The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

sss.saeaoh. Teacher. put II Oi az
my De 1t will walk ,.
one day. when a clean little slhBian a
ifoek was given her, she said passing out
OF the door, to her mother: on mother,
De careful, don't get Il soiled. ne hIsa
week after her appearance at hinuei 3 a
Ten she had to be bathed every Hlorhihs.
linen she began of her own accuIu " u,
70 the basin to wash her little hahus anu
face, and now she arrives clean 1t the
kindergarten.
she is bright active and tnoroughIy
HAPPY, One Sunday morning sne Saihe
TO the kindergarten rooms. she mad run
away from home to come. she thought II
was Kindergarten day. The teacher kept
her for Sunday school and then took her
back home
When, during the Hanukah exercises at
kindergarten she was given Coll, hef
JOY was SO great that it touched mothefs,
who saw her to tears.
ne mother of another little glrl tehs
the following pretty incident:
ne kindergarten children, before eating
their lunch, sing this little song
All good things around you are sent
from heaven above,
We thank our Father thank our tather,
for His love-
On little Helen's heart this left deep
impression The family had abandoned
the custom of saying Grace before
meals.
After a few days at the kindergarten.
the child insisted on singing her THANK
you" before eating dinner, and was not
satisfied until the father mother and
little brother all sat at the table and
sang her song of praise with her. And
now the mother added we all like It
SO we'll that 1t has become quite GUS
tom with u.s.
One of the kindergarten babies. a little
3-year-old, has been quite Ill. The teach
er at the baby table was also Ill. One day
after the little girl had taken some medi-
cine. which eased her. she turned to her
mother and said: Doctor II. is good
doctor, he'll make me well, and when
am well, l will send him TO Miss o., so
he'll make her we'll too"
Every morning, when the children are
on the circle they have their good morn
Ing" While the plano is being played
softly, the teacher stands in the center
of the circle, and any one of the little
people can come up, shake hands with
her, exchange the good morning greeting
When the little bow Is made, the teach
er leaves the child in the center, and an
other child comes up makes its little
bow to the first. than the latter makes
room for a third and so on, until every
one has had his good morning" The
children love It, and It is a very pretty
sight to see the serious little faces and
the cunning little bows.
One little fellow. after his first good
morning" entered the circle for a Sec
ond handshake. When questioned by the
teacher, he said; Yesterday was Sunday
and we could not come to kindergarten;
so | thought Ted have two good morn
ings today
What the kindergarten means to some
children was well expressed by a 4-year-
old the other day: Me goes to kinder
garten, me goes home me goes to sleep,
me wakes up. and-(hls eyes brightening)
me goes to kindergarten again.
OF the many cunning little sayings OF
the children, the following are chosen at
random:
While eating lunch, the teacher guarded
the children against swallowing the seeds.
"Oh, my mamma cooked some apples the
other day. exclaimed one youngster
"and I ate all the bones and 1t didn't
make me sick"
After being told the story of the cat
playing the fiddle one small man insist
~ tiNN NNSAS So' NdS AouiiiiS,
When the little kitten ran into the
circle yesterday morning. Willie said
quickly: "Oh, kitty wants the first good
morning.
Teacher-There are three things we are
going to remember at lunch time little
children. First, not to place our elbows
on the table; second, TO say thank you.
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you; and third, not to begin eating until
all the children at the table are served
Little Boy-You forget the fourth, Miss
T.. Always turn your head when you
cough,
How many of these little children
have big, grown brothers at their
houses?" asked the teacher when the
different members of the family were
being enumerated.
II haven't any brothers. but I've
grown papa at my house." proudly an
swered one little boy.
The children were being cautioned about
crossing the car track, FOR you know
the car might run over YOU" they were
told
THAT wouldn't hudt," said one little fell
low was very fond of playing on the
u dths llldt Nbuiun Hufl near as muen
as billy goat does when he butts you."
Course 1t would hurt more for a car
to run over you than a billy goat to butt
you' sagely remarked another child,
cause a car, Its just full of electricity,
and goat Ga pause short but expressive)
a goat-it's full of oats"
II sho does like that music" said
Clyde. when a bright march was being
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time. II sho does like that music cause
It's just like what they play at East
Lake on the flying iinney."
ewes got something at our house"
suddenly remarked a bright little fellow
his tone suggestive of the most delightful
things.
You havel What is It," asked the
teacher.
Measles" proudly answered the child
I'm going to be street car conduc-
tor when ] grow to be a man, cause they
certainly do make lots of money
Miss u has brown eyes. Miss G.
has blue eyes and hiss R. has -
We'll, what color are Miss RS eyes2"
''G-r-e-e-n," slowly admitted the child.
One little boy six years of age was in
the habit of bringing a younger brother
and sister, as well as two neighboring
children to the kindergarten and taking
them home every day, He was thoroughly
conscious of the responsibility resting
upon him. and one day, when two of the
children had remained at home because
of illness he remarked to his teacher: II
reckon I'll get home all right today cause
I'll have only two children to take
- II.