| Show THE kindergarten an exhibition lately given in this c city 1 ity of the results of the work of a normal norma class who had been receiving hecei vine instruct tion in the kindergarten convinced several local educators who ahk witnessed it that the system of froebel ought to be appended to our district schools toe the kindergarten in several of the states is no longer an experiment but has become a fixed aud and invaluable institution id ution hence the objection that it is a new and untried thing cannot be raised against it new methods characterize acte our age people now do almost all ahe the work ot life and reach ev i result in a man i r diff different prent from that of their fathers this is as true of the i chool loqui bouw as ul ui the farm or factory and teachers aud aua have need to be pro sivie gres sivi lift hitherto berto the knowledge gained by I 1 the child in the school room has beer acquired almost wholly uy by abs tract 1111 tel effort bug buc the kind kindergarten a brings to tue me pupils aid the pasi cal senses bestowed oy dy nature hence flence the little ones advancement is greatly accelerated and rendered much easier than by the old system another valuable alu able feature of the kindergarten is its tendency towards technology one of its most moat marked features in the training it gives to children child fen in the use of tools implements i and materials found in the household skill in the use of the e ee e and fingers as well as of the mental faculties is acquired by the children by simple and natural which however seem to the little ones play rather than work werk the education of the kinder kindergarten garter is of a character to develop from the first the talent of the child in mechanics art music or at siny any other pursuit in its adaptability to the needs and nature of little children Froe Fr bells system is so far in advance of the old methods of instruction for them that school teachers and officials have but to learn it is in order to abe impelled to an enthusiastic thusia endorsement of it As to the difficulties in the way of its adai adoption th they eyare are easily overcome no change need be made in the schoolroom or furniture heretofore used by primary pupil further than the addition to the latter of necessary apparatus which need cost but a few dollars the main obstacle and indeed the only doneworth one worth mentioning in the way of the introduction of the kindergarten as a part apart of the school system of this territory is a lack of teachers having a knowledge of the new system it is easily learned however and primary r J teachers having any aptitude af pf for r their calling can under proper in instruction st in a brief course of lessons acquire sufficient knowledge of the kindergarten to make a begin beginning nin g at teaching it |
