The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-15
SHATTERED IDOLS.
Miss Williams Says That Tom
the Piper's Son and Tafy
Are Immoral.

The kindergarten class, under the aus
pieces of the Primary Principals Asso-
citation gave a closing exhibit of their
work last night in the High School AS
sembly room. The exhibit was at the
rear of the room and was open both
before and after the lecture which Miss
A. w. Williams, the teacher of Kinder
garten work, delivered on Literature
for Children
Miss Williams said it was most import
ant that only the right kind of reading
be given children at the formation period.
She aid there has been much discussion
as to the best books and stories for chill
dren. Some people vigorously d~enounce
all of Mother Goose fairy tales. Others
only restrict them. Miss Williams men
toned several nursery rhymes which have
an immoral tendency, such as Tom, Tom
the Piper's Son. "Taffy Was a Welsh
man, Taffy was a Thief" All rhymes
which treat of thieving or wrong doing
of any kind without punishment are
pernicious. 1t is just some small thing
like that which incites to some future
good or bad deed. AS children are start
ed in literature they will continue and
they should be started Alright.
MORE IDOLS SHATTERED.
In regard to fairy tales Miss Williams
thinks all are not pernicious. The dan
ger is that children will grow to think
them true and let their ambition be for
a pair of seven league boots or a wishing
rug. 1t is certain that they develop the
imagination but there is such a thing
as developing too much of an imagina-
ton. Miss Williams did not think it nee
essary to feed children on the milk and
water diet of Little Lord Fauntleroys,
but rather books of real high life, about
real children. There are plenty of I'M
aginative stories, however, which do not
teach the taking of life or the immoral
side of life, rather, they tend to elevate
the ideas of the children.
When Miss Williams finished her lee
ture she was presented with a large
bunch Of jacqueminot roses and maiden
hair fern.
MIR. H. c.. Snyder. when introducing
Miss Williams said education was a sub
ject which had occupied the best thoughts
of all great minds from the time OF
Aristotle to that of Herbert Spencer.
But in tha time the two men who de-
served most praise were they who thought
out the plan of Kindergarten work. Ere
bells plan is the one most used now and
it is his the kindergarten class studied
this year. ..
piano solo. She also received a large
INTERESTING EXHIBITS;
The exhibit was of the completed books
of the class. These books are most inter
esting to examine, and in addition to the
harmonious blending Of the colors show
severance. Two tables also held clay
models of birds. eggs, leaves, q hand
and alD5, even yen a Trilby II foot Work one wd par fbe alay
model of a bat; There are 40 member
of the class, all teachers in the primary
msmber Of ha 5hs re e5tS, 4 certificates na@asf 8 Shows 5as
ing tina the have completed the years
course. Many have not as yet finished
cafes Gates u upon their Completion.
Those who have received their certif-
GATES 1Nisss and N s9me are Ma principals 1. ar Banks.
orden. G. L. .McCartsr, M. Belanger, z,
4. Young, NJ K; Thomas M y, z. Nc IF
a Ae0I Tiwomey. s.. f. Yaekley,, Barbara
Muir, Il. A. Herlihy. K. A, Madden. Mrs.
Alice Rankin, Misses 8; Nolan, r: e
j.. Gennocchio, E. S. MeGown. A; Glib
SON, NJ. Luckes G. Pond E. HaddeGn, |.
Marsh n; e2ly NJ. E l. al mafe I. Gle naapa. NJ. :.
Y. .Spargo. NJ. Meehan, q. AZ. cre4asey,
Nellie DeLargy, Mrs. II. Ii. 0ndy. NilSsSs
r.. Van Wrinkle, E. Perrine, D. Koch, g.
H. Sayres, E. Cokelet, M. Hall e. Y
Horton, Emma j. Evans. 3. L, Corn1sh,
l.. Dominick, I. L. Roe, Lulu Blau. Cora
Hopkins. M. A. Fitzgerald, E. L. Riggs,
J. F. Nevin, L. Fortmann, M G: Grimes
o. Koch, Fl. Cooper, K. Sutphin. J.. Nc
Kahn. B. G. Chambers. L. E. Jones, N
A. Tealing, A. Ashhurst. p. l. Potts, R.
right. A. D. Young, K. Cringle, M. Flynn,
L.. Gibson. &c. Robertson: H. Ward, <.
Benton, NJ. Connery, f. Coleman. j., v.
Horsley. T. S.. Schrader, J. H. Wheeler,
K. 70. Foster, R. F.. Harvie, L. Conklin,
M. A. Lynch. NJ. A. Lanigan, L.. J. War
dell; M. F. Smith, K. A. Murphy, e. A.