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

Edith Locke has been the director for the past year. It is hoped that the kin dergarten can be reopened in connection with the Wesley House next fall, but in a larger building more conveniently lo> cated for the children of the neighbor- hood
 Total enrolment, b3.
 Average monthly enrolment, 30.
 Average daily attendance, 25
 St. Mary's Kindergarten.
 This Kindergarten, supported by St. Ma rvs church, is greatly appreciated but as many of the families live five or six blocks from the mission, the average at tendance is cut down in bad weather more than in other kindergartens.
 Miss Nabers, who had been identified with this work from its beginning, re- signed last winter and was succeeded the first of the year by Mrs. J. A. White. Mrs. White is a graduate of the Louis vile Training school and is an experi- enced director. She has given special at tention to visiting the homes and to mothers meetings. In cases of sickness and death heavy demands have been made upon her on account of her knowl- edge of nursing. The mothers have al- ways been responsive to the needs and plans of the kindergarten, but Mrs. White is anxious to have them organized for regular meetings.
 Enrolment for the year, 100.
 Average monthly enrolment, 60.
 Average daily attendance, 37
 Paul Hayne Kindergarten.
 The Paul Hayne Kindergarten. initiated by the School Improvement association last summer at considerable expense in fitting up rooms, was taken under the auspices of the Birmingham public school September 25, 1908 The kindergar- ten has ever aimed to prepare the chill dren for the transition between the home and school, but on account of being in such close touch with this school the primary teachers and the kindergart- ners have tried to get better insight into each others work. The kindergart- ners were much helped along this line by Mrs. Phillips talks on primary work. This Kindergarten has been characterized by the splendid spirit of cooperation which has been manifested by every one who has come in contact with 1t. Not only the teachers, principal, superintend- ent of the schools and the members of the School Improvement association, but the fathers. mothers and even the trades people of the neighborhood, have been ready to promote the interests of the children in every way. I believe that Froebel himself would have been grati- fled by this living example of unity in life and aspiration; and we are better pre- pared to understand what he meant when he said Come, let us live with our chil- dren, that all things may be better here on earth"
 It is needless to say that the children have responded to this health giving at- mosphere and have grown stronger in helpfulness and self-control
 The best testimonial to the success of this Kindergarten is the fact that it is to be continued next year under the same conditions.
 .r. zT... rr.11 La. oand,o+ad +b;. 1-;,, dergarten with the assistance of students from the training class.
 Total enrolment, 75.
 Average monthly enrolment, 4S. Average daily attendance. 40. Mercy Home Kindergarten. The Mercy Home children enjoy theil | Kindergarten as much as any I have ever seen, though they are hard to contro | and are inclined to be noisy. Better results could be obtained if l there were not so many transients. Bare l ly one-third of the total number enrolled l has remained in the Kindergarten | throughout the year. The various excur l sions which take the children outside O. | the home with their teacher are sourc, l of delight as well as education to then l when used in connection with their work l Miss Coleman, from Chicago, has fur nished the music for the children's song! | and games three afternoons of the week ] and has been most helpful on account O. l her appreciative use of music as a means l of expression Miss Lida Stillwell, l graduate of St. Louis training school | has been the director.
 l Total enrolment, 36. | Average monthly enrolment 23. l Average daily attendance. IS.
 EnsIey Kindergarten. l The opening of the Ensley Kindergarten | was interesting because it was the frs 1 movement from suburb of Birming | ham toward afiliation with the Fre' | Kindergarten association, and also be I cause the movement originated with thu l superintendent of the public schools O | Ensley.
 The wothers and pubic-spirited citixen l co-operated with him and enough moae. ] was raised to construct a temporary kin dergarten room. furnish 1t with material needed and pay the teachers salary fo five months.
 The success of this work was atteste'
 by the fact that 1t is to be continued