Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 25, 1900

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Suggestions for Kindergarten Reform j 1 would like to see organized a work of rescue to deliver the modern kindergarten from the metaphysicians aud to give it over to the philosophical hygienists who should make it everywhere and first of ail a palace of health The needed reforms in the kindergarten must of course come with deliberation enough to be suie A committee of ten or moie might help provided they were not kindergaitners but were wise and com petent although a badly appointed com mittee would do harm by confirming old piactices Let me confess frankly that I do not myself know at present just what should be done or just how this grade of education should be best organized One of my dearest w ishes is to have adequate means placed at my disposal to experi ment a few years or until I could present a scheme ot detailed work That this could now be done from data that are accessible is ceitain Great improvements an entirely piacticable A tew things 1 shall venture to indicate The body must be strengthened The activi ties should involve more body movements and the strain upon the hand aud eye should