The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-08
THE EVA KINDERGARTEN in THE FIELD Of SPORTS.
OPENED ON SATURDAY UNDER
MOST PLEASANT AUSPICES.
Speech Made by Manager Lowrie-
Happiness and Enlightenment for
Little Ones-Interesting Exercises.

The youth of the Eva plantation are
to be supplied with a kindergarten
school, indeed they are supplied al
ready The new building is admirably
arranged for it's purpose. 1t is twenty
four by thirty feet and has a lanai adj
junct twelve by twenty-four In this
a number of little tots will find their
happiness and their enlightenment.
On Saturday quite number of peo-
pie went down to the plantation TO as
sist in inaugurating the building. Ac-
companying the party were a number
of Japanese children, under charge of
Miss Kellogg, who were used to show
what kindergarten work can do when
adapted to such material. 1t is need
less to say that the efforts of both
pupils and teacher were a decided sue
cess when the time came for showing
what could be done.
AS soon as the guests were as
sembled in the room Manager Lowrie
opened the proceedings by making the
following remarks:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-It is a
great pleasure to meet so many of the
representative people from Honolulu
this morning at our opening eXer-
cises of this Free kindergarten school.
| l feel gratified to our board of planta-
ton directors for being able to invite
you here on this occasion, and | trust
this school will be such a success as to
warrant other plantation owners to
open schools on their places. Before
the management of the school is trans
ferred to the board 'of kindergarten
Directors, wish to say that | con-
slider it absolutely necessary that the
plantation manager must be fully con-
suited upon all question of money eX-
penditures, and also must have full
approval of appointing teachers from
time to time, as required. The ques-
ton of boarding and lodging outsiders
on a plantation, as a rule, is very diff
;, ficult one, and consequently teachers
must be appointed from among our
own people whenever possible. While
we wish the school to be conducted up
on the best system and to the satisfac-
ton of the Free kindergarten school
association | feel we must adhere to
the above two points. In closing |
thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for
your Kindness in coming out here to
assist in this opening, and l hope it is
but the beginning of extending the
Free kindergarten school system to
each and every district of this Re-
public"
After piano solo by Miss Clara
Lowrie, Mr.. Atherton in few felici-
tous remarks, turned over the build
ton He said he regarded it not as a
benevolence to the plantation but that
it would pay in money value. The bet,
ter the class of laborers, the better
would be the dividends. In conclusion
Mr.. Atherton read out the actual cost
of the building. This was as follows:
Lumber and other material, $409.76;
labor, $2OS.45; furniture and supplies
$751; 60; in all $799.s1. The estimated
expense of running the institution fol
year was $3.50; thus making a tota
of 1,349,s1 for the starting of the Eve
Kindergarten.
Mrs. DR.. Hyde accepted the trust
in series of felicitous remarks, con
Guiding with the expression that thu
pioneer Eva was and must be 'firs
and foremost" She was followed by
Miss Scrimgeour, who undertakes the
management of the school. Mrs. ii. \
Castle spoke feelingly upon the gene
: raj kindergarten system and Miss
Laurence. Superintendent of thu
: Honolulu Free Kindergartens, explain
ed at some length the method of work
With some exercises by the japanese
children the affair came to an end
Later the guests had lunch with Man
ager and Mrs. Lowrie and returned t.
town thoroughly satisfied with pleas
ant and improving day.
The following is list of those pres
ent:
Mr.. and Mrs. Atherton, Dr. and Mrs
: Hyde, Mrs. Fanny Stockbridge of Bal
timore, Mr.. and Mrs Bowen, Professo
and Mrs. w. ID. Alexander, Mrs. Dill
ingham, Miss Hopper, Mrs. C. w. Day
Mrs. r. Hebron, Mrs. II. n. Castle
Miss Laurence, Miss Thrum, Mrs. @
II. Gulick. Miss Kellogg, Mrs. Scott
wife of the editor of the Times Herald
Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. Weddick, DAME
Logan, j. Il. Stacker and severa
others.