The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-05

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1hers lzrs heen psezies az Waikiki az5
KE-shzreAz ard zErsTzl ko-Gs wkzre
she cAildrsn have 5esz EnTsted, hssi1es
tie shsrrsr exEzrsSSzs o the RICE zzl1.
the tzr0 pGreh. the sraz< Grts1r. . So
chickens ard O<kes i1zeresE1zs tslzEs-
Tse road eEectx Of theee exezEsse1s are
% apparent that tie teachers are urged
o take one . week With their ehildrsn-
Captain Berger ard his hand have been
very kind 70 - Several tiEses they gave
a 4 convert 81 Thomas Square. and the
year elosed with 3 hand party AZ the
Henry and Derothy Castle Memorial
kindergar1en- 4 party uf happy children
Of all nati0ua2sf1es dancing ard singing
unsier the American Tag. Ths festivities
were eoupiezed With candy and cake-
Mss Johnson wn0 held the position
OF superintendent Of the heigienic depzr1-
ment. was obliged 70 resign because Of
Il-heairh II vas with mach regret that
We were obliEad to lei her 20. Her place
was filed b. Mrs Thompson. who has
been most faithful n her attendance upon
the HYGIENE needs Of the children, doing
an untold amount OF good
Mothers meetings have become an i'm
p0rtanE part OF our work After them
mothers take more interest In the work
and often in their children. caring for
them better. Sometimes they have been
persuaded 70 give them better food They
are also more regular IN sending them 70
school, and come oftener themselves to
visit. furthermore. an acquaintance
with the mothers helps the teachers to
understand the children better.
To the manv friends who have given
presents to the kin9ergartens we seud
our hearty thanks. and assure them that
they have been appreciated. There have
been most welcome gifts of plants, picture
books. cake and Jelly for birthday parties,
rice for the daily lunches in several kim
dergartens. song books. s dozen trowels.
flags. mating for the children to lie on
during the rest period. toys and many
other things. besides very acceptable gifts
thanks to the kind friends who have vis-
tied the schools and cheered the kinder
gartners By their ready sympathy and in
terest.
Could the money be raised. there are
enough children at Palama and on the
slopes of Punehbowl for several more
kindergartens Perhaps the hardest thing
the teachers have TO do is 10 turn away
children who come One little girl came
repeatedly. being told each time that there
was no room for her Again she came.
and said. in a pleading voice:
Cant | stay. teacherI I'll be good. J"
IT is needless to say the kindergarten
was not proof against an appeal of that
kind But-they can't all stay. or the
good effects of the kindergarten would be
lost.
The time is not ripe yet. but some of
rs believe ii is not far distant. when
every locality will have its kindergarten
or kindergartens. as the need may de-
mand. when every child will enter society
through a good kindergarten This means.
in the words of one Of our prominent
educators that there will be a larger
per cent of sober industrious. intelligent
men and women for each generation of
the future. And the number will be in
direct proportion to the number of kin
dergartens maintained.
The kindergarten means fewer saloons
and better homes fewer policemen, fewer
courts. fewer prisons. fewer paupers. less
insanity. and consequently less public ex-
Dense along these lines. and more money
for other purposes.
The kindergarten means better teach
ers for the future for those trained now
win know better than we know how to
train others better mechanics with bet
ter pay. and better satisfied with life
scores interested in science where one is
interested now: better sanitary con-
ditions and better health: homes more
artistic-in a word. a higher life of men
and women
Miss Lawrence also read a clear
and concise report of the Honolulu
Kindergarten Training School, which
indicated progress in this direction
The report is as follows:
Last year there were twenty-one youne
women enrolled in the Training School
Ii is one of the largest classes since tbs
work was opened
A dinloma was awarded Miss Mabe
Barlow. she having completed the regular
| two years course OF study with credit
Miss Kyo Mitamura received q certificate
| she having COMPLETED the Second Grade
course of study.
The commencement exercises took plaes
ut the Henry and Dorothy Castle Memo
| rial kindergarten. Mrs Charles Bartlett
I DYKE delivered an able and interestin.
address
Special advantages were offered thos.
| taking the training last year.
| Mrs. Yarndley gave singing lessons foi
| which small fee was charged. The goo,
| effects of this course were noticed yer,
| soon in the various kindergartens
Miss johnson of Oahu College. through
| the kindness of DR. Smith. gave us
course in drawing.
Lessons in carpentering were give
those who wished to avail themselves o
the opportunity. at the Bows Brigad
building, under the direction of Mr.. Wal
dron.
| Underlying this. and all the other wor
given the girls. we are trying to impress
them with the idea that it is not 70
them alone that they are given these OF
| pOrtunities. but that they may be of sci
vice to others in more useful. broade
way We feel that whatever discourage
ments we may have and there are man,
if We can fill some of the girls with d
sire TO serve their people. our efforts al
not in vain.
We found a number of our girls had I
opportunities for social enjoyment on
side the kindergarten. so we have tried |
meet this need by having bathing parti,
at Waikiki. taking long tramps up ini
the mountains. and our year closed with
luau at Waikiki. An outgrowth of IN
need was our Mauiahiahi Club, 10 whiC
the girls bring their men friends TT
object of the club. as its name denote
, is purely a pleasant evening So {:
| they have been most successful. the re
being the eagerness with which the your
people look forward to each meeting. al
the way in which they take hold and e
joy it.
} We usually have sore sort of gan
! Once il was eandy-pull. once a pean
! hunt. once the girls made tissue pap
| hornets for the boys and the boys ma
, | them for the girls and a fashligkt pictu
was taken of the result Our next NEE
! ing is to be a halloween party
! Miss Mabel BARLOW was unanimous
: chosen president and Mr.. Kong secreta.
: and treasurer.