Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-15
NEN DEPARTURE IN
KINDERGARTEN WORK.
Alma College Has Decided to
Make the Course One of
Three Years.
NEW TEACHERS IN
THE FACULTY
Miss c. W. Mingins and Mrs. E. O.
Perrlam, Kindergarten, and DR..
F. N. Treanseau. Biology
and Geology.

school of the college has been more pop I
lar or more useful than the school TO
the training kindergartners. This wa
the pioneer school of Michigan in tn
department Of study.
Miss Matilda Ross came to Alma dur
Ing the second year of the life of tn
college and founded the school by faith
She received no salary but her fame a
Kindergarten and her great gifts il
public speech at once secured for her
school we'll attended. She RENAME
for less than two years. being obliged &
relinguish her labors because OF poor
health. Her successors have been Miss
Cuddeback, Miss Dillingham;, Mrs. Plum
and Miss Brodie.
These have done well and have left be,
hind them fragrant memory The
school has grown in numbers and ex.
tent of power like the college. At first
the course Of study was one year. This
continued, till the advent of Mrs. Plum
who extended il TO two years. So it has
remained up TO the present time. At
the end Of the first year the student re-
ceives certificate testifying 70 work
done and at the end of the second year
II the labors Of both years have been
satisfactory, the student receives di-
ploma from the school and State Certi-
ficate from the Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.
But the horizon is ever widening.
Many OF the most enlightened fathers
and mothers are persuaded that the very
best kind Of training for daughter is
that OF college course including that OF
kindergarten. And this they believe
to be true even il the daughter never ex.
poets to teach in the school. In the cities
and larger towns where the best salaries
are paid there has come to be a great
demand for kindergartners who shall
also be graduates of college.
To meet these wants and to take the
most advanced position among the edu-
cational institutions OF the west, Alma
College has decided upon
1t will henceforth make the kinder.
6hibcA COul sc Ouc VI tnItt years. IL
in addition to that the student wishes to
be graduated from the college and go to |
her lifework with the diploma Of the |
school, the certificate Of the state and |
the degree of Bachelor Of Pedagogy,
she can do so by taking two years in |
college; making five in all. This will |
put her in position to secure the best |
places in the cities There has never
been any difficulty in getting good places
for those who were competent. How
much more true will this be by this
lengthening OF the course?
But quantity is not so important as
quality in the educational world. The
most essential quality is that Of the teach
err. The college has secured the services
Of Miss o. w. Mingins and Mrs. Z. O.
Perrism both Of Detroit, who will be the
associate principals. Miss Mingins has
for eight years been in charge of the
kindergarten training schools OF Detroit
and for ten years before that was en-.
gagged in the same work in New England
Mrs. Perriam was graduated from us two
years ago and has since then been train.
ing Undergraduates in Saginaw and
Detroit. That these ladies are at the
head OF their profession in this state and
in the west admits OF no doubt. They
will bring TO their work in Alma great
enthusiasm, extraordinary ability and
abundant experience. Surely both the
public and the college are to be congrat.
ulated upon this prospect Of enlargement
and power
IL is also pleasure to announce that
DR.. +. n. Transeau Of Ann Arbor has
been elected TO the chair Of biology and
geology In the college. This gentleman
is graduate from Franklin and Marsh !
all College and post graduate from the
University OF Chicago and the Universe I
ty Of Michigan. Prof. John NJ. Coulter
of the University of Chicago writes OF ,,
him, He is one Of the strongest men we 6
ever had in this department. His at.
tainments are all that can be asked. his
power In research has been thoroughly Z
tested, his ability TO instruct is unusually J
good, while his personality is extremely ,
pleasant. L think he presents an mn. Z
usual combination for success in college {
position. While his work with me was a.,
largely along botanical lines, it was /
chiefly In the direction known to-day as :
geology, which means fieldwork in con.
nection with surface geology or physio- $
graphy. Accordingly he is entirely com. .
petent TO do modern work in both bi. !
ology and geology" 3
Many other testimonials are at hand
TO the same effect. DR.. Transeau is still 7
a young man and will doubtless add :
much to the already great enthusiasm G
of the college in biological and botanial .
studies. A lack of space prevents MS :
from giving our readers many other in. a
facts that show the progress OF
the college. We promise to return TO
this subject later on in the vacation
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