Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
SAYS TERRITORY !.
should SUPPORT.
kINDERGARTENS
Tourist, Speaking Before Local
Association, Not in Favor of
Private Philanthropy
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| That the territory of Hawaii should
| be responsible for the kindergarten
education OF its children, and not rely
upon private philanthropy TO carry out
| this work, as is now the custom, was
one OF the points brought out in an
address delivered by Mrs5 Lucy ".
lngersoll, tourist, at the annual meet
ing of the Free Kindergarten and
Children's Aid Association held this
morning.
Mrs. lngersoll opened her address
by telling of the value of kindergarten
training to the adult as we'll as to the
child, and then emphasized the neces-
sity of kindergartens being conducted
in connection with the public schools
of Honolulu. Practically every state
on the mainland. she said,y has kinder.
gartens as a part of its public school
system. A solution of the local prob
lem might be the appropriation by the
government of money to assist in the
upkeep Of the present kindergartens,
the speaker added. ~
Speech BY President.
One Of the most important and in
teresting addresses of the meeting was
that delivered by Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy,
who was reelected president. The
speaker took UP the work which the
association has accomplished during
the last year, and pointed out that
1915 was an unusually successful Pc
Rod. Tributes were paid by Mrs.
Swanzy to Miss Jane Johnson and
Miss Belle johnson, who we're for
years matrons of the Castle Home and
who died only recently. Tribute also
was paid to Frank Damon, who in.
troduced kindergarten work in Ho-
nolulu. Inspirations received frou
him, the speaker said, will always be
remembered by the present kindergar-
ten workers. #-...-.
& The general kindergarten's report,
presented by Mary LeaviIt Bowen, gu.
perintendent of the kindergarten de-
partment, pointed out the need of
trained workers in the kindergartens
here, adding that, to the speakers
knowledge, much harm has been done
in many places by unframed workers
who have thought the kindergarten
simply place of amusement and have |
conducted it along those lines.
Community 10 Fortunate.
sThe people in this community. |
i4dging by results, have often cor.
demned the entire system" says the |
report, "and so feel that this COM
munity is very fortunate in having a
trained worker who combines knoWl
edge of her work with all the natural
traits of a true kindergartner.
Through the generosity of the Juliet /
Anterior Trust substantial repai s
were made to the Miller street kin.
dergarten which, for long time, was
in deplorable condition.
During the year just past. says the
report, the children have brought into
the kindergartens $780.81, as against
S5S9.SO last year. Out of this money |
the running expenses of the kinder
gartens have been met, and some
equipment has been added and re-
newed. 70. @r-
The report thanks the Outdoor Cir
Gle for work done during the last year
In beautifying the kindergarten
Through the courtesy OF the
children.s librarian, small groups o.
children have been wei.
coined at the library, and have had
happy times looking at picture books.
OF the training school, the
report says that of Tile graduates OF
1915 in kindergarten work, four are
directors In local free kindergartens
and one is an assistant at the Castle
A new feature of the work at the
playground, says the report
by Norma Wadman Adams,
is the establishment
of day nursery equipped with SIX
small hammocks. where girls who are
taking care Of babies may place their
charges when they are asleep, In order
that they may use the playground.
The repSrt shows throughout that
there is increasing interest in the play
and that it is being we'll pa
by the children of the neigh
bOrhood ~
Another report of interest was that
by Miss Frances Goold, SUI
of the Castle Home.
MRS. swanzy President.
Mrs. r. M. Swanzy was reelected
president. The meeting was well at
tended, and several interesting re-
ports dealing with the work of the
association during the past year and
outlining plans for 1sl6 were pre-
scented.
Besides Mrs. Swanzy, other officers
were elected as follows:
Mrs. Theodore Richards, first vice
president; Mrs Walter F. Frear, sec
on6 yice-president; Mrs. Sanford B.
Dole, third vice-president; Mrs. Isaac
Cox, recording secretary; Mrs. H.
Mist financial secretary; Mrs. "A.
Rasch, treasurer or the kindergartens
and Fairgrounds; Mrs. E. A. Ross,
treasurer of Castle Home; James l..
Cockburn, auditor.
Those selected as directors were
Mrs. David Oleson, Mrs E. d. Kill
bourne, Miss Ermine Cross, Miss ].
s. Parke. Miss Elnora Sturgeon, Mrs.
3. B. Waterhouse, Miss Margaret
Hopper, Mrs. ]. w. Caldwell, Mrs. ].
Morton Riggs, Miss Beatrice Castle,
Mrs. Mason F. Erosser. Miss Frances
Lawrence, Miss Mabel Bosher. Mrs.
A. N. Campbell, Mrs. L. A. Thurston