Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
SPECIAL MENTION, WITH
CERTIFICATE OF HONOR

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SPECIAL MENTION, WITH
CERTIFICATE OF HONOR
FOURTH - ELizAsETH HOLT,
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Kahuhn sscilool and Kaisnku pupils
win first hoiiors ID the star-Bulletin's
1917 school Farm Contest on the ISL
thd OF Oahu. q
After careful consideration the Oahu
judges have made the awards. as an
ilonnced today. The judges are J.
Edgar Higgins Of the U. s. Agricultur-
al Experiment Station: Ralph J. Bor-
cen, instructor, Kamehameha schools;
Prof. Henke. College OF Hawaii; Prof.
Vaughan ,Mact 6ughey, College Of Ha-
wall. and David laughs, territorial
lurseryman.
Here In brief II the comment OF the
Judges IN summing up the conclusions
they reached after careful and pains.
taking inspection Of both school and
lone gardens:
SCHOOL, GARDENS
Kahuku School. under the leadership
tf Principal John A. Perreida, wei.
eserves first prize in the school gard
en- division. The school had two big
/; srdens, totaling Q quarter Of an acre,
end took advantage Of favorable con-
slitions to make an impressive show
ing. This school developed on Oahu
the Hamakua hybrid potato. which is
already q big feature I'm territorial
hardening. The school also admins
tered its garden with business ability,
showing q good cash account. Large
variety OF vegetables planted and TAX
en- of. Many pupils interested.
Kaneohe School
Kaneohe school, under an able and
very enthusiastic woman teacher,
Hiss Carrie "A. Thompson. made its
gardening q feature Of the whole COM
Tnunity. The school had small hill
side plot for g. garden and oyercame
large handicaps. The school also de-
yeloped the idea OF q garden fair and
r,ade big success out of 1t. The In
ferest in the school garden helped
laiild up the home garden.
Nvaialua School
In giving Waialua third prize the
11dges considered that II had success
fully overcome many difficulties, par.
ticularly Of soil and Of disastrous rain.
faIl. Good variety of vegetables. Mrs.
Minnie H. Churchill. principal, OF
1auch assistance.
WaIahoie School u
Miss Alice Il. Nudge. principal OF
waiahole, Is largely responsible for
the fine. enthusiastic garden organi-
cation among the boys. This enthu-
siasm helped the pupils develop
splendid garden In five weeks. prov
ing the work of quick growing crops.
Garden very neat. Tools particularly
well cared fora point which some
schools did not follow as carefully as
they Should.
Wsianae School
Good garden. with special attention
to working up soil Gardening mas
been carried on here previously. Prin-
cipal +. J. Nobriga has succeeded in
getting Portuguese, Chinese and tfo,
rwaiian pupils TO plant gardens, but not
until too late to get these into the
contest. All Of those in the contest
are Japanese. Much hope for future
development Well kept account book
Pearl City School
Very good work was done here un-
der considerable difficulty. particular
ly with the -dobe mud soil. The
pupils. knowing little at the start, de
yeloped kuhstantiah knowledge and
worked industfiously. All the chill
dren interested
Walsiawa School
This Is a small school with young
children. and as much could not be
expected OF II as some Of the others,
particularly as the soil was none ton