The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-11
KINDERCARTENS
Mrs. Chadwick Tells All
About the Methods at Last
Nights Mass Meeting.
Mr.. sNYDER's ADDRESS
Says Board of Education Will
Introduce System In Public
~Schools-Ofacers Elected.

Schools-Omcers Elected.
After postponement upon postponenent
| the Jersey City Free Kindergarten Assoc
citation held it's mass meeting last evening
at Hasbrouck Hall, elected officers, lis
| tened to speeches and passed resolutions.
The address of the evening was made by
Mrs. John Chadwick, chief officer OF the
Froebel Kindergarten Association CT
Brooklyn. She " a most interesting
exposition of the kindergarten methods
now employed, explaining the philosophy
of the methods and the general apDllca-
ton of the kindergarten system TO all
classes Of young people, both rich and
poor.
Superintendent Henry Snyder also made
a brief and encouraging address in which
he said that the Board of Education was
even now making some steps toward m
PRODUCING the kindergarten methods into
the public schools, though he was not
quite ready as yet to say just what those
steps were.
Miss Cecilia Gaines was introduced
with a complimentary little speech, which
set forth that it was to her efforts the
introduction of the free kindergarten sys-
tem into Jersey City was due more than
to the efforts of anyone else in town.
Miss Gaines'A address, in her own bright
style, simply emphasized the remarks
made by former speakers.
Mr.. John J.. Voorhees, as president rem
dered an annuszreport aptly covering the
work done by the association during the
year, as follows
.sThe Jersey City Free kindergarten As
sociation has been in existence one year,
and has. maintained one model Kinder
garten with three teachers and in all
about one hundred and fifty children.
The Kindergarten system is no longer
an experiment. even the most ignorant
know it is not merely a kind OF amuse-
ment. nor a day nursery where ehlldren
are kept out of harms way for so many
hours a day. 1t is the foremost thoughr
in the ideal education Of the future.
Froebel himself declared that the future
home of the kindergarten was to pc IN
America. Even in our own State, NewS
ark Camden, Montclair, and many other
towns. have already adopted the system
Jersey City being one of the few cues OIL
nc s;ze that have failed to avail them
selves of it's advantage.
In view of this the association was
formed to be. as 1t were, an object lesson
Of the value Of the Kindergarten, ana
boning to hasten the day when our pup
liz edI,cators would incorporate it into
+ba npblic school course, and pending thai
event To give to the small children swarm
- 49,. straets in the most crowded sec
tion Of the tenement house district tne
- n of the framing tllu
environment here afforded them.
Ttara l. no dogma. no sect in this work
- - nure philanthropy and the only per-
manent philanthropy. because 1t = euu
cation. +he
These children of the streets, OF 'ns
orou,ded tenements. unwashed, unkempt
unframed, some of whom swear ne' :
nd fight like veterans at five or SIX, these
go - form the majorities which will rule
our country before long. can We anoie
10 do without k~indergartens!
II Is the earnest hope of the Assocla-
ton that in the course OF a year " y
tbe civ will provide it's own free public
k-indergartens, but in the meanliiie :. q :
oaols 10 it's members and the public at
large to sustain, by membership ~ az
organization, the excellent WORK ina. =
being done here, that jersey eNy may
no longer bear the reproacn among Tue
cities of our land or our state OF iasslhs
behind in this important prahcn o. euu
c~ational progress.
Mrs. Henry Vail Condict also reported
as secretary x
ssThat the Executive OF tn'
Jersey City Kindergarten Association
consisting of the officers and BOARD o
Managers. has held eight regular meet
ings. on the third Monday evening OF eaci
month. except during the summe ais'
two extra meetings. At these Times al
the business connected with the manage
ment Of the schoo has beer transacted
Mr.. George r. Hough, 3 treasurer
reported cash on hand, December = 1923
as $27S.17, giving the credit to the various
donations, of whom the Players clul
have presented the association with VIVID.
as the proceeds from THE Guardsman.
The most important event of the even
ing was the election of officers, whsceii
Mr.. John A. Walker was elected president
Miss Cecilia Gaines, Vice-President; MRS
Spencer Weart, Secretary, and Mr. Georg'
r. Hough, Treasurer, to succeed MN
self.
ITnon the Board of Directors to succeed
those whose term has expired We're elect
ed:-Mr ]. e. Hulshizer, Jr., Mr. Henry
Niese. Mr.. Otto Grouse, DR.. F. J. koonz
Mr.. j. w. H~ardenbergh, Mr.. George g
remnant, Mr.. Robert Elliott, Mr.. John =
voorhees,, Miss Ella J.. Richardson AM
J superintendent Henry Snyder
AS the election of Mrs. Spencer wear
and Miss Cecilia Gaines to the offices o
Secretary and Vice President, respective