The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

The report the Education Dr. Harris for the
last fiscal shows steady growth The total number pupils
enrolled in the public elementary schools throughout the country
OF with preceding
The daily year 1oog9z3 or 90 per
OF the number enrolled This stated be the largest average
attendance compared reported must
remembered that OF the school attendance
compulsory Where the higher
Territory where there is compulsory attendance average
IS much higher The attendance for the whole islands
IS On the Island OF Hawaii 81 per
Maui Mooka and Lanai per Oahu IS per cent
haua and Nnhau SO per cent These percentages higher than al
most place the mainland but then school Ter
roy has always stood high especially among the Hawaiian popua-
The number days each pupil attended
ed States which twenty-five days highest
hitherto For the first time in the educational history OF the United
States the school reached days teaching
days In places however the schools open but sixty
notably parts OF Arizona With us the teaching term lasts days
while the East the teaching several exceeds days Saur-
days and Sundays are excluded from the Of
public schools If figures private elementary
schools for detectives and FORTH there 8o8o84o
pupils receiving institutions in some portion
OF the year This total represents increase 100000 with the
corresponding number for the year This
population OF 100000 roughly speaking.
interesting
enrolment in public schools June &c. year
was 1898 against 89 increase of 6o4 The enrolment
OF Schools elementary secondary private kndergaens
orphanages &C. 4622 against 1929 1902 2o3
This gives total enrolment I8I5 pupils against 1888 pupils
June total gain S97 pupils during the year The
gain this Territory then has been greater proportion gain
Tor the whole United States indeed has been proper
ton and this certainly should be satisfactory authorities and
to the citizens OF the Territory shows that school
alive
Another interesting Harris report that which at
tempts notion average schooling which
each individual has received different According
mate IN the report the total OF schooling received by
each nhabtan OF the United States 1900 did
days BY 84o the had
the great interest in education the succeeding decade owing
the influence of Horace Mann and his disciples
influence which was felt throughout the the average
days in 85oIWenty later in 1870 the average
and continued advance until 1922 the last
fiscal period OF this total $50 days furnished public school
system.
In the Territory OF Hawaii where according child must at
tend school during period OF ten years and where the
are UNIFORM throughout the country if child never missed days
schooling would be possible have days schooling during
school period That ideal be reached But
last would 1912 days schooling each individual
course is very high 1t must be remembered however that
schools OF the counties the mainland which open
ing only sixty ninety days annually schools open
school term and have been their establishment fifty years
Very few places have such a record this.
One interesting fact disclosed by Dr. Harris report
cent marked increase the of schooling
liant has been largely due the number pop-
aon of the cities in the south owing railroad
and manufacturing Another interesting the
school statistics OF this Territory compare very avoaby with gen
eral statistics Of the whole country.
remarkably to ofc