The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-10-17
BY MRS. WESTON CONVEY.

YOU DRIVE through to Palama
~ your eyes, accustomed to the bar
rem land, or sordid stores that line
the roughened way, turn with involun-
tary pleasure toward a splendid residence
that suddenly looms before your vision.
IL is set well back from the roadside. It's
gates are wide open, If inviting visit
senses. and it's trees and fernery call up
many a pleasant memory of other trees
and other ferneries in far distant land.
And then ones eyes travel on past the
beauties of landscape to the solid Roman
esque style of architecture fronting one,
piazzapf twisted black iron and it's great
eyes of windows which seem to beckon
and invite one to enter. And, il you are
not timid soul. you will respond to the
mute invitation and gladly saunter into
the enchanted palace, like a knight of
old. Later, when you emerge, you too
will chant a paean of praise for those
who have made this wonderland a bless
ed reality to 900 little souls, whose own
hcmes gave them no promise of expan-
sion: no hope of anything Iovelier than
the four whitewashed walls of Palama
shack.
For this is the Kaiula-
HER nj School! Yesterday was
the birthday of the beau
YESTERDAY. tiful princess, who gave
to the school her name.
In the big hall on the second floor appro-
r.rfa hald VOC rda "
morning to commemorate Kaiulani, the
Good
In this social hall there hangs a half
length photograph of the princess in
evening gown, presented by her father,
Hr. Cleghorn. Ii shows her to the very
best advantage. on the opposite side.
facing this picture, is a medallion, franz
sd in velvet. out of compliment to the
Princess. the Hawaiian room adjoins
this hall. The American and Hawaiian
flags interlace each other and embrace
a third picture. On the blackboard were
bold and sketchy scenes of Hawaiian life;
notably an ancient heiau. The drawing
was good and was the work of a pupil.
Another represented Honolulu harbor.
These were in chalk.
On the walls were scenes supplementary
to historical study, colored photograph
of the Hotel street lei women, and
strings. or leis, OF seeds. gourds, shells,
etc. For this is the Hawaiian history
room. All the work, even to the charts,
is done by the students. And fine work
1t is, too!
But as advanced edu-
PRIMARY Gators believe that the
preliminary step must
FIRST. be correct one, 1t may
be as well to start with
the primary department. AS one passed
through an archway and entered the ves-
tibule, one Of the great glass doors swung
silently open and the open sesame of
Arabian Nights fame flashed through
ones mind. 1t was in the nature of a
distinct disappointment to discover the
motive power to be only a little sweet
faced boy who stepped forward to take
my card. Down corridor / followed the
tiny guide and finally entered a large and
spacious room and narrowly escaped
tumbling over six little washtubs all in
a row. For 1t was Monday, and wash
day, and a line and three dozen clothes
pins bore indisputable evidence of the en-
ergy of the infant blanchisseuses 1t is
called the receiving class. AS a matter
OF fact there are two receiving classes
owing to the unusually large number oi
applicants. presided over respectively by
Miss A. NJ. Felker and Mrs. l.. NJ. Wood
Miss A. NJ. Felker is not
MISS only a kindergarten, Cal
FELKER A ifornia State Normal Schoo
thoress. Her child's book
"Toyon.' is widely known and she is now
engaged upon a "grown-up'' story to bt
entitled, Crumbs of Comfort" 1t is nc
wonder she tells such pretty stories t.
the children in conjunction with the oh.
ject and picture.
''I am sorry you came today said Miss
Felker. 'the children have just finished
lesson in washing and the clothes anC
dish-cloths are not yet dry"
And she motioned to a couple of th'
older boys to remove the evidences of thu
fray. But that bit of realism was th
charm of the whole thing. and the child
ish refrain came back to the mind of tn
visitor: "On Monday / wash my dolly
clothes; on Tuesday neatly press them.
! And that is how ii turne
/ THEY out to be. These tots ar
/ WASH learning to wash on Mon
AND IRON. days and to iron on Tues
days and to sew on Wednes
days. and now they are to learn cookin
BE- covered with napery hemmed by thes
tiny child-fngers; napkins, knives an
forks will be properly laid at each plat
and everything eaten at the luncheo
hour will be cooked by the little cooks
Each child brings five cents to help de
fray expenses. The proper cooking Q
I rice viii be taught first, then taro, tn
making OF poi and an Hawaiian stew
By the way, that consists of meat fpref
erably beeD, potatoes. vegetables and re
peppers, the whole thickened with fres
poi. 1t has to be carefully stirred at thi
period, else 1t will stick and burn. A
the native foods will be prepared frs
followed later by haole food, such a
bread making and cake. Stories abor
each line of work are put on the char
This slip shows how the object is pre-
sented first, then the picture and tn
story follows. Oral and written languae
both being used largely by way of expla
nation: