The morning times., 1895-10-11
WOMEN Who WOULD VOTE
Suffrage Association Meets in
Wimodaughsis Parlors.
Mrs. Eudora L. Hatlmann Reads an
Interesting Paper on The Kinder
garten and Public Schools"

The District woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation held an Interesting meeting last
evening at Z 80 o'clock in the cosy parlors
of Wimodaughsis on l street northwest
A large number Of members We're present.
this being the first gathering OF the year.
on which the annual election of Officers ia kes
place. The voting resulted in the reelection
Of Mrs Ellen Powell Thompson as president;
Miss Cora d. Thomas, vice-presidert; Miss
Mary Williams, secretary; Mrs. X. I.
Burt, treasurer; Mrs. Chesire, auditor:
Mrs Bennett, Mrs. Goff, Mrs. Munroe, ex-
ecutive committee.
An extremely instructive and comprehen-
sive paper on The Kindergarten and the
Public Schools" was then read by Mrs
Eudora L. Hailmann. whose lifelong work
in connection with a training school Tor
teachers fits her admirably to handle such
a subject. Mrs. Hailnann, in dealing with
the question, said:
Tine school instructs and tests tn e mem ory
results of its instruction, the kindergarten
exercise develops and trains all the faculties
of the child in full mutual harmony. The
school teaches and tells. the kindergarten
sets The Child to work, guides anu directs.
THE school wants each child to reach
a certain set aim: the kindergarten would
enable each child to gather strength as 1t
proceeds, and to seek ever higher aims
according to its Individuality. The school
aims almost exclusively at Information,
the kindergarten at knowledge coupled with
corresponding purposes and ability 10
achieve"
Mrs. Hailmann alluded to the fact that
throughout Europe and America this edu-
cational reform was receiving enthusiastic
recognition. In Austria, Belgium, Holland,
France, Italy, number of Swiss cantons
in the Argentine Republic and In many
cities and towns of the United States and
Canada, the kindergarten has been made a
part of the public school work.
Ii is coming to be more and more uniyer-
sally recognized that the Kindergarten
is not a transient eXpedient, but supplies
permanent need of unfolding child ma
ture-
President Shepard, Rev. ]. P. Bvrne, in
spector of the British and Foreign School
Society; Rev. Alfred Bonnie, of the same
society; DR.. W. T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner
of Education; j. H. Evans, president OF the
board of normal school regents; the Bar
onness Marenholtz Buelow; Mr.. Hailmann,
wellknown instructor, and other au-
thorities on educational matters were
quoted as being earnestly in favor OF the
system.
In the United States in 1873 there were
~ kindergartens, with ,252 pupils, and in
1892, ,311 kindergartens, with 65,396
pupils.
Mrs. Kent and Mrs Tindall spoke later on
the sam topic, diverging for few bright
illusions to ''m other Influence"
On the staten ent of Mrs. Thompson, the
president, that there was pressing busi-
ness which it was too late to transact, it
was voted to hold a special m Getting at
Wimodaughsis, November 1 4, and the meet
ing adjourned. :.
Among those present were: Mrs. Ruth
D. Havens, DR.. Grace Robbins, and Mrs.
Thomas.
The subject at the next m Getting will be
Industrial schools as part Of the public
school system"