New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-10
IN AID OF KINDERG1RT
A GENEROUS ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE
DEVOTED TO THE WORK.
THE BROOKLYN FREE KITDERGARTEN SOCIETY

THE BROOKLYN FREE KIHDERGARTEN SOCIETY
INcoRPoRATED-oTHER GIFTS PROMISED.
The many friends Of the Brooklyn Free Kin
dergarten were delighted last night AZ the an
nouncement that the society is about to receive
an endowment gift of something like s15.coo, the
income from which will be used to further the
work Of establishing free kindergartcns in
Brooklyn. and to create and promote interest
in kindergarten work. In order to put analrs
on a practical basis the Brooklyn Kindergarten
Society was incorporated yesterday and the
necessary pa pcrs were filed with the Secretary
of State The directors are Frank l.. Babbott'
Ellen T. Brockway. Charles n. Chadwick. caro-
line r. lie Row. Henry W. Maxwell A. Emer-
son Palmer. George Foster Peabody, FREDERICK
y. Pratt. Mary Sharpe. Cornela Il. shepard
Hayden w Wheeler and Edward NJ. Shepard
of Brooklyn.
Frank i. Babbott when seen by Tribune
reporter last night: and asked about the aims
of the society. begged to be excused for the
present from divulging the name of the siVer
Of the endowment fund. He admitted. however
that the endowment one of generous pro-
portions and that the income from it wouid
enable the society to greatly enlarge its scope
and perfect its plans.
ut was necessary to incorporate the society
said Mr. Babbott lin order to be in the proper
position to receive gifts. requests, endowments'
and so FORTH which have been Informed are
ready for us at ar early date A fund amount
ing TO several thousand dollars is ready loI
us now and we expect to have the money III
few DAYS 1t will be in the form OF a M
mortal endowment ! am not at liberty JUST az
present to reveal the name OF the giVer.
Mr. Babbott requested to speak aoout tile
work of the kindergarten Society In BroohiS"'
and he said: e., ,.,r
There are at the present time twelve Tree RI
dergarten schools having an attendance on pp1u'
500 children. The names OF these schools. WITH M,
are scattered about the city. are as follows: ne
Women's Club. Memorial Industrial NanderniI'
Phvsicians' Bethel. Katherine Tilney WlH'N,
BEDFORD Slocum Memorial. Hoagland Lincoln
and Bethany Memorial. Single schools are Deihs
sunnorted by DR. c. " Hoagland and George
Foster Peabody and other philanihropic peop's
are contributing generously toward the snppoi
OF schools in different localities. The object o.
the kindergarten movement Is first, To es'ap
and maintain free kindergartens in BrooKlyn
and so To awaken an interest in the movement
that ultimately there will be an adequate NUMBER
Of schools In the city
Mr. ia bbott said that Brooklyn seemed 10 ne
behind other large cities in the kindergart'n
movement but he said he was glad 10 not'e 'Ndt
during the last two or three years there had o,'n
a great awakening on the subject. and II was his
belief that within a few years BROOKLYN ""u''
he abreast OF other cities in this regard
A concert for the benefit OF the klndcI ~, y,
association will he given in the Baptlst r'"Pi'
on March 90 The musical features includ. s.
lcctions hv the University Glee CLUB, o. New
YORK assisted by Victor Herbert.