The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-24

1t was q warm, sultry morning, no
IN the least inspiring TO industry, an,
the sight Of the heaped up sewing.
table was positively oppressive.
groaued aloud at the thought Of stick
ing in a needle only TO pull il GU
again, and growing sleepy before moor
in such employment, when conscience
came 10 my rescue and reminded me
Of my promise 10 visit the kiudergar-
tens IL was All inspiration. Con
science Is not always 50 entirely in
sympathy with ones inclinations, e
jOyfully made really and set out t.
"Iive with the children" for one
morning, thanking FrOebel for his
motto, and profoundly grateful to my
mentor for suggesting that 1 could
substitute pleasant duty for tire
sOme one.
Emma Hall was the goal of my am
bition, and / arrived in time to see
the children on thu play ground before
school bezau. Miss Ozawa was
watching her little flock of Japanese
boys and girls. How merry they
lOOkedl There, is speck OF a boy in
his first trousers. He stands alone to
display his new garments To- the best
advantage, and u avoid too close a
contact with Hawaiian soil. Here is
another small boy, who seems TO be
inspired with "a benevolent desire 10
entertain the stranger, 20 he marches
ont into an open space on the lawn,
cycling me all the time, and solemnly
Il al trEl. r.r.. n r. i
efforts We're successful; l was enter
tanned.
leaving the playground, l made
my way To- the Hawaiian room, where
Mrs. TarDell, assisted by young Ha-
Wa.!an girl from KawaiahaO Semi
nary, has in charge some two dozen
small natives. There are still some
children debarred from attendance by
whOOpiug cough, but tue room looks
full to- me-, though more have been
ami will be accommodated. Promptly
AZ nine Mis- Flora took her place at
the organ and the march began.
He was "A tiny boy who led that day
and seemed To- feel his Importance.
How the eyes sparkled, and what per
feet time they sept. Now il - time
for the morning song IL Il a prayer,
and hands are folded and eyes closed
"a they sing, " Father, we thank Thee
sweet and true, aud, though maynard
eyes will fly open in spite of vigorous
efforts to shut them tight, / am sure
the prayer went straight up to the
heart or the All Father. The children
are evidently happy Ii Is hard To per-
suade them when they have OutgrOwn
the kindergarten to pass on 10 the
Government schools. There i a girl
now who has played truant and come
back To Emma Hall. She ha- the pro
verbal objection of the sex to advanc-
ing years, and resOlutely proceeds to
throw sand in the eyes of the old gen
tlemeu with the scythe and the hour
glass. Twenty three children seem to
fill this room full enough, but how
about the hundreds who need just such
care and training and for whom there
II neither room nor teaching force, nor
funds To provide the same?
Let Us look in on the japanese class .
ami see how our young hero of the
trousers and the young acrobat appear
in the school room. One trial of this
class j. the frequent changes of resi-
dence among the Japanese. One set
Of children have hardly time 10 be
brought into trim, when they are
moved away aud new set comes in.
In this way the teacher - forced TO
Keep going over the beginnings No
other school has To face This difficulty.
The twenty four lit folks present
this morning are mostly new schOl
Ars. What restless, esger little things
they are! so full OF good natured .
mischief that one i reminded of the
monkey cage at the Zoo" they are
so quick and funny. But there II not
\ cross face in the room; they all look
happy and Interested, in spite of sly
tricks when the teachers back II
turned. There Is the acrobat, he II
sewing the outlines Of "a clock III red .
Eorsted they are learning Of clocks
and time this week. The infant in
trousers is on tue other side of the
room with the babies, and II diStin-
gushing himself by sticking parti-
eOIOred pegs in bOaTd-a color lesson.
Occasionally he remembers his new
clothes and stands up on the seat till
everyone has had the opportunity TO
see him, if they chose to avail them
selves of the privilege; then he sits
down and continues to "peg" away
with the rest. They look as earnest
rs if they were producing master
pieces, but are oy no means so en-
crossed as to be Oblivious to other
happenings. Nothing escapes them.
Miss Ozawa Is temporarily assisted by
Miss Crabbe.
But the morning is going and we
nave not seen MISS AleAAuueI lltllS
flock She has twenty one today and
her assistant is one of the girls from
KawaiahaO, who the children call
miss Carrie. An interested mother
also gives her time and helpfulness.
Here the baby fingers are being
trained TO use the weaving needles,
and under one over one " Is patiently
repeated again and again by the
teachers till IN front Of each pupil lies
\ little paper mat with regular squares
jn two colors. Time has come for
recess, and the children go out In
order as q spirited march is played.
All, except the little one who is de-
prived of recess in the interests OF
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