New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
DR.. MONTESSORI TO
SEE WILSON TODAY
European Woman Educa-
tor Plans Busy Tour
of Washington.
SHE is WELCOMED
BY CROWD AT PIER
Brings Motion Pict"rc Films to
Show Work Of Her School
in Rome.

DR.. Maria Montcssori. founder Of the
new educational system for children.
which in two wears has. been discussed
over the entire civilized world, arrived in
New York yesterday on the Hamburg
American steamer Cincinnati
She went almost Immediately Ia Wash
ingtor whore she will bc received by
President Wilson at 10 o'clock this morn
lns Tn. Presidents daughter Miss Mar
garo' Wilson. Is one of the directors 81
the American Montcssori Association.
While in Washington Dr. MOutcssori
will consult with Philandcr =. claxton.
Commissioner OF Education. about the re-
, latior Of her methods to the American
system Of education.
~ present the only public school sys-
ten which has adopted the new method
is the Board ~ Education Of the State
of Rhode Island. Miss Clara r.. Craig. Of
th" Rhode Island Normal School. was
sent 80 Romr by the state board last
year. aud upon her return after four
months course al Dr Moutcssori's Casa
iii Rambni. its methods were adopted
Miss craig was one OF those who
greeted Nine Montessori At the pier yes
( tcrday morning.
Travelling with tho educator were s ;.
( Mcclure and Miss Anne George. Dr.. Mon
: tcssoris first American pupil. They were
met at the pier toy such a large ana
/ cnthusia tic company that the other pas
s"ngcrs slipped from tho dock unnoticed.
! Among those at the dock were several
+ former pupils These included Miss Ellen
! Val. stevens. Of Brooklyn: Mrs. Fitz-
/ hugh Edwards Of the Greenpoint Neigh
( borhood House. Miss Grace Parsons, Miss
/ Ethel Cloves Miss Janet Townsend. Miss
! Adele Pyle Miss Grace Ludlow and Mrs.
: g. Reno Margulios. who established the
+ FIRST dstinctively Montcssor school in this
. city. last fall i'm West 18th street
/ Tho Italian population turned out in
| large numbers 10 welcome their distin-
guishcd couutrywoman Or. VI. Seletu.
/ Italian Vice-Consul. vas there. and 20
were Joseph y. Fraucolini president OF
, the Italian Savings Bank. Or. Antonio
/ Pisaui. OF tho Board OF Education. and
/ Professor Alfred Posi- secretary of tho
Dante Society.
Nine. Moutossor speaks no English.
of regret 80 much" she smiled. IN
+. French Some day I nope to learn your
language, but I am 50 busy teaching
nave no time To- study. FOR myself
she is yer, much interested in tn
American public schools and will visit
many of them She will also visit th'
schools of her pupils. Of whom there are
row about seventy I'm this country
II was because America sent over e
= Rome So mary teachers 20 study hel
methods that Mime Montessorfs nteres
in this country became so keen.
England switzerland and even lndr
sent. pupils 10 her Casa dci Bambni. sh'
said but America sent the most. there
fore. she loves us best
The nrst lecture (Which will b. inter
pr,tcd by :. :. Mcclure, will be given "
Washington SATURDAY evening.
Monday she will lecture In CarncS''
IaH and Thursday u Brooklyn At I'M
Academy OF Music.
other lectures viii be- given I'm Philad'I
rhia. Pittsburgh. Boston and Chicago
she VIII deliver nnal talk In Ne" lori
before her return to Italy the first %
January.
The red tap, Of the custom House Do"
partmont Was slashed rccklessly Tor 1T
Nont,ssor. She brought with her seVer'
thousand feet of moving picture nun
showing the operations OF her school u
Rome. In the ordinary course OF 'veht'
these would have been ncld AT the Gus
toms go long that they could not nave
reached Washington in time FOR the lee
uue ON SATURDAY. In Montcssorl ah'
Nj. M,Cmr, entered a special plea before
the Custom House officials and an eNcep
ton WAS made IN heir favor. The iilm'
were sent at one" 20 the ApprasclS
stores and VIII bc released in time Iol