The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-19
MAKING
AS FINE ART

Bread making as a feature of instruc
ton to the older pupils has just been
introduced into the Princess Kaiulani
school, PaIama, by Mrs. Frasher, the
principal The first Ioaves were baked
yesterday and distributed amongst the
members of the class of ten, who took
them to their homes. This is the first
time anything of the kind has been in
troduced into the public schools to form
a part of the education of girls, and the
principal has high hopes that in thus CO.
operating with the school studies, the
school and the home will be brought Tito
closer relations.
| One Of the reasons for instituting such
a wholesome feature in educational work
into the Kaiulani school was on account
of the necessities arising for the pupils
to have good food for their lunches. The
girls have been in the habit of bringing
little or no lunch from their homes, de-
pending upon purchasing a lunch from
the Chinese and Japanese peddlers OF
buns and heavy cakes, with a smear Of
guava jelly over them. all OF doubtful
ingredients Mrs Frasher determined that
! if the girls We're to depend upon such
means for obtaining luncheon, that they
should have bread which was not only
composed of the best materials, Bat
would also be the work CT their own
hands.
kitchen was already prepared for
their use The older boys of the schooI
during the last term of school before va
| cation, had constructed a neat little one
room cottage in a secluded part of the
| grounds, as manual training which also
forms a part of their education stove
was procured, together with flour, knead-
ing boards and pans for mixing and bak-
ing and when all was ready the prin-
cipal called in the first ten girls and in
structed them in the making of yeas.
This was the first days experience. They
We're told to be at the school early the
following morning, and shortly after Z
they were present and We're then care
fully taught the art of mixing AMI
kneading. Mrs. Frasher was surprised
at the lack of knowledge displayed by
the girls in this respect. None of them
knew the first principles of bread max
ing. All during the day, during school
hours, the girls made every manner OF
excuse to leave their school rooms an6
hastily take look at the bread to as.
certain whether it was rising properly
The girls waited after school watching
the process, and were finally rewarded
with the appearance of delicious, wei
Drowned bread.
As time goes on Mrs. Frasher hopes
to have enough bread baked TO assist II
supplying Iuncheons for the younger pm
pills, those in the lowest class. Yester
day their little tables were spread wit:
white table cloths, dishes arranged upor
them properly, and a light repast par
taken of Under the direction of Mr.
Vandine the Normal instructor in Agrl
culture, gardens are being laid out hl
the older boys, in which several varietie
of garden truck are to be raised, which
will be utilized in the making of tht
luncheons. Just how the expense IS L
be borne is 81 matter of conjecture t.
Mrs Frasher, as it is purely an limo
yaton of her own, although it is possible
that philanthropic persons interested il
educational work will assist the scnool
Another feature being conducted per
sonally by Mrs. Frasher is a small print
ing establishment in which about fort,
boys of the three upper grades are beini
trained to set up type. run the print!n,
press and do all the printing of The les
sons which are gotten up by the teacher
for use in the school rooms. Mrs Trash
er has learned the art of typesetting her
self, and the boys are progressing rapid
ly, being able to set up copy" ver,
quickly. a subject is chosen, for in
Gold Fish, and nine or ten lines .
five or six words each are set up unde
this heading, concerning the fish Thi
is run off on the press, and distribute,
amongst the younger pupils, who carr!
them to their homes. When several 9
these sheets are completed they ar
bound in neat heavy paper covers. CT
which is printed in handsome type. 20
example: First Reader, Princess Kaui
lani School. 1901 The matter between
the leaves is also Illustrated with pic
lures cut from magazines, the who'll
forming an interesting little booklet. \!
most of the children in the school ar,
from poor families, the booklets form
about the only reading matter they ar
privileged to own in their homes
Out in the spacious yard of the Kaiu