The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12

SCHOOLS Taught Ill l1uWall1n nave
been abolished, and from the debris
of such useless institutions, have
seen rise second English school of
ninety scholars, most successfully
managed by Miss lamar Manu-, n
graduate from kohala Seminary in
charge of Miss Lyons. Miss lamar
is acceptably assisted by Nahalc, n
former pupil of mine, who returned
from Hilo Boarding School. If any
one has taught long enough to wit
ness former pupil engaged in
teaching, he can fully understand
my satisfaction at seeing this result
In this connection desire to say
that in these seven years the Board
of Education has granted my every
request. One request still under
consideration will no doubt be
granted soon. Where in all these
country districts have teachers en-
joyed such advantages rs we have
had? If any can show results, we
surely ought to be able to present
few. Our methods are simple.
We believe in teaching Hawaiian
with the English, and have found
Mr.. Blossoms English Lessons for
IIawaiians,' great help. Miss
Turner pursucs the same course
with the Portuguese; she having
given them about five hundred
words. and one hundred sentences,
with Portuguese equivalents, and
the results are excellent, while the
japanese ana Portuguese in care of
Miss Manross have made wonderful
progress through secret art of her
own. But what are the results of
these seven years of labor! Are
they worth the toll and privation
endured to secure them!
Look at the encouragements:-
/. OF three hundred and sixty
pupils, thirty-four well-behaved
boys-nearly one-tenth and one
seventh of all the boys-have en-
tered either Hilo Boarding School
or Lahainaluna Seminary.
=. OF those who have not entered
these or other schools, some are
book-keepers. carpenters. or team
sters, receiving good wages.
). On returning home from these
institutions, the boys attend church,
and promise to make the best citi-
zens.
A. The desire on the part of Ha-
waiian parents to give their children
an English education.
>. Portuguese mothers no longer
appear at the school gate with
clubs, but submit quietly to the
rules of compulsory education, and
seeing the advantages of English
for their children, willingly pur-
chase the books required.
6. The fact that in the unavoid-
able absence of one assistant, a
Portuguese girl was able to take
charge of the school for q number
of days, preserve order, and con-
duct the usual exercises of the
school.
(Query. Are we not preparing
teachers from the Portuguese, who
shall be able to teach their own
race)
Z. The attention of all classes of
pupils to personal appearance the
appreciation and care of the school
flower garden, and the good be-
havior of children on the way to and
from school.
s. The universal desire among the
older boys to continue their studies
in one of the excellent Boarding
Schools to which others have gone.
8. The fact that we are laying the
foundation upon which others may
erect a noble superstructure.
TO my mind the conclusion of the
whole matter is that this work pays
if our aim be to build up character,
but if we desire only to impart a
smattering of English, it is most
unsatisfactory and Improbable bust
ness. During the earlier years of
my teaching here, it was my custom
to allow native boys to live on my
premises in order to be near the
school. One morning as | was pass
ing their open door observed one
of them alone, upon his knees, with
an open Bible before him, engaged
in prayer. When he had finished
his devotions, asked him if that
was their custom, and he said il
was. Good material, thought l
They are on the right road too.
Something may come of this. Oh
the five boys, four of them are now
students in Lahainaluna Seminary
and one of them was mentioned this
year as being first in his class. II
DR.. Hyde should secure him as q
student in the n. p. Institute, an6
send him as gospel messenger tc
the benightcd islands of the seas,
should greatly rejoice, and feel that
this labor and isolation had not been
in vain. No, if we view the matter
ariUht thprn IL No nanI az ,ybi cfI;pnr