The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-18
MRS. DILLINGHAM; MAKES \ RE
PORT on CALLS.
1t is Complete and Interesting
Observation-Disclosures --
Overflow at Waianae.

ucvation have begun their visits to ihe
different schools assigned them
couple weeks ago by President Smith.
Brief verbal reports were made at yes
| terday's meeting OF the Board by w.
\. Bowen on the Beretania. Kawaia-
hao and Kakaako schools, and Mrs.
Jordan on Maemae.
Mrs. Emma S. Dillingham's report
of the Chinese Girls, Moliili and Wal
lupe schools, was complete and com
prehensive. She was complimented by
the president for the interest she is
taking i'm the schools under her care.
Mrs. Dillingham; visited the Chinese
Girls school on Devember II. In MAX
ing her report to the Board she SAID:
Mrs. Lowden's room in Kaumakapili
church has an attendance of 46. The
roll shows remarkable regularity in
attendance. The pupils as yet know
very little of English. 1t is never
spoken by them or to them outside of
the school. There are two classes in
| this room.
Mrs. Chang's room in the school
house is the receiving room of the
school There are now fifty pupils in
attendance. They are small. noisy, ac-
tive children. and are glad to be busy
working at the chart. The little street
! flower girl is one of the scholars. The
class sang three motion songs very
well and with much satisfaction to
! themselves.
Miss Ella Il. Snow, the principal Of
the school, has thirty pupils in her
class. | listened to the classes in
reading. arithmetic and language. The
discipline was excellent. Extreme
care is exercised by Miss Snow in
teaching everything with very salts
factory results. y number of Hawaii
an girls attend this school, most Of
them living in the immediate vicinity.
much grammar work was done in
connection with the reading lessons.
Last Monday | went through the
MoiIiii school with Mrs. Isabella
Creighton, the principal. The build
ing can only accommodate forty-ono
pupils. Many have been refused ad-
mittancc owing to the lack of room.
During the past two years Mrs. Gre gh-
ton has sent twenty-siN children to
other schools, because she could not
find time to carry them further in
their studies. She teaches five grades
as it is, and manages the work we'll.
The school was marked for quetness,
In handling states great care is OBJ
served. The teacher is quiet in voice
and manner and her control of the
scholars is excellent. The arithmetic
work was very fair. The results att
tanned in reading were not considered
very satisfactory. The pupils reading
from the far end of the house, in rails
ing their voices had to combat an
echo, as well as a little rustic of the
classes working at the same time at
the boards. The children sang twice
with gusto and emphasis.
There are Hawaiians, half whites,
Chinese, half Chinese and Portuguese
in the school. rhe teacher expressed a
desire to visit other schools. She also
told me of deaths among her pupils
and parents who had been attended
only by kahunas, the last medicine
given one woman who died last week,
being "A drink of coal oil.
"On the following day | went to the
Honolulu. The school lot is enclosed
by nice fence and is situated on the
Government road and beach. 1t con-
tains a number of Algeroba trees and
considerable grass free from weeds.
The house is in good order and the
paint and whtwash are fresh, black
boards are bright and seats clean.
The school accommodates thirty chill
dren. Miss Julia Hunt is principal.
For the first half hour after reaching
the school, with the exception of the
class reciting and five children in the
back room the scholars were occupied
in observing the visitors, mouths as
well as eyes taking part. On inquiry
it was learned that Deputy Inspector
General Scott was the only other caller
/, the school has had this year. Here
there were five grades taught. Phe
reading classes showed long and faith.
full drill in months gone by. The eN-
preston was quite good and that there
was an intelligent understanding n
the subject read was evidenced by
: partial memorizing and by giving tn,
substance in their own words. Their,
l was some language work donan con
nection with the reading. Arithmeti