The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-06-14

dIligent care, combined with earnest effort on the
part Of the teachers, on whom the pupils reflect
much credit. The same remarks VIII also apply to
the Primary Department, of which Miss Brickwood
is the Principal Teacher, assisted by Miss Fornan-
der. Any one who has had experience in training
Hawaiian children knows how much labor is re-
quircd to get them to pronounce the simplest Eng
lish words correctly and distinctly. So that when
it is said that these little Juveniles read and spoke
English with scarcely trace OF foreign accent, is
highly complimentary to those who have had the
training of them Their spelling was particularly
deserving of notice. Some forty or fifty boys were
arranged ia j row, while Il long list of words were
called oat for them 10 spell. They finally resumed
their seats without having made one mistake. So
that lady who had gone there with prize, intend
ing 10 give it TO the boy who should spell BEST was
compelled to take it away with her, as it was impos-
sible TO say which was best. Neither would We
omit the excellent order aud discipline of the
school The examination was followed by songs
and declamaiions. Although the singing was good,
We thought the speaking better still. The render
ing The Pity the sorrows Of poor old man " was
inimiiablc aud most unmisakibiy meriicd the first
prize. The following is the prize list: LIST Solomon
2ud H. Won Holt; Bird j. Wilmington; 4th Makia ;
5,h Lui Mahiai; 9Th }. Kaiwi.
The wcIl-conducied aud most useful PoLukaina
Girls School was examined on Friday, and all pres-
ent were impressed with the idea that Miss Corney,
and her assistant Miss Dudoit, are not laboring in
vain in their efforts to incucate in theirpupils habits
of neatness aud refinement, while the prompt and
vicacious answers showed that IN the matter Of
book learning they were above the average. The
number OF pupils in the school, according 10 the
port Of the President of the Board of Education is
sevcnty-hve.
To the examination of Oahu College, more time
has been dcsoted this year than has heretofore been
customary This has been done in accordance with
the sound theory of President Pratt that on cxam-
nation is not mere entertainment for the grati1ca
ton OF spectators, but should be an honest show
ing of the progress the students are making. With
this end in view the examinations commenced on
Wednesday of last week, and continued four days,
thus afTUrding every class opportunity TO exhibit
the work 1t had accomplished during the year, and
the result proved that the scholars had been dill.
gent aud the teachers most eminenty fitted for the
positions they occupy. The number of pupils dur
ing the past year has been about eighty, of whom
nearly one half are girls. Ga the afternoon of Mon
day, after partaking Of sumpruous lunch. large
audience listened for several hours with great inter
declamations, select readings recitations, and
compositions by some of the more advanced scho-.
lars. The excellence was 50 Uniform that il would
be unfair to particularize, but will say that we
rejoice to see that much and Intelligent cri
tcism has been devoted by tue faculty to high de-
gree of culture in our mother tODgue,-a branch
SO often strangely neglected.