The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-25
FINE SCHOOL
WORK FOR
ST. LOUIS

Miss Rose Dawson, school agent for
Honolulu district, has large portion
of the school exhibit for the St. Louis
Exposition arranged at the Education
Office so that friends of education and
parents of pupils may have a view be-
fore the packing.
Kaiulani school, Honolulu, contrib
utes a fine assortment in Industrial
work-sewing, bead work. lace-making..
plating, embroidery. 1t also shows
photographs of pupils,at study in the
different grades, SO clear that exer-
cises on the blackboards are distinct.
Then there are sets of illustrated
studies of local industries, such as rice,
sugar. sisal, taro and tapa, with photo
graphs of field and MILL, also samples
of the natural growths.
Kaahumanu school, Honolulu. has n
telling series of photographs, one show
ing an array outdoors of over 600 pupils
The different grades are photographed
in session. OF industrial output there
are fine specimens in sewing, weaving
and feather work. Flags of the Unit
ed States, Hawaii, Great Britain, ETC.,
are displayed in natural colors, drawn
by young pupils. A Chinese boy of IL
years chooses the Stars and Stripes for
his effort. One of the sketches in this
line is of the Hawaiian coat-of- arms,
Jic1,ir,
imaginary autobiography of a Hawai-
ian half-dollar.
The Royal school, besides an excel
lent collection of exercises after the
text books, shows pretty handicraft
such as kului nut carving and polish
ing, walking sticks, bead work by the
boys, etc.
There are seed collections in vials
from the Kaahumanu and Royal, as al
so from the Normal school with other
of its nature study contributions. The
105 samples of polished Hawaiian woods
suitable for manufacturing from the
Normal school, have previously been
mentioned. This institution also shows
cushions of bamboo and lauhala fibers.
The High school, Honolulu, has one
striking collection. II consists of Sc
ries of essays on prominent buildings
all of the principal hotels, churches and
schools, together with some of the finest
business edifices-each one bearing a
photograph of it's subject and many of
them being tastefully decorated by
hand. There are other symposiums on
nature studies. One on Land Shells"
for instance, with a cover drawn in
colors by a little girl, which would not
discredit a holiday production by a
large publishing house. The penman-
ship of the High school grades, as we'll
as neatness, is of a high order.
From different city schools come
weaving of vegetable fbers in all it's
stages by boys and girls, in fans, hat
bands, wall pockets, etc.
The Hflea, Kau, Hawaii, school sends
a fishing net of large size made by
pupils.
Fine handkerchiefs made by the girls
of the Industrial school, Honolulu, are
shown with fancy and drawn work. a
dressing case is one article exceedingly
well done.
Kalihi-uka, Oahu, school has excel
lent drawn work in its exhibit
Keokea,, Maui, school gives fine ham
dicraft in fans and cushions. KAPPA
| kalua school on the same island sends
excellent leather work and plating.
| A music chart executed by pupils at
honolulu, Oahu, is noteworthy.
Nine Miles, Olaa, Hawaii, contributes
a sewing sampler made by four boys
A jacket from Maemae, Oahu, school is
another specimen OF needlework by
| male pupils. Boys as well as girls are
fal1 1crIt -itocr In EIoTt
There are cases and cases of mate
| rial from schools in town and country
not yet opened. Enough is exhibited
| already, however, to dispel any doubt
| that Hawaii will more than sustain at
ST. Louis its brilliant educational rec
ord won in previous worlds fairs.