New-York tribune., 1903-01-30
DE4RTR OF TEACHERS.
-nore kiRdergQrtners Needed-H High
Qualifications Demanded.

Considering the overcroxded condition Of many
of -he lines Of work followed BY women and the
advantages attaching 10 the position OF kindergart
II TIE public schools Of this city. the present
deficiency n The eligible list OF kindergarJners
IS. 20 say the least curious phenomenon. The
growth OF kindergar-ens II Nev-York has been
rapid during the last few years that the eligible
-is- of ktn5erza--aers is exhausted. New-Y0rk
01ers many Inducements 20 kinderga-rners. wiki
me result thar some Of tne best klndergartners IN
country. most OF them being college graduates.
have been glad 10 settle here The wonder IS that
wiki q positive deficiency II eligible kindergarr-
1ers. more bright renned Nsw-York girls co not
make kinderEartnirg their profession For one
thiug there Is no competition from
I never saw nan kinderga-rne-,' said Presi-
dent Hunter Of the Normal College 70 Tribune
reporter. -'kinde-gartning is Of the profes-
SONS that can't be filed by men Not one man in
Z million Is II 70 be q ktndergarIner. Men may
lecture on il but they cannot 60 il Women have
E-e-sn1p1ec THIS line Il IS much say that
any woman can defbe11er a1 kindergartning than
re best
The reasou7 TIE uotheriy tenderness and sym
1zray that reside IN every wouans heart Chill
d-e- OF the kindergarten age-that is. from four 10
6ve-crave the mother love little child in
trouble goes naturally 70 its mother Now, during
-he hours II The kindergarten the teacher takes the
place q the mother. The instinct of love and the
need u love IN the child are grauhed by the teach
- provided she IS able kindergarten. while on
rhe other hand the maternal instinct OF the teach
- Is E-zttHed BY association with the little ones
The wonderful hond between the mother and child
IS reproduced between the teacher and child
The first kindergarten IN the United States TO
% maintained al public expense was established
~ ne Normal College al St Marks Place IN 1s1-
= vas started under the direction Of a man and
failed because the principal Of the training school
connected with t1e college had faith IN il The
PRESIDENT of the Board Of Education al that tine
said What spend money 70 teach children 70
play When Il was explained TO him that by utlllz-
ing the waste force which is called play the kinder
ea--en develops the chid's physical moral and
rnenral nature he didn't seem 70 comprehend II
50 rhe kindergarten had great difficulty il being
established II this city part OF the public school
system
THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE.
BUT that was thirty years ago. and IN that
-ire there has been great progress IN eoucaloh'
particularly n Eouan's education
''F5erercfore the Normal College has furalshed
slx k-rde-za-tners a year for the public schools
The kindergarten class vas a prize schoIarsnlp
class open only 70 graduates Of the college Cn1i
oorrua-a-ivelv recent years there was no opening
fo- k-nderearrners. there were no PUBIC
school kinderZartens. and students did not thlnA
4 worth while 70 take the course Now We nave
increased the class limit 70 twenty-five and eA-
per 70 graduate that number each year any
graduate Of nigh school 5 engine aHU I
course IS rRo years
1sa--fIl head Of the ktndergartens OF
Manhattan and The Bronx, gave other reasons for
the present str11gency n the kinoergar'en MAJ A7
70 speak. 1t true that We have opened A--l-
oe-zzr-ens faster than We had teachers Tor Ihefh-
Ene said 4 myself have opened nifty new ones
since 1ae- Serrerpter The new charter. when al
tered the school age from FIVE 70 six threw upon
or hands 4 large number Of children VINO hao 70
Be provided for in ktndergarTeTls Ihe eiigloie
list was exhausted last October with the exception
q thirty OF forty kIndergariners. !" no hao 41iN
sccerfe5 nlsces for the coming school year and 20
were not open 10 teach for Us
Another reason for the scarcity OF klnoergar'-
rers IS the fact that the board Of examiners has not
been ahle 70 hold another kindergarten eAaI1ilEa-
ton For one thing they have Deeh 'elE oUsS'
s-1 g. .o+,,.- ,rere is difficulty in getting can
diGsrey in winter. All the desirable klndergart-
nez are usually II places Al this season. Of the
year.
Yet another reason for the dearih OF klhLsI-
Ezr-ners les IN the fact that hitherto there mas