The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-06-06

teacher will be greatly interested in
this exhibit. f.
A kindergarten and Nature Study
Exhibit Included.-The child-study |
department will also have an exhibit |
of kindergarten work, courses of in
struction, and all of the best litera-
ture on this subject. Experienced |
undergraduates will have charge of |
it, and will give such information
and explanation as may be desired.
Literature on nature-Study will also |
be included in the general exhibit. |
An effort will be made to arouse a |
deeper interest in this important
work among our teachers Of Florida. |
Child-Study among WOman's
Clubs, Mothers Clubs and Kinder
garten AssOciatiOns.-Within the
past month, there have been sent out
number of letters to the kindergar-
ten associations, wOman's clubs and
mothers clubs in the State, request
ng them to make child-study a sub
iect of discussion at their meetings,
and to send d elegates to the next
meeting of the Association at Ocala,
to see the exhibit and the application
of the apparatus in the examination
of children, so that mothers may en-
Joy the same advantages, for they
have no less need Of it. AS a result
Of these letters, three kindergarten
associations, the wOmens' clubs of
Jacksonville, Winter Park, Bronson,
Tallahassee, etc., have already taken
up child-study. Prof. Bierly sends
his own literature on child-study,
kindergarten and nature study to the
various associations. Great interest
is already being manifested by the
various organizations that have al
ready begun these subjects.
A circulating Library on Child
Study, kindergarten and Nature
Study-The director has planned
a circulating library on child-study,
kindergarten and nature study in
order to meet the demand. This
circulating library will be ready for
use by the coming October, and will
Einclude a large number, of books,
pamphlets and journals. No
charges will be made for the use of
the books, pamphlets and journals,
etc; except for postage and for dam
age.
The Director and Child-Study
COurese by Correspondence H.
E. Bierly, the Director, upon whom
rests most of the work and respon-
sibility of the child-study depart
ment, and who started the child
study movement in this State, is
teaching in the State College, at
Tallahassee. He was educated at
Princeton University, and has done
postgraduate work at Princeton,
Harvard, Chicago and Boston Uni
: versities. He is taking all possible
precautions in directing the move
ment so that the cause of child
study may not suffer through over
enthusiasm, superfciality or misun-
derstanding on the part of the
friends and enemies.
Upon request, the Director is Civ
! ing courses in child-study by cor,
; respOndence. A number Of teachers
and mothers are taking courses OF
I instruction and reading, the former
consisting of written recitatiOns, ex.
l. plantations, observations of children
; and collateral reading. The phys
cal nature Of the child is frs
: studied in a general course as a pre-,
l paratiOn to a study Of its mental de.
velOpment. The courses are only
: given during the scholastic year.
o The Future of Child-Study.-
There is no question whatever about
the future Of child-study in Florida
e so long as it is in the hands of mer
v IwhO will keep enthusiasm balanced
e with scientific insight. Child-study
f which is the cause of all this educa
Y tiOnal fermentation, falls on no lesI
4 welcome and fertile soil in Florida
than in any other State. The fas
: increasing interest manifested in i
j by our teachers, woman's clubs, mo
: thers' cubs, kindergarten associa
: tiOns, individuals and the constan
] support and encouragement given tx
: it by the State Superintendent, whC
e is in full sympathy with it and vii
: labor for its success, is not only sig
S nificant Of what is being done a
f present. but also Of what can and vii
!, be done in the near future. Tn,
n county superintendent are encour
= aging their teachers to become in
% terested in it and to make it a sub
4 ject Of discussion at their monthly
: meetings. Child-study will b,
70 brought to the attention of th,
d church papers, Sunday schools, Sun
|. day school conventions. missionar,