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TEN new TEACHERS
GRADUATES OF KINDERGARTEN
TRAINING SCHOOL
AT LAYTON MEMORIAL
INTERESTED AUDIENCE OVER
FLOWED THE HALL.

GRADUATING EXERCISES OF the NATE
BALDWIN Kindergarten Training
school Were Unique and Pleasing.
Games, Songs and other Kinder
E1rtcn Work Illustrated by the
Young Women Who VIII Teach.
Diplomas Presented by MIR. George
j. Baldwin, Founder of the Sys-
tenn in Savannah.
"If the first lesson in the kindergarten
is love the teacher" said one of the
spectators at the beginning of the grad
uation exercises of the Kate Baldwin
kindergarten Training School last
night, II think it would be a very easy
lesson for the children" The remark
was merited, for surely no institution
of learning could have presented d
more charming set of graduates, un-
dergradutes and principals, than was
formed in the semi-circle on the stage
at the Lawton Memorial.
The occasion is one that appeals 10
the people of Savannah peculiarly, and
such has been the crush at former
graduation day exercises that a new
up to certain hour was by ticket
only. This served to diminish the crowd
that otherwise would have had to
stand in the street, but every ticket had
been taken and many people stood in
the aisles and doorways, eager and
willing to stand. rather than to miss
the interesting and unique exercises.
The Lawton Memorial has seldom
held a more representative audience,
and it presented a scene of beauty and
interest that could not fail to be no.
ticed by everyone. The stage had been
extended in order to accommodate the
teachers and students, and at the back
had been placed examples of the work
of kindergarten children. There were
also some art pieces made by teachers,
notably the panoramic study represent
ing the animals going into the Ark.
The audience had ample time to note
these pretty and important decorations,
and they were also explained at some
length during the exercises.
A Charming Semi Circle.
The kindergarten students and teach
ers were all dressed in white and seat
ed in little kindergarten chairs when
the exercises began, and before any
thing else was done Mrs. r. p Warning,
superintendent of the kindergarten sys-
tenn, made a little talk 1t was Just
an informal Introduction for the grad
uating class and undergraduates, and
then a short resume of the work done
and the objects in view. Mrs. Warning
remarked that 1t was the third gradu-
ating class that had gone out from
the training school, and She was glad
to be able to tell of the steady growth
and improvement in the work. The
very complimentary remarks made by
Miss Susan Blow and DR.. Harris about
this work, she said, were encouraging
and pleasant. 1t was also pleasant to
be able to say that applications for
graduates of the training school were
greater than could be supplied.
In referring to the record of the
class of 1908, Mrs. Waring mentioned
the names of Misses Oppenheimer and
Hayward, who had received 100 on all
manual work; Mrs. Seabrook, with only
one-tenth off. Misses Sassnett, Getz
and Oppenheimer had not missed a
day of study. Those under age who
satisfactorily finished the course are
Misses Virgie Anderson, Theresa Getz,
The kinderEarten's work.
Mrs. waring, in few words, told
about the games that would be played
and the songs that would be sung, just
as they are played and sung in the
kindergartens. There are some people,
she said, who think the little folks are
taught many songs all with one tune.
This is not true, as there are scores of
tunes, and. all the tunes, and the words,
and the motions taught the children
mean something, and are not merely
for pastime. ta
Following this, the classes sang 1.-THE
Family Drum Corps" a swinging,
~ with ft0t
of handclapping, accumulated at inter
walls by a tap from the big bass drum.
Then all the big-littIe kindergarten
folks played the leaves game and
told about the life of the leaves and
what they do and how pretty they are.
Next came the the slunber boat,
and each pretty kindergarten rocked
a baby to sleep while singing the daih-
ty lullaby
In Caps and Gowns.
In the "Philosophic Interlude," par
ticipated in by all the wise men of an
cient times and some of the later
educators, represented by grave look
ing kindergartners, in cap and gown.
the subject was thoroughly discussed,
and it was decided that the kindergar-
ten. the school and the college, make
a perfect chain TO work out the, en-
tire plan of educat ton. The young
cussion were Misses Sassnett, Shivers,
Lyons. Aveilhe, Hayward, Anderson,
Gray, Seabrook, Getz, Graves and OPP
penheimer.
Songs illustrated by rhythmic pictures
were newt given and this was a novel
ty to almost everybody A big black
board was placed in the center of the
stage and while the students sang a
song about THE Shoemaker" one of
the kindergartners drew I'm crayon a
pacture of the shoemaker at work, fol-
lowing the song with each stroke Of
the crayon. Several pictures were
made and were received with enthu-
siasm by the audience. In the kin
dergartens the little people" are fire.
quently appealed to- not only to do
things, but for comment, and true TO
the spirit of the work Mrs. Warning
would ask Now isn't that a nice pic
ture?" and all the students would an
swer with enthusiams and applause
with the audience.
Played Kindergarten Games.
Then there were the games ana tba