The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-02
The Kindergarten System Of Homo
lulu Explained,
THE FIRST DEGREE OF EDUCATION
What the Different kindergartens Are
Doing for the Little ones-Chinese.
japanese, Hawaiians and Portuguese
All share the Benefits of the system.

lDe dLLeuliOn VI tue ENOAAS hsSS VSSh
called on several occasions 10 the Free
Kindergartens established in our city,
and vet il is possible that many of our
fellow towuspeople are not aware OF
the encouraging progress which has
been made in this direction. The
experiment" stage has passed, and
the schools begun in weakness are
demonstrating, from day 20 day, their
right to exist, and are full of encour-
agement and cheer for the future. The
kindergarten, as potent and helpful
factor, second 10 none III not only
illuminiug and identifying the lives
OF scores of needy little ones in our
midst, OF different Municipalities, but in
beginning TO mould them for careers
OF future usefulness, in starting them
right" in the race OF life, is not a
dream OF visionary few, but sub
stantial reality patent TO all.
During the months THAI these
schools have been quietly growing,
the interest OF thoughtful friends in
them has deepened until the hope has
settled into conviction in some hearts
that 70 more important educational
or philanthrOpic work could make its
appeal TO the generous and large
hearted people OF our city than this.
As a brilliant writer, in a suggestive
article on The kindergarten Move
ment" in the Century Magazine,
January, 1898, foreioly says: ." For all
classes, then. the problem OF eduga-
ton Is TO furnish environment, hty-
fair and fruitful, for those chrysalis-
breaking years in which the young
child has begun TO leave his family
without entering the school-room-
They lie from three 20 seven" such
environment the kindergarten does
furnish. Out of such material, rightly
trained and developed, - To oe built
later on that which is best and most
valuable in the fabric OF our composite
national life. 1.-The hope OF the world
lies in the children"
The first Free kindergarten opened
in Honolulu was for Chinese little
ones, and has, from its initiation, been
supported, in the main, by Mrs c: 5.
Hebard, OF Michigan, [. :. A, after
whose little son, Morgan Hebard,"
the school is named. 1t Is housed in
a beautiful kindergarten room on
the Chinese church premises, and has
been, from the start, under Miss Mil
dred Kinney.
Miss Kinney gives the following
statement in reference to the growth
OF the school. 1.-The Morgan Hebard
kindergarten began in June, 1892, with
eleven children. Fifty-seven 90
answered TO the roll when school
opened in September, 1898. Thirty
eight were enrolled at the latest date. |
Forty three have been sent TO the |
higher grade. Number registered /
from the beginning, one hundred and |
(125). About ten have !
gone TO China, and others have left /
for other reasons In comparison {
with those coming into the primary
room without previous training,
the advantage Of work done IN the
is especially apparent
In neatness of both person and work,
in their ability and readiEess for work,
in discipline, having met their Water
loo in the kindergarten, they are pre-
pared for obedience. But where the
method shows Itself
most valuable is in the love for school
which it produces"
y special committee of ladies, aided
ly other friends and the Woman's
Board, opened the Hawaiian Kinder
his school, Miss Birch Tanning, gives
he following items about the school:
The school opened with but
pupil; at the end of February, %
pupils were in attendance In March
here were IS, in June II. On Feb.
Il, 1894, there were IS pupils regis
cred, with an average attendance of
rom 80 to 3d." This school meets in
he old home of the late Queen Emma, /
nd surely no more beautiful use I
ouId be found for this historic resi- :
Ienee than in opening its doors To this
child garden" for young Hawaiians. :
The Portuguese kindergarten Is !
coated on Miller street. In reference
D this school the teacher, Miss Fer
andeZ, sends the accompanying
tatement: 1.-THE Rice Kindergarten, /
named after Mrs. NJ. ;. Rice, who |
indy gave the building in which the I
chOol meets, opened April 10, 1888. {
here have been enrolled since the
pening of the school 81 children
here are now on my book IS names.
have an average OF 81 daily; Is have ]
cen promoted TO the primary depart
1ent- Miss Camara, Of the primary ,
says she finds that those
Tho came from the kindergarten are
aucE more easily taught than others
Tho have not had any kindergarten
and that these thirteen know 4
1ore than the lowest class in her !
Dom who were not in the kim
ergarten, but who came to her :
efore the others" This school has 2
cen supported by the Woman's
.oard The Japanese kindergarten, /.
hough recently opened, has pro
ressed in a very encouraging manner. {
{ also meets in the Queen Emma /.
fall. It's expenses so far have been =
net by an appropriation from the Ha-
yaiIan Mission Children's Society,
nd now by generous monthly con- /
ributions from japanese friends. OF {
ne attendance in her school, Miss :
,Zawa says: "A nucleus of five little !,
apanese children was the beginning
the school When the school regu- a
.rIy opened September II, 1898, there {
ere seven IN attendance. The total
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