The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-20
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.

lNUUSIhl AL 1hAlN1NU.
For Hawaiian Boys and Giris-Interest-
ing Article From HandicrAf-
One of the greatest discourage
ments which Hawaiian youth have
met in their efforts to rise above their
surroundings and advance In the
scale of civilization and refinement.
has been the disparity between their
social aspirations and their ability as
bread winners and home makers.
For many years boys and girls alike
have gone to schools where their sur
roundings have forced them to aspire
10 life which has been Unattainable
to the vast majority. Girls in despair
{ { realizing their ideals In connection
with their own race have seized the
nrst opportunities of uniting them
selves with the white or even the
Chinese race, hoping that the money
thus placed at their disposal would
| enable them to come nearer to their
ideals of civilized life. Boys have
been driven into the profession OF
law, where they are generally unable
| to make a living in competition with
| foreigners, without resorting to
shady transactions and dishonorable
| practices. Those who have not sue
ceeded in these schemes have gener-
ally despaired of their aspirations
and fallen back to the old plane
which they had hoped to escape.
The few exceptions but serve to en-
phasize the rule.
Lately an effort has been made to
direct the attention of Hawaiian boys
more to the trades where experience
proves they can succeed in competi-
ton with all civilized races. And
they are taking hold of this work
with an energy which already bodies
success. There are boys in Kane
hameha School who could now go
out and earn the income required to
qualify them to vote for mobiles,
though they will not be old enough
to vote at all for four years yet.
These boys are getting aspirations
for civilized life and the ability to
realize those aspirations at the same
| time.
But even their incomes must be
carefully and economically spent, If
they are to rear and educate families
in civilized and refined style. Their
wives must be help-meets indeed.
Let not the writer be understood to
criticise the work done in girls
boarding schools, but rather to state
briefly the magnitude and import
ance of their work outside of the
classroom. IL any such schools
seem to fall short of the desirable
standard, let it be remembered that
under existing circumstances many
of the teachers must choose from the
vast amount of desirable work that
which is most important and practic-
able. The zeal and faithfulness with
which this work is done is too well
attested by the number of such
| teachers who impair their health by
, excessive work.
I Without attempting to lay down
a course in sewing, it may be said
that it should at least include over
and-over sewing, running, back.
: stitching. overcasting, hemming,
telling, French scanning, gathering,
binding, quilting, basting, making
cutting and fitting, making button.
. holes, sewing on buttons, mending
t and darning, besides considerable
! course in the more ornamental
branches of needle-work, such as
! hem-stitching, tucking, pleating
shirring, embroidery, etc. Moreover
!, the use of the sewing-machine
t should be taught with q consider
! able degree Of thoroughness. Doubt
less all teachers of sewing who read
the above outline of course will
? be ready to add to it, though it viii
t be hard to take anything away
q from it without injury to it as {
t part of preparation for home max
ing. Yet it may be safely said tina,
d it will take systematic daily lessor
9 of at least an hour for two years t.
a give average girls proficiency in the
s work here indicated.
; A systematic and extensive course
+ in cooking, also, is desirable. It il
Q natural tendency of Hawaiian boy,
i and girls who are long associated will
j foreign teachers in home or board
ing schools to aspire to live as the,
" see those teachers living. Thil
q tendency Is good, provided there il
+ nothing vicious in the lives of tn,
t teachers. It is useless as it is un
g truthful to tell such boys and girl
9 that they will be better off if the.
g content themselves to live on po
9 and fish. They should be helped t.
y realize their aspirations in this res
s pect. The wives of the intelligent
:! self-respecting, aspiring young, Ha
8 waiian mechanics (may their numbe
s increase) ought to be skilled in cook
ing various kinds of meats, includ
r ing fish and poultry, in various
y ways, and in using up scraps tina
: remain from a steak, roast, leg O
/. mutton or fowl so as to make
s tempting dish of what is oftel
i thrown away. They ought to know
i how to cook such vegetables as taro
8 sweet potatoes, potatoes. onions, cal
+ rots, cabbage, squashes, etc.. in VAR
Gus ways. They should be able t
t make good bread, bisc uits, hot cakes
2 cakes. cookies. puddin gs, pies. salad: