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Show Development of Initiative School's Aim S? W2 & 3 I Pupils Aid in Conducting Kindergarten KINDERGARTEN" pupils -at the William Stewart training school at the University of Utah, learning the latest i . steps lit terpsichore. Left to right: George, Eelf and Olive May Gullotte, Larry Bennett and Loraine Mc- Intosh, Taulino Filigree and Donald Up-wall, and Laura Smith and George Greene, v?ho are demonstrating their idea of the correct way to dance. Miss Beula West,, one of the teachers, is standing hy the music machine. i x v S s ; . , N I X x- nn x v , , " 5 S 44 x, N x s I V V s ' ' V V , x. .? C"tai , " 4 w- - Dancing Is Feature Most Pleasing to Majority of Children. t ACKWAUD, turn backard. Clj I J Time, in thy flight : make me j I j a child again just for to- night." This is the wish of many adults when they see the young-' sters enjoying themseh-es. Even children chil-dren from the ago 01 three to r.'ven years cau teach their ciders some mod- em methods. j The kindergarten department of the; training school of tl:o I'niversity of I Utah has about seventy-five pupils on- rolled for playtime work. Each morn- i ing the children nssmblc and, under the direction of teachers, are not only taught inauy useful things, but arc also ! given the opportunity to show tUdr own initiative in designing articles. 1 framing governing laws for the clu 1 and acting as hosts at playdinncrs. or ' acting as teacher. According to Miss Rose .loiics. who : has charge of the kindergarten depart- nient, each child is encouraged to sug- I gesl new games or plans for work. The teacher helps put the plans into prnc- j tice. This, she states, not only do- j velops initiative in the child, but lets him know he forms part of tli: school I life program, and makes the games doubly interesting. 1 One of the many parts of the kinder- I garten program greatly .enjoyd is j riivthmic (hincin'. feomc ol tl.' clul-diyn clul-diyn can waltz lii-ttcr than the mlnlts and little Miss Lnurif Mn it h is a" expert ex-pert in the art of torpsiohore. K.nh child in nllriwed to dunce in his own ; war, though rnnriv try to imi!:- th.-ir ciders in the modern day dunce-; which is- sometimes nmusim;. Tl? kindergarten deimrttnent has iust moved into its quarters in the new William Wil-liam Stewart litlildiiv.'. An aquarium, homelik" fireplace, sunporeh and sand-pile sand-pile ar..- only a few of the facilities offered. On the opening dnv a piav,linn.-r was enioied bv all the children. K.-ich tahh-nr'frroap tahh-nr'frroap of children, vcas presid-.l over bv a child hostess, who served the lood r.r.d poured the water into f: cups. |