Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-12
PRACTICAL CITY BEAUTIFUL


A few days ago little girl from the Royal
school brought 70 this office a turnip that had
been grown in her @home garden The bright
girl and the good-sized vegetable were splendid
exhibit Of the practical work which is being done
at the Royal school under the direction Of Prin-
eipal Davis Having no extensive grounds for
school gardens, the school maintains a system
OF shome gardens under which the pupils grow
vegetables or flowers at home and keep an ac-
curate record at the school Of the progress and
success Of their efforts.
AS luck would have ii, the plate used for pho
tographing the school girl and the product of
her garden was broken and the Star. Bulletin
il, for this reason, unable to give its readers an
Illustration Of the practical education which is
going on in one of the largest public SCHOOLS Of
this city.
The misfortune does not, however, rob us Of
the opportunity to speak q word Of praise for
the progressive character of this feature of study
There does not occur to us any better way in
which to more favorably connect up the home
and the school than by this primary agricul-
ture which Mr. Davis hes been carrying on for
several years
A scheme quite similar to this, although not
activities Of the Chicago City Gardens Assoc
citation. Thespurpose is to make the vacant lots
Of large city useful productive and more pleas
ing incidents Of the scenery.
The Chicago Daily News SAYS OF this assoeia
ton: 1T has lately been allotting open spaces
for little gardens to diligent and thrifty per-
SONS. last year gardeners were found to cnlti
yate $50 vacant lots, obtained for them ly the
was produced an average per lot of S25 worth
Of vegetables
'sThe gardeners who till these little spaces are
chiefly foreign born Italians, Germans, Swedes
and Poles They set an excellent example to
men Of American birth who rail against the
high cost Of living but who rarely help them
eelves to meet it by digging family supplies out
Of the earth
Certainly Honolulu has plenty of open space
IN every portion of its magnificent distances.
Good people who aim to do something practical
and at the same time educational, which will
also add to the beauty and comfort of surround
inez and the usefulness of the citizens residents,
men, women, boys and girls, can find a wealth of
opportunity in cooperating with the Royal
school and very likely developing from that
school scheme an expansion which will include
the adults of the family, also the vacant lots.
If Dr. Wilcox can show the pineapple home
steaders their way out of the woods he will ac-
complish more in demonstrating the practical
value of the Federal experiment station than he
has been able to do in several years of quiet but
persistent activity The pineapple situation is
very much in the public eye The next few
months will prove whether the homesteading OPP
erations are merely another way of alternating
the public lands and eventually putting them in
the hands of large holders, after the bones of
the pioneer little fellows have been picked There
are mighty few people in these islands who do
not believe that pineapple lands which today
may have to be sacrificed by the poor homestead
ers, will be worth nearly double the price two
or three years hence Some activity in farmers
credits seems to be needed here.
lit is remarkable that, with all the autoregu-