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EVENING MIM.ETIN, HONOLULU, T. II., KltlDAV, DEC. 21, 1909.
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Showrooms,
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HILEA'S
Where Children Are
Taught To Work
An dMake Their Surroundings MoreAttrac
tive Grounds Improved Seismo
graph and Sun Dial Instruct and
Entertain
If you would know of somo of tho
best work tlint has been tlono liy nny
public school of. tho Territory, Sup
erintendent llabbltt would very llko
ly chII our attention to the exhi
bit of the HMen school In the Im
provement of Its grounds.
A few da) s ngo Mr. llabbltt re
ceived n letter from the principal of
tho school enclosing photographs or
the school grounds as they were n
yeur ago. and now. The photo or
the grounds today Is produced but
unfortunutely'that of tho old rock
ribbed iireas was too dim to repro
duce. Mr. llabbltt says It U die
greatest transfurntatlcn he his ever
seen. The pupils have done won
ders. Hut the grounds are not the only
hold of activity. A home-made fccls
mograph records tho tremors of tho
rnrth, a sun dial marks tho time and
an anemometer records tho speed or
the wind. If these Instruments are
not sclentlflcally accurate, they are
at least a splendid education for the
children both In the making and the
use.
The letter accompanying tho pho
tographs follows:
Honuapo. Hawaii, Dec. 6, 1909.
Mr. W. II, llabbltt.
Superintendent of Public In
struction, ' Honolulu,
Dear Sir: I am sending you by
this mall, under separate cover, a
. tew 'photos showing changes made
on the llllea school giounds during
the past few yoars. Much of the
manual work done horo makes little
or no showing on the Principal's
monthly report, hence the photo
graphs as proof that wo aru not
sleep,' though wo are In "Sleepy Hoi
Jow." I will also, for onco, trespass
'-"on your time to give a few details
concerning the work done.
,, Three of tho prints show the
r,grounds In 190S, 1907 and 1909.
With the exceptions of moving the
smaller schoi I building over to ad
join tho teacher's cottage and erect
ing the new school Iioubc, all of the
changes shown In th photographs
it were, made by our boys, with, no ex
;, , pense to the Department but for
'tj tools and a little lumber.
3? The carpenter shop, built with
ft, the lumber from the old school
vj house, and just' started when you
wore here, wus completed that year
JI and Is quite an addition to tho ap
3 pearunce of the yard t weH.as.very
'" useful. The building Is 20 by' 30
feet and In erecting It only the best
of th tumber fromfiho old house
( whs used. The. door and window
casings are all now and were mado
by the boys. The outside Is white
washed, but tinted to correspond
wth tho pa J nt on the new school
bouse, while the trimmings are
painted to match.
All the rock has been removed
from the high places In the yard by
means of sledge hammer and wedges,
and as It was solid pahoehoe, the
work was hard and slow. As the
a btone was removed the spots were
covered with toil and gruss planted.
Now, there Is not a bare spot In the
yard, and the saving In barked shins
null, c worth while,
Tliu tcrincu, (our particular prld")
SCHOOL
is half of nn crllpfo In outline, Its
axis major measuring 130 feet nn-i
Its semi-axis minor 36 feet. Build
ing It. and filling In and leveling
behind It took us ,i little oer a jear.
Some of the soil used In covering It
hn'd to be taken from the lower lot,
nuking a ery long haul for tint
wneel barrows. Some of the soil
came from n gully In back. of our
cottage, and when the terrace was.
completed, we had the gully to fill
up again, for which we used n-a from
tho adjoining How. The front of tho
terrnco has been planted with Ivy,
nnd the top with Lemon (irasg for a
border.
The mold for the pcdestlal of the
run dial was made in the shop by
the boys, mid they also brought up
fiom the bench, a few pounds each
morning, the sand used In mixing
the concrete. The Department sup
pllod the cement, tho gnomon was
cast for us fric of chnrgo iit tho
I'lilialu Mill, and tho dial, n slab of
slate one Inch thick nnd twenty-two
Inches square, I bought und laid out.
Seismograph Home-Hade by Pupils
of Hilea School.
The meteorological ' Instruments
arn homo made 'of course, Tho
"Koblnson's Anemometer" was made
with, telephone belts as the hemis
pherical' cups we could neither' make
nor buy. The revolutions per minute
of the hand on Its dial gives (or
rather, s supposed to itlve) the ve
locity of the wind In miles per hour,
Tho rain gauge is only u glass bot
tle with hard rubber funnel and n
strulght lamp chimney, plugged on
one end, fur a measuring glass. The
combined weather vane and pendu
lum nnemometei! is mounted over a
large painted compass' dial, and
gives at a glance both the direction
and force of the wind.
