TRAINING KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 633, 9 October 1909, Page 11

TRAINING KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS.

. DIFFICULTIES - IN' THE. WAY., . , " Miss Richmond,' the president of.-the Free Kindergarten Union,, referred last night to the One great difficulty experienced in this branch of educational work. t." It, lies,". 6he, said, "in the training; of teachers.' If the' Government could seo , its way-.to' doing tlie training for us, or ' even setting the standard, it'would be a great'help. Many :pirls who are quite,, unfit Inentally for an ordinary scholastic life make splendid kindergarteners. They are' full 'of- the motherly instinct,- full of tact, they-.want, training: in-a little theoretical child.nature, hand Work, singing and'music, games, nature study, and blackboard ; drawing. An - elementary ' certificate granted by Government in these subjects would give them a status, and an aim to work for. And at the end' of - their courso such girls ■would ..bo very .fit to. become' mistresses of homes and,the mothers "of-their own' little ones."Dr. King- and Dr. Bachelor are conducting a campaign'against higher education for women. We .do not want less than- wd have got; we-want more, and more, of a different sort. - The motherly typo-of instruction is not available for girls now, it is as hard to be had as. a. medical; degree was for women in old days. Let the Government of this Dominion, which leads the world in Liberal legislation, set an oxample hero as in other' mattors. Let them set up -a' standard of kindergarten examination, which is mainly practical and spirit-, ual, .as opposed 'to meroly intellectual, and tltey will be training for the nation;in tho future, a type! of young women sorely needed ,in the - present: day/', Several' men - were seen-. in " tho streets of London carrying fans, during the-recent heat wave. . •• - : "A WOMAN'S DUTY." It i 3 a woman's duty to look at her best at all times. Husbands 6oon tire of seeing their wives-un'atlTactivo or untidy in .their personal appearance, and : all wonlen of experience' who have reasoning power cannot fail to realise'it. A woman .can 'have no greater., charm than beautiful soft glossy hair.' It is always admired arid always attracts attention. ..To, preserve, and; beautify, the hair- of ; everyone! Hendy's 'J.uleptia is : without equal. Bottles, Is'. .Try.it. Sold everywhere by drapers, storekeepers,'etc. Wholesale only from KEMPTHOKNE,' PROSSER'S, Ltd., Wellington.— i Advt. . - , . ' , C 1286

• Invitations to a walking party' are sent out with just"as much ceremony as if tho affair was to bo a dance or' a'theatre pwty. It is essontial for a . porfect walking partythat thero shall bo an equal:number of young men and young women. Those invited meet at tho home of. tho .hostess"at-the usual time for an'evening affair. Tho guests are paired' off and tho route of ;tho walk is announced;"It'isn't any walk around the block by any means. i'ivo miles-at the least. One man acts a? a master of ceremonies, and ha and his partner lead the procession from the house. When the parado has moved a certain, specified distance, the leader calls a halt and turns his .partner over to tho man of tho next loading couple. Thfcn fcacK. man moves up one, the leader taking the girl at tho foot of tho.line. - "The march is resumed until the next stage is, reached, and then another change of partners goes into effect. By . the . timt tho party , returns to the houso thero has been usually a complete cliango of partners all round.. " This; isn't any summer amusement. '' In fact,., n tramp through tho; snow with 'the. thermometer , somowhere down near zero is considered awfully good sport. But be it stammer or; winter, the participants in a walking 'party roturu : ready to enjoy the . supper which, winds ,uj> tho evening. •"•Oho thing against these walking parties, to. .my-mind, is' the continual changing of partners, i .You . no- sooner. get-, interested 'in your, companion than • you' have '. to ' turn him over to soother: girl. Maybe you draw a, good partner.: at. the' start and. a- few minutes'.later get a.-;stick. Of, course, it .'.is -eminently fair to every, girl and to overy, man, .but., some girls,' you know, delight in being unfair when there is a: man in the:case. As an. aid to flirtation , these walking .parties aren't , worth one of those big Canadian cents.you see sometimes, but as an. exerciser they are all to tlio good.- And, after all, the .exercise-Ms whiit these; Canadians- ars . looking for."—" Washington Post," V-. ■

.'ever, in due. course, it seemed'as if'their minds were -finally made up, and,- with an air of relief- and triumph, they gavo their orders. »hen' they were brought, one of the ladies announced that sho 'had changed her mind-might-she have a grill instead of fish, and then another cno thought she would like milk instead of the tea, and all these changes had to be mad(i while people were simply crowding into the place, and the girls were flying aboiit as quickly as possible. When it came/to th# sweets, the mother of the little boy turned to , him, asking: "What would you like 'Honey?' and she went through the*'-liit:' decided he did not want any -of ;.thos<i things, but'he would hare'cakes, with pink icing. They were brought, and "Honey"' proceeded, to do exceedingly well, and Sncidentally scatter a plentiful harvest of crumbs broadcast, as well as his glass of milk, .while his adoring mother beamed upon'him with delight. I'm afraid Nina wanted to slap that .little boy and his mother, too. At another table sat n man and a woman who had entered together, tourists, plainly Ho was now reading tho paper between at stracted. intervals, in which ho mauaged to turn his attention to the food, or elso make random answers to any remarks which tho ladv might make.. They -had' been "married some time, evidently, and were experiencing' that sense .of companionship that needs ho words or attention. Parties of business men, old habitues of the place, would come'in and bring their business'with them, discussing different phases of. various ventures they had been making, interspersed occasionally with pungent remarks on' the political situations, of the day. 1 hen, when finished,' unless engaged in argument, they'would out and bask in th ° ™ nll .Bbt , before - disappearing from the worlds view into their gloomy, prosaic offices At a table .near by Tras a; party-, of-,college, stiidents, , and to. hear them talk one would think that there was .nothing'..in . the' world but "profs," and cramming for examinations.' Yet they can play very well' indeed ■ when the □me fomfij,

He tasted' itj and then he' gave His ; head-a. little shake. "I greatly fear, my love," ho said, /'That when you try to bake, You do not make the kind of pies That mother used to make. "Perhaps I-don't," she mado reply. "I fear your words are true. And did you ever notice,. dear, ■ That, when it comes to you, '■ Tou do not buy such gowns for me As father used to do?"