The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-22
KALlHlWAENA SCHOOL.


relatives and friends of the pupils
and teachers were present and ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased
with the unusual proficiency display
ed by the children. The principal,
Mr.. Zumwalt, promptly opened the
school at 8 O'Clock and proceeded to
examine his scholars class by class
in the various studies of the past
year. A class of boys about ten
wears of age went to the blackboards
and proceeded to draw up and write
out bills of parcels in neat hand
writing and showed that they were
well able to take care of themselves
in shopping. While this was going
on another class was taken through az
course of mental arithmetic with
various monetary and other prob
lens. Rapid and correct answers
showed that the children were well
up in this work. Following this the
previous class explained their various
operations in remarkably clear and
logical English. Then followed vari-
Gus classes in reading and spelling.
The elocutionary effect produced by
Mr.. Zumwalt's teaching was especi
ally noticeable. One noticeable fea-
ture was a class in composition who
went to the boards and wrote letters
in good English, addressed to their
parents, teachers or friends, or de-
scribed their proposed plans of
spending the approaching vacation.
While these classes were going on
Miss Agnew, who ably seconds Mr..
Zumwalt in his efforts to improve
the scholars, was conducting the pri-
mary classes through their course of
studies in the other room of the
school. Here the walls were decor
ated with numerous specimens of
fancy needlework and crochet, both
useful and ornamental, the work of
the female pupils under her skilful
guidance. Her classes were formed
of tiny tots ranging from five to alb
out eight years in age, of whom but
eight had ever been at any school ex-
cept during the current school year.
They were truly first-year pupils;
yet these little ones had thoroughly
mastered the First Reader and their
tones and enunciation showed free
| dom from defects of enunciation un-
usual in schools on these islands.
Going to the black boards these little
ones who could scarcely reach the GEN.
tire of the board without standing on
tip-toe, proceeded to cover the boards
with as fine writing as even the senior
classes of other schools could not
improve on, and later showed pro-
ticiency in working arithmetical pro-
blems both in figures and words
truly surprising considering the age
of the scholars. Exercises in spell
ing, oral and written, and dictation,
were gone through with the same
thorough work shown. Some very
fine specimens of drawing by the
pupils on paper were shown which
many grown up person would not
have been ashamed to own as their
handiwork. The sewing classes
showed that every variety of useful
and ornamental work in this line
had been attended to from dressmak-
ing and machine sewing to book
marks and crocheted wool garments
for babies. The usefulness of this
class of school work was greatly ap'
preciated by the mothers and other
ladies present. Closing the school
work about noon the following pro-
gram was ably rendered by the
pupils, the opening song being
especially sweetly sung. The exer,
cises closed about 1890 O'Clock.
Mr.. Zumwalt and Miss Agnew may
now enjoy their vacation conscious
of having produced some of the fines
educational work in the city for the
past year:
Song-Children of the Union.
BY the Schoo
Welcome. Rebecca Chamberlain
Piece. Manuel de Silv,
My ntry-............ John Ila,
Sabbath Bell-....... Keali
Don't Fret. Solomon
March Away-.......H Henry Sullivan
Song-Teacher may / be your
Pupil. ..... BY the Schoo
TRY Again- Mary Hip,
mo T'ittIa Clock- lanes J,int
Tho oiJ 0aLan Rrote, Morr;a,t
ine o'a o"Heii Du0Ao' 4nai ier.
ApouI Mysei-.. 'oosePi heii
Voice Of the Grass. -..........J Julii
Don't XIII the Birds-.....
......,.... Henry Chamberlain
SOng-There is a Happy Land.
Ry tba Scboo
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