The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30

Average monthly enrolment .23l Average daily attendance .24; Number of directors Graduate assistant of directors =. Special teachers in training work Total number of teachers in training Students in training class 6 seniors,
 six juniors) .. il
 Temple Kindergarten.
 The work of this kindergarten has been satisfactory to all concerned After an existence of six years in the same neigh borhood it's influence is evident in many ways. The children from even the poor est homes come clean and usually on time, which requires efforts from mothers who do all their own work.
 There were IS mothers at the May meeting. and they felt enough at ease with the directors and each other to join in some games and the May pole skip. Their tributes to the kindergarten were also very gratifying. One said: Tt must be mother with nightly little sense that can't see the good the child daily carries home from kindergarten
 Another, who has had children in the Kindergarten for the past five years, said, with tears in her eyes, that she could never repay the love and good training her children had received from the kin dergarten teachers, and regretted that she had not been able to help n, ore financially.
 Once a year the children make en of- fering for another kidergarten and last fall presented the Mercy Home kinder garten with a picture.
 The services of the district nurse have been invaluable at times, and many other kindnesses from various sources have been graciously bestowed.
 Through the generosity of the Railway, Light and Power company the kinder garten has been enabl q to give the chil- dren a picnic at a park. The picnics were given earlier than usual this spring, so that director might utilize in art work, songs. stories and games the experiences which the children had shad in contact with nature. and thus increase the pleas ure and profit derived from the picnic.
 The sewing school, which is held Tues day afternoons for the older girls, has been very successful They are now making little gingham aprons for the children who will daily assume the du- ties of housekeepers in the Kindergarten next year.
 Miss Gelders, the principal of this kin dergarten, has been assisted by Miss Bernhein, who has also been the musi- clan.
 Total enrolment no.
 Average monthly enrolment, 70.
 Average daily attendance, A.
 Ninth street klndergarfen.
 The feature of the Ninth street kin dergarten during the past year has been it's utilization with the Wesley House. It was desired to more effectually reach the family and neighborhood life in this way.
 Though the attendance has not been large, the children have often been kept at home for lack of clean clothes and sometimes because the mothers have not appreciated the importance of sending the children regularly; but the children have been very happy and in some cases the change for the better has been marked.
 It has been hard to get the mothers to come to regular meetings. but they have been ready to help on special occasions. One mother testified recently that her lit- tie boy had been much better since com Ing to Kindergarten and she had decided not to whip hi mso much.
 Ten children from the Kindergarten went to the Elyton school last fall, where they have done good work under Miss Schwabacher, one of our last years grad uates, who has been doing successful pri- mary work.
 The mothers were very much interested in the preparations for the picnic at Ger mania park. Some put up lunch and oth- CTS sent money for the general fund. One mother, who had never been to a picnic. was much disappointed because the weather was too threatening for her to go.
 We. have decided to try to bring more joy into the lives of these people, and the kindergarten will close it's regular work next Thursday night, June 3, with an en- tertainment for the neighborhood. It will then be continued two or three weeks longer under one of this years graduates who wishes to have the experience. Miss