The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-06-14
AT BuFgALo,
Hawaii Well Represented BY MISS
Rose Dawson.

euucaJional exhibit arrived in Buf> |
falo yesterday, and the work of in i,
stallation was begun by the Hawai-
ian commissioner, Mics Rose G.
Dawson, and her assistant, Miss
Mapuana Smith. The exhibit wh,n
completed will be- found in the
Government Building, adjoining
the exhibit made by the Depart.
msnt OF the Interior.
Miss Dav ison is native OF
Hawaii. but would pass anywhere
as a Siateswomau, born and bred.
She ia u young woman of marked
refinement and int lligence, and
imprssses one with the earnest in
terest she takes ia her work. She
is the assistant secretary OF the De
partment Of Public instruction of
Hawaii. Miss Smith is counted
one Of the mos. abls primary teach
ers in Hawaii.
Hawaii has made brilliant re
cord in her schools, and with all her
limitations che entered the Union
with 40 excellent school system,
which is beginning to be self sup
porting, as far as TEACHERS are con
cerned. Instruction iu Hawaii is
much the same as in America, al
though more attention is paid to
the manual training. The Hawaiian
is naturally indolent, aud while be
found his lack of capabilities along
various line, not especially depres-
sing, the advent of the foreigner
makes it incumbent upon the native
to wake up to the opportunities
before him. This is fully apprecst-
cd by the Department OF Public
Instrutior, and every effort Ia be-
lag made To train the young Hawai-
,au to do something with his hands
that will b4 OF value to lin. In he
primary departments the pupil is
taught the studies that engage
the thou yht of American boys and
R,fls, in addition, both boys and
girls arc tught TO sew, carpentry,
printing and cook ng. In the His h
School, Engli.h is used, and q
strenuous I. # ,rt Is made to Improve
the written and spoken English OF
the pupils.
Much that is especially interest
ing in the educational exhibit is
taken from the manual training de-
partmeut The specimens of knife
carving are notably good, and
would do credit to skilled mrchan-
ic 10 mauy instances. A box Of Koa
ODD ma ie at WaiahoIe School
in the district Of Koolaupoko, Isl
and OF O.hu, by two boys, IA and
18 years old, shows The skill OF the
pupils. The box ia a handsome
piece Of WORK, aud is made without
nails, the corners being fitted sc
snugly. as to hold the box perfectly
solid. On the top of the box il
inlaid letters OF darker wood. il
the word "Alohs," which in Eng
lsh meaus greeting, welcome, love
goodnight and several other things
A perfect design of a Hawaiian
canoe Whitfield out of the native
wood hau is another interesting
specimen of the manual training
work. The pupils are taught Il
make their own yardsticks, aud az
careful aud proficient ara they tina
the measures are as accurate a.
Eastern factory make The broom
used in the homes are mad. of tn
| stiff fbres OF rocosnut leaves, tn
fihres bAiDg fsst@". d together will
, thongs made OF The bark of the bal
tree. ! rumbir o ropes are show
which we're made from the inne
8 bark OF the tree loug before manill
? was known to the Hawaiian. Their
D are also several exhibits from th
r soho il at MoloGa' which is no
! given over entirely to lepers, a.
seems to b., the States idea. Tn
school i. located near the lepe
colony, which contained 1000 un
. fortunateI
: In tho schools The pupils OF Ha