The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-12

"TO stimulate an interest in art"
''to afford opportunities for its study
and advancement" and "to establish
a permanent art center in Hawaii, -
are three of the objects for which the
KilOhana Art League was formed.
An association with so much energy
and ambition cannot fail to do good
in Honolulu, and already it is able to
begin its admirable work of educating
and applauding home talent.
In no better way can this endeavor
be carried out than by giving atten-
ton to those who are attending school.
Having q lot of children come in one
door and pass out of the next, like so
many sheep, would be labor lost. In
forming suitable plan for having the
children of Honolulu visit the eXhibi-
ton, this difficulty was avoided by
establishing an important object for
going.
The boys and girls are going with
the firm determination of winning one
of the valuable prizes and gaining the
distinction of doing the same. Next
best will be the names on the roll of
honor in each school. This will be
the list of the best compositions in the
school, one being taken from each
room. Each individual cannot expect
a prize, and the League is surely very
generous in giving one to each school.
It has been found best not to have
this compulsory, and many are visit
| ing the exhibit who do not care to
write a composition and try for the
prizes. For the children the entrance
fee has been reduced from twenty five
cents to ten cents. The association
is a young one, and it is better
to have a smaller number come
with an object in view, than tC
put the visit at too low a valuation
Already the Punahou Preparatory,
the High school, the KawaiahaC
Seminary, the Chinese school and the
Royal school have attended, and in
due season the committee will give
each school chance of accepting theil
liberal invitation. By visiting the
exhibits in a body, or in lots of al
most fifty each, of observing and
studying what they see and cOmpet-
ing for the prizes by writing compost
tiOn on "What l saw at the EXhibi-
tiOD,n there will be lots of sitting be-
fore the lucky seventeen are chosen
First, each teacher is to examine heI
papers and select her best. All OF
these will be on the roll of honor
Then the teachers and principal to-
gether will agree upon the very best
of these, the writer of which is the
prize winner of that school. There
will be seventeen at least and perhaps
more. Who is to have first choice?
A committee of three gentlemen in
the league who are not interested in
any one school will number them.
AS this will be very trying duty,
gentlemen of very high standing
socially and educationally will be
selected. A committee who will very
conscientiously regard the grade, age
and nationality of each of the winning
writer's. a sense of fairness has
been the eager ambition of the ladies
who are now going the rounds. In
this way the KilOhana Art League
will not only improve themselves and
educate the public, but also bring the
children to observe and remember
what they see. The many advan-
tages to be derived can be seen by all.
1t will teach the children how to look
at a piece of work and know an oil
painting from a chrome, and perhaps
aid those who are teaching draw
ing. True it is that the League is an
association To be applauded on its in
tentiops to do good to the greatest
number in it's very best way.
The following is a list of schools
that the committee of ladies have, or
are going to visit, and extend the
above privilege to:
High school, Oahu College, Iolani
College, Kawaiahao seminary, Puma
hou Preparatory, ,Kamehameha Girls,
Kamehameha Boys, Kamehameha
Preparatory, Fort st. school, Royal
school, st. Louis College, Kauluwela
school (Mr. A. Smith), POhukaina
school, Beretania st. school, Kawaia-
haO school Government schOoD, Chi
nese school, st. Andrews PIiOry. If
there are any schools that have not
been placed on this list and whose
pupils wish to visit the exhibition,
will the principal please leave notice
for the committee on schools at the
League rooms. The same privileges
are extended to any school that will