Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20


i prepared for college. In addition
studying astronomy and some other branches. 81
speaks eight languages: she can recite . thonsal
Doems and she has written nearly hve hundr
poems and jngles hefself
Winifred plays the piano WELL With no lessor
neept the game of making up stories on the piano
~ can read over page Of Schubert's "Serenads
eless the book and play 1t accurately and with mu
0prsssion. She can also hear . difhcult selecti
Danjsd and 20 keen II her concentration she c,
nmediately sit down at the piano and play
Whifrsd draws well and paints admirably. Like
DGowning one would imagine she will hardly
>mow which to choose for her life work. music.
ot o. writing. but she ID very decided as to what
- expects to do. Winifred IL going to earn and
~ and be the editor Of . great children's maga-
-
b tracing winifred's development chronology
nlH II may be said that she:
Used polysyllables In conversation at the age
= eas year; read at the age Of sixteen months;
Wrote her own name on hotel registers and be-
~ keeping Q diary at the age Of two; learned
- musical notes and played simple airs on the
80 and amazed adopts at spelling at three;
ooned the Latin declensions and con1ugations
- singing exercises and received . diploma In
Uporanto st four; wrote stories and 1ingles for
~ newspapers, spoke eight languages. translated
1othr Goose rhymes into Esperanto. learned
- waltz two-step and three-step at i've; learned
- eutlines Of Greek. Roman and Scandinavian
u0(hologies at seven: composed Q poem naming
~ heating all the bones in the human body at
QuAt; and was elected president Of the Junior
toaee League Of America ct ten.
uow can readers account for the fact shat
Wh1ffed II perfectly normal. happy child. romp
~ singing, loving and lovable. gay a. the ca
NJ she is giving the freedom of the entire house
~ tsaching to whistle and to keep perfect time
= IN the music that she whistles? Winifred has
nmdred dolls. Al fast - she learns anything
- imparts Il to her dolls and pets. She II
9omtly devoted to sports She swims. races.
p1y0 hall. dances and physically she is - well
= ehs b mentally. Her little muscles are strong
= amor bolts. She 10 - large ~ an ordinary
eselvsyearold girl and can walk nve miles with
- tAe least fatigue.
%lnifred's father 10 . colonel and surgeon In
- Marine hospital service Of the United States.
~ he 10 stationed at Pittsburgh. From him
W9l(fsd undoubtedly gets her splendid physical
- and she 10 . perfectly well child She 10
eeteal. Ike her father. and possesses al her
1ers love Of art and music and the gift OF
usahe.
- lsM remarkable il the little girls mother.
- o(eaer IN her book. Natural Education"
10 nnd nothing In little Winifred's devel-
- that might not be attained in any healthy.
nol1 bright child. If this IL conceded for the
argument II would have to be admitted
- ~. very few children would have the ad-
neneo of the extraordinary cleverness Of
eeeAsr. such a. Winifreds. In fact Mrs.
- employed methods peculiarly her own.
& a9nt - said that Mrs. Stoner has given ten
Ss constant labor to the education Of her
- hbor that was not merely constant. but
veS intelligent and imaginative ~ wen.
- whole secret Of Winifreds learning has
- phy sparit Whatever she was taught.