The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
Az CHILDHOOD'S Dl
DAYS.
Spe ciaI Exercises at Kinderear-
ten Schools Yesterday.
Pleasant Tribute To Mrs. Coleman
Many Hearts OF Many Nations
Were HAPPY

The various kindergartens in the
city had special exercises yesterday
morning. One Of the features of kin
dergarten training is making much of
times and seasons, anniversaries,
birthdays and national holidays. The
children were I'm their best clothes
and on their best behavior yesterday
morning. The various school rooms
had some special decorations, suitable
for the season. The children enjoyed
the various performances, though
they have hardly been sufficiently
long under training to make all their
motions with the precision and grace
which Is one OF the aims of the sys-
tenn. But they did most thoroughly
enjoy the hour. The teachers say it
is a great trial for the little ones to be
kept away from school for any reason.
Ten minutes after q. IN. was the time
assigned to the Portuguese and Chi
nese schools. In the Portuguese
school, under Miss Pires, the distinct
i've feature was the representation OF
the different phases of a butterfiy's
life. In the Chinese school, of which
Miss Mildred Kinney has charge,
some very fine specimens of modelling
in clay showed what artistic power
lies latent in the Chinese mind and
fingers. At Queen Emma hall, I0:I1
a. M, the wee Hawaiians, whom
Mrs. Larbell teaches, and the Japan
csc tots, under Miss Osaks's guidance,
were as cunning as any Brownies that
are such a fad Just now in pictures
and Jewels. The abandon with which
the little ones danced and sang would
bring fresh life into any superanuated
bachelor heart or what passes for
such. The children of the Foreign
school were most numerous, but not
so lively as such little chicks might
be. Perhaps the tropic languor has
taken out some of the Anglo-Saxon
virility, though every European ma
ton, almost, contributed its quota to
the Free kindergarten school, which
Miss Eastman manages in addition to
the kindergartners whom she has in
training in the afternoons. The closing
visit was made to Miss Smiths school,
on Beretania street, where the chill
dren of some of our own Honolulu
families, of long residence, are enjoy
ing the privileges of being trained I'M
der an expert Kindergarten. In all
the schools there were gifts ready to
be taken home, the work OF the chill
dren's own hands. AS was natural
under the circumstance these gifts
prepared by Miss Craik's children
were of choicest design and tasteful
workmanship.
A pleasant feature of the morning
was happy thought of Mr.. f. w.
Damon's in taking a representative
child from each of the kindergartens,
each having a boquet of flowers. which
they presented to Mrs. III. w. Cole
man at her home. She is the finan-
cial secretary of the kindergarten COM
mittee and has been most diligent and
cyrrnnoccfnl N orafffnD tho In
meet the large expenses of so many
schools and teachers. Mrs. Hyde, as
president of the Woman's Board, I'M
der which these kindergartens have
been organized, went with Mr.. Damon
and the children, whose gifts were
sweet surprise to- this kind-hearted
and open-handed benefactress.