Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10

A large number Of well-written letters on
home,gardens came In this week from Prin-
cipal Baldwin Of Ksahumanu school The
principal writes that these are the monthly
letters and he has selected those which APP
pear to be Of the most merit. The first three
are published today. Among other writers
Mildred Morse. Kin Kim Lee. I. Hayashi.
Mary Psoa. Lena Harbottle. Esther Ho, Molly
Akana, Marion Lau, Mary MacAulton. Lneile
Z Duchalsky. Joseph Ferrs. Saneo Hayashi,
Msilie Min. Annie Paoa and Tskayoshi Mi
hats.
Psia letters always have some live news.
This week home gardens were the general
theme, letters being received from q number
OF pupils. Some are published. Others were
from Paul KHse and John Andrsde.
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5 Paul Ferreira Of Kapsia. Kauai forwards
some good drawings showing beefs at vari-
Gus stages. Be must have little printing.
plant as the titles Of the drawing are neatly
printed.
Miyuke YaBlase is q waimea. Kauai. pupil.
who writes in this week that waimea is rails
ing al kinds of vegetables.
Koolsu. Kauai, is well represented with a
large sheaf of letters. We hope that the
school viii install the plan Of selecting the
three best letters each week, rs there is not
space 10 publish all Among those whose let
MasssIi Takenaks. Hagi Eskskura. Rosalis
Lowell, Benjamin Hano, Ry0hu Asakura, X.
Horrible, K. Moriyama. Masato Takenaka,
Utaks Kagawa and Allen Makaahoa.
Kauai High school, one Of the youngest in.
situations in the territory, is developing .
good idea in the publication Of school paper
Kauai High School Items" of which inter
esting copies have been sent TO the Star-Bulle-
tin. Washington's birthday number was very
Yrreditsble. considering the schools limited
fadHiies
Laupahoehoe schools monthly home gar
den letters arrived this week and some are
1t this wideawake school are John All San,
Lydia iJialaole Kaui Akau. Alice Simmons,
Isame Hhimo0ka. Bella Gonsalyes, Annie Paa-
pu, Adelne Pcrreira. In kamohaiulu, Iss-
bella Kovius. John De Rego and Yasunobu
Magazine.
| va wish we could publish all the letters
hut We cannot. For instance. baupahoehoe
semi in large number and we would like "a
soc every one in print but il is impossible
on aceeunt of lack Of space. However every
letter That comes to the office IL carefully re.
viewed by the letter judges. and each pupil
Iepee and ncatness Of the letters, and draw.
ings and photographs also receive recognition.
Among the Lsupahoehoe contributors this
week were Samuel K. AkaH. Ellen All San,
Mary Andrade and John Sylvester.
Ffrmino Scenes writes from wsimes. Kauai.
that the home garden Is being enlarged and
the young plants are doing nicely.
Kun Lin, Hanslei, says it has not rsinod
Tor two or three weeks and mp 20 the end
of February be had to water the home gar
den three or four times q week.
Pspaikou school sent this week four Of
the best photos received during the contest.
Three are being used. The fourth shows
lima beans and other vegetables Of which .
number have been sold.
a The KsIaheo school gardeners Of Kalaheo,
kouai work an hour and half each Friday
and as the soil Il very porous much water
ins must be done.
Grade v. Kalusahs school. Pukoo, MOloka5
reports that the school garden Is % feet vide
aud 90 long and that rocks and lack Of drain
ing mHst be overcome. The sowing was
done March I and prospects are fair. This
school deserves credit for its plueky attempt