The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-09
EVA KINDERGARTEN.

active in Honolulu kindergarten work
was the key to the situation, for a new
school was TO be opened at Eva, and
the little Japs were being taken down
by their teacher, Miss Kellogg, to add
10 the occasion. Manager Dillingham;
Of the railway company provided his
private car Pearl" for the party of
ladies and gentlemen who went down
10 take part in the exercises connected
with The opening OF the school. Among
these there were DR.. and Mrs. c. NJ
Hyde, Prof. and Mrs. w d. Alexander,
DIR. and Mrs. Loose, J. 3. Atherton and
wife. Mrs. Helen Stockbridge, Mrs. T.
II. Hebron, Mrs Q. W. Day, Mrs. b.
r Dillingham;, Mrs. n. n. Castle, Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. Selfridge, Miss Margaret
Hopper, Miss Laurence, Miss Buckle,
Miss Kellogg, W. A. Bowen, A. T. At
hnson, Daniel Logan and an Adyer-
tiser reporter.
Arriving at Eva the party was met
by Manager Lowrie and conducted TO
the school building, located about a
block from the station.
The building is a neat structure, con-
tanning one room, 24x30, furnished
with all the necessary paraphernalia of
the kindergarten, including a hand
some upright piano. To the right of
This room is a lanai 12x24 After the
building was Inspected by the visitors
and others from Eva they were given
chairs, and Manager Lowrie, acting for
the Eva Plantation Company, who had
erected the building, said:
ladies and Genuemen:-It is GER
tainly a great pleasure to me 10 see
50 many Of our citizens present ct the
opening exercises of the Plantation
Kindergarten. and 1 hope that the re-
salt OF this school may be so satisfac-
tory that il viii encourage other plan
tsuon companies 10 follow suit. Before
turning over the building to the man
ayers Of the Free kindergarten Asso-
citation / wish to say that it viii be
necessary for the manager of this plan
tauCn company TO be consulted in all
matters pertaining to the financial eX-
penditures. Another thing: He should
be consulted regarding the appoint
ment OF teachers. The matter OF board
ing outsiders on the plantation has al
ways been a difficult one, and for that
reason. ! think. that wherever it is
possible. teachers should be appointed
from among the people here. l have
no more to say, except that l think
the directors of the plantation com
pany are entitled TO the thanks OF
your organization for providing such
substantial quarters for the school
At the close OF the managers re-
marks his daughter, Miss Lowrie
played q piano solo with excellent ef-
feet. After this ]. B. Atherton arose
and said:
i wish that the duty had devolved
upon our worthy treasurer instead ol
upon myself. However, l esteem it &
pleasant duty to transfer this building
over to the Hawaiian Free Kinder
Earten Association, subject to the slighf
conditions which the manager ha;
mentioned That those conditions are
proper 1 do not question, for he knows
best what is required. I do not ques
ton that this school is the beginning
Of many similar ones on the Islands
but ] believe that the future Of planta
ton kindergartens on these Island!
will depend upon the success of thii
one The erection of this building BY
the plantation company should not bl
considered altogether an act Of benev
nlence. 1 look upon such things from I
mercenary standpoint, and do no
hesitate to say that the shareholder
OF Eva viii get bigger dividends as
result OF this departure.
we have people here from darke
countries. people who are in ignoranc
nf civflities or the enlightenment whiel
follows in the wake of edueationa
training. You who are on the outsid
know nothing of the difficulties whicl
attend the management Of these peo
pie. He acts q peace-maker and task
master at once. and the less enlight
ened the lsborer the more difficult be