Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-07
IHE KINDERGARTEN.

The value ami imporiAncs OF the
principles advanced by Ffoebel, with
teiero zoe 10 the care aud training OF
small children, are not fully spn,ei by
all parent. Indeed. some fathers aud
mothers may be said 10 miss the real
zilion OF the idea that their children
should develop like carefully nurtursd
| pisnts, 10 which pToess, II 10 necessary
10 make available tho direction OF per.
sons especially trained for such wort
A. n cosseq usnar, the development o
children's characters often Ia Ieit TO
haphszird Discipline, 10 which the
overworkeJ, nervous parents frequent.
ly allow impstisnoe aud sp,smojlc
severity 10 take tbs place VI tbs llving,
porsuasive kindness which " the At.
mOspheIe best fitted tor child growth.
II was for the purpose OF helping to
correct this unfortunate tendency tha
tho kindergsrton (ohlldTenI garden
was established. Its results have fully
luSiifioi the hopes OF ia fou ndsn to a
marked extent; yet very efficient work.
etc therein have Jailed In the pact To-
receive putllc support, ~ the oommun.
iiy becomes better acquainted, toK.
ever, with the good Work, an improve.
ment In this respect may DO snuci
paled.
In this city a number OF kinder.
gaTtens are being conducted now Will
Il fair degree Il success, anu are
o ioying tue n'A'iy support Of
many psrenls. Two difficulties have
stood In the way eta higher degree OF
success than that a,resiy allaiued.
One oi lhvte Ia tho lack OF public knowl
edge conotrning and appreciation Of
trained teachers. the other The lack Of
financial patronage and support. II "
ooh fdsnIly believed smong kindeTsAI.
| ten workers that the ,econd difficulty
will disappear when The untis rtmuvei,
Win this end IN view, II has besn
] decided, a. already announced "a tns
! NEWS, 10 open kindergaflen aud q
/ kindergarten lIsiuiug school under the
auspiees Of the L,ltos-day SAINTS Col.
lsge. Thp training school will be under
the direction Of MtF. Anna X. Craig,
one Of the most efficient Kindergarten
trainers Ia the State; thu kindergarteu
itself Will be incidentally u der control
VI the ofiiesr. Of the Utah Kinder.
gafleu association, VITO will place one
Of their besI qualified kindargarlner'
~ charge.
We commend this movement 10 the
PEOPLE, knowing well the good woIk la
contemplation, AMI realizing its i'm.
poflance to the ohilireu, especially
hoso OF Laltetday = lint psrentage.
II may b. we'll % suggesl here that
white tho EinisTIar,on 10 an exceed.
iegly valuable factor In Guild training,
Il never uiu tupplanI tho homi In.
tIeuco and guidance 10 esseaslal u
properly developed character Kin.
tcrgarlel teaehsrs, or any other
outside Of tho HON, circle, cam Of
supplan, pigents ~ thu duy tho
after owe 70 ,huIT children. The
mother VINO ,hinN tn, Nndergart.
ner eau exercise parental In
iluoncs b,lics than the vile and
/ vlus patent Is mIs,aScs; 50 vita
the Eiadctsartnef. ~ matter now
rrr cot any onili'sclJli an i1a prsosp'
tors may be, his,foiSsp,rit VI parental
lave reioau, / D 'ul, development only
Ia ne hearts Of iathers and IN ilhsra,
and hey ass uio div usls when the
Llrd hollis uspnus,ble Tar their chill.
isrl's care, nurture anu development