The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-29

scandinavian and a few other foreigners The
average annual salaries Of men are s7i5.5o; Of
women, s55i, so: Of all teachers se3i 80
Education Is compulsory as TO schools In gen.
eral, and, with one or two executions, Is free
as to public schools. The law requires that
every child from 6 to is years Of age, inclusive
shall attend either a public or a private school
taught in English. Special police, called "triant
officers" are appointed In every district, TO en-.
force the compulsory attendance clause. When
schools were first started as state institutions,
they were taught in the Hawaiian language.
English was introduced as the foreign popula.
tion increased. When, in the cod-sc OF time.
the better classes OF Hawaiians manifested 4 de.
sire for English instruction. English schools were
instituted In localities upon the request OF a
certain number OF residents. Thus the large
school in Honolulu, still called the Royal
School," and fourishing as part Of the public
system, was established and given its name to
become the place where scions Of royalty and
others Of high rank were to he educated King
ka1akaua and Queen Iiluokalani attended this
school. In 1S06 teaching in the English Ian.
gvage became obligatory In all schools. Ancri.
can text books are employed almost exclusively
In the public schools, those for tho higher
grades including the cream Of English classics.
Tie only exceptions to the rule are Hawaiian
geography and history. Under the constitution
OF the republic OF Hawaii aid from the public
treasury to scctarian schools is prohibited. Sc.
lrct schools, where tuition fees are charged,
are permitted In the state system, and, as
matter Of fact. exist in group centerng In
the Honolulu High school,
Honolulu is not only the capital hut trc
commercial metropolis Of Hawaii. 1t Is beau.
tiful for situation, and, ever since overtaken
by civilization has been steadily advancing to.
ward Being the JOY OF the Whole earth.
large portion OF the area within the city limits
is on rather low land, and includes the b',s'.
ness quarter and considerable portion OF the
residential district
There are one hundred and ffty.nine miles
of streets within the city limits, which are
under the superintendent OF competent road
supervisor. The streets are OF an average
width OF fifty feet, and, Tor the most par'. mace
of macadam or telford. 1t is enough to say.
with regard to the character OF the streets, that
there are few stretches OF them whereon bicycle
riding Is not agreeable. Thorough street con-
structon has fairly kept pace with rapid eS'
panson Of the built.up bounds OF the city Tor
the past ten or twelve years. In tile older
portions OF the town the streets are narrow ana
in places crooked. but in the never parts they
are laid cf mostly at right angles, exceptions
being in hilly sections. lie have had horse
cars for over ten years, which have Just been
superseded by the electric trolley.
"There are several public squares, the principal
ons being Thomas square, named after Adrn,rai
Thomas. OF the British navy, who restored the
Hawaiian flag at that spot IN ls4a; Emma square,
after the late Queen Emma; Mak'ki recreation
ground, which is reservation for HELD sports'
and few other squares, which are merely oarc
sluaces. Concerts are given regularly IN the
public squares.
"Within short range OF memory, the resi-
dence quarters Of Honolulu were confined almos.
exclusively to the lower portions OF the cry.
Latterly the white families and the better class
OF lawaans hav, been pushing their way
back to the slopes OF Pnnchbowl. Eight or ten
years ago, two things occurred to give an I'M
mense impetus to home building, as d'stin'
gushed from mere house building by Landlords.
One was the laying out OF building lots on gov
ernment lands in the environs and selling them
by public auction. The other thing was the
starting OF a building and loan association by
number of enterprising young men, most OF
them living upon moderate salaries and weeks
or even days wages. These two factors have
completely revolutionlzed the aspect OF HOMO
lulu. as viewed from, both mountain and sea.
They have also upset the proportion between
landlord and tenants. 1t might be safe to say
that there are hundred and fifty independent
home.owners in Honolulu today where there
were not more than ten or dozen years ago
''Tlc public buildings are as numerous as VIII
be found in any city OF its size in the States
the mcst imposing OF which is the executive
building, completed in 1888 at an expense OF
$4,000. We have hospitals, public Hbrares'
churches an opera house, Masonic temple, bt
sidps the other OublC buildings common to