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1 Mary Farris Home Economics Collection Kamehameha Schools Archives Ka Waihona Palapala Kahiko O Nä Kula ÿo Kamehameha

2 Kamehameha Schools Archives Ka Waihona Palapala Kahiko O Nä Kula ÿo Kamehameha Mrs. Janet Zisk Kahu Archivist Mrs. Candace W. Lee Hope Kahu Assistant Archivist Mr. Luryier Pop Diamond Mea Malama Kiÿi Paÿi Photo Archivist Kamehameha Schools, 2006

3 Kamehameha Schools Archives Ka Waihona Palapala Kahiko O Nä Kula ÿo Kamehameha Mary Farris Home Economics Collection Finding Aid Kamehameha Schools Kamehameha School for Girls Domestic Department and Home Economics Department 1894 to 1965 Kamehameha Schools Home Economics Department 1965 to 1981 Collection contents: 72 ¼-size dresses and two dress forms, binders of teacher s ideas, Kamehameha School for Girls library books, posters, correspondence and notes. Provenance: The Home Economics department closed in 1981, but the courses and faculty continued under other departments. When Mrs. Mary Farris retired in 1984, she left her teaching materials which were acquired by Kamehameha Schools Archives when it was established in Inclusive dates: Bulk dates: Location: Shelf Size: 11 linear feet (6 brown boxes, two 18: tall dress forms and assorted items) Arrangement: Random by subject Language: English Finding Aid Contents Part 1. Primary source documents tell the story of the Kamehameha School for Girls domestic science courses and the Kamehameha Schools Home Economics Department Part 2. The Container List Box Title: Kamehameha Schools. Home Economic Department Bibliographic record: Kamehameha Schools Library Catalog Website: Use: Properly cite and credit Kamehameha Schools sources used. For photographs, the proper citation is Kamehameha Schools Archives. Each researcher assumes full responsibility to comply with current copyright laws. i

4 Mahalo nui loa Ace Olszowka, Kamehameha Schools, Class of 2006 Caitlin Higa, Kamehameha Schools, Class of 2009 Fall 2005 Archives Technical Services interns Digital photography and digital image editing Ms. Michele (Mimi) Wong Kamehameha Schools Education Technology Services Specialist Mr. R. Kawika Makanani, Kahu Waihona Puke, Librarian, Midkiff Learning Center, Kapälama Mrs. Tiana Companion, Library Technician, Midkiff Learning Center, Kapälama Digital Document Center, Kapälama The Mary Farris Home Economics Collection Finding Aid was created by Candace W. Lee, Hope Kahu Waihona Palapala Kahiko, Assistant Archivist ii

5 Table of Contents Finding Aid information Mahalo nui loa (Acknowledgements) Table of Contents i ii iii Part 1 Primary source documents tell the story of Kamehameha School for 1 Girls domestic science courses and Kamehameha Schools Home Economics Department Article 13 of the Will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop 2 First Paragraph of the Prospectus of the Kamehameha School for 3 Girls, 1893 The First Catalogue, A 1932 yearbook photograph of the new Kapälama heights campus 14 Excerpts from the 1932 Ka Buke O Kamehameha 15 Years of transition, excerpts from the Catalog of Courses, Excerpts from the Catalogue of Courses, Excerpts from the Catalogue of Courses, Bibliography 35 Part 2 The Container List Inventory 37 Inventory, Box 1, Items 1-34, Quarter-size dresses 39 Inventory, Box 2, Items 35-72, Quarter-size dresses 51 Inventory, Box 3, Vogue Poster Book 64 Inventory, Box 4, Books and miscellany 65 Inventory, Box 5, Awards, books, correspondence, notes 66 Inventory, Box 6, Notes, books, miscellany, personal correspondence 67 Inventory, Box 7, Poster, measuring stick 67 Inventory, Form 1 and Form 2 68 Inventory, Sewing machine (future acquisition) 68 iii

7 Mary Farris Home Economics Collection Part 1 Primary source documents tell the story of Kamehameha School for Girls domestic science courses and Kamehameha Schools Home Economics Department

The King Street entrance to the Kamehameha School for Girls dedicated on December 19, 1894.

8 The King Street entrance to the Kamehameha School for Girls dedicated on December 19, Kamehameha Schools Photo Archives ARTICLE 13 OF THE WILL OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DIRECTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHOOLS UPON HER DEATH IN Thirteenth. I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate real and personal, wherever situated unto the trustees below named, their heirs and assigns forever, to hold upon the following trusts, namely: to erect and maintain in the Hawaiian Islands two schools, each for boarding and day scholars, one for boys and one for girls, to be known as, and called the Kamehameha Schools. I direct my trustees to expend such amount as they may deem best, not to exceed however one-half of the fund which may come into their hands, in the purchase of suitable premises, the erection of school buildings, and in furnishing the same with the necessary and appropriate fixtures furniture and apparatus. I direct my trustees to invest the remainder of my estate in such manner as they may think best, and to expend the annual income in the maintenance of said schools; meaning thereby the salaries of teachers, the repairing buildings and other incidental expenses; and to devote a portion of each years income to the support and education of orphans, and others in indigent circumstances, giving the preference to Hawaiians of pure or part aboriginal blood; the proportion in which said annual income is to be divided among the various objects above mentioned to be determined solely by my said trustees they to have full discretion. I desire my trustees to provide first and chiefly a good education in the common English branches, and also instruction in morals and in such useful knowledge as may tend to make good and industrious men and women; and I desire instruction in the higher branches to be subsidiary to the foregoing objects. For the purposes aforesaid I grant unto my said trustees full power to lease or sell any portion of my real estate, and to reinvest the proceeds and the balance of my estate in real estate, or in such other manner as to my said trustees may seem best. I also give unto my said trustees full power to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary for the government of said schools and to regulate the admission of pupils, and the same to alter, amend and publish upon a vote of a majority of said trustees. I also direct that my said trustees shall annually make a full and complete report of all receipts and expenditures, and of the condition of said schools to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or other highest judicial officer in this country; and shall also file before him annually an inventory of the property in their hands and how invested, and to publish the same in some newspaper published in said Honolulu; I also direct my said trustees to keep said school buildings insured in good companies, and in case of loss to expend the amounts recovered in replacing or repairing said buildings. I also direct that the teachers of 2

said schools shall forever be persons of the Protestant religion, but I do not intend that the choice should be restricted to persons of any particular sect of Protestants.

