Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-24

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Kaneohe, Oahu, March Is, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Sir: Your interest In Kanehoe's
School Garden Fair, to be held March
80, has given us courage and the idea
OF others being interested and the
prospects of a number Of visitors has
given us new feeling OF response
bility.
Our work in agriculture has been
the struggles OF amateurs and much
energy has been spent that an ex-.
rerienced school would not have found
necessary but I believe II has been
well worth while.
We have had much to contend with.
The elements seemed to conspire
against US and between rains, winds
and cloudbursts we have not only lost
much good soil but many vegetables.
The terrible downpour March 5
washed away q number Of our best
home gardens and good portion Of
our school garden. but we have re.
built Il.
These children begin to know. they
can raise things and they are getting
pure 10Y out Of their work. u.
Our l1ir viii. be meAsef, bot think
we Viii make q fair showing for
school 0f this size, in its first attempt.
Another year ] know much more can
be done
Our fair will be meager In sompati-
son with county fairs, but for school
OF this size In its first attempt we
think II will compare fayorably with
others.
The children brought vegetables to
school from time 20 time from their
home gardens until ] felt II nothing
but fair to them to Get q day on which
oil home gardens be asked TO bring
their produce and compare II with
each others.
The department of education kindly
gave as tho day we ask for this pur-
pose and we began making plans.
The booth for the garden produce is
TO be the main feature Of the day. This
we Will make Ms interesting and at.
tfsctive as possible. The back Of the
booth will be decorated with drawings
and paintings OF the different vege-
table by the pupils. The vegetables
will be arranged In front and at the
sides will be found notes on garden
work: recipe books with attractive
covers. containing simple recipes for
cooking vegetables. all these by the
children A fireless cooker made by
the children for the sum OF % cents
will be on exhibition with some yege
tables cooked IN II. A table with
salads and different dishes made from
our vegetables win be arranged to be
looked at. We tried to plan to serve
vegetable dishes and Hawalian-grown
lfcods only, but not being equipped for
cooking and serving we were forced
10 give up this idea for this year. We
plan, too, to have guaya jelly and jam
with card telling the actual cost and
beside II the same amount Of I'm.
ported Jelly with card telling from
whence Il came and its cost All thi,
With the one idea that Hawaii should
feed ITSELF" People in the States
elamor for guava jelly at fancy prices.
while We let our guavas rot and eat
supported jellies These children have
raised some beautiful onions and still
we neglect to teach them to do Il, but
import them from Australia at 5 cents
each.
am enclosing some letters by the
pupils, in answer TO o letter that APP
peared In the Star-Bulletin some days
ago. on this very subject.
Since we were given day TO ex-
hibit work, we decided to make II as
complete as possible, covering as
much of our school work as could be
arranged; therefore. we are to have
ether booths. The one next in import !
ance is the one in which the girls
needle work is displayed. These girls !
end their instructor. Mrs. Mundy, are
Deserving OF great credit as you will
sgree when you zee the amount of
work they have done, and all since
Christmas. There was no sewing in |
the school last year but on request the
department readily furnished as ma
terial for q start in this work. Besides
aprons and small dresses, there are
Yards OF tatting. cr1chet., yokes. en-
hroidered pillow tops. centerpieces and
numerous other things These are all
for sale, as We must make our sewing |
self-snstaining
Another booth win be arranged for
the exhibit of school work. Stories
illustrated, writing. drawing, cut work, |
etc.
The boys, too, viii display their
shop work. We have but few tools
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