The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-30

that an experienced japanese KINDER
gartner who received her training in
America may be secured for this kin
dergarten.
Last year the Portuguese kindergar-
ten was moved. TO its present home on
Miller street, which offers more COM
modious quarters than the old room.
Even now it is crowded, eight children
being seated at one table which should
accommodate four only. Eager little
would-be kindergarten pupils are turn
ed from the doors because there is no
place for them. Miss Laura Pires has
presided here for two years, and her
assistants this year are Miss Hattie
Kealoha and Miss Bolton. The attend
ance has grown from "a TO an average
of 46. The children have been regular
in attendance, some Of them having
been absent but one or two days for
the entire year.
Many of the Portuguese children Of
Honolulu have not been born into COM
Portable circumstances, and their pa
rents, through ignorance and lack of
time, show them very little sympathy.
A few Of the parents are improving on
the time honored method of discipline
that the kindergarten law of love does
not mean misTule.
Portuguese children are quick and
active, helpful to the teacher, affection
ate and grateful for the least kindness.
Miss Pires also reports improvement
in their manners and dress.
This fall the Association will lose a
valuable teacher in MSS Pires who
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up teaching that is less remunerative
but not less interesting to her in the
Portuguese Protestant Mission. She
has done excellent work as kinder
gartner, and her charges do credit to
their teacher. Mrs. Tarbell, formerly of
the Hawaiian Kindergarten, has been
appointed to succeed Miss Pires.
Miss Mary Alexander is the enthusi-
astic director of the Foreign kindergar-
ten, Emma Hall, and is assisted by Miss
Bertha Bindt During the year just
closed GA names have been enrolled.
The average attendance of % stretched
up to sc one day and dwindled to 1 on
a very stormy day. Miss Alexander
finds that the children who were inclin-
ed to be unrly at first have fallen in
with the harmony of the kindergarten
circle in it's mutual helpfulness, quiet
and order, and have learned to be gentle
and kind, while children who were dull
and listless have become happy and in
terested. Some who were backward
and timid have developed into little |
leaders, particularly in singing.
The older children seem especially |
to enjoy the sewing, while the younger |
ones delight most in the clay. The little /
ones who have planted and watered |
seeds in their garden have taken great |
pleasure in the bright flowers which
have sprung up as a result of their la
Dor, one large sunfiower being the chief
pride of the little gardeners.
The greatest comfort has been de-
rived from the generous donation by
gentleman of the city of forty handsome
little chairs. A cabinet has been
source of interest to the children, and
they have filled it with their collections,
to which the assistant has added some
beautiful shells.
The birds in the large cages and a
canary donated by little girl have
the mornings with their
songs. During the past month the chill
1ren have been fascinated with globe
Of beautiful goldfish.
MS ldSI week OU OI the little chill
lren with their teachers went to Kapi-
Olani Park, where they waded on the
beach, chased crabs, gathered shells
and screamed to the utmost capacity of
their lungs. Luncheon they ate under
the shade of a large banyan tree in
with beautiful peacocks who
walked into the ring to pick at the
thrown them. "A good time"
was the general verdict. Some had
never gone to the beach before. Mr.
Paine of the Hawaiian Tramways Com
Dany kindly refunded two-fifths of the
fare.
This kindergarten has received many
fayors from its neighbors. The China
man with the fruit stand at the corner
of the yard has shown good will in
three large punches of bananas. The
hackman in front of the gate on Bere-
tania street has refused to take fare for
taking two of the children a short dis
tance. All the children have enjoyed I
the inspiring music the band has dis
coursed two morning on Emma Hall |
grounds. The children in the three |
in Emma Hall received .
each a present of a pretty basket OF |
sweet cakes one morning. One of the
Japanese fathers thus commemorated |
his own fathers death.
ITO make children happy blesses all
human hearts"
Thus the good work is done, and the
children are so devoted to the kinder
garten that the summer days of vaca-
ion may prove too long to some. Many
Of the children will avail themselves of
the invitation which the Association
has given them of coming to play in the
Yard of Queen Emma Hall. A commit
zee with Mrs. Charles Day as chairman
will have charge of the experiment, for
t has yet to be proved good, and will
provide for the mothering that the chill
1ren need. The first week will be vol
Inteer work by the ladies interested,
Who think that someone beside the Jap
inese janitor should overlook games,
arrest incipient quarrels and see that
he privilege of the yard is not abused.
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