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

Our little man bows 10 the inevitable
most cheerfully, aud helps finish of
the mats, for il il Friday and the
children are to take them home 10
exhibit 10 their parents.
Our next visit takes us to the POr-
tuguese school on Miller street. Miss
Pires u in charge, assisted by Miss
Bindt and a young Hawaiian girl also
from kawaiabaO Seminary, who has
just come in 10 study the new meth
Cd. FOTty-twO children are present
tOday-there have been forty eight
AMI many have 10 be turned
away for want of room and
ea:hers. Now We have found a room
full Of irrepre-sibles, and the teacher
tells u We have chosen the worst day
in the week for visit, as
on Monday they are always nOisiest
1t takes a whole day TO calm them
down after two days Of liberty. They
are singing a motion song, "COme
dance, little umbkins;p when they
come To the last verse II i, Come
dance, little children" and they all
promenade around in pairs. Just
look at that tot skip across the room
10 chose a iavOTite partner; and look,
too, at the favored maiden, now she
turns a cold shoulder, and the discom-
flied youth has To put up with second
best How cOmical it looks in these
babie-. The Portuguese kiudergar-
ten l. che fullest of all, and by no
means the easiest to care for.
Our hour u more than gone and We
have still TO see the Chinese kinder
gar'en, 50 bidding the busy teachers
gOOd morning, we set out for 'fresh
fields and pastures new" \ cool,
pleasant room under the Chinese
church on Fort street il the kinder
gaften home Of the little celestials.
Miss Mildred KINNEY has been for
some time the teacher of this depart
meut, but being laid aide by illness
at present, Miss Carrie Snow Is ably
filling her place, assisted by Miss
Nellie Kahuila of Kawaiahao Semi
nary. Thirty-fOur bright, lively boys
and girls are present this morning and
while they are playing in the yard
We will have time TO ask Miss Snow
some questions. 1t speaks well for
the work done here when the teacher
in the next grade wishes all her pupils
could first attend the kindergarten as
she did when some of the little ones
We're promoted this year. There are
three sets of twins-one pair of twin
boys, two of girls; the boys are alb
sent today, but the girls are there, .
each pair 30 exactly alike that the .
she Is addressing till she gets her an
swer. There is a merchants son, that .
little mau in silk, and very trim and .
neat he looks.
Now the bell rings and the march
begins, they come in in fine order,
leeping good time and when they
ing they sing III tune and with well
voices. They are studying
about cOiOrs today, and it is amusing
% see the tiny ones discriminate be
ween blue and violet, orange and
,ut they whisper their preference to
he child who distributes them, and
he consequence is that more red and
fellow balls are used than those of
my other cOlOrs. How politely they
ay "thank you" or please" and
now interested they seem to be in
heir work 1t is an interesting kinder
,arten to visit, and the little talks are
'eTy attractive. | would like TO tell
II all the points of interest in these
-arious kinder garten, but time and
pace are memorable. If enough has
'een said to prove that the work is
ne of virtue, or To- awaken an inter-
II in the little people OF many chimes
Who run about our streets, the object
Il this imperfect sketch will have
,een accomplished.
/ would like TO speak of the excel
ent record made 10y the Hawaiian
iris as assistant teachers; of the in
Iuence of the traiCing upon them; Of
Iiss Eastmau's class of eleven young
aides; and to ask if the training class
york l. to die when this class has fin
shed the course, but | must leave
hat for another time or an ADLER pen.
will suggest, however, that if more
riend- of the Kindergarten will take
ime to visit them Oftener they will
meet with cordial welcome, and give
to some very hard
working women.
r. V. c. II.