New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27

~ tho school nomination. They are tcady increasing
and are absorbing those who from IN" common
schools. In efficiency they VIII compare lhN"'""N
with schools Of "A similar grad" In 'ahi"Ih" hh'
Eastern states. THIS opinion has been r'l"h'"nN
.xnr..s.d by educators from the United States VINO
have visited our schools. In both the common ana
English schools there is 60 education. The indeI"hd
an, scho,lS are those supposed To be supported 10
churches boards OF missions and various '"h'fiD'
tons Tut a larV" proportion on them ar" ah'''"|'"
bv th. Government. and receive ala hy pFEH gram
and scholarships. The nam" INDEPENDENT u"'' ""'
hold good for with the exception Of haii dozci
very small schools and the Convent school In Homo
lIu these schools rcCciv" some form nI Government
,unnor, instruction Is wholly In English ana they
h.vc ohout - per cent Of the school population.
Taking the Government English and III" independent
CO boos together gives abOv" ~ per cent lnS'fcl"l
TN The English language. IN" Lor'l1ilr' mas h"'Ii
Mo,nt,I I'm the last report Of the Board - Educi
linn ia the Legislature In l-.2 the whnl" hlin"r 81
pu,ls in thc schools was 1919 OF this number
arIv obout 900 were H. the common schools with the
uou,,ion lonruacr The Government schools employ
. "a ,eochcrs seventy nine pure llawnnn' others
arc Hawaiian by birth, Of American or EHgH'h
parouts: some the grandchildren "i the hF't MISSION
aries We have also teachers from san tranc'" anu
Eastern States. ana IIapaians educated AT ofcrlin
and other Institution, In this country or III" amer
ont noonaIitIcs In the schools, there are BAL Amer
,ca,s I31 English and over 1000 Portuguese" Inc
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attendance Of Portuguese l. not alon" dn" To 'h" "ls
Portuguese population on III" ISLANDS. Portuguese
noronts bavc Il better appreciation 0f the advantages
q, odu,ation and more strict application of -" law
comp.lling children 10 attend school Tn" ~iin'Se
number ONLY about $50 In III" schools. Inc main
norton Of the school population, therefore, i VI
Hawaiian blood aud the Portuguese.
All Of the Government schools at Honolulu are
free except two which have certain hrinrhr> "i u
higher grade and for which a small t"i'i"h Ice Is
charc.d Oahu College and Punahow Preparatory
school are at Honolulu The former Is the highest
institution OF learning the Islands. though per
ho,s II should hardly be termed college. II mas a
and the college l. carefully laid out
II IS both 4 boarding and day school ana HIS t"''
,,ndings with large grounds abont them. ih'
Eonehamcha schools are the Industrial ''"oo'S WI
tho Islands and among the most important "''',''
tions They endowed by my WIFE, WHO at wv
saa,h e,ch, years ago bcqucathcd all her property
IN found these schools. am one o' me "", 80
T,o hovs, school Is we'll under way and hourNhhg'
~. e,nec, TO have the girls school equally 80 III Il
snor, fine Pupils in the Kamchameha schools re-
49,, . cood education I'm the common bHfHsh
.arcbss and are taught such industries aS VIII w
=, nroc,,cal Use TO them. The instruction Il s"'''"
elementary and We do not aim to turn out INV "
,h.d scbolor or the first class blacksmith 'a'P'''
ooms,roes ar cook. Especial care Is CIV" " "
ouno children both I'm and out OF school anu y" '"o
,,,rirr Of Young girls TO keep them ont VI n''
ov There is a museum connected with 'h'' MIN
,,meha schools called the Bishop Museum III '''
ory OF the founder. ho,
.The educational work on the lsihns' NJ i" 80
., no regarded as In Il fair CONDITION. NV
=, co,rse private schools and schools 'or 'p''
..n The first theological school for The speeia