The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-28
to the number of credits received during
the late written examinations:

;. V. Fernandez -.--.....- by vote Of audience
Scottish Chiefs.
Tn books were all we'll and handsomely
bound in leather, and they cannot but give
pleasure and be of benefit to the recipients
besides being IA souvenir from the classes of
1888.
Most of the boys who took part in the
programme, and those who received prizes
belonged to the first class, and will be grad
uated from the Royal School this term.
TIL exercises closed with several pieces
of music and finally with Hawaii Ponoi.
The boys on taking leave of their teacher
proposed three cheers for the principal
and teachers of the Royal School, in which
all joined, at the same time wishing them
a pleasant vacation.
An extra prize awarded by the President
of the Board of Education, was presented
to- KeOla as Il reward for special merit
during the term.
Mr.. Macintosh and also the other teach
ers express themselves we'll satisfied with
the progress and department of those under
their charge; and to all appearance the
boys deserved thisp~ praise.
THE ~FoRT-sTREET SCHOOL.
The public examinations Of the foreign
schools were continued Wednesday at the
Fort street institution where the days pro-
ceedings commenced at nine o'clock. This
school of which Professor Scott is now the
principal, is divided into eight classes of
which numbers one and two, containing
fifteen pupils, are under the instruction of
Mr.. Scott; number three, with twenty
pupils, under Mrs. f. r. Hendry; number
four, twenty-five pupils, under Miss Kin
ney; number five, thirty-three pupils, under
Miss Robertson; number six, thirty-eight
pupils, under Mrs. Needham; numbers
seven and eight, twenty-eight pupils, under
Miss MOssman, making the total number
of scholars present one hundred and fifty
nine.
Among the visitors present were His EX-
cellency w. NJ. Gibson, President of the
Board of Education, Rev. ~. Macintosh,
Hon. Godfrey Rhodes, Mrs. Beckley, Miss
Carter, Mr.. INNER.
The proceedings of the day commenced
with general public examinations in read
ing, arithmetic and dictatior, the subject
for dictatiOn being an article on an editorial
boot Intended for Boston, selected from yes
terday's ADVERTISER, the paragraph WAS
written with but few mistakes. The
papers showing the work of the
examinations that have been con-
Quoted in the past few weeks, in Mr..
SCOTS and Mrs. Hendry's classes, We're eX-
ceptiOnally neat, accurate and well-arrang-
ed, those of each class being bound together
separately. On the first page was the
subject, the school, the grade, the date and
the name of the teacher then followed the
questions and the answers which We're all,
in the arithmetic papers,, worked out in de-
tail. Each answer was numbered and
separated by Il space from the previous one,
IA margin being left at the side for the
marks. These papers show more con.
clusively than any other work in the
school what IA thorough system of training
has been established, and how effectually ii
has been carried out. The principals new
system of grading the classes may also be
commended.
In the primary departments the children
are very well disciplined each class has
several divisions, and, as soon as a scholar
is qualified, he is removed into the next
higher division, thereby preventing the in
justice of retarding the progress of any
pupil of superior attachments until the
whole of the class may be sufficiently ad-
vanced for promotion. For the future, no
new scholar will be admitted to the school
except at the commencement of u term in
order to obviate any disturbance in the
regular work. Miss Mossman, now ad.
vances four pupils, Mrs, Needham,
twelve -four on trial., and Miss Rob
erts, twenty the latter lady has paid
some attention to drawing, and some
very fair sketches were shown on the
blackboard. In Miss Kinney's room was a
little decoration that had been done by the
pupils, over whom this lady has unusual
control, as evidenced by their attention
and prOmptness in reply.
Mrs. Hendry examined her class in pars-
ing a subject that had never been taught,
and, judging from the very ready and cor
rect replies made to her questions, it is
hardly necessary for her to teach this sub
ject at all, the pupils having evidently
picked up a very fair knowledge of parsing
from their ordinary daily lessons, In this
examination the young ladies proved to be
much quicker, and tn have more acquaint-
ance with the intricacies of the English
language than the boys. Mr.. Scott then
put the same class through n course of sci
entific questioning on the component parts
and utility of the sum-, water, etc. The am
swers~ displayed considerable knowledge on
such points, and there can be no doubt that
Mr.. SCOTS intention to institute a regular
course OF ScleHllIc STUDY, as Is carried Oh
by the London School Board, will be of the
greatest use 10 not only his pupils, but, in
time to the community at large.
At the conclusion of the examinations
His Excellency w. NJ. Gibson, made a few
remarks as follows
81 take great pleasure in being present at
these exercises to-day, and agree heartily
with a gentleman who yesterday made the
remark to me that what he had seen of the
schools here was above the average, that it
deserved especial praise, and the teachers
could be proud of the work accomplished
by them. This opinion was given in COM
parison to some of the best schools of other
countries. Now, this is very great praise
and ought to be a source of satisfaction to
both teachers and pupils. In witnessing these
exercises of practical knowledge, L almost
wish l were a boy again and sitting on