The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-01
THE YEARS WORK
MAPPED OUT FOR THE KINDER
GARTEN SYSTEM.
THE TRINITY KINDERGARTEN
FIFTH SCHOOL OF THE SYSTEM TO
BE OPENED.

Mics Martha BaclSus COnfers With
Her Assistants in the WOrk-POst
Graduate Course to BE Pursued in
Training SchOOI-Many Will Take
That work This Year-Physicians
Will Deliver Lectures When the
Training Class Gathers.
The work of the Kate Baldwin Free
kindergarten System was mapped out
for the year at a conference of the
teachers and students of the training
school held at Chatham Academy yes
terday afternoon, at which Miss Mar
tina Backus, superintendent of the sys-
tenn, presided.
There will be five kindergartens in
the system during the coming year, To-
Gated and presided over as follows;
No. /, Yamacraw, corner Indian and
Ann streets, Miss Hardee, principal.
No. 2, Day Nursery, 207 Park avenue,
west; Miss Anderson, principal
No. 3, Philbrick, 8 Jones street, east;
Miss Elliott, principal.
No. 4, Chatham, Chatham Academy;
Miss Pritchard. principal.
No. 5, Trinity corner York and JEFF
ferson streets; Miss Spring, principal.
The Trinity kindergarten is the most
recent addition to the system and one
in which the officers of the association
and those conducting kindergarten
work in Savannah take an especial in
terest. 1t is the result of an offer made
by Mr.. George j. Baldwin, president of
the association, to the congregation of
Trinity Methodist Church, which the
congregation has accepted.
The kindergarten will be conducted
in two large rooms in the rear of the
church edifice, under the auspices of a
committee of ladies from the congrega-
ton. 1t will draw it's attendance from
the children of the neighborhood in
which it is located. Mr.. Baldwin, Miss
Backus and their co-workerS are eSpec-
tally gratified at this opportunity of
carrying on the educational work of
the kindergarten in connection with
that of the church.
The conference yesterday was to de-
eide on the days and hours when the
several classes of the training school
should be held and to discuss ques-
tions of methods and other matters
connected with the kindergarten work.
Tht graduates of the training school
and others connected with the system
will pursue a course of graduate
work during the fall and winter
months In addition to the principals
of the kindergartens in the city the
graduate class includes Miss Belle
Daniel and Miss Kate burroughs, who
will act as assistants in the training
school and to the principals.
The postgraduate work of the train
ing school will be conducted at Chat
ham Academy during the afternoons. 1t
will include ten lessons in music and
rhythm, by Miss Claribel Spring; ten
lessons in Delsarte, by Miss Sara
Charlton; ten lessons in the Rise of the
World Literatures, by Miss Annie J.
Backus and ten lessons in blackboard
sketching and design work, by Miss
Phoebe Elliott. The course will be
supplemented by twelve evening lee
lures on scientific subjects, connected
with the laws of health, which will be
delivered by leading physicians OF the
city.
The senior class of the training school
will meet at Chatham Academy Tues
day and Friday afternoons from 12:l5
until 2:30 o'clock. The junior class will
meet at the same hours on Monday
and Thursday afternoons.
In addition, there will be a meeting
of the principals of the schools once a
week, of the faculties of the several
schools, to discuss methods, once
month, and of the mothers of the chill
dren, with whom the kindergartens are
especially anxious to get into close
touch, also once a month.
The senior class of the training school
this year consists of Miss Carolyn S.
Bailey, of Bailey's Mills, Ga, Miss Mar
garet Converse, Miss Minnie Decker,
Miss Marion A. Boggs. Of Athens, Miss
Cassie Rembert, Miss Agnes Spencer of
Columbus, Mrs. Howard 1. Watt of
Griffin Miss Anna Pritchard and Miss
Clara v. Vaughan.
The junior class consists of Miss Vir-
ginia Anderson, Miss Wilhelmina
Aveilhe, Mrs. M. F. Dunn, Miss Blythe
wood, Miss Miriam Haines, Miss Elbie
Miller, Miss Agnes Lyons, Miss Teresa
Getz and Mrs. 3. Seabrook. of Pineora.
There is a single vacancy in the
training school, which will probably be
filled in the course of the next few days.
1t has been decided to open the pay
kindergarten of the system the Phil
brick, on Monday. Oct H. so numerous
have been the applications for admis-
sion already made. OF this kinder
garten Miss Phoebe Elliott is principal
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