New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
FoREwORDs OF FASH1ON.
COLLEGE TRAINING HELPS.
Z Kindergarten Finds It an Invaluable
Eii in Her Work.

Nrss Louise : Wetniore wellesley. 81. is one OF
the college bred women who will not acknowledge
.sat there IS ANYTHING ey remotely extraordinary
n 4 A teaching a kindergarten That is be-
cause she Is q E-n5ergaTtner herself
.T mace Up my mind in ny senior year to be
s9-5r-ga-trer'. she said. Ordinary teaching
such as the majority OF a class in college turn TO
zzs 5lstastefll ne kindeTsartening would
not appeal 10 ne either Il II were simply bread
and butter matter. Il Is the personal touch that
counts with me"
Mss We-uure gave up private ktndergartening
II Rochester. ner home city. for position in the
EudrrE.-.eu al Grove Settlement. Nos. 40 and a.
Eesi lsta-st Her enthusiasm for social work Is
s1ch that after having spent the morning "ith the
u-y Ma-ies ana Pietros and Jacobs and Fritzes
O. her class sne devotes her afternoons and even
ngs 10 class and other forms Of social work al the
Peoples Home Settlement No. 64S East nth-st-'
where she lives
Mss .Eetrore scornfully rejected the suggestion
that she would have made q good ktndergartner
without the help Of Wellesley College
- wouldn't do without my college training for
anything she exclaimed. positively. Then she
went on 70 tell jus; now her college course had
helped her
IN the first place there was the general intel
lectual development 10 training. whicn equps the
mind turn later 10 any work il chooses and
places 81 under control so that a. can grasp the
details Of any special Ine OF work.
COLLEGE develops ones powers Of Judgment.
That Is particularly valuable asset 10 the kin
dsrEartrer. WHO IS constantly having 70 solve
problems that no amount OF training could ever
Settle IN advance an5 with whom In many cases
decisions must he instantaneous
Then there Is a great deal IN the A course
Ehcn Is also Incorporated the two years kinder
EsrteH coarse eholosy and the history OF edu-
-a.-gn. tur example sure ! have a far better
g-asp of these branches -or having studied them
troH 'Es college viewpoint well as from the
E-ce-za-ten
The college courses in biology botany and
chemistry Involve considerable nice manual work
IL he say 0f dssectlng and analyzins that Is
directly aIp lcabe 10 kindersar1en uses The study
Q. languages telps espeel tally. ! find my French
helps nee ra-r cu arly. While ] DO rot understand
Italian ~ -- my little italian pupils understand
ne T5e- Z speak Freuch-
IN general tfere is nothing the college girl can
lurn he- attention tnat she viii do the
better t.7 her college training.
The ECu- Aiade-gartuer ought 10 know every
-a-is Az teaching my children about the
Hoo1 aud stars. TFat necessI1ates a knowledge
2. sz.ro-ony Te teach clay modelling, wh ch lies
e-ge y -.ai a-1. Painting also comes into kinder
sAy sister visited my school in Rochester one
-: 90 stayed tWO hours or so.
e. ? - games with children and cut out snow
-sfss and 10 pie-es Of paper in two2
L-l ~ FROM being lie marrow anj narrowing
~ Ee 80 I. 2isn SUP o~@d to 5e kinGersaTts5l, ar ~
- --ei=et, ,1eT. and is / be- Ieve. far less cramp-
5-. s .'ae .-e teaching o1 Latin or mathematics All
tss (" et-1ore believes firmly IN the Kindergarten
- Sf.'l-i -ig agency among the children OF the
@ 5n-. 21 55em ZONE 70 as ntIs s ssyages abs asso-
rrer -tt con even know hoW TO ear properly
---L understand what yes and no mean.
IL, h.HrfrsaTteH Goes more for the poor child
hs9-s+ = tL supposed by outsiders II gives lin
- hese ch lCTeu I've ln the street They
Esmee1 eoris of games n '1e strrct and these
50 --'fo1lee Elle ds and suggestions Ia
era-s ~o-if hardly bel eve. II the kinder
IL a. ieara nice games which they su5sti-
y 4+ street for TIE others And they keep
ii ~ y Twelve. say. The kindergariner can
Esr- --H-eii s1e Sc 8 group Of little children
-vv -Ifer they have been 10 kindergarten.
gsee u our tots ont 81 down TO q meal I'll
narne-, -'fb Saie That shows how the refined
-. ihs t1r-a- e
ut L-' much prefer 10 teach the children Of
tss n - As -ooT are 50 much more apprecia-
you site Wel-f0-d0 child dol 10 play
gret .'e- ~ beEae-wlgilo tsnernenf child gsm
~ -s zHe1tCE uIoD he doll
70 II" some rotate dolls al t1e kindergarten
4 thsrs IA r7He seen how even the boys took te
/ 90 t.h.E were q circumstance in their lives.
i s1rsere4 re races that ere representa- IN tie
Sc ti t-d the Italians he most respon-
scevee- iA4E respond 50 quickly 10 Impressions
ehsrs@e.s sr; Or muse. And you can feel their