The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-04
HAWAIIAN ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
Many Interesting Reports Read Show
ing Progress of work-Exhibition of
Schools Scope Proposed.

The regular annual meeting of the
Free kindergarten and Children's Aid
Association Of the Hawaiian Islands
was held this morning at ten O'Clock
in the hall of the Y. NJ. g. A. when the
repD'ts of the various committees were
read and some slight alterations effect
ed in the constitution and bylaws.
Nice-President Mrs. w. f. Allen was
in the chair and between thirty and
forty members were present. The min
utes of the previous meeting were read
followed by the reports of the three
hnencial secretaries from the Kinder
gartens, the Castle Home and the Day
Nursery
/ The treasurer's report showed the re-
ceipts to have been nearly $4,000 out of
4 which the Castle Home was responsible
! for S2,S9l. There is a deficit of about
$1,000 but no fear on that score is felt by
the association as former delnquencies
have always been promptly made up
up by increased subscriptions and do
nations and the same results are con-
fidently looked forward to on this oc-
CASTOR.
Miss Lawrence read a general report
| in which she stated that there were II
Kindergartens on the islands in ALL five
of which were in this city. $40 children
were taught during the past year.
| The Vineyard street school was re-
ported as having been extremely sue
cessful under the charge of two Chinese
girls who were however now succeeded
4 by Miss Barlow a graduate from the
training school.
Excursions, picnics, and through the
kindness of Captain Berger, band con-
certs, had made matters pleasant for
{ the. little ones. The mothers meetings
had also proved beneficial.
The training school had now q wo-
men attending and had issued a diploma
to Miss Barlow and a certificate to Miss
! MitAmura. Social advantages were
planned by the forming of a club to
! meet once a month when the girls were
asked to make point of asking their
gentlemen friends The report closed
with the statement that there were
many more children for whom room
could be made if there were only the re-
quisite Kindergartens in existence, OF
the money to furnish them forthcoming
Mrs. Tarbelles' report on the Portu-
guese kindergarten at Miller street
created considerable interest. The re-
port was entitled "The Transformation
of an Entire Neighborhood by one Kin
dergarten."
The school has now been in existence
eight years with a roll of 712 scholars
to show for that period and the report
showed conclusively the good wrought
in the community by the influence of
the school. The influence on the neigh
borhood was assisted by the settle.
state of the population in that dis
trCt. At first there was some trouble
from the stealing prOpensities of the
pupils, who were eager to annex the
accessories of kindergarten teaching
and transfer them to their own homes.
This is all done away with now and
that the influence of the schcool for
good affects the home life was shown by
the neighborhood whitewashing their
houses when the school was painted and
in similar examples.
Miss Pannabaker read a paper enti-
tied christmas in the Kindergarten
and Miss Barrett a paper on George.
A Kindergarten Problem"
Mrs. Thompson read her hyglenlc re-
port detailing her routine of work. Mrs.
Thompson is the "ministering sister,
of the association and every week visits
from three to five schools day looking
after the health of the children, many
of whom come to school with undressed
sores and nasty cuts, not to speak OF
grimy faces unwiped little noses and
dirty little ears A little medical dress
ing, a little soap and water and a kind
word SOON remedy these minor evils
and the dispensary and hospital looks
after the more serious cases. The
schools at Palama and the Chinese fur
nish the most work for Mrs. Thompson
who deplores the lack of a children's
hospital. One child with a harelip and
aggravated mouth trouble was found to
be living in tenement house in which
200 also dwelled. One youngster was
also sent to the hospital for treatment.
Mrs. b. l.. Marx spoke on the Affiliat-
ed Kindergartens comprising the Castle
Home, Eva, Waialua Hamakuapoko
and Lahaina.
In the report from the Castle Home,
Miss Johns reported twelve resident
children, ranging from to IA years of
age. DR.. Waterhouse reported the gem
eral health as good.
Theodore Richards made a few re-
marks anent the obtaining of sepa-
rate room for the meetings of the asso-
citation which would, so the speaker
state, be forthcoming If the Fire Claims
did their duty
The Rev Frank Damon briefly adj
dressed the meeting and humorously
suggested the use of a megaphone by
which speakers could me independent
of the noise made by the passing cleo
trio cars. He attached much praise toI
the connecting class of the Kindergar-
ten at the College where the children
were gradually led from Kindergarten
teaching into n higher development. He
suggested a Kindergarten Club and
League where the teachers eyes might
be kept on individuals in their progress
through the schools. The club might
meet once a month and which would be
composed of the Alumni and graduates
of the kindergarten League
In speaking of the impetus received
from the Hawaiian Association by the
Australian schools, Mr.. Damon alluded
to an exhibit of Kindergarten children
at an Industrial Exhibition Of childrens
work at sydney and suggested that
something of a similar nature be car
ried out here, to take place at the end
of the next year, and so celebrate the
first decade of the history of the asso-
citation, with an exhibition that would
show the people what the kindergarten
was doing. The exhibition would be
made in some suitable hall and be
sectional one showing the work of the
plantation and the city kindergartens
and their influence.
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