The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-14
TEACHERS IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HALF THE TEACHERS ARE OF
AMERICAN PARENTAGE--POR
TUGUESE AND OTHERS.

The year ending June 30, 1908 show
ed 633 teachers to be engaged in edu-
cation in the Territory, against SOC re-
ported in June 80, 1902 OF these 9S6
were employed in the public schools,
and 900 in the private schools. The
bulk of the teaching force both in pub
lie and private schools is OF American
parentage. the figures being 1872 in Pub
lie Schools and 1856 in private schools,
or 327 altogether. The punlic schools
employ 115 teachers of Hawaiian blood,
while the private schools employ but
80. The public schools employ no Chi
nese or japanese teachers, the private
schools employ 10 of the former and
of the latter. Portuguese appear as q
in the public schools and II in the pri-
vate schools. The number of Portu-
guese teachers is increasing. OF course
these are really Americans not Portu-
guese. Their education has been gain
ed in American schools, they speak
read and think in English, which Is
their mother tongue, and they are all
American citizens.
OF the teachers employed 81 have
Hawaiian Life Certificates, SO have
Normal Certificates or Diplomas, 20
have Hawaiian First Glass Primary
Certificates, "a have Hawaiian Second
Glass Certificates, 13 have Hawaiian
Third Glass Certificates, 80 have certi-
ficates or Diplomas from Universities,
Normal schools or States, and Go have
no certificates. The latter are mostly
a Ia urhn
baton.
The largest number of public schools
is on the Island of Hawaii of which Sc
are public schools, taught by 1872 teach
ers, and IL are private schools, the to-
tai enrolment of the two classes of
schools being SAB. On oahu there are
"a government schools in which are
engaged 1856 teachers, and 81 Private
schools the total enrolment being 1854
The large number of schools on Ha-
wall Is explained by the number of
isolated villages where teachers are in
charge of small numbers of children.
On Oahu, on the other hand, the
schools are concentrated and large,
and greater economy in the use of
teachers can be obtained. Thus 1872
teachers are required for 1866 pupils on
the Island of Hawaii, while 5,031 chill
dren require 1876 teachers on the Island
of Oahu, and this includes the High
School and the Normal School together
with special teachers in drawing, mu-
sic and physical culture.
The chief seat of the private schools
is Honolulu, where the head quarters
of all the UNCONVENTIONAL schools are
situated, and also where there is OPP
portunity for small advanced schools
to be carried on at a profit. The Ro-
man Catholics, the Episcopalians, ant
the German Lutherans maintain
schools, and there are also endowed
schools, like the Kamehameha Schools
for youths of both sexes, which were
provided for by the late chiefess Der
nice Pauahi Bishop and a preparat tor!
annex fitted up and endowed by tn,
Hon. G. r. Bishop husband of tn,
chiefess. There is Oahu College. alst
endowed in part by the early chiefs
and in part by donations and bequest
from private individuals. The pri
! vate schools outside of Honolulu ar
almost without excepting denomina
, tiOnal schools.
, been increased from 5,SS9 to $3.50 dur
] ing the year. In agriculture we hav
5Sl9 instead of 500. Those receiving
instruction in Lauhala and bamboo
work have Increased from sos to 1871
Drawing is now given to 1920, in
stead of S,164 as was reported las
year. This all shows an advance, an
there is every prospect of further ad
! vance. AS our teachers, trained L
our Normal school, with the direct oh
ject of giving instruction to our pc
culiar population, begin to fill posi-
tons throughout the Territory, W
shall find manual training taking it
proper standing in our school curricu
lum, and we shall be approaching NOR
and more to modern ideals Ever,
teacher whb passes through our No
NAL school course, whether male o
female has a knowledge of the use o
tools, has a knowledge of agricultur
and practical gardening, and can sew
draw and give instruction in tonic sc
ia singing.