Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-04-13

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OF English as we'll rs inieliigcn
English speaking girls do. | saw
also some excellent gymnastic OK
erclses without apparatus usually
known as calisthenics --- evidentl,
well practised and done under the
care OF au exact disciplinarian
In fact throughout the school the
promptitude and military exact.
ness shown, while in no sense oI
the word ostentatious, would have
put to Shame many of the compa
MES of our volunteers when exer.
cising in public. 1t is hardly
necessary to speak of the choral
singing in this school. The pub.
lie have heard it and appreciated
it. Under the care of a true artist
and honest, working teacher, Miss
Clymer, the reputation it has gain
ed ranks it first amongst all choral
work in Honolulu. But besides all
these beauties Of the mind the
care of the body is also attended
to. First the kitchen. Here are
no orientals. The girls do all
their own cooking, And their
floor is clean enough to eat off of
and the stove and pots show no
sign of dirt. Afterward lunch
proved that the girls knew not
only how to prepare simple and
plain food but how to lay table
properly and to serve it when
laid. Bedrooms are spick and
span in their snowy linen and
maidenly tidiness and as the
principal laughingly said, "You
can look in the corners to see il
there is any dust round about"
Bathrooms are there, enough to
allow every girl to have oath to
herself once day and capacious
wash room and laundry show that
the girls know how to wash and
iron their own clothes and that
they do SO. In conclusion LET me
say that if other teachers whether
of boys or girls wish to see what
they ought to do and how to do
it, let them visit the Kamehameha
Girls School and try TO acquire
the spirit of thorough, earnest,
and genuine work which Miss
Pope has made the tone OF the in
,titution. 1t will do them good.
And for those of your readers who
wish to have intelligent visitors
AXE away the idea that Honolulu
s not altogether bellindhand in
he worlds progress let them take |
heir visitors out to see this
'chool. AS | have said before its
work ranks on a par with foreign
Institutions of similar class and
have visited many such as an
'xpert. Now as to why it is so
,ood. First | think it is due to
he principals own personal
haracter and abilities and those
It her harmonious corps of able,
Iardworking assistants. The key
ote seems to be the cultivation
t frankness and honesty and the
voidance of all appearances of
ham. Secondly, / am informed
though, not by any of the
eachersl that Miss Pope was
llowed free scope by the trustees
choosing het assistants. If so
ne result has most certainly
lstified their confidence. Could
lrs. Bishop revisit this school in
arson L feel satisfied that she
'ould consider that here at least
er wishes and plans for the
lture welfare of her people were
eing satisfied. Also, so censorious
nd jealous are some Honolulu
eople, wish to Say that no one
l the school or out of the school
Spected me to visit it at the time
did, and that no one but myself,
OF even yourself, Mr.. Editor,
new or knows that L would COM
ut my impressions to paper for
he information of the public.
inally |, personally, wish to
lsnk Miss Pope and her Co
"a kviy iur Wv ~ 40 ...,, .-..
'yable days have spent on these
stands, and also for the means Of s
modelling and readjusting crit
ia | had contracted as to the
ialities of certain classes of peo-
e as units.