The "tliorulesu" algaroba troe
showu Is one of three hundred cut
tings set out on Arbor Day of last
year. They started and grew well
nt first, lint tho long drought kllli',1
nil hut I'lishtecn, This yonr, on Ar
bor Day, wo net out two hundred
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SCHOOL HOU SE AND GROUNDS OF HI1EA PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Only a few months ago the grounds of this school consisted mainly of coral and lava rock with va few
patches of soil. The Principal with the cooperation of his pupils has had earth brought in and a splen
did turf now covers what was formerly a rough and barren site.
cuttings ngaln and hope for better
results. These "cuttings" arc sim
ply small branches taken from two
thornloHi trees near hoio, and cut
up In "fourteen Inch lengths. The
tipper cud of these Is disposed In
grafting wax to check evaporation,
nnd plailted. We hope In time, to
have several hundred of these thorn,
less trees growing here and besides
acting as wind breaks and furnish
ing shade, they will supply fuel nnd
horse feed for my successors. Wo
have tried planting the seeds from
these thornless trees, but found that '
nearly all of the young plants re
verted to tho original type, nnd hnd
thorns.
Five Years ago, the llllea school
lot was tho least attractive' of nny
in tho district, as former tenchers
were handicapped by lack of tools.
Our Improvements (pnrJon the con-
CITY MAUSOLEUM
An Ideal, Sanitary, , Permanent
System of Burial
SANITARY.
KNOWN FACTS
Specifications for the City Mausoleum have been
approved by the Board of Health
Illustrated Booklet Free on Request,
Townsend Undertaking Co., Ltd.
W. W. HALL,
Trcs.
When you buy at the stores and ask for Giieen
Cash Stamps '(they're free), call at the Show
rooms and see the many Useful and Valuable
Articles you get Free tor Green Stamps.
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Record of Seismograph Made by
'Pupils of Hilea School.
celt) have ennbleil us In catch up
with tho others iinu by one, till now
our ynrd Is as pretty as any. In
tlnio, wo hope to have it a place that
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From earth burial to interment in a concrete mausoleum marks a
progressive tep in keeping with the movement in Honolulu today t
keep apace with everything up-to-date.
IDEAL, BECAUSE IT IS THE LATEST AND BEST.
BECAUSE IX IS CONSTRUCTED
OF SANITATION.
PERMANENT, BECAUSE IT IS INDESTRUCTIBLE.
Phone 411,
J. H.
THINGS
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will bo noted nnd remembered by
cwry passing traveler.
As a matter of posslblo personal
Interest to yourself, I nm sending,
also a few photos, and records of n
seismograph, which Is as far ng I
know, the first and only one on the
Island. My desire was to build an
Instrument which would record on a
revolving cylinder both of tho hori
zontal as well as the vcitlcal com
ponent, but the lack of n lathecom
polled mo to abandon that Idea and
construct the simpler one shown, if
its records hnvo no scientific value,
they ure at leasts of Interest,
I find that this has run to an un
due length but most plead In oxtonu
atlon both Its subject, and the fact
that this Is n first offense.
Respectfully yours,
II. K. WILSON,
Prln. llllea School.
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TOWNSEND, Treas.
RECREATIONS
Tho principal amusement house of
Honolulu havo arranged special
Christmas ovo programs. The mciiy
makers who tiro of throwing confetti
on the streets will find the vaudeville
and picture, shows splendid places to
.Visit during thu ovcnlng, ns thuy will
offer a place for both rest nnd enter
tcrtalnmcnt. Tho different houses
having special Christmas Eve pio
grams aro the Km pi re, All, Donlno,
I'aik, Novelty and the New Dane;
Hall. ,
PARK THEATER.
The program nt tho Paik Theater,
this ovcnlng promises to ho an espec
ially good ono. Tho orchestra, under
the direction of V. J. 'Vlcrra, will ren
der tho following selections:
Selection from San Toy,, Sidney Jones
Vatt A Dream of Pcarfls .... Halt
Sacred Song The Holy City ..Adams
Cornet solo by G. J. Uolsso.
Entro Acto 2A Garden Matinee. Frlnd
Luna Waltz Paul I.lnko
Avo Maria Oounud
Cornet solo by O. J. Uolsso.
March Algeria Victor Horbeil
Slg. Travato will sing "Tho New
Horn King," sacred sons.
