The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-28
OBJECTS TO
HULA DANCE
R
Dawson Arrives
at Buffalo.

at the PAN American Exposition al
Buffalo, met with a brilliant reception
corded cordial welcome and at one,
ped enroute At Buffalo she was ac'
corded a cordial welcome and at once
looked up the space set aside for the
Hawaiian educational exhibit Miss
Dawson considers the apportionment
ample for the needs of the 1000 pound
exhibit. which has undoubtedly arrived
in Buffalo and been installed.
The following interview with Miss
Dawson in the Buffalo Sunday Morning
News of May 10th is evidence that Miss
Dawson intends to display the educa-
tional work of the islands to offset the
hula dancers exhibition on the Mid
way:
Miss Rose c. Kahaipule Dawson, a
special commissioner to the Pan-Am-
erican from Hawaii, arrived in Buff
| falo yesterday, and is stopping at the
lroquois. Miss Dawson holds com
mission from the Department of Public
Instruction, has sole charge of the de-
partment exhibit, and was sent to Buff
falo to secure more suitable space and
to install it. 1t is an unusual and sig
nal honor to be bestowed upon a wo-
man. but her personality shows that
the confidence was not misplaced.
Moreover, the appointment had the in
dorsement of the Hawaiian Legisa-
ture and the Honolulu press.
Miss Dawson is a native of the ISL
ands. and was educated in the schools
of Hawaii. She has been "A teacher by
profession and holds n life certificate
For the past three years she has held
the position of assistant secretary of
the Board of Education of Honolulu.
Miss Dawson is accompanied by Miss
N. M Smith, an attractive young Ha-
waiian woman of wealth and position,
whose father has held the position of
clerk of the Hawaiian Supreme Court
for nearly twenty years. Both Miss
Dawson and Miss Smith have English
blood in their veins. and are highly ed
ucated. This is their initial visit to
America, and they speak in terms of
enthusiasm of the courtesy and hospi-
tally of their countrymen in the
United States.
II thought" said Miss Dawson, that
the Hawaiians could not be outdone
anywhere in the world in warmhearted-
ness and hospitality, but your people
are more than our equal. On our way
across from San Francisco we stopped
".
and We're fairly overwhelmed with
kindness by the Governor and other
State officials there"
HOW EXHIBIT ORIGINATED.
Hawaii's representation at the Expo
sition is described by Miss Dawson as
purely accidental. No one had heard OF
the Pan American until the subject
was brought to the attention of some
Hawaiian officials by a tourist. From
this incident the idea was conceived of
the work of the public
schools of Hawaii. 1t met with instant
favor, and a bill was promptly intro
duced in the Legislature and passed, |
$500 to make an ex-
hibit. superintendent of Public In
Atkinson thereupon desig- |
mated Miss Dawson to represent the |
and install the display an
appointment which was commended in |
f1attering language by the Honolulu
newspapers.
Through correspondence with the
of Education at Wash
ngton, the Exposition allotted space OF
ix6 feet for the Hawaiian exhibit.
Nothing daunted, however, Miss
Dawson collected her exhibit on repre-
sentative lines, relying upon her own
visit here to secure the space the ex-
'ibit merits. Within three hours after
the arrival of these energetic women
hey went out to the grounds and
fought out Director-General Buchanan.
Miss Dawson told Mr.. Buchanan about
he exhibit, and asked for space at
east 30x4o, which he assured her she
should have. and more II needed.
Where to get the space proved TO be
| perplexing problem. Superintendent
of the Department of Liberal
Arts. on being applied to, declared ne
lad no room for 1t. The Colonial build
ng in the United States group was ran
lacked for space, and that, too, was +,
ound overcrowded AS a last resort
he Department OF the Interior was ap-
'ealed to, and promised to make room
or the exhibit.
CHARACTER OF THE EXHIBIT
our exhibit illustrates not only the /
cholastic side of our system, but man
al training as WELL" Miss Dawson ex- 5
lained. I'VE teach children darning, I
sewing, embroidering, cary
lg, carpenter work and other useful 7
beginning in a small way :
the ioNtI BIduss anu carrying Ine
'ork throughout to the highest. The \
oys are made to learn sewing. too, to n
nable them to put patch on their {
lothes and sew a button on, and the b
iris at the Normal School learn TO do n
arpentering, which Is illustrated In a I,
ell built, large sewing chest made by Q
16-year old pupil, 4
THE Unborn artistic taste OF the Ha- n
aiians." Miss Dawson continued, is
lown in the weaving OF picture frames o,
'om lauhala leaves and bamboo, OF
iskets, fans and other useful articles,
lille the making OF straws for hats IL n
lustrated by several beautiful sam II
es" 4,
Englirh Is almost the universal Ian a
iage In Hawaii, and Miss Dawson ex- a
ressed surprise that anyone should ri
oppose the native Language was a b