The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-02
TO TEACH
CHILDREN
Public kindergarten Is
Wanted Here.
REQUEST TO THE BOARD.
Association Petitions Educators To
Establish the froebsI
System.

| The regular monthly meeting Of the
directors of the Free kindergarten and
Childrens Aid Association was held in
the parlors of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association yesterday morning.
| The reports Of the various branches
were in brief as follows:
| Miller Street-Average attendance, IS.
| Vineyard Street-Average attendance
40. This attendance was smaller than
would otherwise have been the case on
account of an epidemic of mumps.
| South Street-Average attendance SO.
Miss Lawrence reported that thieves
| had broken into the room and stolen
| $40 worth of kindergarten material.
| Palama-Average attendance 35. Mrs.
Richards reported that II children had
been transferred to public schools and
that the children were making biscuits
which they baked at a neighbours house.
| Miss Lawrence reported that the san
| itary conditions generally were much
| improved ard that Palama was the
worst. Mrs. Thompson will have charge
| of the sanitation in the future.
| Mr.. Waldron is giving lessons in car
pentering to training classes, Miss
Johrson in drawing at the High School
ard Mrs. Yarndley in music.
Mrs. w. F. Frear has presented the
kirdereartens with copies of the Cocoa
Palm
TIE Caste Home IS running very
smoothly; dona TORS of books. food and
toys are urgently needed however.
. The name of Mary Castle has been
given the day nursery, the plans of
which have now been completed. The
nursery will omen on February 8: the
| following articles are badly needed:
/ Six cribs. mattresses. pillows, blank
cts, sheets, pillow-cases. six rubber
blankets, six chairs, two rocking
chairs. two window boxes, plants in
pots mosquito netting, towels. toilet
paper. diapers, children's and babies
clothing. bath blankets. Ivory and other
soaps, brushes and combs, safety pins.
one good sized oil stove, cases of oil,
lclothes pins. clothes lines.
The special committee on the founda
ton of kindergartens in the public
schools reported that the following pc
tition had been sent in to the Board of
Education. asking that one kindergar-
ten be established in connection with
the public schools of Honolulu in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section
20 Of the School Laws:
Ito the Honorable the Board of Educa-
ton, Territory of Hawaii.
Gentlemen: Whereas, well conducted
lkindergartens are unqualifiedly endors-
led by the leading educators of the
UNITED States, and in ali progressive cit
les kindergartens are established as a
constituent part of the public school
system; and,
Whereas, it seems advisable to the
Free kindergarten and Children's Aid
Association of Honolulu that this
ibranch of work be undertaken as con-
lstituent part of the pubic school sys-
tenn of the Territory of Hawaii; and.
Whereas, it Is understood that your
honorable body is in sympathy with the
development of modern school system
for this Territory;
The efore, in order that the advisable
ity of such work be fairly and thor
oughly tested, the Free Kindergarten
and Children's Aid Association of Homo
lulu does hereby respectfully petition
your honorable body to establish one
kindergarten in the CITY of Honolulu, in
dergartens contained in section 20 of the
Respectfully submitted.
The Free Kindergarten and Children
Aid Association, by Sarah Bixby
Smith, Mary Anterior Richards, An
ne f. Gulick, Frances Lawrence,
Committee.
The kindergarten calendar for the
lpresent year has been published.