Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-08

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and the fence posts whltcwashed our
teacher told us to keep everything in
and out of school clean and tidy, and
not to mark anything on the school
| house or climb on the fence.
The children have been trying to
| be very tidy when coming to school
and they have pleased tour teacher.
The every schOol-day program
runs as follows: When the bell
rings in the morning the children get
into their lines. The American flag
is then hoisted after which we oil
recite our verses about the flag. Aft
err the recitatiOns we march into the
school room and take our seats quiet
ily. We fold our hands and sit up
straight. Then we rccite the Lords
Prayer. Then singing and roll call
After the roll call, the teacher in
spects our hands and feet. Following
this she talks about cleanliness" to
about the month, year, date. tempera-
ture, etc From then on, the three
! classes in school are assigned to their
work. We have a small recess at
half past ten to quarter to eleven,
and big recess from twelve to half
! Iast twelve. During these moments
of rest from our studies outdoors we
are allowed to play many different
kinds of gaines, such as Playing
catch, Jack and Rachel. The Cat
and Dog, Playing marbles, Base
ball" etc. One of the rules at school
is, Hawaiian, Portuguese and Japan
csc languages are not allowed in the
school premises. So we have all tried
to obey that rule. We speak the En-
glsh language as well as we can,
though sometimes some phrases
which we use are corrected by ouI
teacher.
In school we study Arithmetic,
Reading, Geography, Physiology. Ma
ture Study, Hawaiian History, Draw.
ing. Letter Writing, Story Work ard
Grammar. Our teacher explains the
lessons very well and helps the chill
dren to get the thought clearly and
to understand them.
One day we were having our Geog-
raphy lesson, and our teacher told
us the places that she visited, and
told important events about them.
We could just imagine everything.
She also showed us the postal cards
and the picture books of San Diego
ana other important scenes along the
Pacific Coast.
On Tuesday, our Geography lesson
from the natural Elementary GeOg-
raphy, pages siXty-three and sixty
four, about Oregon pines, the prune
orchards, the Columbia river and the
Willamette river. This lesson pleas
ed us very much indeed, as tour teach
or gave us another interesting talk
She went across the Willamette river
on a bridge in the electric car. BE
fore the car crossed the bridge II
) stopped. II stopped because. as a
) steamer sailed up the river, the
bridge opened, and II swayed out
ward to allow the steamer to pass
? through. When she was safely
through, the bridge came back to its
general position, and the cars and
the wagons went along their way.
Every Friday is our cleaning day.
! sometimes sew pillow cases and
sometimes wash the windows, sweep
the school room, and clean the black
boards All the little children go out
to clean the yard. We planted vio-
, let's, geranums, nasturtiums in our
: garden,
when the bell rings we all stop
working and go into our lines. Then
we march into the school room. We
. then sing about two songs and recite
our afternoon verses. The school Is
then over and all the children go
I home.
hope when you come to Hamakua
p, you will call into our school.
. With the 1905 greetings of aloha
1 to you from my schoomates and my.
s self,
From country sunbeam,
ELIZA DUNCAN.
, p. S.-We are sending you box
OF potatoes from our garden.