New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
STARTING CHILDREN RIGHT
EXCELLENT WORK BEING DONE BY
KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION-HELP
ASKED TO EXTEND INFLUENCE

ASKED To tAIEND NFLDE-NOE1-
Steadily increasing work for the children of the
tenemenIs is shown by the advance sheets OF the
New-York kindergarten Associations annual re-
port. which is soon to be issued With two new
schools opened in September. there are now twenty
kindergartens under the supervision Of the society.
and many more are awaiting adoption Two moth
ers' libraries one in the Anlity Street Kinder
garten and the other il the Daisy Memorial Kin
dergarten are innovations. The books are for the
use OF members of the mothers classes. Indeed,
the mothers are coming in for larger share OF
attention than formerly. In some Of the kinder
gartens during the last year il has been The Gus
tom take mothers and children on excursions to
the Natural History Museum and to the Aquarium.
and these trips have been preceded with talks on
nature topics. In order to enlist the parents in
Ierest in the work OF their own children an ex-
hfbtion Of the pupils work has been held in each
School this year. This took the place OF the gen
eraI display Of other years. The plan developed
many interesting features.
One mother said, she looked at the pretty
things constructed by her child: Did Chrissy do
all dis vork2 I fought he lazy" Another
when she learned for the first time that her
had remarkable talent for drawing, said: y
glad did know it I willing 10 make any
sacrifice to have Harold taught the right thing
One mother has had q corner of her kitchen par
ttioned OF afford place where the children's
work may be kept safely.
An amusing incident occurred in one of the kin
dergartens last spring An Italian father appeared
one morning leading by the hand & little girl only
TWO and one-half years old. He could speak only
little English, but ne managed 10 say, She wan
go school" The baby had under her book
and q slate. The book proved TO be not primer OF
reader, but a Social Register for 1900
THEIR GOOD TINES
During the summer most Of the youngsters OF the
kindergartens were sent to the country for
two weeks. Here are some Of the letters which
they wrote home, and which speak louder Of the
berl eT than ANYTHING
could DO:
Dear Mamma: The soup is good, the bed is good,
the flowers are good, the porch IS good play IN
washed me. We have potatoes. Miss s. likes me.
We sit bench TO get TO eat We sit chairs.
l send my love TO my mother, father, sIster the
Tse good. and / ate bread with butter and mix
+baTF nv -7s-1raa and nv brothers and nv mana
and Sadie. Miss @. made a bath last night. I
was eating cake and strawberries and oatmeal and
and napkins and table cloths.
Dear Mamma: send you my best love and hope
have minded I sleep in a nice cute little bed.
and butter, and lots OF good milk 1 had good
Dear Mamma and Papa: Its nice here. The
country is nice, and We sleep in nice little bed,
play in. big yard. Miss 5. is nurse. She gives
Us lunch and water and rocking chairs on the
porch. We eat on a long, white table the porch.
Inc bench to SIT on is nice / eat meat potato,
4 II !
Hlsnl send love 10 mamma papa and eyeTyDody.
get bath on the night And 1 am get a good
tine The birds are in the country, and there was
yesterday real bird
II fifteen of the kindergartens of the association
there long waiting lists Of children, for whom
there is room. and a strong appeal is made for
more kindergartens, s well as for such minor ac-
eessorles aquarium, several sand tables and
cabinet for various schools.
Young Parsee missionary who visiting this
-,1=
fuon employed here, after call at of the kin
oergartens said: This is the great need OF India
The reverence the uplifting of the individual
Ne The training III industrial ideals and pursuits
must get into the national consciousness through
education. A Brahmin would rather steal than
work Il is less OF a disgrace his moral code
HAMILTON w MABIE'S REPORT
In his annual report Hamilton W Mabie, pres-
Dent OF the association. says:
Every report OF progress is an appeal II the
oA Is worth doing. and IS being done with lntelli-
eeSe aho force, the scope OF II ought TO be ex-
tsloec This. N paragraph, is the condition Of
ne ASSOCIATION, and The basis OF its appeal for a
count Of The activity year is report of def
mt progress, OF wider influence and OF enlarged
kSCl-tleS Tor work The NUMBER or klndersartens
tas r1sen TO twenty; this means considerable ex-
,blslGn OF the hed OF operation. wider access to
cIliofen IN the tenement mouse districts ana
INCREASED service TO the city
better hope for wise and diSnterested manage
Iaent OF the affairs OF the metropolis than exists
a this moments hope which foresees govern
nent which shall foster all the higher interests OF
sne city and develop new kind OF community life
eucn government Will need the organized CO.
99peTatlou of all men and women who care for New
FORK, not only the centre OF great commerce,
bet the home Of a great civic family. pene-
ste the neglected parts OF the city with ciVIizng
20 start little chlidfth on me way 20
heaitn, knowledge and free growth Of their fac
20 give mothers VINO nave dAe1 ths 1iliTI M
and the skill out OF which true homes are fash
In this work of building at the bottom instead of