent teacher.
For the present only the children of the
more needy families will be cared for, but
later, when the facilities for instruction
are greater and money more plentiful, adj
dltional teachers will be employed and the
children Of ali classes admitted to the
school,
In addition 10 the kindergarten the as
ISOLATION has established a training school
for young women, who will be directly
under the charge of Miss Creelman. Young
women who desire 10 ft themselves for
duty as teachers in the public schools will
here find an opportunity TO receive IN
struction rs well as fair practical knowl-
edge In the art Of primary instruction.
Each one must study during the morning
of each day from Q to IL and aid Mss
Creelman in looking after the children,
and In the after noon Miss Creelman will
give lectures and practical examples OF the
work required. This branch will be found
Of inestimsble value 10 young women,
whether they desire 10 become teachers or
not.
Although twenty children are usually
considered an ample class for any one
teacher In kindergarten work, Miss Creel-
man will start with class Of thirty, aud
will attempt TO care for them all properly.
10 this kind Of q school the teacher can
not teach the little ones. in class; each
child mast lie cared for separately; IL Is
individual work that Is required. The
mind Of each child must be developed in
keeping with its own special and peculiar
capabilities; they will he ''developed"-
objection being taken 10 the WORT ''in-
structed." The child is taken as il is
and the teacher aseertains its capabilities,
keeping in check the wrong, developing
the right. Ia fact the little ones will be
given the advantage OF 3 systematic and
scientific training school.
Speaking OF the opening of the kinder
garten tomorrow Mrs. c. T.. Dewhurst, the
secretary OF the association, said last even
ing:
"The citizens Of Seattle should recognize
the work that the association has under
taken and appreciate our departure in en-
ploying s competent teacher TO conduct
the school on a scientific basis. We want
and need every business mAn's support
and we desire more monthly subscriptions.
When we have more money the school
can accommodate more children. At pres
ent the state OF the funds will admit OF
school Of bat thirty children, but We al
ready have room for sixty. We will &C
cept subscriptions IN any sum from 5 cents
upward. The membership fee is bat 81,
with no future assessment. The work Is
81 unqgestionabiy a necessary and excel
lent one that We should not want for funds
when the people properly understand
what is being done. In view Of the good
which Nil accrue 20 all who desire To at
tend the training school department Of the
kindergarten the association has decided
10 charge small tuition to the pupi s."
Next Saturday afternoon there will be
4 regular meeting OF the association and
fall attendance Is desired. A board Of
managers must be elected.