The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-27
The School Exhibit

:. .1o oornars of these attractive quar-
tiers. are articles in great NUMBER anu
/ ,.ar;a4v which represent the efforts OF
-, GRADES from the receiving room 10
the High school.
| Naturally, the most pretentious ex-
hints first catch the eye, and the WIS.,
ttor finds himself gazing up at BLACK
boards on which careful hands nave
drawn maps that seem marVels OF neat
ness and accuracy
rba first shows North and south
America, with their mountain
| standing out in bold relief; the neAt'
the Pacific ocean, with all It's lSioha9
and bordering continents. steaiiei
routes are delineated in red, and one
| is impressed anew by the Importance
of the Hawaiian Islands as the center
Eof all transpaciffc travel. Ihere are
many more maps, but the observer
ma sses on 10 study the large pictures.
| Here is sketched the pretty mead oi
= Gibson girl. We are told that It's
tasteful frame was fashioned by the
young artists own hands.
Next we find drawings of Washlhs-
| ton Lincoln and Longfellow, so perIect
| as TO resemble good engravlngs.
/ Not only in drawing the heroes anu
| famous men Of their country DO THESE
| Young Americans express their patT1ol-
| ism. Draped above the pictures Is
| large American flag, which was iiiaue
| nv the deft fingers of little workers Oh
| the fifth grade. The stars and stripes
are most accurately placed. otnef All1e
ones have drawn by scale ana paihleu
their country's flag, writing under II d
suitable patriotic quotation. inc beau
tif,1l Hawaiian flag is not forgotten.
Beneath it one reads the motto Wnlcn
Kamehameha III. gave his country
| ..Ira mau Ike ca ka alma ka pono
rThe life of the land is perpetuated in
righteousness).
The natural beauties of the Hawaiian
islands. as well as their tropical plants.
furnish most attractive subjects Tor
sketches and water color painting. The
children. however, are not restricted TO
| these, as pictures of Niagara rams anu
other world wonders show
There are also scrapbooks, Wnere IN
structive pictures of all countries, peo-
pies and modes of life are preserved.
An ideal field for nature study IS TINS
country. where the children pass most
of the time out of doors, and can IN
yestigate for themselves the mysteries
of insect and plant life. The lie MS
torv of each insect is told in series
of drawings which are well worth at
tention.
Charts made by the pupils Illustrate
various subjects they have studied. On
backgrounds of cardboard are fastened
pages of written description, pictures,
and suitable specimens. One of the
charts tells how soil is made, mentions
the volcanic origin of the islands, and
displays bottled soil from different 10
caIities Another illustrates HaWanan
sea life. Pressed seaweed. delicate
coral and bright pictures of the brli-
Iiantly-colored Hawaiian fish make TINS
chart especially striking. and photo-
| era DIS of native fishermen and surf rid
ers add to its interest.
Some island industries are ably de-
scriDed in a similar manner, with at
Itached specimens of the sugar and the
rice. The latter industry is also por~
| trayed by a most elaborate diagram
explaining the whole process.
| The hala tree is a favorite subject,
| for not only is it's appearance artistic,
| but it's leaves Qauhala) furnish ma
| terial for weaving various pretty and
useful articles. Among the manual
training exhibits we find lauhala hats,
mats, fans, cushions, picture frames,
napkin rings and book covers.
Hanging beside these are many
samples of needlework. including ap-
| rons baby dresses, outline work. en-
| broidered centerpieces, hemstiched pill
low cases and drawn work.
Beautiful hand made lace OF all
kinds speaks for itself Of the excel
lence of this branch of instruction.
There are also evidences of boyish
skill, such as turned baseball bats, and
pretty stands for potted plants, picture
frames, chains, arrows and animals
carved from wood, and a tiny ham,
mock made of knotted cord. Swing
ing cozily in the depths of this ham,
mock is a dainty dolly, whose hand
made costume, even to the lace on her
lpetticoats, is the work of school girls.
Originality is encouraged, with the
result that pupils have designed book
covers, postal cards, valentines, and a
pattern for a Battenberg lace collar.
] Fresh from a school printing press
are copies of short stories, programs
of school entertainments, and forms
1 for teachers records.
| From these we turn to glance over
school periodicals, bright with con-
tributions from young essayists and
| authors. as We'll as the usual notes
! concerning baseball, basketball and
: other sports SO dear to the youthful
i heart.
English is most carefully taught In
the schools of Hawai-, and here many
examples show how it may be made
attractive by choosing good subjects
All of the compositions and story re-
] productions are illustrated by drawing
! and painting, and in the primary
rooms by paper cutting also Among
| the titles noticed are Fishing on Ha-
waii The Caterpillar, Christmas Eve
The Pilgrims, Hiawatha, The Lady OF
] the Lake, A Trip Around Oahu, The
Ugly Duckling, A History of the Roya
! / School, and Manual Work in the
Schools.
The last named essay tells us thai