New-York tribune., 1906-11-13
1rlCHERSARE PLEASED
=. ,,,ord of Alfred Nosely's Party
' Tiat Local Schools.

~ 5rs+ dav Of sightseeing in
/ a ihe o'Dse Miss Lucy r. Latter member
l-s1osA $50 marty Of British school teachers
Alffsa 49, ros- vivid impression your mag
rs as "a ,'s,,0s and vast educational equipment
tszni p'.'-~ she added. Il have really seen
70 chiefly the Board Of EducauoA oal1o-
-t q .a,bsrs College. hope TO WISH the nor
s9 sno and speyer schools, the EthlcaI culture
- s~..s some Of the public sehoe's pe'oie ieS'-
a. worcester and Boston -, =. ,,,,.
Us - ,,ns,- American methods Of nature
csss'y = - gardens. Trained 10 he a normal
ssH SI'~ SI teacher. she was for fifteen years as
isa1's'--.-.-,r,endent of method in the infant
$50 s,yo,so-. and is now head Of the kinder
! faos .-snsition school AT Greenwich. She is
eEsl - ., several books on gardening for chill
ts i-a-.' -sls1ion OF the kindergarten 10 social
s1 - zane weaving an educational meth
~ raining the hand.
q 60 more specifically Of her object In visit
h'.-..rjss. Miss Latter said;
70 get stimulus from country that is
| lSsgg,5 10 experiment. Already nave obtained
| % s.lsi.s .srorl The educational works OF Commits
F11ll n n Harris. Professor Hodges and Miss
| BgE. ~, narticularly anxious 10 observe IS
Kha - ,o1 give your kindergartners and the
iii pe.-r -vrfSich YOU bridge over Tie sap between
vg y -s-fen Ncs and the elementary school. That
~ kl9S ~ our grest difficulties in England. My
a. one y mai II ought NOT 10 exist at all But
esl .-Se We have larger classes IN England.
e.t,s ,nfsnf school which was organized largely
2 -;s-neutal work and Includes four hundred
,tl' from three 10 eight years OF age. have
- ..a-ling on original lines. largely on the
~ ~ rsrdeninC the centre OF the school life.
rAsso garden is SNa feet, divided into thirty
| y. rs on each Of which tWo chileren can Work
| g f.Te, Each little farmer holds ms GarGen Tor
q ~ tho nose who have 10 garden being provided
y i-so9r nature work.
W .s-5re valuable as Il is for present uses IN
-. re little ones more Intelligent, refined and
ras.s of one another and public property, has
Iss9 - important, il provides recreation for
~ = ~ssn animal well as plant life.
i9 94,,r- 10 see state kinoergartens supplant the
. -. s,bools IN England. only thus can we
Sa Ss I've
-, ,s, British teachers who constitute the van
r,,s !, NJ. Mosely's big party. were met at the
- !. Education building yesterday morning by
r',.I.. slperinteudent Gustave Straubenmuller,
-, gave them lists q schools where certain spe-
,,ltes might he observed 10 advantage. Among
=. schools selected are the Morris Wadleigh and
c,-,rs-cisl High schools, the Model School at
-,:t street and Second avenue; Public School g. at
<, Is East 57th street, and Public School 1sS at
Houston and East 50 streets.
Mss Kate Hogan and Miss Harriet Griffith are
cher teachers IN the party. They both want TO
osssrvs nature work kindergsrtening and manual
;Sinnr return visit 10 England by American
,.s,bsrs may be the pleasant sequel 10 this visit
Z, English teachers. Mr. Mosely. speaking spropos
q ,hs sai6;
hope before this visit IS ended in the spring that
wi hsVe inspired such interest and enthusiasm
thai We can arrange for e visit Of five hundred
American teachers 70 England next year.
Ths teachers have Two months leave with salary
a-s pay their oEn expenses. the only bonus re-
csivsi hs!ng in the steamship passage.