New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-20
DENOUNCES MODERN SCHOOL
MRS. CHARLES n CHADWICK SAYS IT
Is AN OCTOPUS ABSORBING
HOME INTERESTS

In address on kindergarten and Home" Mrs.
Charles N Chadwick. whose a guard on
the Yale football team before the morning session
yesterday of the International Kindergarten Union
in Adephi College astounded her hearers by de-
nouncing the modern school, She said that it was
an immense octopus which slowly absorbing
the interests of the home
The audience first nonplussed her
timents. and gave close attention She continued
The school is absorbing the interests of the
open air would ike him to retire early, but he
into the night. would like him TO sleep when he
does retire, but his sleep is disturbed.
and the hottest of motives but he has no room for
faet except TO pass mis- examinations pro
delusion of the gymnasium. When boy has
ence and mathematics twenty minutes twice a
day in gymnasium is useless matter crowded into
our children's curriculum.
DR.. Charles H Levermore president of Adelphi
College next spoke. He said that he much
surprised at Mrs Chadwicks statements. especially
as she was the mother of Yale's strong man. Even
Mrs. Chadwick spoke. DR.. Levermore said. he
heard the shouts of enjoyment as the Adephi boys
were exercising in the gymnasium near at hand.
Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster. for many years
known the "Postmistress'' of 'Harper's Young
People" spoke The Religious Training of the
Child in the Home" After telling the audience
that the religious training of the young child could
not be begun too early. and that the child should
early get into the habit of going 70 church. she
said:
Take him, even. baby. if he goes TO sleep;
take him. If you have TO take along a book
TO amuse him pad which he scrtbble.
Get him in the habit of going.
The other speakers Mrs Maria Kraus- BoeIte
and Mrs. NJ. B. B. Langzettel. There was a series
of reports from the Mothers Committee, consist
ing of Mrs J. H Stanard. Boston; Mrs. NJ L. Van
Kirk, Philadelphia; Mrs. James L. Hughes, TOron-
RICHARD S5s H Wyman: Chicago, ,~,,, .,r.,,, -
the Pratt Institute assembly rooms for the con-
ference Of the training teachers. Miss Alice H
Putnam was chairman. The address of welcome
delivered by Frederick b Pratt Mr.. Pratt
spoke highly of Miss Alice z. Fits director OF
the kindergarten department of the institute. The
other speakers Included Mrs. Maria kraus-B oeI:e,
Miss Laura Fisher Miss HILL of Louisville; Mrs
Mary BoOmer-Page, OF Chicago: Miss Geraldine
OGrady, of New-YOrk; Miss Mary Garland, DR..
Jennie b Merrill, of New-York; Miss Susan e.
Blow. of CazenOvia; Miss Lucy Wheeock of Bos-
ton; Miss Virginia Graeff, Of Cleveland; Miss Emile
POulssOn, of Boston; Miss Ada Van Stone Harris
Of Newark, and Mrs. Bertha HoferHeg of Chi
cago.
In the evening the delegates were received at
the Pouch Gallery, in CintOn-ave.. by the mem
bers of the Brooklyn Kindergarten Union.
the programme Of the afternoon session. which
held in Plymouth Church was as follows
dresses by DR.. W. y. Hamann, Superintendent
Of Schools, Dayton, Ohio; Miss Laura Fisher SUI
pervisOr of Endergartens, Boston, and Marcus
White, Normal Training School ewBrtain,
Conn Discussion by DR.. Jennie B. Merrill New
York; Miss Ada Van Stone Harris, Newark; Miss
burn. jamestown, and Mrs. Mary H Baker,
Worcester