Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-13
BETWEENCRADLE ANDSCHOOL
Rev. A. W, CLARK Intends to Supply the
Missing Link.
WILL PROVIDE FOR NEGLECTED. CHILDREN
Kindergarten to lie started for Those
between Two and Five Years
During an Important
Formative Period.

Rev. A. W. Clark. who lie running the
child saving mission near Eighteenth and
81. Mary's avenue, Is trying to add a
public kindergarten department to the in
stituton. He has been working on the
plan for some time and has enlisted the
aid Of a number Of charitable people and
organizations. kindergarten Director Chit
tenden Of the public schools is giving the
scheme all the support in her power.
The proposed kindergarten is not in.
tended to %supplant the public school kin
dergartens, but will be in the nature Of a
supplement. The public schools will not
receive any children under s years Of age.
while the mission kindergarten is intende!
for Just this class Of children. Rev. Clark
says about the matter:
There are a large number OF poor people
10 this city who, on account OF poverty or
other reasons can not properly take care of
their little children. We want to have q
school where we can look after just such
little folk. 1t is proposed to have
the school open daily from
8 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, and we intend to serve the
little ones with lunch. We expect to have
a director at the head Of the school who
is thoroughly experienced In the work.
There Is no question that the plan would
be a success for we already have some thirty
or forty little children who should be in
attendance at such a school. They cannot
go to the public school kindergartens be-
cause of their age and many Of them are
therefore brought up under conditions that
cannot have other than evil results at their
impressionable years"
Interested Ones Discuss Plans.
A meeting of those interested In the plan
was held at the Child Saving institute yes
terday afternoon, at which several members
of the Woman's Christian Temperance union
were present, to discuss with Rev. A. w.
Clark plans for the venture. It Is expected
that the committee will be able to obtain
the services of Miss Fannie Jordan. The
Woman's Christian Temperance union has
pledged $25 a month toward defraying the
expenses Of the school. They have done this
dist nctly recognizing the work Of the kin
dergarten as a part of their work. A com.
mittee was appointed to complete the ar
rangements and another meeting will be held
when this committee has something definite
to report.
The sewing school in connection with the
institute was opened yesterday afternoon
with twenty pupils and five teachers. Before
proceeding to the regular work of the school
| tucIc was q SuOTI StdSOH VI ueNUtlOudl eA-
ercises. All the material on which the pupils
worked was furnished by the institute and
the finished products become the property OF
the ones who made them. In addition to
the instruction in sewing there was a short
exercise IN physical culture conducted by
Miss Nellie Holmes. All the teachers volun
tarily offered their services and they were
under the supervision of Miss Nellie Magec,
the superintendent.
A cooking and housekeeping school was
also organized under the auspices OF the
philanthropic department Of the Woman's
club. 1t was determined that the first meet
ing Of the club should be held next Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. At that time the
pupils Will make their own caps and aprons
and receive their first instruction in the art
of housewifery. yer ty-ive pupils can be
accommodated in the school and the classes
will be limited to those who are between the
ages OF IL and Is years. The provisions for
the cooking will be furnished by the insti-
tute and the girls will be taught to prepare
a meal. wash the dishes and clean the ket-
ties. In the house cleaning department the
different rooms Of the institute will be
thrown open and the pupils will be put to
work sweeping them and keeping them tidy.