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

SORE NEED FOR EXTRA FUNDS.
What Has Been Done Among Differ
ent NatiOuaIIties - AdaptabilIty of
Chinese-Ladfes who Preside Over
DestInles of Honolulu Children.

For the benefit of the many contrib
utors to the work of the Free Kinder
garten Association its Publication
Committee have prepared for the daily
papers a brief report of the year in
the different kindergartens. Much ex-
cellent work has been DONE but there
is still sore need of additional funds
in order that further enlargement may
Jbe- possible.
In the makai room on the ground
floor of Queen Emma Hall is the Ha-
waiian Free Kindergarten Mrs. Isa-
bel T. Tarbell is the director and has
for her assistant Miss Violet Lima, of
KawaiahaO Seminary. During the
year beginning October z, 1895, and
ending June 26, 1896, there have been
in attendance siXty-six children. The
highest average for any one week was
thirty-four, the lowest being eleven,
one rainy week.
Mrs. Tarbell reports marked inn
provement in the children since she
began, especially in the item of per-
sonal cleanliness Children who would
formerly cry when she tried to comb
their hair now demand the comb the
first thing after the bell rings in the
morning, and they have now learned
that they feel much better with clean
hands and faces and cCmbed hair.
The older children understand quite
we'll that they are free and happy
only when they do what is right. She
finds marked improvement in their
play, and the indications If kindness
and gentleness are more frequent.
Mrs. Tarbell told an incident of a
little stray Hawaiian boy who had
wandered into the yard one day at
recess. He was a dirty, wilful creature
who seemed to roam the streets at
will and to attend no school. He
came constantly for three weeks from
the day of his appearance, growing
daily more interested. Suddenly his
father appeared. He had been search
ing in vain for him in the various
schools the city, and having 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 |
rarbell could not manage such bad |
BOY as this one. Mrs. Tarbell wished |
he child to remain, and she has had |
school, a boy not beyond hope.
1t may not be generally known that
his kindergarten is supported by Hon.
Charles R. Bishop, whose endowment
If the association is by his request ap-
)lied to Hawaiians.
Owing to Mrs. Tarbells resignation
lfter two years of faithful work here,
here is a vacancy in this kindergar
en-. 1t is hoped that her successor,
however, whoever she may be. will
AIRY on the work as successfully as
Irs. Tarbell has done.
The Free Kindergarten Association
,ives some assistance to the Maemae
for Hawaiians on Wyllie
treet. This was established two years
lgo by Mrs J. T. Waterhouse and her
lister. Miss Pinder, who have also done
the teaching for that time. Now,
however, the association pays the sal
try of a Hawaiian girl, who has had |
some kindergarten instruction. There
ire about twenty children who have
,ome regularly and Mrs. Waterhouse
ices marked Improvement in the chill
lren. Several of them have learned |
o study and are willing to attend reg
llarIy the schools further down the
valley. From the establishment of
his kindergarten day school -four
shing Sunday School has grown, at
ended weekly by others than kinder
yarten folk.
The Free Kindergarten for Chinese
children is located in the lower story |
If the Chinese Church. Miss Caroline
Snow is it's able director and she is
assisted by Miss Flora Smith and Miss
Carrie Makapuahi, two former pupils
If Kawaiahao Seminary. Seventy chill
lren have been enrolled during the /
year, so being quite regular attendants.
Six girls and boys leave the school to
20 into the next grade, while 40 is the
argest daily attendance. The largest
average daily attendance for one month
has been 35, the smallest IS. This de-
rease Is due to the epidemic Of measles
iuring DAY, and reduces the average
laiIy attendance for the year to %.
AS a rule the children are obedient.
and plodding work are direct
lifts from their fathers, but they share