The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-05-24

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THE report Of the President Of the
Board Of Education shows very satisfac-
tory progress in the educational depart
ment Of our government. The total nun
Der Of schools Is now 2O1- OF these I34
are government common schools, 26 gov
ernment select schools and Il are inde-
pendent The total number Ct teachers
Is 314 and Of scholars s,O46: 4.52S being
boys and 3.51s girls. We at once see the
disparity Of the sexes: there are one
thousand more boys than girls among our
youth
Looking over the nationality Of pupils.
It Is noticeable how few Chinese children
there must be IN comparison with the
number of adult Chinese, or else how
very few of them attend school There
are only 137 Chinese children on the school
books of this country. We are inclined
TO think that not all the Chinese children
OF school age attend school. at the same
time We must say that Of those who do
the larger proportion prove apt and atten-
tive scholars, and frequently show desire
10 continue at school even after they have
commenced to earn a little money by
working. The South Sea Islanders have
had los children at school. the Portuguese
Iof- During the past biennial period the
total increase of the school population
over the term closing 1880 has been So.
but the report points out that the present
school enrolment Is -still 6I2 less than the
number Of children Of school age euumer-
sted IN the census Of December. IS7S |
The President Of the Board considers that |
there has been a marked improvement In |
the methods OF teaching, IN the average |
daily attendance and pUnctuality of pupils |
throughout the kingdom Special atten- /
ton Is drawn to the new system Of grading
which has been introduced BIZ the Inspec-
tor General at the direction Of the Board
Ihls system was reviewed In these columns
at the time II was promulgated. The
moral culture of pupils, the report con
slders Is not sufficiently attended To- This
Is always the hardest ps II of the teachers
aufy; the consciepfisatl3 teacher Is ever
striving after It -. PIT frequently fails
Olle point ns5se I'D Is well worthy the
I aattentlon OF 900 bess and others who are
interested - - schools and that Is visit
ing In theet LsEd States hardly dsx
passes wlthouf- ne one entering the
schools and Watching the progress Of the
studies Such visits have stirnulatin1
effect upon teacher and pupil Very little
1f tins kind Of visiting is done here II is
70 be hoped that more viii be IN the future.
School houses have been considerably {
improved during the past biennial period.
ONE s2l0O0 having been expended n !
lew buildings, besides a considerable a
mount Tor repairs The new school a
Iouses have been erected at Makzwao. 9
"a kohsla, Waimea, Ldhns, Faialua and
lc1.sIlloa, while considerable additions ]
svs teen made to the Royal and T'orf ! i
treet schools An interesting portion Of
be report Is the detailed review Of the q
nncipal schools Of the kingdom. Prom lih
as it may be gathered that our school
Fstem Is healthy and that there IS con i
derable activity among those who are q
1trusted with that most important branch p
all politiesl and civil organizations, the n