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Show KINDERGARTEN EXPERT ADDRESSES MEETING OF THE EDUCATORS Hiss Ward Tells' of the Merits of System Devised De-vised in Italy. MIM FLORENCE B. WARD. Kindergarten expert, whose address to day to the H. B. A. was a feature of the convection. Miss Florence K. Ward of the kin dergartea department of the Iowa state teachers' college at Cedar Falls, Ia., read a paper today at the Lafayette school on the subject, "School Health Ideals of Dr. Moatessori. " As the Montessori method of teaching children has been the subject of general discus sion and comment during the past year, much interest is being displayed by those interested in kindergarten work. Miss Ward kaa made a study of the new Italian system of traiaiag children, chil-dren, having spent several months ia the company of Dr. Moatessori in Rome before expounding the methods ia ths United States. She completed a series of lectures at the Uaivarsity of Utah last week aad has been engaged to deliver de-liver addressee oa the Moatessori system sys-tem ia tea different western colleges before returning to Iowa. Mise Ward said that ' ' Dr. Montessori has made a great contribution to the world of child study, not ia originating new principles, but in illuminating those which have beea neglected ia our modern mod-ern systems of education. ' ' |