The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-21
Details OF Methods Employed and the
Prizes Awarded.

Yesterday was ia hoike," or exam
nation day, at the Royal school,
| known to the natives as "Kahehuna."
The public examinations of this old
and favorite institution are always
largely attended, and yesterday was
no exception to the general rule. From
9 \. NJ. till nearly y o'clock noon, the
various school rooms We're crowded
with parent and spectators. The ma
tives turned out to see for themselves
the progress which their boys are
achieving.
The Royal school is divided into
| three departments. The higher de-
partment is under the principalship of
Rev. Alexander Macintosh. The
next four rooms are under the charge
of the following instructors: w. L.
Stanley, Miss Taner, Mrs. King and
Miss Henry. In the primary depart
ment are found the following teachers:
| Miss Louisa b. Brickwood, Mr..
/ Brown and Miss Sorrenson. The low
| est, or department, is under the
care of Misses Mossman, Ladd and
| Mcintyre.
| The lowest department is taught by
| Miss Laid. The children are all under
| ten wears of age. In the next room
Miss Mcintyre instructs her pupils in
reading primer and first reader COM
bfned, also in spelling up to words of
about five letters, Miss Mossman's
pupils read from charts; they are also
taught spelling and writing on states
and on the blackboard.
The work of the b C department
is very creditable for such small boys.
most Of whom are natives.
In the next department, designated
as the primary, the ages OF pupils
range from eight to about thirteen
years.
Miss Sorrenson examined her pupils
in this department, in writing on the
blackboard and reading from Swim
tons second reader.
Mrs. J. II. Brown is teacher Of the
room next to Miss SOrrenson's. The
pupils in this room are taught to read
in the second reader, besides little
arithmetic. The work of the boys on
the blackboard was very good.
Miss Brickwood is the head in
structOr of the primary department.
Here the boys were found far adj
vanced in arithmetic. Her pupils
are also taught Swinton's second
reader. Miss BrickwOods room was
packed with the parents and friends
OF the pupils, who watched their work
at blackboard examples. The pupils
in this department, are carefully
taught the formation of letters, and
consequently, their writing, as seen
IL, r-all
done in the majority of cases.
The seventh room in the higher de-
partment was in charge of Miss
Henry. Here the pupils are first
taught in the higher readers and more
advanced arithmetic and geography.
The scholars here begin to write out
letter forms and bills.
The eighth and ninth rooms are
under the charge of Mrs. King and
Miss Taner respectively. Larger boys,
whose ages range from II to ID, are
found.in these rooms. The pupils use
Swinton's Third Reader. Arithmetic,
geography, writing and spelling con-
stitute the lessons of the scholars.
Mr.. n. L. Atkinson and Prof. w. ID.
Alexander examined through all the
various rooms of the school.
One of the main features in Miss
Taner's room was a spelling match by
her classes. The inspector general
gave out some of the words for the
boys to spell, and the inspector stated
that most of the boys spelled very
correctly, and, in some instances,
difficult words were given ont and
spelled.
Mr.. W. L. Stanley is successor to
Rev. H. w. Peck as vice principal of
the school. He has been there only
since the beginning OF this month,
and consequently his work consisted
| in reviewing the work of his prede-
| cessor. \ novel study has been intro
| duced for the classes under Mr.. Stanley.
1t is the commencement of a class in
mechanical work or carpentering.
| Each pupil is supplied with proper
| tools for working in wood work. Mr..
! Stanley expects his classes to be able
| to make chairs, tables, etc, by next
| Christmas. The innovation was in
| troduced during Mr.. Peck's incumb-
ency, but Mr.. Stanley hopes to better
/ the work as time advances. Swinton's
/ fourth reader, grammar and compost
/ ton, and Robinson's arithmetic are
| the text books used by Mr.. Stanley in
/ his classes.
| The eleventh or highest room is in
| charge of the principal, Rev. AleXan-
/ der Macintosh. The studies of the
/ first and second classes embrace al
| zebra, commercial arithmetic, fourth
reader, etc.
Mr. Macintosh placed on exhibit
/ ton the examination papers of the
/ boys of the first and second classes,
which were very creditable, besides
being carefully written. The papers
show the res work done by the pupils
and are the standard upon which to
form any judgment on the proficiency
or otherwise of the scholars. The
different styles of penmanship were
/ much admired. Ed. McCOrristOn took
the first prize in penmanship. His
| specimens were of very high order.
At 1920 o'clock the recitations in
the other ten rooms terminated and
! all assembled in the nrinciDars room