The age-herald., 1898-12-15
THE KINDERGARTENS
 ARE NOW ASSURED
An Association Formed Yester- day for Carrying On Work.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Has Donated Room, Heat and Attend anee in the Paul Hayne School, Though It Cannot Foster
 the System at Present.

The following resolution, passed by the board of education at a special meeting yesterday afternoon tells in a business-like manner the result of the work which number of the good women of Birmingham have been carrying on in behalf of free kindergarten system of schools in Bir- mingham:
 Resolved, That the vacant room in the
 Paul Hayne school be given for the use
 of the Birmingham Kindergarten asso-
 citation, free of charge, for the ensuing
 term or scholastic year, provided that
 said room be vacated promptly when
 ever the need should arise for the use
 of the same by this board.
 Resolved, That the school established
 in this room be placed under the rules
 with reference to opening and closing
 same, and such disciplinary observation
 now in force for occupants of all our
 schools
 Some time ago movement was started in Birmingham for the establishment of free system of Kindergarten schools to be controlled either by the board of education or by number of the citizens of Birming- ham organized for the purpose. At the ad- vice of pr. J. H. Phillips a committee con ssting of Miss Belle Dangaix, Miss Julia Williamson and J. A. VanHoose were sent to Louisville to look over and examine the splendid system of klndergartens which that city has. The committee went last week and were so favorably impressed with what had been done in Louisville that they determined to start the noble work in Bir- mingham immediately
 At first it was thought that the United Charities would take up the movement. but afterwards 1t was decided that 1t would be better that an entirely separate organi- zation be formed for the purpose Accord ingly yesterday morning after a meeting of mi neh h a m Kindergarten association was formed. with Mrs. J. c. Henley as president and Miss Belle DangaiX as secretary. The plans and purposes of the organization were dis cussed in full, the immediate result of 1t being that committee was appointed to go before the board of education and ask that one of the vacant rooms in the Paul Hayne school be lent to the association in which to conduct the kindergarten. The committee, which Is also to draw up con stitution and bylaws for the association consisted of Miss Belle Dangaix, Mrs. Thos Ward, Mrs. l.. Crozier-French, J. A. VanHoose and Samuel Ullman.
 Board of Education
 Present at the meeting of the board of education yesterday afternoon were Messrs. Ullman, Evans, Phillips and Stein er with Mir Lane represented by proxy.
 MT. VanHoose stated briefly the objects of the Kindergarten association; to look af- ter the very young children of the city, who were now running up wild, many of them, until they are old enough to enter the public schools
 "As a father, as a taxpayer and as for mer mayor of the city, said Mir Van Hoose, ''I know of nothing which is so needed in Birmingham and which ought SO commend itself to the good people of the city as this systetm. A noted teacher has said, give me the first seven years of a childs life, and you may have the remain der"
 Dr. Ulman then presented his resolution and after changing tn vcrbage somewhat so that 1t could not be possible to under stand that the board of education was in any way fostering the kinderga1t tens, except to give. them free room rent, heat, water and attendance, the resolution parsed unan imously: The boardwould be in favor of establishing the system of it's own accord, were it not for the fact that the present condition of the school finances forbids any such step.
 Another meeting of the Kindergarten as- sociaton will be held next Monday morn ing at Il o'clock in the Commercial club rooms, at which time the committete will report and the organization fully perfected. Ways and means for raising the money necessary for carrying on the noble work will be decided upon. the time for opening the school the teacher, and other details. Those In the lead of the movement seem to think that there will be no difficulty in this matter.
 Miss Dangaix, for her untiring work in behalf of the kindergarten, and pr. hil- lips, for his splendid advice and encourage ment," said MT. VanIoose yesterday af- ternoon "deserve the greatest praise for the good work they have done in this cause"