The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-07-03

Catholic, at the Pauoa premises, numbers 10, the
Boarding School formerly known as st. Adams
| College, having been removed to Lahaina. we
are not informed as to charges. There are two
or three small private schools taught by ladies at
lone to be added to these, numbering perhaps 81
white children. Also the two Chinese evening
schools of about : and 9 pupils respectively.
The Boarding Schools have each of them an adolf
tional large attendance of day-scholarS, which Is
probably advantageous to all parties, giving variety
to the ~boarders, and keeping up communication with
the outside world, as well as furnishing a high class
Of instructors to day-scholars. Punahou stands hrst
on this list. 1t has on the record for the year IL
names-of these 10 are young lad.es-or soon to be.
The number of boarders ut the close of the year was
%, six OF these being young ladies. Or the whole
number of pupils, II have more or less OF Hawaiian
blood in their veins, and two are full-blooded Chinese,
all doing credit to their respective races. The charge
for tuition here is So per term OF twelve weeks.
President W.. d. Alexander, Professor E. L. Church
and Mrs. Church. Miss Ida Sloane and Miss Hattie
Castle have formed the corps of teachers during the
last term, Miss Mary Cooke also giving especial in
struction in music. The examination this year
showed in many respects Improvement on that OF
last year.
Miss Bingham's school, or the Kawaiahao Semi
nary, has now completed its second year under Its
present management, Miss Lizzie Bingham, sister
Of the principal, Miss Margaret Flaxman, and Miss
Maria Kekela being the present assisting teachers.
The year closed with &c boarders and II day-schoiars-
At the examination, which was held IN the Stone
Church, about n dozen recIted in the older classes,
the remainder being young scholars. a number OF
both classes have been in former years IN Miss
Ogden's school, now discontinued. Good training
was manifest in more ways than one. The enuncia-
ton was clear and vigorous, the answers showed
general intelligence and enthusiasm, and the manner
and bearing such asshould give encouragement to the
teachers. There are two scales of charges here,
one ut $50 aud the other at $50 per year, daily
instruction being given at % cents q week. The
teachers salaries are partly furnished by benevolent
organizations, the remaining support of the school
being entirely from the regular receipts, $50 per
year being granted by the Government in the case
Of n number of the pupils.
The school of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart,
Roman Catholic, accommodates thirty ~boarders, and
reports an attendance of 81 day-scholars. No tuition
bills are paid by the Government. The average
charges are 500 to $50 per year for boarders, and
S1.0O per week for day-scholars. The secluded
system of education of course bars all public criticism.
The Priory School Of st. Andrews, under the
charge of Sister f.. Bertha, is sustained partly by
patronesses in England. 1t is situated on Emma
Square, and numbers 30 boarders and about 20 day
scholars. The scale of charges we have not procured.
Mr.. William Gulick's school for boys numbers IA
boarders and 16 day-scholars, mostly small. 1t is a
useful institution, and only needs a little more Of
facilities for employing the pupils. 1t should be
remarked here that probably two-thirds of the pupils
in the above mentioned Boarding Schools are of
mixed descent, and certainly have now a chance to
fit themselves for prominent if not leading positions
in society.
There remains to be noticed the Reform School for
boys at Kapalama. Since the LIST of April, this
school has been under the charge of Miss Mary S.
Parker. Thirty-four boys are now enjoying its priv
ileges. With the exception of a hideous looking pen
in one corner, which might enclose a piece of a
Chicago cattle yard for aught we might know, but
which did enclose two or three unhappy little girls,
when n girls department was in prospect,-with
this exception We say, the grounds are very attractive
in appearance. Judging from the looks of the boys,
to become good citizens, and both happy, contented
and busy. A great many more of this town, both
Hawaiian and foreign, ought to be enjoying just such
an opportunity for learning to work with their hands
and to keep regular hours.
\ summing up of the above figures gives the fol-
lowing results