The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-05
WORK OF the YEAR
Of Armstrong Industrial
Association.
OFFICERS and Commute Elected
for Next Yse'- Collecting Hawaii
an Legends aud Folk Lore.

Mr.. Editor. we WOulu ike 10. give
the public some idea of the work done
the past year by the General s. c. Arm
strong Industrial Association, which
was organized when Colonel Parker
was with us last year. Colonel Par
ker studied our educational problems
very closely, and consequently urged
that here. as on the Mainland. General
S. c. Armstrong; idea and method OF
education Is the best for Hawaii's
youth. That the hand should be edu-
Gated as we'll as the head; that the re-
viving of old Hawaiian industries to
some small degree would be of great
educational value; that fruit and vege-
table gardening will somewhat prepare
the many who must get a living from
the SOIL and, above all. that there is
dignity in honest toll To better inau-
gurate these new features in the educa-
ton of Hawaiian children, is the pur-
pose of the association.
How well the teachers have done has
been seen, in part, in the school exhibit
at the High School, The agricultural
work could not be exhibited; however,
more of this kind of work was done
than any other. Many schools sue
cessfully produced all kin.s of garden
vegetables and fruits. Many fruit trees
were planted, schoolyards were made
into lawns, and terraces were made
where the schoolyard is on hillside.
One school planted enough dry-land
taro to supply the children with poi;
another has commenced silk culture;
another took a contract to keep a por-
ton of the Government road In repair.
and many have planted papaias
enough to supply the children with
noon luncheons.
Some failures We're reported because
of lack of water or suitable soil; new
ertheless, the failure taught its lesson.
We cannot justly describe all of the
work that was done, but it is sufficient
to say that the first years results are
very encouraging, and that the chill
dren have learned, among other things,
that he who gets his living from the
soil Is among the noblest of mon.
The following officers and committees
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Robert Law, Kalihi-uka
school: vice-president Miss T.. B. Snow,
Chinese Girls school; secretary, J. n.
Taggard, Kalihi-waena school. Exec
utive Committee-H. S. Townsend, Mr..
Sedgwick. Mrs. Helen w. Kelsey of
Hawaii. Mr.. c. w. Baldwin of Maui,
Mr.. J. c. Davis of Kauai.
At yesterdays meeting scheme was
developed for collecting Hawaiian folk
lore, myths, legends, etc, also for col
lecting written directions for the pro-
duction Of the Island products. This
literature is to be collected, printed
and re-distributed to all the teachers
by central committee consisting Of
Mr.. Woods, Mr.. Gibson, Miss Felker
and Armstrong Smith. To assist in the
collection of such literature, the fol-
lowing teachers on each Island were
|appointed: Oahu-Mr. Andrews of Hau-
ula school, Mr.. Farmer. Eva; Mr..
Hoar, Waialua school; Mr.. Law, Kali
hi-uka school. Hawaii-Mr. Makako-
ma, Kau district; Mrs. NJ. +. Scott, Ko-
ma district; Mrs. c. w. Hill, Olaa dis
trict; Miss West, Hilo district; Mr..
Brlghtwell, Hamakua district, Mrs
Moore, North Kohala district; Miss
Lyons, South Kohala district. Kauai
John Bush, Hanalei district; w. J.
Wells, Lihui district; J. X. Burkel
Koloa district; H. II. Brodie, Waimea
district. Maui-C. w. Baldwin, Maka-
wac school; Eli Snyder, Huelo school
Mr. Gibson. Haou school; l.. C. Crook
Ulupalakua school; Sam. Keliinoi
Waihee school; b. X. Kaiwiaea, Hama
school.
Very respectfully,