9 said schools shall forever be persons of the Protestant religion, but I do not intend that the choice should be restricted to persons of any particular sect of Protestants. FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTUS OF THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 1893 In establishing the Girl's School as required by the will of Hon. Mrs. B.P. Bishop, after putting into successful operation the School for Boys, the Trustees propose to furnish as soon as practicable the needful building for a course of industrial, intellectual and moral training for older Hawaiian girls, those of 10 to 12 years of age and upwards. It is the intention to make this School as much as possible a Home, under - when uplifting, transforming, and sheltering influences, about sixty girls may have all needed encouragement and assistance in fitting them to become capable, useful and worthy women. All applicants will be accepted for our year only, conditional on passing satisfactory examination as the ability to read and write selected passages from the Gospel of John in English. Adequate knowledge of the four fundamental rules of arithmetic, and Common fractions, and a general acquaintance with the geography and history of the Hawaiian Islands. The candidate must also present satisfactory testimonials from some reputable physician as to health as to moral character from her teacher or pastor. Any longer connection with the school beyond the one year limit will be determined by the progress made in the prescribed studies and in the satisfactory development of character. Kamehameha School for Girls first graduating class of Kamehameha Schools Photo Archives 3

THE FIRST CATALOGUE WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE 1897-1898 SCHOOL YEAR.

10 THE FIRST CATALOGUE WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. Kamehameha Schools Archives The following pages from the Catalogue explain the educational boarding program including detailed information about the domestic science program. 4

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20 KA BUKE O KAMEHAMEHA In 1932, the Kamehameha School for Girls moved to a new campus on the heights of Kapālama on the island of O ahu. 14

21 THE 1932 KA BUKE O KAMEHAMEHA The following pages are taken from the 1932 Ka Buke O Kamehameha about Kamehameha School for Girls and the domestic science program at Kapälama Heights. 15

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For over 75 years, the Kamehameha Schools were three separately administered schools, Kamehameha School for Boys founded in 1887, Kamehameha Preparatory Department founded in 1888 and Kamehameha

29 For over 75 years, the Kamehameha Schools were three separately administered schools, Kamehameha School for Boys founded in 1887, Kamehameha Preparatory Department founded in 1888 and Kamehameha School for Girls founded in The Preparatory Department re-opened in 1943 as a co-educational K-6 school. In 1961, the men of Kamehameha School for Boys and the women of Kamehameha School for Girls had a few classes together. During the school year, academic departments of the Kamehameha School for Boys and the Kamehameha School for Girls were consolidated and relocated. All classes were co-educational. The curriculum reflected that change. CATALOG OF COURSES

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Home Economics as a discrete, identifiable department effectively ended during the first half of 1981.

40 Home Economics as a discrete, identifiable department effectively ended during the first half of The faculty and curriculum continued as the Health / Human Relations Department during the school year. The 1983 Ka Na i Aupuni contains the last photograph of the faculty of the Home Economics Department. Kamehameha Schools Archives Twenty five years later, neither the Home Economics Department, nor the Health/Human Relations Department exists, but most of their courses continue to be taught by other departments. Personal Health and Food and Nutrition are taught by the Physical Education / Health Department faculty. Child Development, Human Relations and Independent Living are taught to juniors and seniors as a Social Studies Elective. Clothing and Creative Design are not currently offered. The Visual Arts Department has a Design and Illustration class. Over a century ago, the will of Pauahi directed her trustees to provide instruction in such useful knowledge as may tend to make good and industrious men and women. Useful knowledge about home management, health, nutrition and relationships remains a part of the education of the good and industrious men and women of Kamehameha Schools. 34

41 Bibliography Catalog of Courses : The Kamehameha Schools High School Division. Honolulu, Hawaii, The Kamehameha Schools, [1979]. Catalog of Courses : The Kamehameha Schools High School Division. Honolulu, Hawaii, The Kamehameha Schools, [1980]. Catalog of Courses Honolulu, Hawaii, The Kamehameha Schools, [1981]. First Catalogue: Kamehameha School for Girls. Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, Ka Buke O Kamehameha. [Honolulu, Hawai i], Ka Buke O Kamehameha. [Honolulu, Hawai i], Ka Na i Aupuni: o nāpo okela Honolulu, Hawaii, The Kamehameha Schools, High School Catalog of Courses. Honolulu, Hawaii, Kamehameha Schools, Will and of Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Wills and Deeds of Trust (3d Ed. 1957), Bernice P. Bishop Estate, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Charles R. Bishop Estate. Compiled from the Original Documents and Published by Authority of the Trustees. Honolulu, Hawaii, Printshop of Hawaii, [1957]. 35

42 Mary Farris Home Economics Collection Part 2 The Container List Inventory

Domestic Science. and Home Economics at Kamehameha Schools

Domestic Science. and Home Economics at Kamehameha Schools Dressmaking class Kamehameha Schools Archives Domestic Science at Kamehameha School for Girls and Home Economics at Kamehameha Schools 1894-1981 A brief program history from primary source documents Selected