The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-17
THE ADVANCEMENT OF
EDUCATION IN HAWAII
PROGRESS MADE AT OAHU Get
LEGE SINCE BEGINNING
or INSTITUTION.
educational Advancement. FSssinsIy
Exenplifed In the Work and
Prssress ofThls Inssisusicn-vsy
Large Enrolment This Year.

The advancement OF education T.,
Hawaii is shown nowhere more plain
" than In the steady growth aud
progress in modern methods OF Oahu
College. which has this year saIen-
did increase over last year In enroll
ment and much improved methods II
the work OF the different departments
This is true also OF the different
branches CT education under the dirse-
ton OF the college. the preparatory
school being crowded this year to its
limits and the kindergarten having
an enrolment OF as many pupils as
can well be taken care Of
The enrolment for the regular col
lege course this year is I02. being ten
more than the opening number OF last
year. Several new pupils recently
from the coast are among the num-
Der Last year the college was some
what handicapped and labored under
great disadvantage because of the re
ing from the changing from a four 10
a three year course. The confusion
of the change made the work some
what chaotic. and hence difficult This
year. With the reorganization COM
plete. the different departments are
running along smoothly and the
course is one that corresponds to the
course of the High School on the
mainland. with accommodations. in
addition. for any pupils that wish to
take up the college studies.
Until the present time Oahu College
has been in reality high grade sec
ondary school, though at times 1t has
taken its students through the regular
courses as far as the junior year. Dur
ing the year 1900-1901 the entire work
was recognized. the courses in in
struction falling in general under the
three divisions. primary and gram
mar. academic and collegiate. There
is an increasingly larger number of
academic students who do not expect
to be able TO take college work in the
states, and for the sake of these, as
we'll as for the general educational in
terests of the community. it has been
decided to organize college depart
ment In the autumn Of 1901 there
will be a regular College Freshman
class.
The art department OF the college
in charge of Miss Ridgeway. has been
broadened to include drawing, paint
ing. modelling illustrating. etc, and il
very thorough A splendid training
for talent in these directions Is offer
ed by the course.
The department of music Is con-
Quoted by Professor BaIleseyus and
in violin. piano. voice and organ mus
ic. There are a total of thirty-one
pupils in this department
There is a well-developed school OF
commerce with a large enrolment
and this course is calculated to pre-
pare those students who cannot con-
tinue further in college work. for
practical business in the commercial
field.
Resides the three special depart
ments named the college offers excel
lent advantages in the regular courses.
and the important branch OF study in
literature is encouraged by the Friday
afternoon rhetoricals in which great
interest is taken bv the students and
which were attended bv the parents
anu iTituuS Ol the pditlCiUdulSr Will
much pleasure. The students have
divided themselves into two bodies.
under the names "Oahu Literary So
ciety" and "Malibean Society" and
these two organizations alternate on
Friday afternoon in giving splendid
literary program. of recitations, de-
CARNATIONS. debate music. etc
AS to the preparatory and kinder
sarten schools. these have been much
improved and broadened, and the
teachers were compelled to turn away
pupils this year on account of the lack
of accommodations The new build
ing for the preparatory school is go
ing up rapidly It is situated Just
back of the tennis court OF the cam
pus. and 1t Is hoped that it viii be
comnlete and ready to move into BY
the first of April The kindergarten
is held in the old school building.
and is In charge OF Miss Uecke, there
being an enrolment of twentv-eight
pupils. Miss Cameron and Miss Hall
conduct the preparatory school which
now has an enrolment of 100 pupils.