The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-10
CLOSING EXERCISES,
Fort street and Pohuk aim SCHOOLS
..G cod Work Shown,

enjoying the occasion afforded once
in each year of exhibiting their
achievements in tue pursuit OF know
ledge.
In the Fort Street School, the
seven dep lrtments were examined
simultaneously, Among the visitors
present were Chief Justice Judd
and Miss Judd; Major Wodehouse,
II. b. NJ. Commissioner and Mrs.
Wodehouse Hon. &. Il. Bishop,
President of the Board of Educa-
ton; Professor Alexander, Mr.. a.
I. Atkinson, Inspector General of
Schools Rev. DR.. Beckwith and
some teachers from country dis
tricts. Visitors passed from room
to room and were couTteously afford
ed every possible opportunity OF in
specting the pupils work not only
of the day but also of the year; as
piles of exercise books containing
exhibits Of the lessons from time to
time during the year, were on
every teachers table. In the mat
ter of writing, on blackboard, slate
and paper, it would battle the most
captious critic TO suggest where or
how it conld be improved upon.
Absolute perfection in this branch
may be said to he attained in the
primary department. in each sue
cessive grade above this, greater
speed is acquired without any sacri-
ice OF legibiiity or beauty in the
execution.
The exercises in the first four
grades consisted mainly OF reading,
writing, dictation and arithmetic. In
each of these, the work was all of
one character, the best. These four
grades, include primer, first, second,
third and third supplementary cad
ers. The study of arithmetic is carried
forward 10 and including fractions,
common and decimal. The teachers
are, Miss Coursem with 81 pupils
Miss Maggie Walker, 10 pupils Miss
Florence Winter,36 pupils Miss Nam
uie Needham, % pupils. The next
grade is conducted by Miss Brown
who registers u pupils. Several
examples in profit and loss were
clearly and promptly solved in terms
OF Tic unilary method. While ex-
cellence is the character Of all the
exercises here as in the other rooms,
the visitors were particularly i'm.
pressed with the exhibits in geogra-
ply. A pile of maps drawn by
pupils, from memory, attested the
thoroushless OF the pupils know
ledge OF the topography OF this
nelher world. But even this does
not seem to satisfy the ambition Of
instructor or pupils. Not enough
10 know the contour Of the earth
surface but they are required Il
construct it. The walls are huns
with large relief maps of the CONT
nents exhibiting in putty their con
fgurations, elevations and depres
sions. These, with the maps, evoked
expressions Of admiration from al
present and 10 Professor Alexander
were objects of delightful contem
plation. Mr.. Gears class were en-
gagged In evolving the beauties O
Virgil and other classic authors tt
the delectation of such visitors a
were capable Of approaching tina
kind of thing.
(Further notes on the work in tn
two High School grades will appea
in connection with Thursdays pro
gramme.)
To sum up the whole, it ma,
: safely be said that the Fort Stree
School has nothing to fear from
comparison with any school of TIL
like grade, in America. While th
several teachers show unmistakabl
original ability, it is also proper t
add that the mastery hand and MINI
of Principal Scott, are noticeable il
their results throughout the Who'll
establishment.
= At the Pohukaina Girls School
: taught by Miss Corney, with Assist
ants Misses Barnard, Miss Atkinso
and Miss Dudoit, there was tn
usual concourse of visitors wit
which this school is honored at leas
G once in each year. Verandas, aisle
r and window openings presente
D dense masses of spectators, most c
: whom were native Hawaiians. Th
3 school is in two buildings, tw
e rooms in each. Total attendance
: lag. The accommodation in til
u building containing the two highe
!, classes seems TO he entirely made
q qua'e, the number of seats being 8
5 aud the number of pupils 70.
) The exhibits in arithmetic, dictl
= ton, reading and other branche
i were of high order of excellence
: Great difficulty was experienced j
u carrying out the programme on AZ
. count OF noise among The spectators
u The proportion OF the foreign eli
u ment in attendance on this sclio'
" seems 10 he on the increase. I'll
y grades include the whole series {
u Six readers. The girls in the scao'
- being for the most part Hawaiian
y vast deal OF painstaking IS Gale
= for to procure distinct articulatiC
y of English, and in this particuli
y feature, Miss Corney and her eff
10 cient assistants may be said 10 hay