New-York tribune., 1902-12-09
FOR THE KINDERG4RTEN
DR.. CanfeLd, Mr.. Mabie and Mr.
Glider Talk ON Educa-
tion for Tots.

Education is a right not charity, said Dr..
James H. Garfield. librarian OF Columbia UniVeT-
sity, yesterday afternoon at the twelfth annual
meeting Of the New-York kindergarten Associa-
ton at Sherry's And the large audience. from the
snartly gowned women who occupied the soio
chairs Hamilton W. Mabie. the president VINO
sat the little stage under a sort OF oeo1ester
of old damask. looked interested.
Continuing. DR.. Garfield said: Sound educaroh
education, the education that Is worth having
and worth maintaining American educaton Is one
that untes class class instead Of dividing thefn
Education is not for the poor alone Sometimes
we IN danger Of giving the poor better eouca-
ton than the rich. In some parts Of the country
don't say it is so here-the private schools give
a less strenuous and complete education than 90
the public schools. While education may De a
super1uous thing for the rich still, it Is con-
venience sometimes; and while 1t is a necessity TO
the poor, yet it ought to be restricted to the
poor.
wherever we find philanthropy mixed up with
education. that is the fly in the ointment. Every
child is born in chains of ignorance, but IL is MS
right to be set free Education sets free. 1t gives
equality in the right Of way-the only equahty
the American citizen will ever ask Thoughtni
consideration, generous givng-these are but the
means. The result consists in taking the child
when his brain is quiverng, gelatinous mass
and bringing him the point where 1t Is clean
edged muscular tool. capable Of clearcut thlnklns
In what used be the aristocrauc quarter OF
Paris stands a statue. and IN place OF the name
has the right to educat ton The statue is of
Danton. the words are his. Had the French people
written that sentence on their hearts fifty years
earlier there would have been no Danton, no
French Revolution. Let write 1t on our hearts
to-day and spare descendants similarly PAIN
full experience"
Then Mrs Lillian w. Belts gave what Mr.. Mabie
subsequently described three kindergarten pict-
ures descriptive of influence of the kindergarten
on various small people, presumably of the Sums
introduced
Mr.. Mabie as 1.-The first president Of the organiza-
tion-and wish he were 1t still' He spoke briefly.
commenting upon what he characterized as sort
Of shadow Of prosperity In this country on , the
part of those who have not what they consider
their share of good and try get it. often in
rude. violent and unkindergartenish ways: IL one
could SET kndergartens to work in the coal regions
have coal regions here II NeW-York'
said Mr.. Glider.
and God. It is the aim of the kindergarten TO sup
ply both. 1t is lodge in the child the facuy by
and to open his mind to God. that the kinder
garten exists" He announced that the association
directed and supported twentytwo kinaergarte&ns @ r. ms
public schools OF the former. two are supported
by clubs Of young women ana three Ry Inc iS M
Mabie. that there redeemng qualities even
downtown.
The association hopes and intends to spend s42 900
this year. a luncheon of crackers and milk Is now
supplied to all of the associations k1nder
gartens by private individuals at cost Of 500 a
would offer to do the same
1t voted to change the number OF managers
from twenty-four to thirty, and the following new
Mrs. R. Burnham Moratt Mrs, Henry Goldman
Love Mrs. James Gayey. Mrs NJ l. Harrison
Mrs. Thomas Robins. il; Mrs V; Eyerlt Macy. Macy
iiton w Ma5ie. i.s Mrs Kate Douglass Riggs and
Miss Annie Jennings