Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-29
The KINDERGARTEN WORK
HAPPY RESULTS OF TIE FIRST
TWO YEARS OPERATIONS.
Babes of All Nations Led Kindly In
Manners and Mental Growth
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tributors to the work of the Free
Kindergarten Association its Pub
lication Committee have prepared
for the daily papers a brief report
OF the year in the different Kind
ergartens. Much excellent work
has been done, but there is still
sore need of additional funds in
order that further enlargement
may be possible.
In the makai room on the
ground floor of Queen Emma
Hall is the Hawaiian Free Kinder
garten. Mrs. Isabel +. Tarbell is
the director and has for her as
sistant Miss Violet Lima, of Ka-
waiahao Seminary. During the
year beginning October 7th, 1895,
and ending June 26th, 1896, there
have been in attendance 66 child
rem. The highest avarage for any
one week was 81, the lowest being
IL, one rainy week.
Mrs. Tarbell reports marked
Improvement in the children since
she began, especially in the item
of personal cleanliness. Children
who would formerly cry when she
tried to comb their hair now de-
mand the comb the first thing
after the bell rings in the morn.
ing, and they have now learned
that they feel much better with
clean hands and faces and comb
ed hair. The older children un-
derstand quite well that they are
free and happy only when they do
what is right. She finds marked
Improvement in their play, and
indications OF kindness and gen.
tleness are more frequent.
Mrs. Tarbell told an incident Of
stray little Hawaiian boy who
had wandered into the yard one
day at recess. He was dirty,
wilful creature who seemed to
roam the streets at will and to
attend no school. He came con-
stantly for three weeks from the
day of his appearance, growing
daily more interested. Suddenly
his father appeared. He had been
searching in vain for him in the
various schools Of the city and hav-
ing found him, offered to take the
child away. He was astonished
to learn that the boy had come
there regularly three weeks and
said he feared that Mrs. Tarbell
could not manage such bad boy
as this one. Mrs. Tarbell wished
the child to remain, and she has
no trouble with him. He is still
in school, boy not beyond hope.
1t may not be generally known
that this kindergarten is support
ed by Hon. Charles r. Bishop,
whose endowment of the Associa-
ton is by his request applied to
Hawaiians.
Owing to Mrs. .Tarbell's resigna-
tion after two years of faithful
work here there is vacancy in
this kindergarten. 1t is hoped
that her successor, whoever she
may be, will carry on the work as
successfully as Mrs. Tarbell has
done.
The Free kindergarten Asso-
citation gives some assistance to
the Maemae kindergarten for
Hawaiians on Wyllie street. This
was established two years ago by
Mrs. j. Il. Waterhouse and her
sister, Miss Pinder, who have also
done the teaching for that time
Now, however, the Association
pays the salary of a Hawaiian girl
who has had some kindergarten
instruction. There are about 2C
children who have come regularly
and Mrs. Waterhouse sees q
marked improvement in the child,
rem. Several of them have learn
ed to studay and are willing tc
attend regularly the schools fur,
ther down the valley. From the
establishment of this Kindergar-
ten day. y.school a tiourishing Sun.
day School has grown, attended
weekly by others than Kindergar
ten folk.
The Free kindergarten tor
Chinese children is located in the
lower story of the Chinese church
Miss Caroline Snow is its able di,
rector and she is assisted by Miss
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