| Show kindergartens for all children one of greater G rn reatea needs of the united states by MISS BESSIE LOCKE 1 1 chief ot of kindergarten division Divi tion united states bureau 0 of education those who are arc familiar with tho fact that nrc are nearly a thou fand kindergartens in greater new K cw york ind end that most of the largo large cities havo have adopted them may bo be surprised to learn that flint throughout our only 11 per cent of tho children ore are in kindergarten milking making 89 per cent still lin provided for ju jn other oilier wards children are receiving tin this s training of which four million aro are deprived in ili a country winch stands for equal privileges for all it is manifestly unfair that flint a few should bo be enjoying this educational advantage while tho lio largo majority alavo to J go without it n vw I our mos inoel advanced c educators ill cafes and parents are agreed flint all children should receive receive kindergarten training the question now is liow how to obtain it for more of them it is the belief of those who havo have looked looka d deeply into this matter that flint most can lie bo lone done by securing the right kind kin d of kinder kindergarten arten legislation in ili 1913 mrs president resident of the california state congress of mothers prepared a bill providing for the establishment lish ment of kindergartens upon the petition of the parents or guardians guar diang of if 25 children of kindergarten age living within one mile of an all demon clemen i tary school WT T t k during buting il alio ie first year after this law was enacted there avas but little growth because been tiFe the parents of california were unfamiliar with it in 3 DM tile national kindergarten association appointed a field secre i tary lary abo is is also a a special p ocial collaborator of the file united stales fates bureau d of education to spend nil all her time making known to parents tile advantages ildah kiich li ich the law allowed them to demand for their children she mie has tray trav 1 t clcil thousands of miles written thousands of letters and delivered many addresses and as a result tho the number of kindergartens in californian Califor nial lias more than doubled what californians have done surely the poopoo of every other oilier state can do for their children through tho the some means |
