DAY NURSERIES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 2, 27 September 1917, Page 2

DAY NURSERIES

PRAISE FOR TI-TK NEW ZEALAND SYSTEM. Lady Islington has written an article for an English exchange on the subject of training tho war-time baby, and she has some interesting things to say lo mothers. In championing the day nurseries movement, she states that at the time of writing she was doing her best to further the opening of a day nursery in. South Islington, intended' specially to be helpful to mothers engaged in work outside their homes. "The children who come to this nursery will be aged, from a month old to five years," she says "and our aim is to make them happy and good, two desirable states of being linked closely together in the childhood of those who are watched over and cared for in an intelligent manner, but sadly absent from the experience of any child who is spoilt, either by his surroundings or by an injudicious and injurious upbringing. ' "The Montcssori system of teaching is to-be a feature of our day nursery. It gives the older children something interesting, lo occupy their time ; and budding intelligence, and engrafts intlepsndnnce, resource and the use of the hands upon the little ones. I lound in Mew Zealand, while my husband was Governor, a most excellent system of. day nurseries. Like the hospitals, these (■rallies are equipped and managed perfectly. Everything appertaining to them is absolutely suitable for the purpose in view-that is, the upbringing ot the -voting in health and.happiness. * "Each nursery has its 'baby furniture -beautiful little baths, fixed and portable, and all shining wilh cleanliness; lirtlo tables, beds, and chairs, picture wall-papers by eminent; artists-evevy. tiling to further Iho aim of those who realise the real duty we of. this generation owe to the coming generation. I always think of the New Zealand day nursery system as ideal.

Ladies' Billiards. . The games played in the ladies' billiard diner tournament last night were unusually interesting, and well rewarded those that faced tho storm to witness them. In the first game Miss Stace had some difficulty in defeating' Mrs. Tucker, both playing nervously. The contest between Mrs. Chant;and Mrs. Nagle was perhaps as hard fought as any game possibly could be. Mrs. Chant conceded her opponent 50 points start, and was only beaten by two points. It is interesting to note that Mrs. Nagle was the winner of the first ladies'' billiard championship held in Wellington, and Mrs. Chant was last year's contest winner. In the third game, Miss Stace defeated Mrs. Kilminster by a narrow margin. Fortune favoured tho winner to some extent, and the loser, if she could only reproduce her ordinary form, would be very difficult indeed to beat, as she can play very skilfully. The .finals: will be played-to-night at ,7.30, when Mrs.j Nagle will' contest first honours with Miss Stace.

" Nurse Farnham (niece of Mrs. Rylands), who has been nursing at the .Walton-on-Thames Hospital, is returning to New Zealand shortly. ~ ' .\.

The Wellington South Nursing Division will be in charge of the Woodward Street Red Cross Shop on Friday, and will have a good supply of cakes, sweets, ffbwers, potted meats, etc, as well as many attractive novelties.

The Red Cross tea, which was to have been given, by Miss Wrigley on October, 1 at "Rawhiti," Golder's Hill, Las been indefinitely postponed.

In the recent Trinity College nnvsic examinations, at Masterton, Miss Edna* Wise, a pupil of the Carterton C.-tholie . Convent, .creditably' the higher local. ' ..

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