The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-05
WITH THE KINDEReARTENS.
Winter Programme of the Kate
Baldwin system.

Winter Programme of the Kate
Baldwin system.
The mid-winter term of the Kate
Baldwin Free kindergarten has just
begun under very favorable conditions.
In spite Of the prevalence of children's
diseases in the city hardly any cases
have developed among kindergarten
children, proving what the teachers al
ways claim that there is less danger
to child in a comfortable sunshiny,
well-ventilated school room than in
any other place. Although the kin
dergartens are full of children there
is a teacher 10 every ten OF them. ana
their physical welfare is watched as
carefully as in a careful home.
OF the various activities that cluster
around the kindergarten, the Visitors
Committee is getting in good work in
spreading interest in the progress OF
the movement This committee con
sists of almost twenty ladies, whose
duty it is TO visit each kindergarten
once during the year and to take with
her some one whom she wishes to in
terest. Once a year general meet
ing is called at which the lists OF Wis
itors are read and the work discussed.
The Mothers Club of Trinity and
Chatham Kindergartens will meet at
Trinity kindergarten Wednesday, Jan.
%, at o'clock. The Yamacraw kim
dergarten win hold it's mothers meet
ing Wednesday, Jan. S, at o'clock,
and the Day Nursery Kindergarten
mothers meeting will be held the fol-
lowing Wednesday at the same hour.
People interested in the plan of max
ing pleasant social evenings Tor the
young people by opening the Yama-
craw kindergarten to them as a place
10 enjoy themselves, are asked to meet
at the Philbrick kindergarten, s Jones
@treet, east, Tuesday afternoon, at
4:30s o'clock At this meeting all sug-
gestions will be welcomed. A good
deal of interest has been taken in
this plan, and it is expected that it
viii mean the beginning of many
pleasant arrangements.
Friday. Jan. 10, at 4S0 o'clock. at
the Chatham Kindergarten, Miss A. j.
Backus will begin her series of ten
lectures on General Literature" de-
signed especially for the training school
of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergar-
ten, but open to the public on account
of the general interest shown in the
subject. Miss Backus has already
large class in literature that meets
once a week in the mornings, but so
many who could not go in the morn
ings, wished to avail themselves of the
opportunity offered by the class, that
the kindergarten decided to waive its
general rule, and admit outsiders to
this course. The Chautauqua plan of
inviting any one to come in for one
lecture. whether they join or not, is
followed. The course fee is SO. APP
plication may be made to Miss A. J.
Backus, 109 Park avenue, east: Bell
telephone 906, or by coming to the
first class.
The course just completed by the
training school has been one of great
benefit. 1t was a course of physical
training and Americanized Delsarte
given by Miss Sarah Charlton. AL
though shorter than either teacher or
class would have liked, the training
has been great success, and was
even more enthusiastically received
than the course of last year Miss
Charlton made physical work for the
kindergarten Training School the sub
Ject OF especial study last summer, and
IS to be congratulated upon her intel
hgent and inspiring work.
In Memory of Clarence S. Connerat.
Editor Morning News Again the
tidings come to me that one whom 1
valued as friend has passed beyond the
vale into the spirit land. Clarence s.
Connerat was one of my boys; our
friendship began while he was vet a
youth, and 1 learned to appreciate his
many likeable and lovable qualities as
i became familiar with his life and mo-
tive. He was another of those who.
living in the sunshine. impaired it in
large measure to others who came
within his radius. His home life was
almost ideal in it's everyday influence,
for, he had in his charming way solved
the problem of dealing tenderly, low
fngly and effectively with his chill
dren.
Whatever of toll and strain the world
may have had for him in his business
career, at home there was rest and
peace. 1t was a home where the ruling
influence was love-that perfect love
(which casteth our fear"
/ feel 1t matter for congratulation
that my influence caused him to be-
come the superintendent of the Sun
day-school of ST. Johns, where for
many years, he has done good and eff
fective service in that capacity, and
where his influence for good will long
be felt. He will be greatly missed, bur
we still clasp hands across the gulf
that separates us, and those who loved
and esteemed him will find solace in
the reflection that his was "a life which
added to, rather than detracted from.
the sum of human happiness and so we
pray that his spirit may rest in peace.
William Riley Boyd.
THE WEATHER.