The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-19
THE KINDERGARTEN'S ANNUAL.
Over 5000 Are Now In the Local
Schools for Little Ones.

The annual meeting of the Free Kinder
gaften and Children's Aid Society was held
yesterday afternoon at the training school
on North Pennsylvania street. There was
small attendance, which, however, expe-
dited matters, as far as counting the bal
dots was concerned. Mrs. j. II. Holiday
presided. The secretary, Mrs Elan, read
The report of the treasurer. The balance in
the treasury April, 1884, was $Si9.92 re-
ceipts for the year ending April, 1895. So
b55.17; total. $lO405.Oe. The expenses for the.
year were 50, Sc; balance, s7iS.46. Mrs.
T.. A. Blaker, the superintendent of the
kindergartens. read an interesting report.
The many branches she touched on indi-
vidually and briefly. She spoke of the inn
portance OF the mothers conferences and
the need of regular instruction for the
mothers of the children who attend the
kndergArtens. Weekly and monthly meet
ings ard held for these. In connection with
these meetings there is question box, and
by quoting number of questions asked she
ii. One question vas was: IF I throw Water
In Johhny's face and then shut him up in
the closet. and then he ss, won't mind. what
where the mothers of the several districts
come together are held twice a year. Cot
ers' Instruction class the study Child
Study is taken up. Mothers to the num-
Der OF 1874 have. attended these meetings;
Z s625 visits have been made by the friendly
visitors. There have been many donations
OF clothing and miscellaneous articles, and
these have been distributed to the needy,
the kirdergartens. There are numerous
departments In the kindergartens. In these
ers' class, literary classes. book clubs, sci
ence clubs nursery maids classes and nur-
sery. there are 1904 enrolled, Besides these
there are kindergartens connected with the
Deaf and Dumb. the Blind Institution and
the Orphans Asylum, and several private
kindergartens. which swell the number in
the kindergartenS to more than 5,150. When
the kindergarten was be gun, in 1855, there
were 4o2 enrolled. The largest addition has
been made in the past year. The features
OF the past year have been the reDoyal of
the training school and offices to No. 49S
ment OF a private kindergarten in the same
building and the opening of kindergarten
AZ the QrphanS Asylum. Next Tuesday will
be the Froebel anniversary, and there will
be special exercises iii all the schools.
Monday afternoon the Froebei Club will
give special entertainment.
Several changes were made in the consti-
tuition which were recommended by the
executive board. 1t was decided to estab-
OF the latter alone. Woman was strick-
en- from one section and the word person
substituted. 50 that both men and women
may be members and act ON the advisory
board. A new order shall be the appoint
ment of committees, by the president, on.
finance, lunch, purchasing, sewing, repairs.
carrying and nominating The business of
each of these is suggested by the name.
President, Mrs. John 3. Elan: vice presi-
dents, Mrs. John fl. Holiday. Mrs. O. S.
Runneis. Mrs. George T.. Townley and Mrs.
Herman Pink. in the order named record
ing secretary, Mrs. s. Il. Perkins:
responding secretary, Mrs. c.. w. Hufford;
treasurer. Mrs. C r. Park Board Of d.
rectors: Mrs. John G. New, Mrs. H. s.
Tucker, Mrs w. A. Bell, Mrs. ID. w Mar
mon, Mrs. J. r. Perry. Mrs. J: H. Baldwin.
Schurmann. The advisory board: Rev. n
~ Hyde, Hon. r. n. Lamb, George Mer-
rit, w. "A. Bell, G. Il. Dark, Robert S. Sim
clair Frank Vonnegut, John p Frenzel, ID.
X. Goss and D. NJ. Geeting Mrs. eliza A.
Blaksr was unanimously elected superin-
tendent of the schools.