The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-12
REPORT OF KOHALA GIRLS
SCHOOL.

June 30, 1899:
REPORT OF KOHALA GIRLS.
SCHOOL.
Miss May Bell Truett, principal; Miss
Annie B. Clapperton, primary and mu-
sic teacher; Miss Grace Garnett. teach
er Of intermediate grades; Miss 1. Rem
wick, matron; Mrs. b. H. Deemer, sew
ing teacher; Miss A. Patseu, teacher Of
native work.
Our school opened Monday, Septem-
Der s, with an average number Of stu
dents and faculty the same as that of
last year. Our enrolment this year is
81. Seven of these girls are entirely
supported by parents, 10 partly sup
ported by parents or guardians. and II
are paid for by friends and societies
who are interested in the school.
1t is pleasant, in looking over our
years work, to see how many are in
terested in us, and to know that many
Of these have helped us for several
past years. Hon. G. r. Bishop, the
Central Union Sunday School, the H.
NJ. c. s., the Kohala Kings Daughters,
Mrs. NJ. s. Rice, Mr.. H. Warehouse,
Mr.. C. NJ. Cooke, and Mr.. Dodge have
contributed generously towards our
support. We have also been aided by
gifts from many kind friends both in
Honolulu and Kohala.
We have been striving to make man
ual training as much Of a feature of
our work as possible, and at last feel
that the basis for much of the work is
fairly laid. We have regular classes
in native work; that is, the making of
hats, mats, fans, baskets, ETC., from
bamboo and lauhala. The girls are
taking great interest in this work,
and are expecting to make exhibitions
of the same in Honolulu and Hilo. One
of our girls teaches this native work
two days in the week at Ainakea
School. We are hoping that all the
Government schools in this district
may be allowed to adopt this work, for
we have girls competent and anxious
to teach the same.
A dressmaking department, which
we have SO long needed. is at last a
reality. The sewing machine, with
which the Kohala Kings Daughters so
kindly remembered US this year, has
proved to be a most useful gift. Mrs.
Deemer came to us in May, and SO we
hope to get this department in work
ing order before school closes. 1t can
not fail to be a great incentive to our
girls. These native girls are always
glad OF an opportunity to learn any
thing which will make them independ-
ent. Some of our girls have gone out
sewing and some cooking this year.
All have done well.
Our Christian Endeavor Society still
holds its usual meetings. The society
has grown and extended its work this
year, and proved its usefulness and
helpfulness in many ways. The girls
are at present busy with their commit
tee reports, which they hope to send
to Honolulu, that they may be repre-
scented at the Christian EndeavOr con-
ventiOn.
We have been much helped this year
by the many kind friends who have
spoken to our girls at the Sunday
evening meetings. Mr.. Kekuewa
speaks to our girls every Monday
morning at prayers, and helps us In
this way, as he has for several past
years. Mr.. Kong Tet Yin Ia at present
also coming each week at prayer-time
to speak to the Chinese girls.
Our girls still study native Bible
reading and have shown a marked i'm
provement in that line.
We have many pleasant times to look
back upon this past year. Brightest of
these stands out the happy Christmas
time, when we were again enabled,
through kind friends, to give our girls
a Christmas tree. Through the efforts
of the Kohala Kings Daughters, we
were able not only to remember the
girls of our own school with gifts at
this time, but also all the children of
the native church, SO 1t was truly a
happy time for each and every one.
Our greatest effort. perhaps, Of the
year, has been to raise an endowment
for our school. Our first idea In re-
gard to this was that 1t should be an
endowment for furthering the indus
trial work, but afterwards 1t was
thought best not to SO limit the use OF
the money. The school Is much In
need OF being placed on firmer finan-
this by means of our circulars. These
circulars, Wulcu we COmIucuccu bcuu-
ing out In January, read as follows:
To the Friends of Education. Greeting:
We, the undersigned board OF mana
gers and teachers OF the KOhala Girls
School, beg leave to present the follow
ing statement for your careful consid-
Grafton:
This school, which IL conducted un-
der the auspices OF the Board OF the
Hawaiian Evangelical Association. Ia
the Oldest and most important board
ing-school for Hawaiian girls on the
Island Of Hawaii II was established
by Rev. Elias Bond In 1875. and has
sent out many well-trained young
women, II gives It's pupils-varying In
number from forty To sixty--the usual
course Of study found In the public
schools with the added advantage OF
Christian culture, and training IN
cooking. sewing, laundry and general
housework, Its object has ever been
10 give Hawaiian girls such AN educa'
tion Ms would best M them, not only