The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-15
DISPLAY Or
DRAWINGS.
Fine Work of Miss
Johnson S
Pupils.
ART OF PUNAHOU
PREPARATORY
Many Parents and Friends Visited
Exhibit Yesterday-WiII be
Open Monday.

An exhibition of children's drawings,
given under the supervision of Miss
Helene Johnson yesterday afternoon at
he Punahou Preparatory School, was
friends of the little ones.
The exhibition is a most interesting
one. and the art work of the children,
as evidenced by the exhibit, is certain
ly on a par with that of schools on the
Mainland, if not, indeed, much IN ad
vance OF that of many Mainland
schools. Miss Johnson. aside from be-
ing an artist of talent herself. is pos
sessed of that peculiar tact and pa
thence which is necessary TO success
have taken in their work has been
aroused and kept enlivened by many
methods and much diplomacy on the
part of their teacher towards the small
pencil and brush wielders.
Miss johnson says that the exhibit
is not intended to be comprehensive
but merely suggestive: the drawings
are arranged about the walls accord
ing to the grade of the pupils, and
are representative of the lines of work
being done by the department
The first and second grades have or
exhibit some remarkable illustrations
of Mother Goose" lore, among then
being Jack and Jill" represented al
various stages of their adventure ir
fetching the pail of water" the con
Guiding disaster being illustrated IL
generous color and much detail by the
hands of a small pupil. "Old Mother
Hubbard" accompanied by a cadaver'
Gus looking dog. before the empty
cupboard. is done in charcoal by an.
other pupil and Little Miss Muffet'
is shown in an attitude of paralysis
through fright at an enormous spider
which is shown to be pendant from tht
ceiling at the end of its own thread
In the higher grades Robinson Cru
Soc has been depicted, anG a series OF
Indian pictures. with Hiawatha as the
moving spirit. are very interesting
The study of history and art have
been cleverly combined in the illustrat-
ing of stories from the lives of the
Jesuit fathers. La Sale is shown
praying in the woods, and his meeting
with Joliet, with Indians in the back
ground, is creditably done.
Particularly good are the poster eff
fects displayed, and the illustration:
of Morse mythology are very interest
ing. Local objects and scenery are al
so represented, and the result show!
we'll cultivated powers of observation
by the pupils; particularly is TIL!
shown by a reproduction from mem
DRY, of the bridge at Waiaiua, a small
pupil having visited the place pre-
viously.
Miss johnson says that local condi
tons have had a marked influence OIL
the children in their work. For in
stance, she found it very difficult t
teach them to draw a stream of waite
any other way than running straigh
down, with a pronounced descent, ant
il was only after repeated attempt
that a pretty little water color of
stream winding through a meadow wa
produced. She attributes this TO tn
fact that all the streams here do run
down. falling at steep pitch from tn
mountains above. 1t is thus that chill
dren have gathered their impressions
and they had no conception of a stream
| lazily wandering about on a plain
| The exhibition will be open 10 tn
| public again on Monday. and Mis-
| Johnson. who is the director of ar
| for the Punahou Schools. VIII be d
the schooIrooms from > to p. m. o.
| Monday. TO receive visitors, III
! drawings have not been especially pre-
pared for exhibit, but We're saved iron
| the regular Lessons throughout tn
! year. the selections being made wit
| a view to showing the development q
the pupils powers. rather than prett
! pictures.
| The drawings are done in charcoal
| pencil. ink wash. colored chalk. an
water colors, and in the painting ont
the three primary colors, red, yelIoN
| and blue are used. the pupils oein
/ taught to blend their own hues.
The subjects of the drawing are a
| from their other studies, familiar lor'
and their own experiences, and draw
ing has been made only a bridge be
tween the other studies. so that onl
a little time each day has been give
TO it.
MY purpose, you know" said Mis-
Johnson. lis not to make artists of a
these children-those elect must go /
special institutions-but primarily I
widen and deepen their appreciation
| both art and nature. OF course III
drawing is valuable as motor develoI
ment. and in cultivating Observable
and concentration, yet mere drill coul
accomplish those ends. 1 want thes
little folks to learn to talk with the
pencils and brushes. Then, by and b
they can come into touch with II
thoughts and feelings. the joys an
aspirations of some of the great me
who have looked at the world and live
in it, Though they may not win fan
as artists themselves, If they can lear
to look with clearer eyes and 10 81
the beauty which delighted the mo-
Iappreciative souls of the masters, the
own worlds Will become larger ar
lovelier through that experience.
, this day of commercialism and mi
terialism we all need something
keep US
Alive to gentle influence
OF landscape and of sky,
And tender to the spirit-to
Am I satisfied with the exhibit? N
an exhibit can never be satisfactory
: one who is a teacher. II only ind
Gates our trend What I would like
show are sets OF papers from an emil
class at different dates, and let "