The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-13
CHANGES AT THE KA WAIA-
HAO SEMINARY.

When / first came to school, at the
age of FIVE years-it was during the
principalship of Miss Lizzie Bing
ham = the principal houses were
adobe and stone. They were severa
feet apart, and in rainy weather, il
was very inconvenient to go from
our dormitories TO the school-rooms
The old chapel was very much toe
small to accommodate the pupils
We had old desks and chairs, and
the children were seated all around
the platform during devotions. The
chapel was also used for school ex
ercises of the highest class, and for
a sewing-room In the afternoon. Our
dlning-room, which was the base
ment, was used for the recitation
room of the second class. The other
three classes recited their lessons on
the verandas.
We ate with spoons from tin plates,
such as they now use IN cooking,
and the tables, which were scrubbed
SNOWY white, had no table cloths.
In the morning, milk aud bread
served for breakfast For dinner,
We had poi and meat or salmon, the
poi bowls being such as are now
used for mu-h bowls At 5 O'clock,
bell was RUG, and all the girls
would run as fast as their legs could
carry them. to the kitchen steps. aud
there III pan was our supper, con-
sisting of a cracker and u half, or
bread with moiasses. Our food,
though plain, was the best to be had.
as our school was very poor; and
sometimes, when we were sick, and
needed better food, teacher would
go without, and let Us have her
snare. This has happened many a
time.
Our yard was not as large as it Is
now, but it was divided into three
divisions, namely. the front, middle
and back yards. Our teachers usual
ly came out and played with Us,
holding up our kites, or playing
catch. During Miss Bingham's
principalship, the new kitchen, now
used as a store-room, was built, and
the dining room. which Is now the
kitchen, was enlarged. After having
served as our principal for many
years, Miss Bingham retired, to the
regret of Us all, and the vacancy was
filed by Miss Norton.
New dishes were purchased. and
an addition to our building was
made, thus giving q new parior
sewing-room and rooms for teachers
and older girls. This part was called
Sage Hall, from the donor, Miss
Sage, of Mass.
After three and a half years, dur
ing which time, there was much I'm
provement in many ways, Miss
Norton resigned, yielding her posi-
ton for the remainder of the
year to Miss Chamberlain, who
acted as principal until new one
could be found. At the beginning o.
the next year. Miss Alexander became
our principal. The number of pupil;
Increased from about ninety TO one
hundred and twenty nine. Our yarc
was enlarged, and the adobe houses
were torn down. Our present cha
Del, schoolrooms and Rice Hall dom
tories were erected. The system o.
having a pupil teacher in the kit
chen was adopted. The sewing de
partment was enlarged, and since
tnat time the majority of the Older
girls make their own clothes. Dur
ing tue past year, about seven hnu
bred yards of cloth have been made
up into clothing ny the girls outside
of school hours After four years, Miss
Alexander aud ali the other teachers
but one, resigned.
MISS Pepoon, our present prlncl
pal, then took charge The numbe
of teachers Increased from six t.
eig It, 50 that We now have the op
portunlty of learning more thai
formerly.
In former days, when the girl
were sick, there was no special piac
TO put them, aud teacher woul,
give up her room to be used as