The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-07-27
WaiaIua Seminary.

fair for the benefit of this useful school for
native girls was held the 18th instant in the old
native church at WaiaIua, to which the Princess
Regent and her sister the Princess Likelike kindly
gave their assistance. The Princess Regent and
her sister we're present through all the exercises of
the annual examination, which occurred on the
following day, the 18th. The house was tastefully
decorated with wreaths of MALE and ferns the
handiwork of the pupils. AT nine O'Clock the whole
school, numbering over sixty girls. most OF whom
are under twelve years of age, marched in process
sion from the Seminary grounds to the church,
keeping step to the happy songs they sang. The
examination occupied the whole OF the forenoon
and indicated the nature of the labor performed
during the past year by the teachers and pupils.
1t showed earnestness and industry. The large
number of native parents and visitors appeared
highly interested in all the exercises, especially SO
in the songs and dialogues of the closing exercises
which called forth frequent applause.
The school has been in charge of the present,
principal Miss Mary +. Green about ten years,
during which time nearly two hundred girls have
received instruction in those lines of domestic
education best calculated to make them useful
citizens. The instruction has been IN the Englisn
language. Many of these pupils are now settled
in life, and proving themselves to Oe useIui
instructors of their race not few have been
teachers in the native common schoolsi ana a
goodly number are mothers of growing families
one of the former pupils now sends her own
daughter and calls her the granddaughter OF the
Seminary. The mOrtuary record for the past ten
wears numbers twelve names. Among the sixty
pupils that have attended the school during the
last year every island in this group is represented
although by far the greatea number are from
Oahu.
The school is fortunate in securing the services
of Miss L. W. Simpson who comes from PhIia-
delphia, and who has acquired valuable experiences
as a teacher in Virginia. The presence IN any
school of such teachers as Miss Green and Miss
Simpson is of itself a guarantee of faithful and
successful instruction. Honorable mention should
be made of Mrs. Thomas Nathaniel, former
graduate and Miss Burns of Honolulu, both OF
whom have rendered valuable assistance ct time
when help was so much needed and 50 hard to
to obtain as during the past yeaf- Both have
done well. Without their assistance the school
might have been compelled to close before the
completion Of the year.
The most serious question that now meets the
friends of this institution is that Of the school
buildings Upon its decision perhaps will depend
the further growth of the abandonment of the
school: and it will have to be decided soon.
The present main building was put up more than
forty years ago; the walls were laid IN mud and
mortar, Competent judges upon examination
have expressed the opinion that the building Is too
far gone to warrant any great outlay Of money IN
repairs The least that nov be as. ed Tor 70
meet the requirements Of the school, IS main
building that shall cover a reception room, work
room, dining room, sleeping rooms and dor
mitories all under one roof. The present rec1ta-
ton rooms can be rehtted and repaired 70 answer
their purpose.