Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-25
| COLUMBIA KINDERGARTEN
What Has Been Done by the Association
Since Its Organization
Effect Of the Work Done by the One
Model School and the Free
Lecture Courses.

The annual meeting of the Columbia Kin
dergarten Association will be held at 4
O'Clock next Thursday in the small hall at
Columbian University. All who are at all
interested in kindergarten work are invited
| to attend, as well as the members of the as
ISOLATION. This association was formed at
a meeting held during the month Of March,
| 1894, by a number of philanthropic ladies
and gentlemen, who were appreciative of
the value Of Kindergarten work and it's
beneficial results This meeting is well re-
membered, and the association, which is
now in such a fiourishing condition, is mere
| 1y the growth of the movement started at
that time. The first purpose of the s.ssoca-
ton was to secure the adoption of first-class
kindergarten schools as part of the public
schools. In order to do this the examples
| in other cities were pointed out, and the as
ISOLATION strove to maintain kindergartens
Of its own in order to show the practical
| results of the work. The association has
also, by means of lectures, endaavored to
bring the idea before the public mind, and
has labored necessarily for two years to
| further its object. The assistance of a few
| generous givers was all that the association
had to work with, and plans will be submit
ted at the coming meeting for the purpose
of securing wider support, and more ex-
tended means of aid.
During most of the time it has carried on
one model school at first in private quarters
ana latterly IN an unused room in some
public school building, the school at pres
ent being in the Buchanan building on f
street between 18th and 14th, where every
school day Miss Rosalie Ioor, a most CON-
petent kindergartener, teaches thirty or
torty of the young children of the neighbor-
hood. The work done in the association S
model school has received the approval of
Superintendent Powell and of all the other
officers and teachers of the public schools
who have observed it. and in itself has
been Of incalculable benefit to the children
attending. Besides the model school the
association has conducted free lecture
courses, series of twenty lectures, by kim
dergartenerS OF this city and elsewhere in
GUIDING some of the most successful in the
United States, and which was opened by an
address from Commissioner Harris, being
row In progress Saturday mornings at the
| Columbian University. Nothing but lack
of means has limited the success of the as
soc!a ton, which has to depend, of course,
entirely upon private contributions as it
re ceives no aid from public funds. 1t has
| raised it's income partly from entertain
ments and partly by subscription, and is
now appealing to the public in both ways
The present officers of the association are
Mrs. John G. Walker president: Carroll D.
Wright, first vice president; Mr.. Il. Pick
nan Mann. recording secretary; Mrs. Saml
r. Stevens. corresponding secretary; Mr.
Henry b. F. Macfarland, treasurer, and an
executive committee. comprising besides
ttose mentioned, DR.. William T. Harris,
Mrs. Lucius Tuckerman. Mrs. F. f. Chad
wick Mrs. L. S. Doohttle. Mrs. John Crop
per, Mr.. Simon Wolf and Dr. H. N. Hail
mann. Interesting addresses will be made
at the annual meeting on Thursday, when
1t is hoped the membership of the assoca-
ton will be increased, with a corresponding
increase of income.