THE KINDERGARTEN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1396, 23 March 1912, Page 11

THE KINDERGARTEN.

RICHMOND-SOCIK'iT'S ANNUAL MEETING. The annual .meeting in connection wiUi the Richmond Freo Kindergartens was held in the Pioneer Club rooms last evening, Sir Edward Gibbes presiding. In his brief opening speech, the chairman spoke of the valuable work which was being done by the kindergartens, and advised those who had not seen them in working order to give themselves that pleasure as soon as possible, lie rcco"nised their value in instilling tho sense of discipline, of order, which was so necessary a thing if people were to live decently together. Teachers of (he public schools have found that the children who came from kindergartens came to their school life with a greater absence of friction than those who have had no preliminary training. They found it much le<s irksome, and were less likely to drift back into unrestrained child life. Children enjoyed a great deal of freedom,"perhaps more in some cases than was desirable In many respects tl&t freedom was a veiir excellent thing, as it developed vigour anil independence of character. Life, however, afforded very little real libertv, and K was necessary that children should learn restrictions by their actual experience* He had seen the effect of too much libertv in some oi the institutions which ho visited and such cases were far too often the result of parental mismanagement and negMiss Freeman, the principal of the Richmond Free Kindergartens,-was then called upon to read the annual report, which stated that the past year had been n very active one, for though the number of kindergartens had not been increased, endeavours had been made to make the existing schools more efficient. The number of children on the roll was 210, and ex. cept in times of epidemic illness, the attendance was quite as high as accommodatiou and staff permit with comfort The Govornme-pt subsidy in Mil, which it' based o„ tile average attendance, was .C 253 10=. 10d., an advance of ,£33 on the nrcvi*W.V F"7 lts ,r itribl ' teil towards the funds. The Government Inspector, Mr. T. H. Gill, insnectel the kindergartens, and gave a fa™,,rale Yeport, iha.uks were due to Mr. Hiohmond Hursthouse who volunteered to be the honorary dentist, and who ''as attended to several of the children; SlVlo Mr TA!f t °". *'»>>s premisedai childreji. ° CMmine some .<* the i™J 9 °\ St - a, ' t ha(l >en made with the svsciro lor tlio year ending December 11 showed a credit balanced {.he amount at credit in the Savings Bank however, was reduced rlurine the,.„,: i 3 Ids. 9d. Ihe principal sources of revemm were: Subscriptions and donatl Ms. 2d • Government subsidy, .£2« ll ■ proceeds from "Mother!y's Lnet'" '2tv tr. tituent, .005; from H'torCw J*~l lis,, lid. On the expenditure side salaries absorbed JMSO Is. Sd. ; rent "'46 las.; clearing, ,£3l Ss. 10(1 The tnt.i~f ceipts (including a balance brought ! ward from the provious year of Jcina 7,1 wore-WOO IBs. Ltd., and the total expel di to bo earned forward, as stated above, of

(1,1 7tk me " (l °n«I that in Auckland ho Harbour Board had given a valuable section nf land as a silo for tho erection of free, kindergartens, and Sir John Lo-mn (.ainpMl had given funds for fho building ot the schools. In Duiisdin the Harbour Board had done a similar deed, end bethought thai: if the Kindergarten Council approached tho Wellington Citv Council or the Government, or the" Harbour Hoard, for sites for free kinrlergarlen-, the idea might be kindly received.

The election of officers rcsnlled in tlio following being plc.cUd;--l'rosidcnt, Airs.

'nil; vice-presidents, .Mrs. Burnett ,inil Miss Richmond; assistant treasurer, llr. Cimin; organising secretin- and trcasurei, Mis; liicliiiiiiiiil; rcconiiui; secivliin - , Mrs Clcghoni; cuuueil. I.a:lv'("liliiic., Mrs \. Ji. Atkinson, .Mrs. Bacvertz. Mrs. Bca-dc-holc. Mrs. Beveridgc, .Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Chatlield. Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Corliss, Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Fell, Mrs. timely, Mrs. Kane, Mrs. T.indsav, Mr.-. Peat, Mrs. If. Smith, Mrs. Teunaii't, Mr?. Macnrthy, Mrs. Winder, Miss D. Fitch, Miss Fnglnml. Miss Helvcr. Miss I'indlnysou, Miss I'. Myers, nm'l ifiss li. Jtichinond.

JIIIS. KOr.UISTON',

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CHIROPODY.

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