The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-19
THREE NEW KINDEReARTENS.
WILL ma CONDUCTED IN SAVANNAH
ny THE BALDWIN.

Two of the schools VIII BE Free.
The other n Pay school, Each Tn
der n Director and All Under the
Supervision of Miss ~. d. Baclxus.
Two Training Glasses 90 he Taught
fa Connection with the schools.
New work aud Materials That win
ne introduced.
The Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten.
which last year proved so successful In
It's work among the children OF the city's
poor. will this year cond,:c; three schools
instead Of one. Two OF the kindergartens
will be free. while the third viii be for
pay pupils.
The free schools will be opened oct. !.
and the other probably Nov. l. MIS- NJ.
G. Backus. who last year organized the
free kindergarten. and was IN charge q
Il throughout the season. has only recent
~ returned 10 Savannah. nut Is busiiyy
engaged in looking FOR quarters in which
10 conduct che schools. one place has al
ready been secured. Il is a part OF the
storeroom OF the Edison Electric 1lumi-
nat Company's building al Indian and Ann
streets. II f. much roomicr than the oil
place a. Pine aud Ann streets The place
has been especially prepared for school
purposes. new walls and floors. having
been built and ventiiators and steam
heating apparatus put in place. This
school viii have accommodations for be-
tween seventy-fve and one hundred pu-
pills. ana will be under the direction OF
Miss n b. Hardee.
The second school will he located IN the
southwestern part OF the cay wherever
suitable quarters can be obtained This
school will have accommodations for
about fifty pupils and Will be under the
direction Of Miss NJ. l.. Palmer Of Co
lumhus
The kindergarten for pay pupils will be
located centrally and will be under the d.
rect charge Of Miss NJ. G. Backus who
will also have a general supervision over
the other schools. In addition 20 the
school Miss Backus VIII have two train
ing classes. the senior. and the junior.
In the manual labor Of teaching these
classes she will he assisted by the Misses
Mardee and Palmer. The senior class
VIII be composed principally OF the young
ladies that taught in the kindergarten last
year The junior class will be composed
Of abous nine; there are still few va
cancies IN this viass though applications
already have been sent 20 Miss Backus
from a number OF ladies who desire to en-
ter Il. some Of the candidates being from
Macon. Columbus. and Grimm. and even
as far north as Pennsylvania.
The idea In having a pay kindergarten.
said Miss Backus yesterday. Is 20 allow
the richer persons 20 send their children.
where they Will be taught according 10
Kindergarten methods and also TO give
TO the members OF the training classes
the experience that can only be gained
from coming IN contact with all classes
Of children. There Is no desire nor ex-
pectation OF making money out OF this
school: the promoters will be amply sat
isfed should IL pay expenses. Should the
income be more than the expenses. how
ever the surplus will be devoted 10 en-
larging the work among the poor chill
dren.
Miss Backus spent month studying
Kindergarten methods at Chatauqua.
Teachers from all over the country were
present aud she had the opportunity OF
comparing the work done here last win
ter with that done in other cities. She
found that the methods used here have
been as progressive and valuab bic as those
used In any other part OF the country.
Nevertheless she found that there was
other work and material that could be
used 20 good purpose IN addition to that
used last season. so she made a study OF
Il and will introduce 10 In the work here
this winter Some OF the new features
of the work will be blackboard drawing.
modelling In clay. and brush work. IN
which will be used japanese brushes and
ink other things that will claim the at
tention aud interest OF the children will
be lessons in cooking and general house
keeping.
An applications for positions in either
the schools or the training classes should
be addressed to Miss NJ. c. Backus. care
OF Mai. G. s Hardee.