The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-23
KINDERGARTEN HAS
CLOSED FIRST TERN
MRS. STEVENSON HAS SHOWN
BENEFITS OF WORK IN TRAIN
ING THE YOUNG.

The kindergarten school which has
been conducted by Mrs. j. w. Steven
son covering several months, has
closed it's term, and the results are
now apparent Mrs. Stevenson start.
ed the work in order to show the peo-
pie of Moscow it's benefits, and she
has succeeded admirably. 1t is, hoped
to have kindergarten made part OF
the regular school work in Moscow
Mrs. Stevenson's report of the first
term will be of interest to parents OF
Moscow. 1t follows:
My kindergarten closed Friday
morning. 1t was with regret I said
our usual goodbye, for l knew the
coming Monday would not mean their
return
The children were happy, each tax
ing home book, of work, as result
of their industriously spent mornings,
while their minds were filled with
songs, stories, and games they en-
joyed during the year.
Fifteen children were entered in
kindergarten last October and re-
mained in school until Christmas
Owing to sickness, the class did not
begin, until March. During this term
only ten children were able to return
The class has been an interesting
and bright one, and the result of their
fifteen weeks in kindergarten train
ing is satisfactory.
That these little folks will enter
first grade with better understand
ing of their school duties and accomp-
lish their work with greater ease, is
true without doubt.
We have never lacked for SUM-
shine in our kindergarten room. If
the weather gave us sunshine, the
many windows allowed it to flood our
room with sunbeams. If the day was
dark, the happy, smiling faces could
spare sunbeams to send outside.
Though our room is soon to be
changed no hammer can ever pound
out Of the walls the bursts of merry
laughter, that will always come to me
from this room, nor can l forget the
smiling faces and original express
sions of my little group. God bless
them all.
The pity of our kindergarten is
only sixteen children out of forty or
more five year-olds, in Moscow had
an opportunity to attend, because of
lack Of room, and my strength to take
charge of more, in connection with
my home duties.
Mothers and fathers let us begin to
work for another good movement to
make Moscow bigger, better place
to live in.
Let us be the first little city to
boast of the most modern and beauti-
fully equipped kindergarten in the
Inland Empire.
Our children are entitled to this
training in connection with our public
school system. Some Of our tax
money spent thus, will be the best in
vestment we can make for the COM
ing girls and boys.
Let US think it over, then let US be-
come active in establishing it. Where
here is a will, there is way"
Though my sons kindergarten
needs have been satisfied, l shall new
,r feel our Moscow children have
,een given their rightful heritage, un-
Ill they can enter kindergarten, tnelr
'irst school year.
I know it's results as teacher and
rom mothers viewpoint.
The kindergarten is the natural {
transition for a child from home, to
chool, and is as necessary in the be-
rinning of a child's education as the s
asst year of high school is for gradu- '
ltion. -
MRS. STEVENSON.