The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-23
BETTER VACATION
PLANS LAUNCHED
BY WOMEN'S CLUB
College Club Takes the Lead To
Start Here Work That Sue
ceedS Elsewhere
EXCELLENT CHOICE IS
MADE OF MANAGER
School Will Open In July and Run
Seven-DayS a Week During
Summer

At meeting Of the College Club yes
terday afternoon, the plans which have
been under discussion by that organiza-
ton for the establishment something
along the lines Of vacation school
for the benefit of the downtown chill
drcn of the city were formally annOun-
ced. The "school' is to be opened
on July 5, under charge of Mrs. Mary
T. Moore and to it's classes will be vel
coined all the children who care TO
attend. The grounds and equipment Of
the Kaiulani public school have been
placed at the disposal of the College
Club and its co-workers for their work
by the supervisors and the depart
ment Of public instruction. ......
In taking up this matter, the mem
bers Of the College Club are launching
a work on behalf Of the children Of the
downtown city districts of Honolulu
similar to what is being done in many
mainland cities by their local organiza-
ton and which, in New York, Boston
and Clevcland--to mention only three
Of many eitips--has been taken up by
the municipalities and carried forward
by them.
Better Vacation Days
The. iden is that the idle child and
the idle school grounds, especially when
the latter nre shady, park like and spa
cious, should be brought together. II
is thought that q complete 'vaeation
schOol' OF regularly conducted play
grounds each imply too much for this
first experimental work by the College
Club in Honolulu, but, through the use
of the grounds and equipment of Kai.
ulani, great deal to help children
whose only other Fairgrounds is "the
streets" can be done. ~
The equipment of the Kaiulani school
| will be argumented some what by. fur
ther supplies, but primarily the person
ality Of the superintendent, MRS. Mary
T. Moore, for some years one Of the
best known primary teachers in the
city schools, Is the main contribution
toward the "better vacation" plan.
Mrs Moore adds TO her intimate knowL
| edge of Honolulu children the training
gained in practieai supervision Of city
play grounds inyOakland and Seattle,
during the last four summer vacations
Work Begins July Fifth
The work win open July fifth and
the Kaiulani grounds will receive any
child who comes from ten in the morn.
ing to five In the afternoon for five,
possibly seven, days a week. Not only
the school children, but the flock OF
younger brothers and sisters the chill.
dren themselves shepherd, are welcome,
and if mother cares to come too, well
and good.
1t is hoped that there may be simple
handicraft, book, story hours, games Of
all sorts and occasional entertai nments
to supplement the play ground pro.
gram.
Organisations To Heipi,~ r"
Various city organizations are plan.
ming afternoon programs. The Y. M. c.
A. through Mr., Robley, and the Outdoor
Circle through its educational commit
tee, will also enrich Mrs. Moore's pro-
gram.
The College Club finances the work
for July, but for August il is to be
"arricd on by the cooperation Of many
groups of women, church guilds and
societies, cooperative leagues, kinder.
Carton workers, Outdoor Circle. Nearly
all the local organizations interested
in child welfare have a finger in this
community pic. Any money intended
for this second month should be sent
TO Mrs. Doremus Scudder, 80 Prospect
street, treasurer OF the Central Com
mittee on Child Welfare, while any do
nation Of toys, children s books, pic,
lures or cards for scrap books, games,
hammers OF, saws and, above all else,
balls, may be left at the City Trans.
fer Company, King street, which has
consented to receive the same.
Label the gifts, Better Vacation. .
Any such material will be used not only
for this summer, but if ii survives, will
be Put to further service. ,....
The number of children served, the
betteTmeRt. in health and the lessening
Of juvenile delinquency, that have re-
suited from such work elsewhere are
probable, results. u, Whatever such out
come there may be, will furnish salts
faction not to one; organization, alone
but help determine future, better vaca
tions due to that increasing spirit OF
cooperative service which more and
more eharacterizes Honolulu.