The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-08

I'm x Y free kindergarten
k>IE1 work among the
Z~~T different nation
alities has made Queen Emma hall
with its gathering Of nations, an OBJ
ject OF interest to visitors to the eoun-
try as well as many Of the older citi-
zens of the city. In fact there are
comparatively few people Of the COM
munity who appreciate the vast
amount of labor of love that has been
done by the ladies Of the Woman's
Board of Missions or OF the wonderful
success that has attended their efforts.
Children, almost waits Of the street,
have been brought in and given the
advanced opportunities for early edu-
cation enjoyed by the more fortunate
children OF this and other countries.
The movement has not been inaugur-
ated over three years and it YVES not
until the fiscal year, beginning June,
1894, that more than two or three
the country. Within the last few
months, however, the active, philan-
thropic spirit OF the good ladies OF
the community has resulted in better
accommodations and q broadening Of
the work that has been quite pheDom-
email.
Through the kindness of Mrs. NJ.
Il. Hyde, president of the Womanis
Board, q representative OF the ADvER-
TIsER recently visited the various
schools while in session. Queen
Emma hall Is the center of activity
and more interesting combination
Of educationa& play can hardly be
imagined. Nearly one hundred child
rem are busily engaged from to IL in
the forenoon, with q class of work
which Is q most interesting diversion |
to their minds. The nationalities are
divided, the Hawaiian, Japanese and /
foreign children being In separate |
rooms. While 1t Ia hard to say which |
feature the children are most inter
ested in, certain 1t Is that the opening
exercises Of songs and marching are
entered into with q vigor that fndI-
Gates that they see nothing OF the
features of school life.
Miss Hannah Eastman formerly
engaged in kindergarten work al San
francisco is general superintendent
Of the free kindergarten. She has
quite load on her shoulders being
obliged 10 give instruction to the
as well as have q general
Of the different depart
nents. The remarkable popularity
II the schools speaks well not only for
Hiss Eastman's abilities, but for the
interest shown by the ladies having
barge of the various rooms.
In the Hawaiian room some twenty
r thirty little black-eyed, bright ma
I've boys aud girls were singing one
4 their opening songs. These chill |
rem enjoy the musical part of their
more than the others per-
laps. Lets have soft, sweet sing.
ng," were the cautioning remarks Of
Hiss Eastman as the little ones piped
p tone higher on the appearance OF
isitors. Mrs. Torbell, of Springfield,
IL, Is the teacher in this department,
cling assisted by a young lady from |
ne Kawaiahao Seminary.
Across the way on the ground floor !
the building Is the Japanese room
nder the direction OF Mrs. DIVA. 1t
a very pretty sight to see the sturdy
tile japanese boys and girls march &
1g and going through the morning
xercises. The chubby faced boys
nth their shaver heads and top knots
nd the dresses of the girls make it
most picturesque gathering. The
hildren are good Mnguists and fav- =.
red the visitors with the usual Eng
sh songs OF the school, also the
anthem of Japan in their ma {
We language. One of the cutest B.,
arts OF the short exhibition given
as the dance in which each master
elected his partner and danced about
le room after the manner of childish I
Iay; the music stops and each i,
Dung man takes his partner to her
lace In line and with most graceful I
1urtesy retires. The little fellows I
lastaF the art IF hOuinur Nth a RON / i
iity born of q most courteous race.
US DIVA Is assisted by lady from l
wa who goes to and from her home
lch day, taking with her six children
om the Japanese families on the
antAtion.
The foreign department. occupies the
70 rooms on the second floor used as
rawing and dining room, during
ueen Emma's time. These children
re just at present enjoying an object
'sson In the development of the cater
put under wire netting on table
| the middle of the room, fed 6
ntil il forms the chIysalis and final
comes out as butterfly. The chill
rem observe the different stages and
sproduce their impressions by draw
1gs, thus training their minds to
bseryatton and euitiyating a re-
snhye memory, The young foreign
70 seem inclined TO be more noisy ia
heir work, and the restless, aRgres-
I've spirit Of the Anglo Saxon dis
lays itself, IN marked contrast TO the |
more docfle races on the hooT below. |
lhie department is presided over by
dies Rhpda Green, assisted by Miss
Across the half IS the training
DOM, where the teachers and assist