The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-05
HAWAII At
THE FAIR
Prizes Won at the Paris
Exposition.
HIGH AWARD TO SCHOOLS
Sugar Gets a Medal commissions r
Irwin Writes to the
Governor.

Hawaifs school exhibit has attracted
much favorable comment at the Paris Ex-
position and has received one OF the eIev-
en- awards that went to the United States
In letter recently received by Governor
Dole from w. G. Irwin. Hawaiian Com
missioner to the Paris Exposition, he gives
complete statement OF the awards which
have been received by Hawaii. The let
ter In fun is as follows:
Dear Sir: Since addressing you on the
18th OF July last, 1 have the honor to re-
pert on the grand distribution of awards,
medals and prizes to the exhibitors at the
Paris Exposition, which took place on the
18th OF last month. at the grounds of the
En position. numbering some 1900
Hawaii is to be congratulated on the
stand she has taken among the nations of
the earth for her primary school system,
having been awarded Grand Prix for
primary education. Only ninety-seven
prizes OF this grade were distributed, be-
ing divided among eighteen countries, the
United states receiving eleven. including
the one given to Hawaii. 1 also have the
pleasure OF announcing that a gold medal
was awarded to the Kamehameha Train
ing School. In addition to the above /
viii say that the Jurors on education visit
ed our department on several occasions,
tkDItHStQ lUttTstlNtS IN a way quite
&C plimentary to the Islands on the ex-
hihit We made in the various departments
connected with education. and the differ
ent methods shown in connection with our
school system.
AS the material for our exhibit arrived
so late, which I explained to you In my
lpi evious letter. I did not attempt to make
any individual exhibits of sugar, but ask
ed that II any award was made, that Ii
should be for collective exhibit. and ]
am pleased to report that a gold medal
has been the result which will be granted
to the Hawaiian Planters Association.
The above represents all the prizes Ha-
vail has obtained. The exhibits OF coffee.
rice and other materials arrived too late
for examination by the jury. But as you
are aware from the reasons already ex-
lplained II was unavoidable.
I We have thus far been treated with the
greatest courtesy by the United State:
commissioners. and also by the French
authorities, and were IL not for this fact
we. no doubt, would have been left en-
trely without any recognition OF our ex
hibit, for. as a matter Of fact, II was in
stalled entirely too late, most of the jury
inspection being finished before We wer;
! ir n position to be visited. BY special eff
fort. and through the courtesy OF those
in authority, we were. however recogniz
ed In the way mentioned above.
Il Under separate cover Major Potter Il
: sending photographs OF the exhibit, which
Will give you a fair Idea of its appear
ance. The Major has been in constant at
tendance In the space. and I am pleased
to report the visits from number of ou
Island friends. together with a constan
stream OF local visitors, who took grea
interest in the Hawaiian Islands, and VIII
have been eager to secure copies of tn
various pamphlets which we brought for
ward with US.
I have the honor TO be. very respectful
: lly yours, W. G. IRWIN,
: Hawaiian Commissioner Paris Exposition