New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
MISS MERRILL'S CANDIDACY.
,rr,I. FITTED FOR THE PLACE OF ST.
pERvIsoR OF K1NDERGARTENs.
urR LONG AND ENVIADLE RECORD AS IN
srRuCroR IN PEDAGOGY AT THE


- srRrcroR IN PEDAGOGY AT THE
NORMAL COLLEGE.
A.. ,old in Yesterdays Tribune, one of the
.rs. and most important duties OF the Board
=, rduca,ion in entering upon its regular WORK
:. tho beginning OF the new school year VIII
49, ,bs selection Of a thoroughly competent per-
IN m ill the recently created Office OF super
,s.or of kindergarten Instruction. IT was also
.,.ted IN the article referred TO that certain Oh
,he school Commissioners did not believe MIS-
cara NJ Williams the candidate presented Tor
.,s Mace by the Committee on instruction ana
,ovored by the majority OF the Board 10 he
. ,orpetent to All the Office. and that the name
:, Miss Jenny Merrill. who has had thor-
,rch training in the methods OF kindergarten
,,e,ruction would be proposed for eiectioh IL
,.nervisor by them. When one Of the commas
soners was asked yesterday by a Tribune re-
,o-.er II he thought the election would take
r.. q. the first meeting Of the Board on
wednesday next he replied In the negative aod-
- cha, TWO o, three Of the Commissioners
-o still out Of town. and that the BOARD
.,rls not be likely to act upon such an impor-
80. matter until an opportunity had been
s,.., every member to he heard in favor Of
ors candidate or the other
vice Merrill who is favored for the place u!
..r,o,n Of the commissioners because OF her
.or,rlo,e knowledge both theoretical and prac-
.,o,, - kin6ergarten instruction has an en-
,,.hia record in connection with her work IN
,,s svstero Of public instruction In this cry
She is Al present instructor in pedagogy in the
xornal College place she has hello with
credit FOR seventeen years
dies Merrill is forty-one years old Since
.,,.or Years If age her interests have been iden-
,ssd with the New-York public SCHOOLS in
1870 she was graduated as vaiedictorlah lroi"
Grammar school No. 20. Of which Mrs. Mary
simms Burns was Al that time the principal
vrs Rurns SAYS Of her former pupil; Or Mer-
-ill entered the lowest class IN my schooi
Grammar School No. H. after Grammar ochoo'
M SO, and throughout all the graoes was
DISTINGUISHED by profcienc} IN her stuoles' ne
,nc always among the first IT scho'arsh'p emu
Conduct and graduating in 1870 on the COM
pleiion Of the supplementary course Inv "
scholar of an excellent class
As the Normal College had just been estan'
usbed Miss Merrill entered it, in order 10 pur-
cue some additional studies. was graduated
from that institution in 1871 as valedictorian'
and in the fall Of the year was appointed
critic teacher in the training department. She
sa-vsd H., that capacity for seven years. teach
ING IN all the primary grades. and in 1873 was
asked bv DR. Hunter the president. 10 take her
,resen, place as instructor in pedagogy In
1870 Mics Merrill had received her diploma from
Nine Kraus's Seminary for Kindergarteners
In 1900 she received from the Nev-lork | MI
,ersitv the degree If Doctor Of Pedagogy.
Miss Merrir-s reputation a kindergarten
,eocher is not confined to this city alone. About
fen Years ago she fe.t compelled To decline a
rso,as, n go 10 Chicago to supervise the kin
derraren system Of that city. From time to
time she has addressed many Of the different
educational associations in this city. state ana
country tn the kindergarten. child study ana
methods Of ,eaching Al the request of the Ma
tional Kindergarten Union. she presented the
suhiect Of Child Study in Washington last
wear. and at its request took part in the recent
conference Of kindergartners at Clark I'M
versify Miss Merrill has also visited t,ie
schools and kindergartens in New-Icrk' broon-
lvn Philadelphia. Trenton Chicago. Albany,
Oswego. Buffalo Louisville. Washington ana
other cities
RACED in the pedagogical department OF the
Normal College. she has introduced hlndereaI-
ten methods in connection WIN .he pima
classes has taught the history OF education ana
manual training based upon kindergarten Heth-
DDS and has devoted much OF her time to CIV
ing and criticising practical lessons IN lhe piii'
sry and grammar grades.
Miss Merrill has delivered a number or al
dresses before various educational assocla'Ir.s
among which the following The Ne rN, DIX
Society of Pedagogy. the New-fork Urinary
Teachers Association the New-Iork Kinder
rarten Association, the Public Education 80
eety the New-York State Teachers Assocla-
ton the National Educational Association
Child study DEPARTMENT.. the Sunday-sch99o,,
Centennial. London and the Womans lriehni ,
Council She is also the author OF several "o'AS
and pamphlets