Evening star., 1915-03-27
MONTESSOR||DE
! THEME OF LECTURE
Explanation Of School Method
Under Educational Asso-
f citation Auspices.
MOVING PICTURE EXHIBIT
OF LOCAL EXPERIMENT
Discussion Of General Subject Sched-
ulcd for Meeting at Rauscher's
Tuesday Evening.

Euanyn0
The organization OF a Washington
rhanter Ia the announced purpose OF a
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ee =. 'o -. -.
Assoc'ation' seheauieo LOT next
occ.s;on Dr Alexander Graham RelI
will preside and Earl Barnes. the lee
turer on educational subjects. Will
speak on The significance OF Mon
tessorl WORK IN America.
Miss Anne George. directress OF the
private Montessori school on kalorama
road. and translator of the book writ
ten BY Dr. MontessorI. originator OF
the now famous Montessori method
Is to show moving pictures of the chill
dren at work in both of the institu-
tions with which she is connected.
This free school was established by
the association two Years ago MANY
,,,r,,I,, ,,t.1a stree, ar.b. ah,se one
idea OF run was 70 torment each otHef,
without quarreling, have become quiet,
b.nn,. 1tt,1a non7hers 10 J. ueII ~
80,
'oii,ii' " ms WIN -
cenfrated interest at self-chosen tasks
Of various sorts. sweeping floors. wash
ing dishes. learning to distinguish and
match coiors, TO model IN clay, to work
with letters and figures. Not only has
this been done with the children. but
parts of the country, have been ad-
Purpose of the Association.
Tho nurnose ~ tbs Monte,sori E.d,-
r,,iona, assoc,ation i - snread ~
LnowIedee of tbe svster bv averv
means in its mower. and one Of the
most effective means is the establish
ment Of demonstration schools which
shall be az nearly a. nossib,e models
where people can 20 and see for them
selves The Montessori svstem does NOT
stand for new method NJ teacbine
The three Rs bv sort ~ pet-Iearninp-
quick trick. n ia claimed but for the
DEVELOPMENT of all the mowers of each
individual the deyelopment Of self
control. of Initiative of will power and
the hetter traininp of ali tho mowers
Of III. bodv
.-rha tenan. soh, - pa ;.h
IN which nv Montsssnr; ;nitiat.d NJ
.xnsr;noants ,,i,h ,,,r,.ao, ohiidrar a,.e
regarded by her as 81 laboratories M % for re-
sesrch uoy," W;ss ceor -
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~ pape le.,ly prepafee ~
Wa,.an; 80 - .'e " h .he
I-ni,ed ST. au e,,ous M ~ 'ns
,n. anu " 'iis s.uuS ~
brought years of scientific preparation.
Summing Up Of Method.
briefly apmm.d mn he, nathod for
n. exner,n.n,., study ~ NAV r..ds
c,,ye tba he,, cona;,ion. =, ,,a .rd
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80
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@s
sii oi.inee ou
-"oh'esso'i eehas 70 replace 'he eeacner
to accomplish his first work fndepend-
emily OF mature mind.
The point so strongly emphasized by
Dr Montessori namely that all nIaces
where man lives free, under the best
living conditions NAV become iabora-
tories Of experimental psycholory
brought narents as we'll az educa tors
into the f1eld Of discussion" Continues
Miss George, "and this is Certainly
,noth.r stsn +o,yard that ,nSarstand
Ing hetween home ana school ~ wbich
ali nropressiye educators Iook forward
visitors noured in from everv ouarter
often far outnumherinp the children in
the school first esta ahiisbed nv her ana
demands for training hecame nor. in
.istenf eyerv day
Formation Of Committee.
In an effort to organize this interest
and to assist DR.. Montessori in adjust
tnp berae,, 70 . sitr,,,on .ba had ~,
.,, - - -
eieipaleo' the 'ioiieeSso1l american
committee was formed in 1912 and, act
ing through this committee she ar
pams NJ 49, " ,san % aoai h"na.a, ~, s.s.. = -
from various countries enrolled for
these lectures. and OF this number
nearly seventy were Americans.
Tn October. 1912. came to Wash
ington. at the request OF Mr. and Mrs
alexander Graham Bell TO take charge
.,o oL t~enty cniiaren IN por-
sam - r.t9 eI paIens De
ma,hoS and " .ne ue oI tne
sysrv .rar, - s,a iieu 70 pu. Ior.h
q, - o,he, .Srs u .he e aie pehe-
rorrsd ~ NJ. ,e1, ms eng tney
ms,s. 1ns membership 1o6 Of which now appro1i-