The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-17
TRAINING THE LITTLE ONES.
The work of the Savannah Kinder
garten Association.


The free kindergarten of the Savannah
kindergarten Association is now being
-.nIucted in the rooms Of the Woman's
CHRISTIAN Temperance Union, No. ia
rr.uchton street The school began its
lud term Monday, Oct Is. and has Just
Completed its third week.
There are thirteen children in attend
aree. though it is expected that the at
tendance viii increase. Although the as
-..atiOn has been organized somethine
over Two years, ana has a number or
umbers, its work does not seem TO be
generally known anu understood. as is
Evidenced by the small attendance The
officers OF the association are as follows.
Tresident-Mrs. j. r. b. Beckwfth
First Vice President-Alrs A. L. Silva
second Vice President-Miss Laura Har-
Third Vice President-Anss salHe Nc
recording Secretary Annie Mac
C0rresponding Secretary-AIr. Arthur ].
Treasurer-Capt II. C. Cunningham.
EEecuuve Committee-Mrs. r. NJ But
ll- Mrs. L. G. Mackall, Miss Lizzie Mil
lar Mrs. Edward Kar0w. Mrs l. b.
Ii-dcman. Miss Lizzie Waller. Mrs II
j.. stevens, Mrs A. r. Lawton, Jr., B.
and Mir. A. p. Solomons.
The association has a membership of
about 200 of the best citizens the major
l-y OK the membership being ladies'. Its
finances are in fairly good condition. hut
what the association, and especially the
officers desire, is more general interest
hts work. The school was successfuIlv
conducted during the last term by Mrs
a. Ai. Robbins of Boston, who is also in
charge inns term Miss Robbins is an eX-
p.renced k1ndergartener and has given
entire satisfaction in the discharge of her
duties. She is assisted by Miss NJ Co
burn.
Nearly everybody has a general idea
Of what a klndergarten school is. 1t is
OF little children from three to six years
OF age. ,Fhe purposes of the kindergar-
ten are beautifully described by Miss
Katherine BuDe IN a recent article in the
kindcrsarten Magazine, Of which the
following is an extract.
Every child has a three-fold nature.
He is body, mind and soul During his
early years his body is the chief object
of care, mind and soul being allowed to
develop pretty much as they will at first
IN school MIND gets most of the atten-
ton, body and soul being largely left out
of calculation. Now if it We're not true
that the child has a three-fOld nature il
would be all-sufIicient TO give him good
physical care during his first six years,
and then send him to school to have his
MIND trained. If, in the one child body,
mind and soul did not dwell together dur
ing life as an inseparable unity, the old
way of caring for body at home, mind at
school, and soul at Sunday school, would
do very wei, and there would be no need
of kindergartens But the child has a
growing mind and soul at home. he has
ing character lanother name for
souD, at school, and he takes
his restless body and inquiring mind with
him to Sunday school He has this three
fold nature, and as yet, the kind ergartcn
Is the only educational Institution which
recognizes it and strives to educate il.
Whatever the kindergarten gives a child.
Of song, story, work or play. takes into
account the active body, the unfolding
mind and the growing soul.
The body is developed by happy, whole
some, hearty play, plenty of exercise and
activity OF every sort, marching, singing,
gardening, gymnastics and outdoor eXcur-
sions, so ordered that mind and soul grow
by their use.
The mind is developed by the gifts and
occupations, which involve bodily activity
and are made means of character build
ing.
The soul is developed by constant exer-
else in right doing. The kndergartener be-
neves that the soul Crews by exercise as
well as body or mind, that TO become UNI
selfish, child must act unselhshly; that
to become kind, he must have constant
exercise in acts. Of kindness. He must
learn through doing"
To sum up briefly: The kindergarten de-
Velops the three-fold nature Of the child.
The kindergarten recognizes and see ks
TO develop the individuality of each child.
1t provides the best preparation for
school life Qn that the child acquires ha-
bits of obedience, order, self-control and
industry)
1t strives to prepare the child not only
for time, but for eternity, by enabling MIN
TO grow into what he can be, and into what
Goo meant him to be.
There are two private kindergartens in
the city and the free kindergarten school
IS intended, of course, for the children of
poor people who are unable to take adj
vantage OF these private schools and who
are unable to give them the home train
ing which the children of more fortunate
parents receive. The membership dues
are only 81 a year, and are collected by
the committee Under these circum-
stances the membership should be five
times what it is a present