The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-07-20
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wsno.ice that correspondent Of the Sissgyisy
Prrss makes some remarks adverse to the exanin-
tSo1S az PuaGhou. We also were pGeSsnt a. the
examinations 0uG must bcS to S1Nlify one Of hss
St1terentSs IS rue. the questions SEEMED 20 Us TO
b. fSiriy Qu-, 1hc examiners had perfect sree-
dom 70 ask qsss;ogs and used their freedom upon
many Of the ciASssss IN reference to one OF two
ciaSSSS. however, the correspondent Of the PrgSS
Is TiSht bet uly II oue OF two, II strictures are
70 b made. hc1svsr, ve would rather see them
airned as the syS:fs of public examinations. than
af rhoss who are chliSsd hy tradition and custom
10 hoid them. Oral examinations are valuable
crt1inlv. hut are not tenth part As valuable foz
testing scholSrsEip and the relative merits ct
Scholars Ss written examinations In the latter
there c1n be no beating shout the bush. no lead
iES questions asked. and above all no nervousness
II the pcyil. BE csn take his questions up care
frlly Que b. one. weigh them well and answer
them leisurely with thought Moreover, by mems
of tie written txaminSton the pupils have all the
same 81 4 Questions and there can d no favoTitiSIn
one setting Sn essy question. another s hard one
Foz al irspo-tSns examinations N Europe. and IN
InSny parts Of the United S.ats.ihe examinations
an co1d1ctod II writing. Written examinations
sntil avery much greater Gs,ree Of lsho- upSn the
sCscllsr. take up zre1f deal OF time and rs y no
means Interesting - the looker on, bui we must
Ssy that Ee consider them the only means BY
vtich AZ 1ocurIfe idea Of a child's 8 Youth ;
scholarship csn be formed They have become
lurCYsiltr bec1USe Of the Trouble they entail and
;Ae shsSncs Of display: We would ike very much
the children who have bssn unsccusso1led. would
trd L hard. but little practice vuGid soon give
them confidence We would hot DO as3y with
ozsl examinations sltocether, upon some subjects
tlsy snser veT 0eil. hlt IL zslny they value
lzsS We v7Culd be glad 70 hear the opinion Of the
correspondent Of the SifEgi1g FnsS upon the
Foi1t
TIE following ryuaarks upon the Z. P. {. for the
Colonies VII iatC-est many Of our readers. We
.-ac- tEszn the sydney Hstalf Of June 18th 4
clrSzlsr dispatch dars. the l9-h A1y. signed G.
p. Lz.Erl.Ss koSs-lsts- (ssllsEll Of Victoria has
bs5n adireSssd 70 the GOveynmeuss OF the ad-
i1csnt colonies With rCfcEerce 70 .he deslrAbilty
Of AustraliA Joining II ths Universal Postal uiln-
IL points CIT sk1i * p-eSsrt theTs three Aus
tralIln services. IL all the colonies Joined the
Union The existing ar-lncsuosnts voGld b. auuul-
lSG by the p-oViStoDs Of tue postal convention
and unless saEne r-orious understanding were
1rriys1 at tile non-Sunigscting colonies might
claiu 70 have thsI- lESiS conveyed 80 mon rates,
wisch are co2sids-ably lover ttan thosS now paid,
ZIG o1.o-lsS Maintaining tie "a seEYlces, and
thES rssp al the advantages OF the Postal Union,
uOt Olly without los hut actually Elih pIOnt,
While the buTdsl Of minimizing the 81 service
would fan slol tue contracting co.oliss Tie los
would fail lsavlSS1 upon NlcsC-l2 v4.icG depends
tie ut lsrEsly for t1E support Of lis seTylce upon
1hs payments nlaCs = tE.-nssn1Ssil1 thereby OF
TIE ccrreslllSseEcs q. u-GeC co-ol1S- lf 4 shown
Ii would nos De 70 the IGteTsSs of Victoria % enter
tie Postal Union. unless upon 4 GlStllCt under
s-s-,iirr With tie othe- clloulsS that they would
sTs ceEzral Suppo-- 10 TIE fortlishtiy Gale ser
vIce. shlch Is nl5iztzirsi exclusively fer postal
I-rplssS- and Is undsui1biy lie ECSI expeditions
c1zITzos rlEil lire, BY transmitting due pro
u1-tion Of tizir mails ty that mute. and upon
rlzlr GzreezDE bar equitable share 81 the
loss On the GSlle ocutrsct. Ihe faireSt arii most
fszs,hls rlzn for clz1p1tlns the amounts 70 b
Ili5 tovar1s the ulirtsnsres e the Gale service
appears 10 bs tk1t all tie colonies should ccl-
tSlt--is towards nesting the above mentioned loss
according to the extent 30 which they Use tie seE
ylcs- tL1t L, II p-oportiou 70 the number o.
LISTERS TlacSets and UssspEEers transmitted 10
a from ezch o. tie vsIusS q the postaEes there
q. taking the oosTespoLde1cs- 1ks colonies, q
ec1rss. SoEi6 liSs~-ss psy -heI- share OE the net
c1S- of tie Szn Er1lciSco and TOMS ss-Tlcss up
n tzs SINE lass Tie aGva11faEe to the Fuhlsc
l. a u-if0-n snd -sGuced rae 0i postsgs Is PIT
forEard a. compensation foE tbs .uss Ehleh would
b incurred