Tho Dramatic Mirror, In rovlowlng
"Won In tho Dcsort," the fcaturq film
for this evening, says: Great qaro
has been taken In muklng It as elabor
ate as posslblo. The scenic effects aro
In most party worthy of praiso and tho
prodigal use of camels, horses and
lions gives tho picture a strong and
unexpected realism. A young Chicago
girl Is traveling with hor parents In
Europe and upon arriving at ono of
tho seaports on tho Red Sea meets an
old acquaintance stationed there as
officer on tho U. S. 8, Panther. An
Arabic sheikh, King of the Desert, be
comes enamored with the girl and ab
ducts her, Tho kidnapping Is discov
ered and tho officer and marines fol
low. A fight ensues and tho girl and
rescuing party retreat. They uro In
turn followed ifhtll tho destruction of
a bridge by tho murines prevents fur
ther bloodshed. The girl Is safely re
turned to tier parents, but tho ship Is
ordered back home Immediately anil
tho young couple purted at the begin
ning of their Interesting romance. On
board ship tho officer receives a wire
less message from thu girl advising
him of bcr father's consent to tliel,
inarrlago and telling him to resign at
onco nnd meet them In Chicago. Such
procedure is rather Improbable, but
Is, of course, posslblo. Tho fight over
tho bride ,and Its destruction might
havo been more vivid and thrlllluf,
had they been able tq, secure real out
door scenic surroundings. Much de
serving praise and comment from the
audience was hoard on all sides, piov
lug to bo a subject of uncommon in.
terest.
EMPIRE THEATER.
After a lung Illness May Wallace, Ih
to return to tho Emplro tonight to do
light once moro tho audiences thoro,
Tho Kahulul twins retlro and MIbb da
loon holds ovor. Midwinter Sports In
Michigan will bo shown In motion pic
tured Just to lot the peoplo of Hono-'
lulu soe the difference botweeu Christ
mas In the Middle West and In Para-'
disc Thero uro races on skates and
rucos with dogs drawlug slodges, Tho
Tom Boy discards Btralght-laced for
mality of her homo town "hnd goes to
tho city whoro she has tho time of hor
life. It Is a new world to her and
she Is making the best of It. Sweot
and Twenty is a pretty little comedy
whoro love's young drenw Is presented
In , dainty mannor. The show Is a
good ono and the business has vastly
Itupiovcd of late.
THE BONINE.
Thoro will bo anbthor chango to
night In tho fasclnntjng list of animat
ed scenes thnt has been nn nt Thu
Ronlne for the past several days, and
another still grentor change planned
for tomorrow evonlng, when an Inter
esting lot of new local scenes will be
put, on for the first time. Catching
tho man-eating shark will bo ono of
more than ordinary Intorost whorovor
exhibited, ns will also tho hula or nn.
tlvo llnwnllan dnne,,nnd many other
ory intorostlni; ucuuea uow In various
stages of completion. A number of
interesting Hawaiian ranch scenes will
soon bo In readiness, and will undoubt
edly be of-grcnt Interest hero In tlio
Islands, and n surprlso to people of
other ports of the world.
NOVELTY THEATER.
The "Arrival 'of Santa Clnus," Is
tho sketch at the Nmclty tonight und
tomorrow night nnd tho title Is ccr
tnlnly suggestive enough of Christ
mas. Tho sketch was written by Hap
py Jack Walker, tho versatile comed
ian who Is Ailing an engagement at
this theater. Miss .leanetto Cooper
will dnnco ns usual and the picture
program will be good.
CHRI8TMAS EVE DANCE.
When you are tired of walking tho
streets tonight with tho Christmas
ovc carnlvnl throng, pay a visit to tho
Now Danco Hall on Kukul street. You
will And thu floor nnd music excellent
and even If you ild not wish to dnnco
you will enjoy watching the djiiccrh.
While this Is a public danco, good ord
er Is always maintained nnd you nnd
your friends wlll be welcomed.
A COLLECTION OF AEROPLANES.
Whq In town has seen an' nernplauu
meet, I. e., as we know a bicycle meet,
or an athletic meet, an automobile
meet few liuteod probably. Well Mm
Art has n film on for today and tomoi
row describing such a thing In acio
plancs. Imaglno if you can n Int,
enclosure where these giant ships of
spaco aro confined, pending their flight
Into thu upper regions. flrcnt htifc-c
skeletons, half bird, half balloon, ot
boat as tho cato may ho. After ,1'w
inspection these creations of human
mind aro unloosed, and away they go,
off and up Into space, at the sweet will
of the operator as to direction and
siiocd, A comparatively fuw yenn
ago and ono would hae been deemed
fit for tho lunatic asylum who would
havo dared advancu any such suggrtt
tlon oven. Vet today theso mnchlnp.i
aro an accomplished fact and of mm a
or lass practicability. This display ot
acroplanos and their aerial Blunts nio
well worth sooliig and ns tho old time
"side-show" 'barker used to say,
"worth doublo tho price of admission."
Thero Is'tio'reason why they should
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