European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Beginning continued from Page is curriculum at the beginning of the Day s class. That s when they teach Reading readiness showing boys and girls the Way words look and teaching the alphabet. By stands at the top of a poster which shows pictures of a Basket Bird and Bear. In this Way children connect letters with sound. Preliminary mathematics symbols also Are taught in kindergarten but after these weighty matters Are out of the Way the teachers devote time to telling and Reading stories making Point of showing pictures so youngsters learn to recognize the shapes of objects. The classes sing a lot acquiring sense of rhythm and pitch. They dance paint go through workbooks which Call for them to color pictures with crayons and draw  the most part the Fin then Chil Dren go and come by bus. In one teacher s group of 49, Only two live in Fin then. Transportation to going to be a big problem under the expanded program because the buses will have to make two round trips a Day Brady said. The Mainz kindergarten at Fin thenis perhaps not typical. Most army towns put kindergarten classes right inthe elementary school buildings. Army installations now Nave Between 6,000and 7,000 kindergarten pupils. Army military and civilian parents have been sending their children to kindergarten free of charge because Tui Tion was paid from non appropriate Money such As the profits from class i stores yes and the stars and  parents have paid $186 of a year. In the air Force there has Bee no link Between kindergartens and Reg ular schools and kindergartens have been on their own operated in a Semi private Way said Charles a. Curry supervising principal of the elementary Junior High and senior High schools located on a Hill called Haine Berg in Wiesbaden. They usually Are scatter Edall Over. The Only thing we do for them is provide space sometimes. Some base ment rooms in the Haine Berg housing area Are  in the army the schools have helped kindergartens in Many ways. At Kais is lantern elementary school no. 1,for example the school nurse mrs. Carol Bryan looks in on pupils to Check vision measure height and weight give such tests As the Tine lest for tuberculosis teach Good health habits take care of minor injuries and see that sic children get Home. Watching miss Becky Partridge kindergarten teacher at Kaiserslautern line up her charges for an orderly trip to the washrooms Down the Ball is a lesson in patience. Miss Partridge for Page 14 Theresa Quintanillo and Jimmy tubs have a Brush with Art in Mains kindergarten Clasi. The stars and stripes sunday february 2, 1969