The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-09

The Chicago Record-H Herald of April
contains the following article of in
terest here:
a few weeks ago Miss Amy Owens,
sixth grade teacher in the George Will
liam Curtis school in Kensington, for
warded twenty or more letters written
by her pupils to the native girls school
at Honolulu. Last year Miss Owens
spent several months on the Islands and
made frequent visits to the schools. Re
plies TO the letters were promptly re-
ceived. together with many pictures of
Hawaiian scenes. Extracts from each
letter are iven. They usually began
Dear Friend" The penmanship is
uniformly good and the general appear
ance would be creditable to almost any
school of the same grade.
From Mana Haai to Margaret Hill
am very glad to tell you about my
school. Our teachers are Miss F. AL
bright, Miss c. Albright. Miss For
sythe, Miss Rocheford, Miss Lennon,
Miss Van NOrstrand. Miss MacCracken,
Miss Mcpherson, and Miss Pope is our
principal. 1 haven't seen snow, and
do not know how cold it is. The name
of this school is the Kamehameha
School for Girls. There are two other
schools. called the Kamehameha Man
uaI and the Kamahameha Preparatory
schools. They were all founded by Mrs
Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the Manual in
1888, the Preparatory in 1889, and ours
in 1894. 1t was through her love for the
Hawaiians that she provided these
buildings for the Hawaiian girls and
boys. We do not have school on Mon
day. for that is washing day. but we
have school on Saturday. We study
about your country and you study
about our islands; isn't that nice? In
our school here we get up at 6 and have
our breakfast at I. But on Sunday we
sleep a little later We have a weaving
class here and make fans. card cases,
waste baskets, etc. and sell them. The
people like them because they are Ha-
waiian things.
1 send a picture OF a taro plant. 1t
is what the Hawaiians make into poi
for food. Perhaps you children haven't
seen poi, but Miss Owens knows how it
looks and will tell you what it is. We
like poi as much as you like bread.
From Augusta Miller to Efie Mat
thews:-We have no snow here. Our
dIu Is very pretty. mere are many
algeroba trees. Honolulu is a very
pretty place. 1 will send you a picture
Of one of the streets-Merchant street.
In the corner on the left is the picture
of the postoffice.
From Julia Lazaro to Edna F. Hill
strom:-This school is in the valley and
the name OF this valley is Kalihi. There
are about ninety-seven girls in school,
besides ten teachers and three assist
ants. The Hawaiian people live on diff
ferent parts of the Hawaiian Islands.
They are very skillful in weaving fans,
baskets. hats and mats. Have you seen
any one of these things?
From Esther Cockett to Sigrid Dan
ielson:-At 3 o'clock we have singing
class in the assembly hall, and the class
is dismissed at half-past three and the
higher grades come in and they are dis
missed al four. At this time we have
basketball and tennis. Some of the
girls are in the hockey game. /
From LuciIla Kamakauiwoole 20
Charles Ness;-I was very glad when
our grammar teacher, Miss Albright.
read to us what you boys and girls are
doing in school. I was also very glad
to answer one Of them. In this school
we do not go home every day like you
do. but we board here all our school
days until we have vacation in June.
For boarding each girl has to pay $50
every year. I send you a picture of
part of the Kamehameha School for
boys. and part Of the museum. The
building on the left is where the boys
have their classes. on the right is the
entrance to our Bishop Museum. It is
a very large building, and also the larg-
est museum on the islands.
From Edith Dunn to Adelgunde
Vogt:-Isn't it nice that you are study
ing about our islands? I know you will
find it very interesting, for I found it
so when I studied it five years ago. I
was going to a day school then at Hama
on the island of Maui My parents are
all living there yet. I've got four broth
ers and three sisters. and when we are
all home for our vacation we have love
~ times together. We go sea bathing.
horseback riding, climb the mountains