The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-15
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entered Kamehameha School for fur
Their study.
Miss Koka of the Japanese school is
unfortunately i'll. Her place is being
filled by Miss Jessie Mel, while Miss
Forbes is substituted for Miss Bray,
who has been granted leave of absence
for a time
The Eva school is the first planta-
ton kindergarten and may be called
a success. 1t has been in operation
for one year; long enough to prove its
value. Which of our great plantations
will follow in the footsteps of Eva and
extend the benefcient work?
1t is with pain that we record the
death of a valued member of our assO-
citation. Mrs II. w. Schmidt. She was
quiet, unObtrusive and always faithful.
Her memory is blessed.
The publication committee have not
brought the association before the pub
lie in any special effort during the past
year. 1t was thought best not to do
so as the work has demonstrated its
own value and is recognized, we have
to acknowledge however, kindly cOur-
tesies from the city press and do so
here most gratefully.
1t is pleasant to note the interest of
visiting strangers in our work. One
of the best articles we have seen on
Hawaiian kindergartens is to be
found in the August number of the
Chinese Recorder" a missionary ma
gaZine published in Shanghai. The ar
ticle is by George b. Fryer, and is pub
lished in the interests of the "Educa-
tional Association of China" After
an excellent resume of the work of our
association Mr.. Fryer says:
In these kindergartens it will al
ways be seen that when children of
different natures and dispositions are
brought in contact with one another,
and their rough points SmOOthed off,
they grow up and pass through the
world side by side giving mutual help
rather than mutual hinderance. If
this ideal could be universally carried
out, citizen would stand by citizen, and
country by country, until at last wars
would be no more, evil wiped away,
and all nations would be united in SEN
timent as one people, while peace and
would reign until the end
Of the world"
Such an outlook is certainly millen-
ial and will doubtless call forth a skep-
tical smile from the pessimistic soul.
glasses just tinged with rose if they
will help us striving after a high ideal. !
han to sit gloomily lowering at a "hol- |
low world" and disinherited sawdust !
stuffed doll? Moreover if We could |
forget the doll" for a time and push |
towards the ideal would we not come |
nearer to doing our share in bringing |
n the mellenium?
While we pause for a reply" we |
will give you Mr.. Flyers summing up |
and prove, we think cOnclusively. that |
he supply of kindergartenS will not |
)verrun the demand for many years TO /
come.
May the kindergartens continue TO |
Increase and prosper, not only in these |
OVely Islands, but also throughout the |
world. Surely there cannot be n cOun-
ry where they are more needed than |
n China. Four hundred millions of |
people, having at least one young child |
)ut of every ten of their number would /
nus require kindergartens for forty
Millions of children. Reckoning forty
children for a school on an average,
t Will thus be seen that a million kin
lergartners are needed by China be
ore she can have her needs adequately
supplied. The Roman Catholics eStab-
ish founding hospitals. and in other
ways bring up young Chinese children
n great numbers as the most SatiSfaC-
DRY kind of missionary work. When
will our Protestant societies awake 20
he necessity of following more wide
V this example by establishing Chinese
in large numbers and
hus easily gain an influence over the
leXt generation of Chinese that will
)e of a most beneficial and permanent
character? Is there any way by which
energy and mission funds
Ould be employed TO better advantage
or the good of China?"
This quotation is given in order to
ncourage the association TO still great
r effort. How far that little candle
hrOWS its beams" The passing
tranger sees the value of the half dOz-
n schools in Hawaii nei and reaches
tut his hands in supplicatiOn for a
Ike blessing for the millions of China.
20 this little association in mid-ocean
ecOmes an inspiration to others.
And yet the work is too cramped
ven for our limits. Crowds of child
en- are still uncared for. not because
-e do not care. but because we cannot
Or want of means extend the work as
should be extended.
Beloved remember how he who
aid. THE kingdom of heaven is with
4 you" took little child and set it
/ their midst and said: Except We
2 converted and become as little child