The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
CEASES TO EXIST
WITH YEARS END
MINNEAPOLIS KINDERGARTEN
ASSOCIATION TO END CAREER.
Work Carried On So Successfully and
Which Has Grown to Such Proper
tions Will Be Turned Over in Part to
Public Schools and Training School
to Miss Wood.

tions Will Be Turned Over in Part to !
Public Schools and Training School
to Miss Wood.
With the close of the year the Min
neapolis kindergarten association will
pass out of existence. The work which i
it has carried on SO successfully, and
which has grown to such proportions
will be turned over, in part, to the
PUBLIC school system, and it's training
school to the present superintendent,
Miss Stella Louise Wood
This organization, which for thir-
teen years has been one of the most
prominent philanthropic movements of
the city, has enlisted the sympathy
and received the cooperation of all
classes and conditions. It has been
non-sectarian and its officers and direc-
tors have represented every shade Of
belief and opinion and most Of the
churches have at various times opened
their doors for it's lectures, meetings,
or entertainments. The object Of the
association has been first, to foster
kindergarten sentiment thruout the
city, and second, to have kindergar-
tens established in the public schools
complished. The school board has es-
| tablished five kindergartens in connec-
tion with the public schools, and they
are SO appreciated that others will un-
doubtedly be opened from time to time.
Now Self Supporting.
The training school is now so large
that it has become self supporting. For
| some. years Miss Wood has so ably
association that it's chief work has
been to raise the necessary money, and
this year its affairs were so prosper
GUS that the finance committee was
able to do the extraordinary thing Of
returning its guaranty fund. From its
ISOLATION has raised and disbursed
large sums Of money. During it's first
year, 1892, it raised over $4,000, and
later, when it was supporting five kim
dergartens, its annual budget was near
~ twice as much. The burden of rails
ing this fell upon the finance commit
tee, whose. chairman, Mrs. Thomas
women, has had the responsibility from
the first. It is estimated that not less
| than 10000 has been raised and dis.
bursed in this work. .-
1 Formed in 1892.
The association was formed in 1892
"A kindergarten and training class were
opened in st: Mark $ guild room under
the supervision of Mrs. Elsie Payne
Adams: From the beginning the work
has attracted superior class Of young
women, and the high standard raised
has been fully sustained. The aim Of
the association has always been educa-
tional rather than charitable, and more
than once it has been difficult to per-
suade it's patrons that it was better to
train one child well-to. awaken his
mind and quicken his spirit-than to
give shelter and food to many. The
but how well. A second kindergarten
was opened by the association that
same year in the house now occupied
by Unity Settlement Altho passing
out Of the hands of the association, that
house has been a center Of helpfulness
during all the succeeding years. +.
T eye Hiring Fayre.''
It was during that first year that
notable and picturesque entertainments
! ever given in Minneapolis, took place.
This unique festival was given at Fair
Oaks, which, has opened it's doors more
i than once to the association. This was
4 the first Of many elaborate ,entertair-
ments and enterprises which represent
an immense amount of energy put into
the work by the women of Minneapo-
las, and which added thousands of dol
lars to the association s exchequer.
After. two years Mrs. Adams was
succeeded by Miss Jean Macarthur,
who remained until Miss Wood came, in
1896, the work all the while increasing
it's scope. Not the least important part
of it's mission was the mothers meet
ings. These have been continued in con-
nection with all the kindergartens from
partly social in their nature, but al.
ways with a talk or paper from some
one outside; something that is stimu,
lating sand helpful.
In 1900, after eight years Of hard
work, the association was allowed to es'
tablish a kindergarten in the Sheridan
school, the school board paying part
room. This greatly encouraged the .dl
rectors. It seemed to them the entering
wedge, and so it proved. The board has
extended a helping hand further and
further until the association was able
to turn it's kindergartens over one by
one, into the keeping Of the public
where they prGggerfy e felSSn ION
was Mrs. George H. Miller, who was
succeeded in 1896 by Mrs. T: g. Winter
who has retained the position since
Mrs. j. H. Cook has been secretary
from the beginning. For the satisfac
ton of all concerned, a sort of consult
ing committee has been formed, consist
ing Of those long. connected with the
work, who shall furnish assistance o.
advice. if occasion arises, to the new
) management. The members OF Thu
committee are: Mrs. T. G.. Winter, Mrs
G.. H. Miller, Mrs. G.. w. Reyes, Mrs
Thomas Lowry, Mrs. Todd, Mrs. J. 7
Garland, D. F. Simpson, Andreas Ue
land, M. D. Shutter, j. H. Cook.