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246 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.In Yamacraw, at tlie request of the mothers, thekindergarten is thrown open once a week as a placewhere the young people may spend a social evening.A pianist is provided and the hall is lighted andheated and is under the charge of a responsible personeach week. This plan is strictly non-sectarianand is meant to provide social freedom and pleasurefor the young people. Those in charge of the meetingare the members of the kindergarten staff andMiss V. C. Kennedy, Mrs. Isaac Minis, Mrs. M. F.Dunn, Miss Nina Pape and others. It is thought thatthe freedom of a comfortable, well-lighted hall willbe a great safeguard to the boys and girls of such acrowded district.A visiting committee of twenty prominent ladiespay monthly visits to each kindergarten, takingwith them some one to whom they wish to show thework. Once a year the committee meets, brings inreports of the work and discusses improvements andplans for furthering the growth of the kindergartens.The Bread and Milk Fund furnishes a daily lunchin two of the free kindergartens, and is supportedentirely by voluntary contributions.All of the work above mentioned is outside of theregular work of the Training Schools, where youngwomen are being thoroughly equipped, not only forkindergarten work, but for teaching of all kinds.They are given sound pedagogical and psychologicaltraining and made to put it into daily practice, sothat they are experienced teachers at the end of theirtwo years' course. " They are given all the best andmost aggressive methods of work and are learned togive manual work of all kinds. Special training on