New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-31

his free mate. having his wInded mate the carriage
and a Ran and horse dragging IN the rear woh h,a
s Soc. "ha MS own "'"o e"H WIEEiAM FIELD.
Port Chester. N. Y. NAV a5 1891.
KINDERGARTENs OF THE WEST SIDE.
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE WORK or THE RIVER
SIDE ASSOCIATION school.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Those of your readers who appreciate the
educa tional methods OF Pestaozzi and Froebel will
be interested In some facts concerning the kinder
gartens In the XIXth Assembly District brought 20
light in the second sociological investigation OF the
Federation Of Churches and Christian Workers The
results OF that investigation are about to be pub
lished. but. with your permission desire to an
tcipate their publication In the interest OF the ex-
tension Of kindergarten work In that locality ana
In the city. II plans be made for the extern
sion Of such educational work In the autumn. IN
formation which may lead thereto Is OF sociological
value now.
The house-to-house canvass OF the Federation
Just closed. shows that from Sixtieh to Sixty ninth
ST.. west OF Amsterdam-ave. there are several
blocks which have population OF nearly one thou-
sand TO the acre. and that among them are the
first and second blocks In aggregate OF population
on Manhattan Island. The investigation has COW
cred also many OF the tenement houses between
Columbus and Amsterdam ayes. The percentage or
the population from eight to sixteen years OF age
between Columbus and Amsterdam ayes 10 1919
from Amsterdam to West End ave, and soaring to
300 from West Fnd-ave to the river. There are
twentyseven nationalities In this small section OF
the city and. almost without exception and In the
case OF both boys and girls the percentage OF chill
dren out Of school rises In every nationality, from
Coumbus-ave to the river. The forthcoming re-
port will present the detail concerning this impor-
tant educa tlona Item but for the purposes OF the
present letter detail concerning out-ofschool chill
dr-n from three seven years of ago Is OF moro
Importance.
While one-lfh OF the children OF legal schooi age
eight to sixteen years. in the tenement -house re-
gons OF the XIXth Assembly District are not con-
.lnuing their education nearly threefourths OF the
children from three to seven years OF age nave not
begun II. The percentage OF the children from
three to seven years Of age out OF school Is SSo-
a,5 boys, els girls asa children In alD-the per-
centage of girls out being larger. as also In the
case Of children from eight to sixteen years OF aga
than that OF boys. OF the German children IN the
district Of primary and kindergarten age % per cent
is out OF school. n sufficiently large percentage
indeed, to enable one TO predict an unnecessar!
dwarfage OF the intellect OF the Gerfnan-oe'Neu
little ones but the suggestive fact Is to be noted
that OF the leading nationalites OF the district the
Germans have the smallest percentage OF primary
and Kindergarten age out of school II appears
that the Germans best appreciate the value OF me
Kindergarten methods and that the American lam-
uios ~ tho district are excelled by all the foreign
families and even by the colored people, In the
early beginning Of the education Of their children
Two things are apparent from these STATISTICS
first that Germanys educational experience mas
taken hold OF the mind OF the common people;
second that the k!ndergartens OF New-York city,
AZ least in the XIXth Assembly District nave not
vet developed an educational Ideal In American
families.
In tho xIXth Assembly District there Is one Of
Lob a
The writer's lot to know. II is connected with 'ne
p,verside Association. No 259 West Sixty-ninth-
ST, near West End-avc., adjacent, 1t Will be no.
feed N the PORTION Of the district investigated
where tho percentage of the out-of-fchooi chidreh
OF Kindergarten age IL largest The schooi no"
has an attendance OF seventy children divided into
three sections children from three to four from
6va IN six and from SIX seven years OF age
Thev represent several Municipalities: and among
hem are several Italian .hdre1 In In whom. whom ths
This school is especially wise in its adminstr So
in h dSS ,Ee e ods. seeons
The children c9Tns into the s sfnoG az sMies
are perceptibly brighter and develop more quickly
in he reception OF new chGrsn 9 Th class Of
the Oldest children in view Of the contrast between e,
Of ss p"DG
Ting the T0r of this ths d Ins
lie sr TinG" and h' he or
are taught The Sixty-eghth-st. public school,
R RiHsrsld &s' % Kndersqrn teses sha
they are far better fitted to take up public schooi
some some other kindcrear ters. ,,,on
II has my knowledge In me pr9seefp' ,pn
OF the Fedcrations inquiry, that the work OF ine
Riverside Kindergarten instead Of being expanded
n !" tsf to as hrS"sH lax
avert this and to continue the work OF one OF dne
ser h srnoS OF those In sne wSo Believe that the
Kindergarten methods are no longer m
the Riverside Kindergarten is located has an a. as
onish:ng OF poRuja',Un ,Tnnre in New
Fork aHG the social S service Of in
w be q a. m IT
a 1"re within the bounds Ct possibility that sut,
to pa1y f the
ton Kindergarten would discover Coos gift s, 70
hronpS the fractional educational policy now prey,
slent in America come into the public schoos win
faculties blunted and 'tun' WA,LrER LAIpLAw
p: Ne is, l'' East r"''''-s''0"'''''' Ne" 'N '''
NAME THAT SHOULD BE MENTIONED
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: A few DAYS since Elijah r. Kennedy through
the columns OF The Tribune. submitted .ist OF
prominent names which he regarded as eligible ana
desirable candidates for Mayor OF Greater New
york make no objection 10 any OF the names
embraced his list. but rather find fault that ne do
no. enlarge IT, TO the extent Of at least single
name that OF w. L. Strong, the present Mayor oil
New York who has not only carried out his pre-
e,nc,jon hedges but has been, and Is, one OF the
hos, executives the city Of Newly ork has ever had
In lie entire history I do not know that Mayor
S,rnnp would accept denomination. but he certainly
deserves the tender Of one Let US be JUST ana dea
marnanlmous!y with man who was elected against
Tie romb ned rover ana influence not only or the
Tammany machine but asainst the inferna. aevices
and Vaccinations OF bad men generally. 40 one
Inou. this better Than my friend Kennedy. Blythe
i've the greater city might 20 further ana rare
u.orso ,han nominate him for Mayor. He Is honest
"an,hIe carries level head. and has more than an
orSnary sha OF civic pride all prerequisites to the
| making OF a good. capable and SUCCESSFUL mayor:
Brooklyn. May g. 1891 j. W. HANNAH
TRUSTS AND BUSINESS COMPETITION.
| To the Editor Of The Tribune
sir; Allow me to say that. while believe In ana
| .,,n,or, the Chicago platform II strikes me that