The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-07-20
Lahainaluna Seminary.

EDr1oR GAzErrE:-The annual examinations ana
closing exercises Of Lahainsluna Seminary took
place on the 9TH. Sth, and 9Th OF July. It was
my privilege 70 be present during the second
and third DAYS and this being nv hrsi visit this
Seminary of learning. desire to call the attention
of the public TO few facts which think worthy
OF their consideration. The attendance for the
year has been ninety-fve, with very little absent
eelsn- Il seems unfortunate that this especially
Hawaiian institution should De Obliged TO labor
under the embarrassment Of lack OF sccommoda-
tons for the young men who attend there; the dor
mitory and boarding arrangements, sufficient for
sixty are oyercr0Eoed and strained, 10 take care
Of niaety-fye. hops the Legislature. now II sss-
slon viii see 10 1t that these defects removed.
Principal Hitchcock said to me: We can and VIII
do all the work within ourselves If only the ma
terisls are provided. This VIII sound almost like
presumption 10 some, but If their friends could
look into the workshops Of the school, and sse what
the young men are doing there, they would reooe-
niEe that the statement WAS within reason: for the
exhibit Of tSe industrial department shows that
they can do not only the ro1gher part, but that
they are actually succeeding IL cabinet work. Nh.
Hitchcock has wisely decided 20 send down 10 Ho-
nolulu, both for exhibit snd sale several articles
made BY the boys during the year. Two OF the
recitation roOms filed with hst-racks. stands
Center-tables, bureaus, othcedeSks, large extern
sion table other tables and various articles some
made 70 orGer, but all designed and manufactured
by the students Quite number Of these we're
sold at auction on Thursday, ?. m, and brought
remunsrafIve prices IN almost every case The
year before last the sales % this department
amounted 70 about $l,eo0, but they then received
a large number Of orders for school furniture.
blackb0ards- etc
Bat lam speaking at such length OF this part OF
the work sons NAV think Il i receiving undue
emphasis ~ the school. Such Is rot the case.
however. The classroom work was ali good. some
Of Il excellent The course OF study Is strong IN
mathematics and history. while geography. physi-
ology, gramEnEr- poliiicsl economy and constlt1-
lions are given their places.
But VS. glad 70 hsar the Principal announce
t1st during the Coming year the St1cy OF English
Language and Literature. would receive especial at
tenton. The closing exercises II halnae Church
passed on very pleasantly. and the Young man &C
Quilted themselves with credit every way. there
we've four Original pisces among the parts, and
they no doubt indicate q tendency OF thought
among yo1ng haSGllans- As al dS7elt chiefly upon
the present and future Ot Hawaii. and frOun their
standpoint OF Hawaii for Ha=aiisns. Only two
received diplomas. although there were eleven who
stu1lec n the senior class The others had not
attained such standard Of scholarship during the
course a. % warrant q diploma This principle
adhered 70 vii give significance 70 the diploma
OF TIE Seminary which vii increase It's value The
names OF tie graduates With TIE subjects OF their
orGtlo-S are a. foll0Es- !. h hEhookele. sra61-
ated with 4 mark OF ~ per cent A most excellent
record HIS theme vas -Hawzli-s Position and
Influence David Aahs1lelio earned a marx OF
- per cent. His theme was -f1zxaIi-s Burden of
Law. The impressions received from ny visit
are that that the WORK being done AZ I.ahsinal1ua
BY Principal Hitchcock and his associate teachers
Is in everT way Of h5gh order, and entitled 10 The
cor5ial and liberal support OF Government.
ians q receive careful literary and industrial train
inc az minimum OF cost shO1ld c0arinas y al
tract then-frou ali the islands OF the groap.
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