The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-15
Must Be Expansion in the Kin
dGrgartGr Field.
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
Some Draw Backs-Rooms are Over Crowd
ed-Strong Impressions Of
Visitor.
CReport to the Association).

not possible to give in exact hgufea Tue
numbers of children in the Free hlh
dergartens during the past year EarlS
in the year measles and Whooplhs
cough seriously diminished the
schools. Whether they have been
smaller than last year or not cannon
be said positively, but probably they
bava been no larger, though their val
ne remains unQuestioned ana the nee"
of lust such schools is as great aS
eve. An increased teaching IoICe'
which means also an increased 1uhd'
will he needed before the system can
he extended as it should be.
The uplift of the kindergarten is Iel'
mot one by the children, but by par
ants and homes as well. No four walls
:, any district can confine the heaven
of This beautiful thought for the chliu-
ron of the land The care pald 70
personal cleanliness. not only because
II looks better to be clean put peoau'0
health is improved and preserved oS
r,roner care of body and cIoJheS' - VI
itself of inestimable value TO the Nhoi0
community. r,a,o,,a
The wonderful success OF the Panama
kindergarten gives rise TO the peliol
that schools should be cIasSlHeu no.
according to nationality but accoi uiIiS
IN progress; and new IocdIioh
heen seized upon in the past LloilCn
In the neglected district OF hah@0 1o
"a srnool has been opened nhuef 'lie,l .
of Miss Mary Alexander. nc pl'
sD',,orns with children, mostly PorIu-
[,,ho wish to enter, and began us hI9'
r',nol, With 40 enrolled. A young Por-
+rouasa girl in the neighborhood mas
- of the rooms and also acts the
,art .of q nursemaid; waiting upon the
i;++Io ones as they need and thus Ie-
1;oripq the teacher, and enSurlhS ne
,ace.rv care which she could not po0-
..ihl,y bestOw on so mi ny. For eHallple'
sf child comes to school in very uil'y
a1otbae this caretaker washes her, anu
,r+s clean clothes on her; theh washes
I'D dries her own sOiled garments anu
nards her home clean. Inc tdSh 10
bercuIean but it is likely 10 a"aheis
fhe Deople of that place 10 seli0e VI
the beauty of the gospel OF soap "n.
wafer. That these hopes Will NC me-
in so large a degree that the mes'9ui
NAV be called successful, seems q.ite
nrObable for great interest," 10
in the neighborhood. ~
That there will always be foItu-
euese. Chinese and Japanese hliue
gartens is doubtless true, as lheSe al
ca located as to accommodate these ma
tionalities and are full to oVefno"lns'
put II is also true that the cosmopoil-
TON schools are best adapted to certain
loca1i+ies and best meet the real KIN
aorgarten idea In spite OF lncreaSeu
accommodations the Portuguese school
10 not vet large enough to I'LL the de-
mand and many have to be Iurleu
awav for want of room and teachllS
force The Chinese school also mas I'D"
To refuse pupils for want or room.
All the schools have gardens Where
the children plant Hover SeeoS on"
care for them. Flowers have been al
W; VS. on hand thu year, ana 1t Is sid'-
fving TO be able TO state that in no case
have flowers been pulled just Ioi the
sake of pulling them. There mas peeh |
no wanton destruction OF blossoms,
Often a few flowers will be plucked ana |
carried home, and this IS encouraged
by the teachers. There are always
flowers grown by the children, IN the |
school rooms.
The association has been most for |
/
Anne Pope who has charge Of the Pa |
lama Kindergarten. She took the place
of Miss Frances Kinney now MIS-.
Dickey. and Miss Bray who was NOV
ed 10 Emma Hall. 1t is perhaps not
too much to claim for Palama the tue
of the model kindergarten; not that
others labor less faithfully than MISS
Pope, but the situation is so excellent.
The only trouble is that the bounds
are too narrow. The value Of MISS
Pope's work in the homes of Palama
cannot be estimated.
There have been Mothers meetings
held during the year. three in each
kindergarten. 1t is generally neceS-
sarv to appeal to the mothers as we do
10 the children Once it was a stere
opticon exhibit at Palama followed
with refreshments. Again it was a
musicale with story telling. Christ
mas. Easter. Thanksgiving and the
close of school make festive occasions
always we'll patronized by the parents.
PaIama has its clubs for boys and
girls and we are reminded that if we
wish to tide the children over the hood
lum age there is an excellent field for
this same work in the Kakaako dis
trict BY this means we may hope TO
keep a hold on the children as they
the kindergarten.
Excursions have been made helpful
by being fitted in to the school work.
For example, a study of rice and its
growth and uses is supplemented by an
excursion TO field and mill. Of course
the children enjoy this part of the
study.
The visit of Col. and Mrs. Parker
and Miss Allen has been most vaIu-
able. The ladies had meetings with
mothers and with teachers which will 5
be Temem bered gratefully.
In the training class there are eleven
pupils; five of these are new. One has /