The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-03-06
KAmEHAMEHA SCHOOL.
GIeanings from the Report of the
Principal.

Principal
Amongst the documents submitted
to the Supreme Court, in the account
! ing of the estate of Princess Bernice
Pauahi Bishop, was a comprehensive
report on the Kamehameha School for
Boys by the Principal, Rev. w. b.
! Oleson. There are many facts in this
report of public interest.
''rhe school was opened for the adj
mission of pupils October 8, 1887. Ac-
! commodations had been provided for
class of forty-five. Thirty-fOur boys
| passed the entrance examinations sue
/ cessfully and others have since been
/ admitted, so that the school lacks but
! five of having its full complement, so
| far as present accommodations are
/ concerned More than enough appli-
cations are on file to fill these vacan-
1 cies when the next term begins. The
requirements for admission were good
/ physical condition, and written eX-
4 animation in the four fundamental
/ rules of arithmetic, the spelling of one
/ hundred English words, the compost
! ton of English sentences, and Ha-
waiian geography. The total average
in this examination, on the basis of
/ 100, was II.
''Of the total number in school,
! eighteen are from Oahu, ten from Ha-
wall, six from Kauai, four from Maui,
! two from Molokai, and one from La
mai. Thirty-two per cent. of the whole
number in school are from Honolulu.
| Seventy three per cent are from the
! common schools. The average age is
fifteen years and seven months.
1.-THE faculty numbers five, viz, the
! Principal, Rev. w. B. Oleson; two
lady teachers, Miss Reamer and Miss
Dressler; the instructor in carpentry,
Mr.. w. S. Terry, and the matron,
Mrs. Andrew
The course of study covers three
years. The first years curriculum
comprises arithmetic, language, sci
ence, drawing, Bible study and moral
instruction; that of the second year,
algebra with review of arithmetic, and
continuation of above, advanced, from
first; third year, geometry, book-keep-
ing, and continuation of studies adj
vanced, from former years as above.
The instruction for third year pupils
brings them forward to more than
ordinary requirements of practical
knowledge and moral principles.
ut is hoped" says the Principal,
that qualified persons will OCCASION
ally deliver Friday evening talks on
such subjects as road building, care of
animals, temperance laws, care of the
health, house building; land titles,
mortgages and leases; narcotics and
stimulants, home and family duties,
tree planting, criminals and prisons,
drainage and sewage, crimes and pen
alties, civil rights etc.
"Three hours each day for five days
in the week are devoted to class room
study and recitation, with an addi-
tiOnal hour and half of evening
study. An hour and half of instruc- |
ton in some form of industrial train |
ing is provided for each boy five days |
manual labor is performed by each |
boy every morning six days in the |
week. The time allotted to each boy |
for recreation and personal use is about |
five hours each day. 1t is intended to |
use a portion of this time for military |
drill and gymnastic exercises as soon |
as proper arrangements can be made. |
"Thus far, the industrial training |
has been confined to classes in carpen-
try and printing, although there has |
been some incidental instruction given |
in pipe cutting and fitting, and several |
of the older boys have been taught to |
get up steam and to runithe pump at |
the pump house.
" Mr., H. NJ, Whitney has placed $50 |
in gold in the hands of the Principal, |
to be put at interest for one year and |
then to be given to the boy who shall
make the most progress in any branch |
of technical education taught in the |
school, during the year ending Dec.
81, 1888.
''For the three months ending De-
cember 81, 1887, there have been only
four cases of absence from the class
absences have been for a single day |
Christmas. This record is largely due
to the healthfulness of the location,
the purity of the water, the isolation
of the boys in separate rooms, and the
care of the health of the boys on the
part of the teachers. We feel it to be
as much part of our duty to see that
the boys are warmly clothed, are sent
to bed early on cold, rainy evenings,
are not subjected to drafts of cold air,
and are kept from lying on the grass
and sitting on stones after shutdown,
as to teach them correct English or to
file a saw
The report contains statement of
erected and work done on
the premises, previously covered i'll q
description of the institution given in
this paper.
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