The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-27
KINDERGARTEN EXTENSION
Is Being Organized By Various States
Vigorous Campaigns Started.

An aggressive campaign for kinder
garten extension through state organ.
i2ation Is being carried out under the
auspices Of the kindergarten division OF
the bureau of education, and already O
number Of states have reported vigor.
ous local campaigns under way.
Virginia, through its State Teachers
association meeting at Richmond Nov
%, passed a resolution dissolving two
separate organizations that had been in
existence and establishing in their stead
an organization which shall have as
its aim the education of children from
four to eight years Of age" By this
union it is hoped the kindergarten will
gain strength through closer organ.
ization with the primary. and the pri.
mary, by its connection with the kin.
dergarten, will gain freedom for work
and the equipment needed TO carry out
that freedom
In New York tentative organization
ON a statewide basis has been set up
A meeting Of delegates from the va.
rious counties adopted temporary
constitution providing for an organiza
ton TO be known as the kindergarten
association section of the New York
State Teachers association. The pur.
pose is defined as "the unification OF
the kindergarten forces for the exten.
sion of the kindergarten movement
throughout the state The member.
ship is to include all local and county
organizations, and each organization
shall be entitled to one delegate at
large and an additional delegate for
each 10 members,
This tentative constitution has to be
submitted to the executive committee
Of the State Teachers association be.
fore it can be formally adopted and be.
come final Luella A. Palmer, in charge
of the extension campaign in the state
pointed out the present Importance OF
reviving interest in the kindergarten
Letters from superintendent and kin,
fdergartners show, she saws, the need
for campaign in her state that viii
make people understand tho value OF
the kindergarten
The program Of the kindergarten ex.
tension campaign Of the bureau has So
far involved general letters to kinder.
gartens in all the states, together with
number of definite suggestions for
action and blank on which to record
results; a series of leaflets, such az
Kindergarten Legislation in Califor.
MIA" Suggestions as to Formation OF
State kindergarten Associations,
How to Arouse Interest in the Kin.
dergarten," ETC.; and intensive follow.
up work in a few states where the kin.
dergarten leaders have developed eff
feetive machinery for active work in
cooperation with the bureau of educa.
ton and the state departments of edu-
cation.
In his letter to kindergarten teachers
announcing the campaign for kinder
garten extension Commissioner Claxton
said:
Sin the light of the present kinder.
garten situation in this country every
kindergarten teacher bears a twofold
responsibilities be an effective teach.
er in her own school and community
and to become a center for kindergar-
ten extension.
'-Some of You teach in large cities
where the kindergarten IS firmly estab.
lished in the school system; but not So
very far from the borders of your city
are places where the work is still on
trial Some Of you teach in the small.
er cities and villages; but in your
neghborhood are communities without
even one kindergarten class. know
many of you are already trying to bet.
ter these conditions and are working
either as individuals or as members Of
an association; but you, no doubt, real.
lie need for more concerted effort
With this need in mind, the bureau Of
education is undertaking a campaign
for kindergarten extension, feeling as
sured of the active support Of the kin
dergartners of the country"