The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-07-04

to make the payment Saturday after
noon, but could not get away from the
hotel long enough to FIX up all the re-
ceipts-although he went to the couri
house once to do so. He implied to q
HERALD reporter tina. he had a good deal
Of confidence in such Of his employees az
might be suspected circumstantislly and
hence he did not propose to throw oppro.
brium upon them by causing their arrest
He thinks the hotel must have been left
alone entirely during his absence on
Sunday afternoon while driving "Sleepy
Tom," and that at that time some I'M
known individual entered and committed
the theft.
Those acquainted with the kindergar-
ten in Yakima the past year realize that
ten or dozen children enrolled did not
mean that number in attendance. Out OF
that number, small for place like Yak
lima, where there are so many children OF
kindergarten age (Which is from three
and a half to six years. there is always
likely to be two or more absent for a
month at a time. 1t can be seen then
that neither are the numbers large enough
to sustain as vital an interest among the
children as with a larger school, nor Is !
an adequate support financially.
These facts being known by the ladies
Of Yakima, on Saturday last they under
took the formation of the Yakima Kinder
garten ssocistion--holding their meeting
in the Presbyterian church. About fif-
teen ladies attended, and much discus
sion obtained. 1t was finally decided to
form such an association, the object
being to provide by any means for the
tuition OF class of ten little ones for one
year. If these plans can be materialized,
the income will be sufficiently large to
enable Miss Evelyn A. King to remain
for another year and carry on her meri-
torious work in Yakima.
The association perfected all plans for
the campaign" soon to be begun, but
postponed electing officers until the next
meeting-the time of holding which will
be announced in these columns later on.
Miss Kings views regarding her work
may be OF interest. To a HERALD re-
porter she yesterday spoke as follows:
''The ladies who organized an associa-
ton Saturday last hope to arouse an in
terest among the people in the true bene-
fits OF kindergarten training, and place
the kindergarten in Yakima upon such a
basis that it will become a permanent
factor in the education of the children OF
our city.
at is the true foundation upon which
the later training should rest. A good
building upon an infirm foundation is
worth little. A good education obtained
is worth little to the one who cannot
apply it to the issues OF life. The kinder.
garten teaches children to learn how to
learn. That is, il trains them not only to
observe, but to do it thoroughly and
accurately. 1t teaches them to express
what they have learned not alone by
words, but by actions and by use OF GER
tain materials, types and forms found in
universal nature. The work with them
being conducted with continuity, pro-
ceeding from the simple to the complex
and the concrete to the abstract, each
has the opportunity of representing his
or her own imressions, thus developing
individuality and creativeness. we
learn through doing is one of the favor
lite notices of the followers OF Froebel.
"The children work and play together,
as occasion demands, each giving up for
the moment his own personal desire when
it clashes or is detrimental to the interests
OF the others. So they learn respect for
the rights of others and loving unselfish :
ness one toward the other; and much de-
ponds upon the harmony of morning at
kindergarten in this together spirit
Lessons like these are OF much import.
ance in after life. We as grown people
realize that while keeping our individu-
atty, which is indispensable to the growth
of character, our town, our state, our
nation would be far more prosperous, II
this spirit of kindergarten were more
fully developed in u.s."