The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-07
FINE GAINS SHOWN BY KINDERGARTEN Mrs. Phillips Submits Annaul
 Report to Beard STATEMENT OF FINANCES Supervisors Report Shows Six Kinder gartens In Operation, With an En-
 rolment of 437 For
 the Term.

At the annual meeting of the Birming- ham Free Kindergarten association held at the Hotel Hillman the reports of the president, treasurer and supervisor showed splendid gains in this work. The reports went into detail covering every part of the kindergarten movement.
 Mrs J. H. Phillips, president of the association, presided, and after calling the meeting to order delivered her an nual report. Mrs. Phillips was especially commendatory of the splendid work done by the teachers during the term, saying, 'Too much praise cannot be given these faithful workers for services uncomplain- ingly rendered and with interest that never failed, while their salaries were raid irregularly and in uncertain amounts"
 Continuing Mrs. Phillips said: "Whlle there has been no increase in the num- Der of kindergartens in our city, the ap- Preciation of this work as a help in tho home, the church and the school has been most encouraging"
 Mrs. Phillips referred to the fact that d number of the teachers of the kinder SdTlcll Idu Dttn cdlltu lO OllltT cllltS in commenting on this she said. While we thoroughly appreciate the high com pliment paid to our work by this de- mand for teachers, We none the less feel eereft in giving them up. I recommend, in view of these facts, that every effort be made to inform the public of the n- creasing demand for lSindergartens. and hot rJ ta in tba of ort to increase the facilities of the training school and in advertising it more broadly"
 Mrs. Phillips concluded her address with a word of thanks in behalf of the asso- ciation to the many firms and persons who have assisted the Kindergarten asso- citation in it's work by contributions an1 otherwise.
 The report of Mrs B. N. Brewer, treas Lrer of the association, showed that a total amount of g. 265 .s1 had been received from June G. 1907, to June 3. 1908. for the support of the kindergarten work This amount was made dp of $7667S re- ceived from June G. 1901 to January G., 1908, and of s1499. .OS received from January 6, 1908 to June 3. 1908.
 The report of Miss Alice Wilson, su- pervisor, was interesting. This report was for the tenth year of the association work and the first year of Miss Wilson connection with the Birmingham work. tabulated statement O. the number cf students, kindergartens and the like, sub mitted by her reads as follows;
 Kindergartens ...........,.....,........ o Enrolment for term .....................s sjf Enrolment month of May, actual. .2S9 Average daily attendance .......,......l0 Special teachers in training school. : Students in training school Seniors .....................'. : Juniors .,.................'.....
 This report then went into detail in reference to the work in each kindergar- ten and in the training school In re- terring to the training school work Miss Wilson concluded her remarks by say ing:
 "The training school is a response to the demand for carefully trained teachers and the character of the child's is-.>.l under seven years of age is so different from the succeeding period when he is
  that scientific child study is necessady, The benefit to the student teacher is far reaching, opening up new lines of thought and opportunity to use whatever learning, experience or natural ability she may The demand for trained kinder gartners is steadily increasing and more advertising of this department would be worth while.''
 Kindergartens under the surveillance of the association are located at the follow ing places:
 Temple Kindergarten, conducted in the Sabbath school room of Temple Emanuel. has the largest attendance. Miss Ida Gelders is principal.
 St. Mary's kindergarten, conducted in the chapel on Twenty-nnth street h. Avenue G. Miss Bessie Nabers, principal.
 Fountain Heights kindergarten, conduct ed in Sunday school room of Fountain Heights Methodist church. Miss Edith Locke of Greensboro, a graduate Of the Birmingham Training school will be the principal next fall.
 Mercy Home kindergarten, conducted in the Mercy Home by the board of that institution for the benefit of the children residing in the home.
 Bryan kindergarten, conducted in the German Lutheran church. Avenue and