New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
Undergraduates MEET.
LARGE ASSEMBLY AT THE TEACHERS
COLLEGE.
NEEDS AND METHODS OF SCHOOL WORK Dis
CUssED-AN ADDRESS BY WALTER
I. UERVEY.

/. HERvEY.
Tho largest assembly OF kindergarten workers
ever held IN the United States gathered yesterday at
| the Teachers College Observation-Disclosures
ST and Amsterdam-ave.. at the ahnuai Ilee'"s Va
| the International kindergarten Union IheTe were
between 400 and 800 delegates. representing nearly
| every State In the country and Including co"s'u-
| cradle number from Canada. In honor Oh '"e oc
| casion the hall was decorated with PAINS ana
NOTED plants and literally drapcd with ilass. Eacn
kindergarten wore badge bearing the per'rait Oh
the father of kIndergartens Frederick Froepel MISS
I,cv Wheelock OF Boston the president OF the
| union presided at the meeting. VITA her on tne
platform were Mrs. Ada NJ. Hughes OF toronto
| and Miss Caroline T. Haven. OF New-loiA' WIZ
presidents Miss Hattie Twitcheil' OF MILWAUKEE,
treasurer: Miss Hattie Laws, of Cincinnati Ieeo'u
| ing secretary and Miss Sara e. N!tse' Oh west
| Roxbury. Mass. corresponding secretary.
Walter L. Hervey, president OF the ieachcrs No-
| ege made the opening address. Ai'er d IL" W."
OF welcome he asked to be allowed 10 pass d. once
10 three matters which he said were vital % Khder
garten success. The first was the matter OF coop
| Grafton or solidarity. In connection win '"iS 10
caid that the best kndergartners were those "ho
while holding fast to the Utmost spirit Oh rioeoe
were modifying and adjusting all iorms' III way
which Froebel himself approved In order 10 SUI. 'he
roods ~ modern civilization and culture EeVa-
.,on NJ the standards" he mentioned as the second
Of the needs OF the hour. Quoting MISS Nora ~
smith the speaker named an almost appalling Nst
IL aEI
~ y,rtues which were necessary 10 make d bCuu
Eiudergartner Among these were wlsuol Paaielio,.
administrative ability. meckneSs. pruuvHoe IA ~
i've nower end a knowledge OF music anu az, ~ ;t
addition of his own he recomineiusu .nti
"udacItv backed up by divine call ror nls t,lh
non Of i'm portance he urged the neeu OF d toI V-s
pand broad training for one who Is 10 a,'einpi h
dnrparten work and said. In conclusion. ~ - my
own nrm conviction that we have not we. pcsuia ~
rs,I,za the possibilities OF the kindergafieh as u
LIVER for civilization in the century thal ~ a'nS
ir,D"n ne and that all the faith we can muster VIII
hp abundantly justified by the result; -. ~.
Tha second address was delivered Dy me NV
7 a,nhton Williams, OF New-York. on Inc \iHuvI-
lien In Its Relation to Social Reform Mr. W ~
Sams saij that social reform involved new nlo III
i ,binrs and that the principle OF inns must oe III
troSmced into the physical and mental training Vi 'ie
child. 49, ,c,oh ~ CT Louis read
paper upon the same suDlect. MA, discussed
pChiId study in the kindergarten was qscusSrI
nv Miss Anna f. Bryan and Miss Amalie .io,eT, OF
Chicago Miss Nora A. Smith OF San rnllIng
and q naper upon THE Art or Story irIIns
Hamilton w. Mabie of New York read ,vra IN
"a s,ientidc treatise on THE Elements Oh Nutuie W
anu Eindargarten and Professor James L. nughes'
~ nronto and Mrs w y. Hailmann. OF aslihk w:
- - talked of THE kindergarten ana w ~, ". tat"r
nj az smoke of the reforming erect whlch Wv hha-
liz, Vii have upon the present system Oh higher
education. 49,, .,oo,,ro , vote OF thanks
A, VA -, President Hervey and his aids. An IN
sormal luncheon was served oy III Denartnent
prons Of the College Kindergarten '"''''
and her assistants.