The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-05
HAWAII At
THE FAIR
Prizes Won at the Paris
Exposition. os
- $50 10
HIGH AWARD TO SCHOOLS
Sugar Gets Neutrality-suspicious.
Irwin Writes to the
Governor.

| liawali's school exhibit has attracted
much favorable comment at the Paris Ex-
position and has received one of the elev-
en- awards that went to the United States
In n letter recently received by Governor
Dole from w. g. Irwin. Hawaiian Com
missioner TO the Paris Exposition, he gives
a complete statement OF the awards which
have been received by Hawaii. The let
&c" In fun Is as follows: b.,
Dear Sir: Since addressing you on the
18th of July last, 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
10Th of last month, at the grounds OF the
Exposition, numbering some 1900. '5
Hawaii is to DO 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-seveh
prizes of this grade were distributed, be-
inG divided among eighteen countries the
United States receiving eleven, including
tho one given to Hawaii / also have tho
pleasure of announcing that q gold medal
was awarded to the Kamehameha Train
Ing School In addition to the above
Will say that the Jurors on education visit
Ell our department on several occasions.
and expressed themselves In a way quito
&C m plimentary to the Islands on the ex.
Ihihit we made In the various departments
connected with education, and the differ
ent methods shown in connection with our
school system. rdf 'f"or'
AS the material for our exhibit arrived
so late, which explained to you In my
pi evious letter, did not attempt to make
any individual exhibits Of sugar, but ask
ed that II any award was made, that IL
should be for n collective exhibit, and
am pleased to report that n t,old medal
n q hn Lob, yvi la eyrn taI
To the Hawaiian Planters Association.
The above represents all the prizes Ha-
wall has obtained. The exhibits OF coffee
rice and other materials arrived too late
for examination by tie jury. But as you
are aware from the reasons already eN.
planned 1t was unavoidable. f ty.e.
We have thus far been treated with tho
greatest courtesy by the United States
Commissioners. and also by the French
authorities, and were It not for this fact,
we. no doubt, would have been left en-
tiIely without any recognition OF our ex.
hibit, for as n matter of fact, Il was in
stalled entirely too late. most of the Jury
inspection being finished before we vera
In n position to be visited BY special eff
fort, and through the courtesy of those,
in authority. we were, however, recognize
ed In the way mentioned above.
Under separate cover Major Potter Is
sending photographs OF the exhibit. which
will give you n fair Idea of its appear
nnce. The Major has been In constant at
tendance In the space, and am pleased
to report the visits from number of our
Island friends, together with Il constant
stream of local visitors, who took great
Interest in the Hawaiian Islands. ana who
have been eager to secure copies of the
various pamphlets which we brought for
ward with us. q
L have the honor to be. very respcctful-
ly yours, w. G.. IRWIN,
Hawaiian Commissioner Paris Exposition