New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-10
HouSes0f<'e.S Exchange.

rights as wen &c themselves and are bettered no;
harmed. by the hours spent IN the kindergarten.
To show how children controlled and gov
erued. cite instance Of a little girl in one OF
tho New-York mission kindersartens. who on her
first days appearance IN kindergarten. decided she
wanted 10 go home at once. To this end she
began TO scream with all the passion OF her four
years Her mother. who had brought her. tried 10
talk TO her above her screams. telling her she
would whip her. and threatening her II she did not
stop; but she only cried the louder.
The kindergarten quietly stepped up 10 the
mother and asked her to go. saying. 7 am sure
Cassie viii be all right in little while She Droba-
bly, feels strange
The mother went out and as she shut the door
The child fairly threw herself from her chair in
her fury The Kindergarten having started a
stick lesson directed the children what to do. She
then took a chair beside Cassie. who was now
CRYING less violently. her little strength being
quite spent Cassie" she said. you know you
cannot 20 home now for mother has gone out to
work and there would be there for you TO
stay with. II you stop crying you may have some
pretty sticks 20 play with. but II you do not I'm
afraid you viii have to sit in chair on the other
side OF the room. for we cannot have such noise
while We are trying to work ~, ,
At the mention OF nome tHe emo screamed
afresh and the kindergartner. never losing her own
@ s2e sorry not to have our little Playmate Sit
at the table, children. but We eannet make room
This treatment was quite new to Cassie as she
had been used to blow rather than m. being tslked
raSro mi she opened her Dig brown eyes in
astonishment The kindergaTtner saw her giving
furtive gIances across the room toward her play
mates, who were very busy and happy with their
hardly OF them gIanC1ng at Cassie,
whose sobs had quite subsidized
In n few minutes more little SasSle nae cIosseu
the room and was standing at the hndergartner's
side II want to be good l want some pretty
sticks she said The kindergartner, with a well
coming smile made room Ior Cassie. anS she con-
tinued IN happy harmony FOR the rest OF that morn
This conquering once did not suffice to undo the
work Of four years OF mfsmana cement, but little
bv little Cassie understood that her misconduct
SPOILED not only her own pleasure, but all OF her
little playmates' also. And she found that the
OF others rights. rather than the peevish, selfish
child
TO see the childrens tree, Cassie's mother came
up 10 the Kindergarten with grateful smile and
said. "Ah Miss -. what Is II that has changed
cassie so? She does not scream and cry as she
cute with her little brothers and sisters that
never had such comfort before. used 70 have TO
lick her two three times a day for her pas
siouate ways but I don't now, and it's the kinder
garten that's done it,
gartners could tell, Surely. II one OF the poor
the Kindergarten training on child whose home
environment IS naturally not or the BEST what OF
homes where refinement has a sOftening influence
Can L possibly harm them2
The kindergarten principle is gentleness but
frrluess Once thing Is said or n command gwen
n Is enforced though IL takes a day to do IT, And
once the child is thus conquered. It's viii Is not
broken but directed, thus bringing forth the best
er3r,I0yad with a child animal For all
know that even horse whose spirit or VIII Is
broken is rot good as one whose viii Is gov
e~uad and directed This Is why believe in rea-
souirg. rather than IN corporal punishment-be-
cause know that 1t brings about lasting results.
Plainheld. y. J. KINDERGARTNER