New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-25
THE KLNDERGARIEN UNION.
TWO "ROUND TABLES THE FEATURES
AT BOSTON CONVENTION.
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Boston. April 24-Two round tables occupied
the attention of the international kindergarten
Union to-day during the first session, two meetings
being held. at Emmanuel Church and the other
at the Arlington Street Church. Both meetings
filled overfowing. and many stood In the
aisles The main afternoon meeting was addressed
by Miss Bertha Payne. of Chicago. and Miss Anna
Williams. of Philadelphia. The subject was me
Value Of Construction Work in Kindergartens-
Mrs Alice II. Putnam. of Chicago. presided AT
the early round table the various questions OF
raising Kindergarten standards were considered
The leader was Mrs NJ b. Page. OF Chicago. and
the first standard treated that of instrumental
music. Calvin B. Cady of Boston. the speaker
emphasized the idea of cultivating music Tor us
own sake. A child should be taught definitely TO
love positive music. because it reached his emo
tions Positive language he learns at home through
expressing his own desires. but melody he cannot
learn in this way. The teacher should find out II
the melody anything. If the child remembers
snatches of it. he remembers part of story
But first of all she should have great care IN the
selection of music.
SHE should select continued Mr. Cady. music
that is simple. This is not to say inane music
Simplicity and inanity utterly different things
Simplicity must be found in the simplest thing in
music-ts melody. If you let d child go away WITH
out cornprehending that, then what can you make
him comprehend in music? Finally. ne con-
tinued destroy the idea that anybody Is sood
enough to play TO a child You might as well give
him distorted pictures set anybody who can
rattle on the keys a the piano. The person VINO
nlavs to children should have ability TO think music
truthfuly give the right tones. TO play inteiii
gently giving logical thought, character heart ana
poetry to music "a,
The next speaker. Miss Patty Hill. Of Louisville,
Nv took I'D the question of raising the standard
for training teachers. She started with three Cd
solute requirements for training teachers; an az
around education before she enters the training
school; the fullest preparation IN nrst Cas- Cas-
training school. and long experience OF teacfh"s
hnoter topic OF great interest to the delesates
subject was Home Discipline, and the cont TI
tors Professor Earl Barnes OF Ne" - orr
Of Boston Confidence and Cooperation Between
her Of J BTookne Moral suason Mrs, Robert
n. Chaplin. Len0x: Mrs. Grace e. hemp'oh anu
'G Professor Barnes Compared the application Of
rewards and to th ha ft the Child
worse than it found him was bad punishment; t Ii
Which left If nun inflicted by society had
progressed from the blood feud Of primitive ,b hs so
thing in society. through the rule of fear when
"a ne DresHnt higher aim of correction by reforma
ton when crime being handled In the same Gne
through these three stages; and as corrective
M tD 10 aq f Barnes that the
way to find punishment that would nj me
cbipd Itself and find out what it thought about
child that would do such n m thing He believed
that a command should be a command and base go
on aw to so to bed because its mother loved it.
nm because II was bedtime He would have TO
90 70 bed lust the same If he had no mother
Such law should be based not ION the arbitrary
will Of a parent but moral law. He agreed
with preceding speakers that child likes 10 Ieel
A Arm hand and IS not sorry as he seems To De
soyretimes TO learn that the laws governing MIN
cannot be changed by a fit Of crying There Is
something satisfactory in getting down TO bed-
Tock and often child will try to run a parent
70 find lust how far he may AS in the physical
TorId as represented by hot stoves and tender
toes the child learns by trying things. so in the
MORAL universe II conducting personal research
Ga ali narts of its environment In conclusion, Mr.
lee said that no child could develop back bone
and sta NINA in world which he found to be a
'.nush of CONCESSIONS Emerson expressed IL
A large part of the young women teachers took
a trolley ride during the afternoon in observation
cars under the guidance of young men lecturers
At the business meeting which ended to-day SEES
sions these officers were elected:
President. Mrs Alice II. Putnam. Chicago; wee,
nresidents Mrs I-aliah b. Pngree Boston. ana
Miss Nora 4. Smith. New-York: corresponding sec
retary and treasurer Miss Fannie Fanniebeile Cur
tis brooklyn: recording secretary. Miss Evelyn A
Holmes Charleston, :. c.; auditor. Miss Harriet
ell Washington.