Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-24
WITH new ENTREES SCHOOL FARM CONTEST GROWS KEER
INTERESTING LETTERS CONE FROM /,
KAUAIHIGH and GRAMMAR SCHOOL
KAUAI High and Grammar school.

Kauai High and Grammar School,
Lihue. Kauai. Jan. %, 1871
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Lear Sir: In the back of the main
school there was little ground, which
was all covered with weeds. so Har-
riet Sheldon. Helen Wedemeyer.
Eileen Carter and thought We would
like to make that ground look pretty
by planting flowers there.
Mr.. Avery told some manual train.
ing hoys to build a fence to enclose
cur garden place so no horses or
dogs would get In and tramp over
cur gardens, but it did no good. The
dogs came in Just the same.
Some Filipino prisoners howed up
the weeds and the boys made beds
for US md each Of US had a bed to
plant flowers.
brought same hybiseus slips with
roots all ready and Mr.. Avery got
some boys to make little ditch in
which TO plant these hybiscus slips.
They made d;tehes along the fence.
First OF al they Fut fertilizer iu the
bitches and later they made holes in
TIE dirt to plant the hybiscus.
hy garden vas full of stones, and
lunches of arass.
In my gnrien planted sweet peas,
dahliss. calendulss. n3sturtiums, as
tiers. periwinSIes and marigo'ds,
They came IN rather late but when
they once started to peep they came
up strong and healthy.
Ns.hor. NV cfaarf' hip
enough to get flowers some kind of
a lcng. Green worm ate the leaves. ]
have killed seven CT those worms so
far.
TIE funniest thing about my gar
den is this: When my sweet peas
were ready to climb 7 told Mr.. Avery.
so he told some OF the boys 10 get
some sticks fer the sweet peas. One
!, boy brought chilli pepper and one boy
brought some lantana sticks. They |
told Mr.. Avery that the lantana might
grow. and he said he did not think
! tfey would
left the sticks there and now all
the lsntana Is growing and entw:ning
with the sweet peas.
expected 10 SOC my flowers alb
large lE tQw but tbey are not They
.are geits6S iergn2 every ~ Rafs-
Z tuf4iufis ssfe fe8AF fer niclifng tnd so
arc IN nfafFsof6s. M me t0jfher row.
ers are not. NY dahlia has iarge
I bud which will be open by tnn,crrow.
/ am very much excited ererv morn
| Ing when come to school bcespse 1
want to see who has bud or flow.
er in our gardens.
| have not made any money but had
lots of pleasure. When have some
| flowers ] give them to my teachers.
and to sir. Mccall and Mr.. Avery.
get all my seeds from Mr.. Mccall.
hope you will be Interested in my
garden and maybe ale to see 1t some
time
Very respectfully,
MARTHA H. WOLTERS.
Kauai High and Grammar School.
Lihue.. Kauai. Jan. 81. 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-BuIletin.
Dear Sir: Our school used to be
| the old court house. We have several
bungalows and six teachers, and about
/ 75 children
We have large piece Of land for
gardens. have four gardens and
have planted lettuce. carrots and
Deets.
had no trouble and have lots OF
fun. ! had few Jumps to break but
| that was all.
] made money and my things grew
as long as | expected them to. With
my money go TO the shows.
My gardens are about Is feet long
and three feet wide. I planted my
things for the contest today. hope
they will grow. Mr.. Mccall put the
carrot seeds into piece Of paper and
I put them in my pocket Before the
lettuce seeds had come out of the
envelope they got mixed with the car
rot seeds and l had TO plant both to-
gether. j hope you will visit my gar
den, ! win be glad to have you do so.
Yours respectfully,
RICHARD RICE.
Kauai High and Grammar School,
Lihue, Kauai, Jan. 20, 1871.
Dear Sir: Our school was once a
court house. 1t is on a hill near the
sea. There are prisoners down near
the bottom of the hill.
My garden is behind the school and
there is cane field in the back OF 1t.
I did not have to dig up my garden
because the prisoners plowed It up
for u.s. Some boys that work in the
shop took the big Jumps out Of our
gardens, and this made them smooth
and ready for US to plant our seeds.
Our plants did not take long to