The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-20
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.
Creditnb'c work Do"- "a the Subar-
b. PubltC schools.
uoANALuA SCHOOL.

MoANALUA SCHOOL.
Tuesday morning the neat little |
building which goes under the above /
title presented an unwOutrd air of /
hustle and excitement, the cause he.
ing the annual public examination OF
the scholars. Shortly after O'Clock
the examination was in full swing.
A little class of tots was presented
before the assembled re atious and
friends Ivy Mrs Pine liookano, who
ably assists Mis- Il. Thompson tha
urincipaI, iu conducting the school.
Exercises in reading, writing aud
arithmetic Ivy the primary classes fol-
owed. The work in all eases showed
that careful training and hard work
had been done by both teachers and
children during the past year. The
ease and rapidity with which the
children answered the questions put
to them showed considerable acquain-
tance with the subject. An interval
of very pleasant singing by the
classes and the combined school fol-
lowed, and then the principals
classes were examined in language,
spelling, arithmetic, reading, etc.
Some excellent lessons were given
and the result showed exceedingly
good and diligent work on the part
of the teacher with such young child
ren. The school numbers IN all
about thirty, and the premises were
nicely decorated with leis, ferns and
flowers. The sitting capacity of the
building was crowded with relatives
and friends assembled TO see the
progress of the pupils, and the
verandah and yard were similarly
occupied.
KALIHIuKA SCHOOL.
On arriving on Tuesday at this
school we found no special prepara-
tions made for show, but as the prin-
cipal, Mr.. A. j. Wilson, explained,
the ordinary everyday work was
what he desired to exhibit and not
any specially prepared work for the
day. Upon entering, about forty
pupils were found seated busily en-
gagged in various studies. The princi-
pal explained that large number
were absent engaged in conveying
bananas to Honolulu for shipment by
steamer the following day, their
parents - Portuguese - being the
principal cultivators of that fruit in
the neighborhood of Honolulu. Look
ing round the room the blackboards
were seen covered with really excel
lent writing by the pupils. At a
sign from the principal the junior
class in his room stepped up to the
boards, erased the fine work already
there, and proceeded to do equally
as fine work in the shape of arith-
metical problems, dealing with sums
very large in proportion to the size
of the scholars. These problems
were their own composition and
showed good acquaintance with
English and thorough knowledge
of the primary principles of arith-
metic. Exercises in reading and
writing words diacrtically marked
followed in which the same thorough
ness was seen. In the primary room
SIrs. Wilson, who ably assists her
husband, showed some splendid
samples of writing by little tots
scarce higher than the desks they
sat at and some specimens OF
drawing on the blackboards that
would have done credit to grown up
persons. In both rooms many little
helpful devices for rapid work con-
structed by Mr.. Wilson from his own
ideas were seen-a thing seldom
TO be seen in schools where teachers
are content to go on IN the old ruts.
Mrs. Wilson showed some elegant
specimens of needle work and plain
sewing done by the female pupils
under her instructions. The school
as a whole has done as good work as
any in the district and throughout
the school a thorough working and
painstaking attention to detail was
exhibited with good results in every
case. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, who
leave shortly for their home in the
States, have every reason TO be prouc
of their work for the past year in the
ahoyp school