New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
AN EASTER PARTY.
Kindergarten Children of Public
School I6I Haze Spring FestiCal.
Tell me. pussy.
Fer / want 70 know.
Where Il is you come from,
How you know.

All the little pussy willows opened their
mouths wide and sang and waved the sprays Of
sflvery pussies they held in their hands. And
al the sleepy seeds and good mother hen and
her chickens. and the awakening flowers and the
snow king and queen listened and looked, for
there were seven pussy willows, and the song
they sang was one act IN the drama Of the
seasons OF which they We're themselves a part
Round the pleasant kindergarten room sat the
East Side mothers. bareheaded and gingham
aproned, with red crocheted capes over tho.r
shoulders. Wheuever one Of their seeds or
flowers or bluebirds performed the maternal
Visage would broaden and sweeten. You could
tel when any given mothers child vas on
by the reflection Of love on her face
The fact Is, spring came to the kindergartens
Of Public School 16l. at Ludlow and Delaney
streets. the other day, and now If the plough
ing isn't progressing in that particular section
OF the city and The crops are not coming on well
IL isn't the fault Of those forty happy and ener-
Every spring Miss Elsie B. Clark. Of the after
noon knoergarJen, and Miss Jennie +. Grimes
party. The Jewish children thirk il is for the
Passover the Christian children think il IS for
Easter. The teachers cali il just spring party.
Ihls particular spring party began last fall,
which Is e nice way begin any party. First
the seeds went - sleep. You could see them
going 70 sleep From being eager, preternatu-
rally vide awake little children, their heads be-
gan TO nod, their IDS 10 fall over their bright
eyes. til even the flight of the birds southward
into the hall-did not stir them. The bluebirds
had lovely blue tissue wings their shoulders,
The robins had brown
Then the snow king and the snow queen, ad-
1usting their silver crowns over their brows
prepared 10 do the sleeping seeds a good turn.
Their stunt was 10 spread q sheet Of snow
the earth 70 keep the seeds from being
frozen. The wind was getting up and blowing
''Whew! wheW!" the seeds were dropping and
hugging themselves 70 keep warm when ths
king Unroled his sheet over the nearest pros
trate forms and the queen ran round and COW
cred up the others, aud there cuGIIel the seeds
as snug and comfy" could be. With them
. cDcdled the kindergarten rabbit, who represents
IN his small person the fauna Of Manhattan and
IS maintained in q life OF luxury and fri,-olity
ly The teachers and pupils Of course he mad
70 come out OF his house. wherever Il was TO
investigate, where he found somebody was hav-
ing & party, and from that moment lie taiDed IN
NE IesLlFlIles ne1rL and SOul. or, 20 speak rab-
bitW1ses with Wa6giEg ears and Jbln.- velvet
nose Like The good angel Of the k5lGerg:l-ten
liat ne Is he was everywhere &t once. 0bser,--
Ing the sport when be wasn't actively eruer-
intending it. and the only time when he looked
as II ne wished he hadn't come was when som.
Beclde or key gnfolded him il q srrotbsrfppiz,
s-terf JIate embrace.
I1yerceived the winter had passed and nor,
II Was spring. The birds heard the call ~
nature and few in from the outside corridor tho
SEEDS woke up, the sheets Of snow melted being
neatly folded up and put away in q bureau
drawer against The next party. The pussy VIII
lows began 20 bloom and sing, good mother hen
anc her family Of 1hiTty-nne chickens ,-entIr~a9
1orlh 10 peck and c.uck In the middle of The
scnoolrooIn no1r the sun began 10 shine in
Tiangles down on the head Of each seed and
the seeds began 10 be in need Of water. Their