Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
PAAUHAU FIRST IN EAST HAWAII AND
HILO AND lAUPAHOEHOE THEN FOLLOW
Paauio Papakou and Pepeekeo Win Certificates of Honor
Two Waakea Boys, Partners, First in Home Division,
Mountain View and Pepeekeo Lands Next

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brightly, but then il is mostly on pa
per and but little actual products,
which after all is what is wanted by
those interested. We have found
such schools along the line and We
gave them consideration in that sec
ton OF 80 points for system and ap-
Dljcation. As a whole, however. We
/ believe that where the garden shows
up well IL will be found that the
! general system Of reports is good, as
well as method applied, in the ar
rangement and working of the garden.
Your judges have no doubts what
! soever as TO the Justice of their
awards and are only sorry that the
competition did not last for two
| months longer, as II would have been
very interesting for us to find out at
that time just what changes would
/ have taken place in the tabulation.
1 We feel assured that many of the
lower ones would have pulled up and
| just possible some of the higher ones
would have receded in the number Of
points awarded. At the same time
an average could easily have been
taken
Your judges also feel that should
this competition 20 on along similar
lines for another year. some other
arrangement could be made as to-
Judging the home gardens, and that
the supervising principal of district
together with, say, an experiment
station representative or other quail
flied person in the community where
the. gardens are located, could be Sc
leeted for those gardens. With the
school gardens 1t Is different mat
ter Although the districts are large,
as rule there are roads approach
ing most OF the schools SO that they
are readily accessible. With home
gardens II is very much different and
we had In several instances to trudge,,
anywhers from IL TO 2 miles there
and back On foot to reach the garden,
which did not after our labor. come
within reach even Of being .cpmpaend-l
ed We do not beglude The long Walk |
to see those places as we felt II our
duty II the Riddles showed grit and
enthusiasm enough to 60 in for the
work, that the least we could do was
TO 60 and see them; but We feel that
" such competition extends to an
other year there viii be great many
more home gardens in the field and
this is q good time TO suggest to you
that some other way of judging the
home gardens be applied. We trust
you will accept this in the spirit in
which 1t is given.
Your judges also suggest that i'll
the same kind benefactors come for
ward in 1918 or others take sr
place, that for school gardens. IN |
place of money prizes, other trophies
be offered. As first prize we would
suggest cup: second prize silver or
even gold medal for the same value
as second prize this year, and as
third prize bronze or silver medal |
We all have been boys or girls and
know just what enthusiasm cup |
can work; il is something that stays
on the school shelf and every time
ii appears in imagination few more
grains of energy are let off in order
to secure the real thing. We would
also suggest that with the home gar.
dens, the amount of money offered
as any one prize be reduced, and the I
number of prizes Increased. We feel
that in any one case with the home |
gardens the amount offered as first
prize is too large and to the one get
ting 1t II looks to certain extent
easy money. or course, we admit
that is up to the donor and appreci
ate the generosity, and although the
distribution is not to our way OF
thinking. he may have good reasons
for the way 1t is intended TO be dis
tributed.
Summing up this whole scheme we
consider the garden competition in
both school and home one OF the best |
intrpductions made to our island edu-
cation
Agriculture being our mainstay, III
behooves us at times to sit up and
think that there are other things be.
sides cane which are useful, and the
more boy or girl knows about the
crops which can be grown here, he
or she will be just that much better
equipped when the real battle Of life
starts and they may have to take to
the soil for a living. The system as
applied to the competition is good, |
for there are many first-class farm
ers who have q good knowledge OF
the soil and its possibilities. but lack
method or system or fail to keep rec
ord and much of their valuable expe.
riences are lost to the future, When
experience. method and correct data
are kept IL is a combination that
nothing less than freeze, fire or
deluge can "bust." and those arc
Just the lines that our youth arc now
being educated to follow
Very sincerely yours,
DAVID FORBES.
JAS. HENDERSON,
A. r. HENDERSON,.
]. B. THOMPSON.
Prize Winners in School Gardens,
East Hawaii, BY Points
First-Paauhau school garden, 9S
points.
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