New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-06
FOR KTNDERGARTENS.
Annual Meeting Of Ne7c-Yorh
Association Yesterday.

Taking rs his text the words Of John Locke that
society needs for It's advancement and betterment
both education and freedom, Professor F. J. Z,
Woodbridge preached q little sermon yesterday 20
the fashionable women who support the New-York
Einde-garten Association on the dangers OF giving
one without the other. II was the fourteenth
annual meeting and was held, usual. at Sherrys
Professor Woodbridge Is head OF the department
of philosophy 81 Columbia University, and he
knows nothing about the practical details OF kin
dereartening; al least. ne told the women 50. Con
seouently. he elected TO speak as e philosopher.
Man" he said. us peculiarly the choosing Great
ure Of the world, and he always chooses the great
est apparent good. That, alas! Is often very diff
ferent thing from the real good. Our hope in the
education Of the future lies IN the fact that the
world can be made To yield clearer insight Of the
real good. We must make the good not only seem
more attractive, but. what is more important,
must make II be seen more distinctly.
Just as IL is q great mistake to give freedom
and not education SO il IS a great mistake to give
education and not freedom. I had an Illustration
mis- very morning. a phiIanthropic lady was
urging poor negro woman to send her children 10
al industrial school. 50 that they could learn
trsdes
" WHAT use would It be? They couldn't get any
work her reply.
What IS the use OF teaching cleanliness if the
conditions Of life that surround pupils are such
70 keep them dirty?
What Is the use Of teaching them TO like pure
nutritious food when the conditions Of their lives
as such that they obtain it? IL is much
Ter mat they Dc KEPT ignorant and slaves than that
-I-E ue enlightened slaves
Row can bring rich and poor together so
Ilal me former shall not form exclusive class?
-l'" DING II about that employees shall not look on
I-flt employers as OppreSSOTS2 How deal with or
-s--Latlons which. 20 benefit their members throw
-.5l mem some restraint Of privilege How shall
'-- ..4-s 70 LloSe W educate freedom Of mind and
s.---t- Lei Us see 10 i that the Two go hand IN
-iaal Let Us steadily refuse in The future where
We ezL-1t grant freedom. 10 refuse grant educa-
.,.- CIy so can the great forces that AXE for
me good Of society be conserved"
AlC-sCu Boosted that he had brought ph!losC-
- on OF the closet and classroom into the
C5,1|Ls room and club remarked Hamilton W
A-SI--' me President At the conclusion Of this
S---t7s- 6l- Professor Woodbridge has per-
-eItLe- an g more difficult feat He has brought
p-!'s9F-y from 1lOrulngside Heights to SherTy's
-saere other gods are sometimes wOrshipped -
Mss Nary Il Waterman, superintendent for the
ssaH1-laL-1l- said that there We're now twenty-six
hl-- k-- -ilS each employing TWO teachers, the
S-e3--ell-- Two new ones, at tifIy-hrst-st. and
1ee- organized during Inc year The kindergar-
lls nave an average attendance Of ffty-four chill
gsA an cost SL4g each per annUm 10 main
Miss 1iyra Kelly told two Of her stories Of East
hioe child life The following managers were
elected, Mrs CIark-Culve- Mrs William law
sc1leFel-n. Mrs. Lea 8IcIIvaine I.uGuer Mrs
sohn henry Hammond. Mrs. 4 C. Rovce Mrs
ssan D. Crimm-rs Mrs. Henry F Dinock Mrs
Aete douglas riggs Miss Nora Archibald Smith
al1 Miss Anna " La sley.
Following the meeting tea was served n an sd
;olI.tg room oy the women mentioned above Mrs
:. n Phelps Stokes. Mrs Frank II Bosworrh
Strs- etaFles Rowland Russell. Mrs Norris Loeb
93is- James tIayley and others OF the board OF
ayers assisted by Miss Waterman and the
n s. Er.E