The age-herald., 1900-06-28
l Phillips, Mrs. R. D. Johnston. Mrs. A T. l Goodwin and Mrs. J. D. Wyker.

Phillips, Mrs. R. D. Johnston. Mrs. A. T. Goodwin and Mrs. J. D. Wyker.
 Kindergarten Movement
 Mrs. Phillips subject was "The Kinder garten Movement She said she would point out few things that the kinder garten means to primary teachers in pub lie schools. Under the old plan of teaching there was no study of the child, but it WAS taught as had been it's forefathers in the most formal of formal methods. A better way had been found, she said, and the primary work was thereby revolutionized. The new way made the work attractive to the child. It had been learned that the head and heart and the hand should be taught together and also that by this method the moral side had not been neg lected. She said truth should be taught through play. The kindergarten teaches the child to study things and to tell what he sees The Kindergarten, she said. was preventative of crime as it takes the child in the formative period and shapes its moral nature.
 Mrs. R. D. Johnston followed Mrs. Phil lips in very interesting talk on the Reformatory School at East Lake. Mrs. Johnston was at the head of the move ment that secured that institution for the state and she justly feels proud of the success she has achieved. She alluded with considerable feeling to her experience as 'N"ShSi dAlOIlS llle COHNlclS dI 1Idll hlllleS and said that it was while thus engaged she determined to devote her time and her ability to betterng the existing condi- tions in the state. She gave something of the history of the movement that led up to the appropriation for the reformatory secured from the state and related some of the conversations she had with members or the Legislature and some of the ob- stacles that had to be overcome. She said the movement had been given it's first start nearly ten years ago by Miss Julia Tut wiler of Livingston, but that for a lons time there seemed no hope of success.
 Mrs. A. T. Goodwin of Robinson Springs read an interesting paper on What Wo- mens Clubs Have Done for Education" ," She said the Federation of Women's Clubs of Alabama had taken a deep interest in education, and that each local club had a member of a general committee on edu- cation She referred to the efforts of the federation to bring about a better con- dition in the public schools of the State, and of personal letters addressed to every member of the legislature. Among the changes they had been instrumental in bringing about were the separation of the school moneys as between white and col- ored children, and increased appropriation, and a raising of the standard for teach CTS in the public schools,
 The Things Contended For
 Among the things the federation con tended for were:
 1. That county superintendentS should possess first grade certificates.
 l. That school buildings should be pro- vided by the State for all school districts.
 8. Local taxation for school purposes.
 4. Uniformity of text books for public schools.
 D. Teachers salaries to be regulated by grades.
 6.Summer institutes for teachers, the penses of same to be paid out of fees collected from teachers for examination
 '. Examination law to be amended so as to require all teachers to be examined by the State Board of Examiners
 s. That each applicant for a certificate shall furnish a certificate of good moral character
 g. That teachers shall be paid monthly instead of quarterly.
 The last paper of the evening was read by Mrs J. D. Wyker of New Decatur, What Club Women and Womens Clubs Can Do For Education" She said that the Federation of Womens Clubs was taking lively interest in the schools of the state and that they had protested and would continue to protest against the appont- ment of illiterate and immoral and incom- petent men to positions as teachers or on school boards. She contended that there should be women members on the board of trustees of the Industrial School for Girls at Montevalo
 At the conclusion of the reading of these papers President Dewberry asked that rising vote of thanks be given Mrs. Ph1l- lips, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs Wyker for the excellent papers they had read The entire audience arose In re- sponse to the request.
 This concluded the programme for the evening and the president announced that the association stood adjourned until o'clock this morning.