The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-01
PUPILS MAKE
GOOD SHOWING
HONOLULU YOUTH IN COMPETE
TION WITH THE
STATES.
RESULTS OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE
EXAMINATIONS
Twenty Per Cent of Local Applicants
Win Excellent" While Only Seven
Per Cent of Mainlanders DO.

Honolulu High School pupils hsve
made very creditable showing in the
University examinations held under
the direction of the College Entrance
Examination Board. The High School
pupils took the examination which
continued in the various subjects over
four days, June 1t, II, Is and 19.
Prof. M. M. Scott, principal of the
High School has just been notified of
results by Thomas S Fiske, secretary
of the College Entrance Examination
Board. In his letter to Prof. Scott,
Secretary Fiske says:
Il send you herewith reports of the
examinations taken by your pupils at
the Honolulu High School l hope that
the results will prove satisfactory to
you. 1t appears to me that as a whole
they are quite creditable. You will be
interested to know, L think, that the
readers in history consider that the
work of your pupils in that subject was
worthy of special mention being equal
to the best done at any point"
The College Entrance Examination
Board is something new in college
matters. 1t is in erect a combination
of practically all the colleges and uni
Versities OF America by which uniform
examinations for admittance to college
are held wherever applicants live.
The questions in each subject are pre-
pared by a committee of three special
lists in that particular branch. The
work of examining the papers sent in
by applicants is done by still another
committee, so that there is no incen-
tive to anything but thoroughness. APP
plicants for this examination must pay
a fee of five dollars and give such as
surance of preparation for the exam
ination as will give some justificat ton
for their talking it. The examinat ton
must be held under the direction of
some suitable person who has had no
part in preparing the pupils for TAX
ing it. In the case of the Honolulu
High School pupils Principal French of
Punahou conducted the examination.
The examination questions were sent
to HIM under seal, the questions in
each subject being sealed separately.
The seal was broken in the presence OF
the pupils taking the examination. A
definite time was allotted to the exam
ination in each subject.
Five High School pupils took the eX-
animation. OF these, three passed the
examination without any conditions,
two passed it probably with some
conditions. One received the marking,
excellent" two the marking good"
These examinations were held for
the nrSt time IN lyOl. In that year
about 973 took the examination repre-
senting every state and territory in the
Union. OF this number only about sew
en- per cent received the marking "eX-
cellent" This year at the time appli-
cation was made by the Honolulu High
School pupils, there were 2S00 applica-
tions in already, and it was expected
that at least 5000 persons would take
the examination during the year The
examination held here in June was the
first time any pupils of Hawaii have
taken this examination. Those who took
nd and passed can on a certificate of
the fact from the College Entrance Ex-
animation Board, enter any college or
university in the United States with
out further examination in the sub
jects on which they have already been
examined.
Prof. Scott feels very much gratified
at the results shown by the pupils.