The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-03
SCHOOLS OF THE TERRITORY
SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS IN THE RE-
PORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
Observation-Disclosures OF THE SCHOOLS
NATIONALITY AND NUMBER OF PUPILS

The annual report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
has been submitted the Governor by the Superintendent A. T.
Atkinson The working of the department is clearly set forth in
detail large number of abuaons. Among the interesting
features of the report the following:
AS the intellectual work the schools concerned is
pleasure report that been satisfactory throughout
group The Inspectors report great interest IN all branches
of school work. the teachers deVog themselves TO advancement
their profession and in consequence bringing before their pupils
and highly cultivated ideas The various Reading
Circles meetings have largely helped towards
result and Inspectors be congratulated
work organizing these circles, and in inspiring the
teachers with the desire for sei-improvement
our actual work has kept improving the condition
buildings is from satisfactory many The last
legislature failed appropriate money for the most necessary
buildings and the consequence that places have had to
go without Schools and others have had to do the best they could
with make-shs In addition this the Department
having the other Departments been placed upon small pro
rata month"; 1t has been unable to carry Out some Dua3S
for which the funds have been appropriated The total funds
asked for building purposes by the Superintendent report
amounted $S56Oo $4,000 additional asked for the
new buildings the Industrial be established Wal
lee The voted by the Legislature to 10000 for
school buildings and $4,000 for the Industrial School, OF
this sum there expended $72I2o leaving balance
of unexpended OF this is to be hoped that the
Treasurer will find allow the Department at least $780,
for absolutely pressing needs There places in the
try districts which destitute of schools but without money
they cannot be helped.
The enrolment in all schools Of the Territory is 1888
The enrolment in all public schools June of this year,
when the schools closed for vacation $780, the largest
Der reported In 1892 the enrolment 7I48, that
during the decade These
pupils are instructed by $50 teachers enrolment pr
independent schools 1929 against oI2 in 1892
advance say 1900 the decade These schools receive in
sructiOn from 229 teachers
The nationality pupils the schools varied there being
less than eleven divisions The comparative table will show
that while the Hawaiian school children of unmiXed blood have
somewhat decreased the Hawaiian children of mixed blood have
increased Ten years ago. 1892 the number of awaans of
unmXed blood numbered 1888 and the Hawaans of mixed
blood parawaans, reported 1885, 7,2I8 ALL At the
present time 1902 there 1904 Hawaans and 2860 parta
waans baking total of 772 an increase of 500 children who
claim Hawaiian ancestors.
school have increased from 2253 4I25 have practically
doubled the increase being close on 1000 during the ten years
The Portuguese children attending school has been
four times that of those of Hawaiian descent On the other hand
il eliminate the Hawaans OF pure blood find the increase
of the be very close to the increase OF the Portu
guese the showing an advance OF 1927 children
school during This increase of course does
from Importation but from the natural increase OF families
born and brought up here On the other hand among the Jap
number of children bonn Japan and brought here
Some idea of the increase OF japanese population can be gather
ed from the fact that 1892 there but 90 Japanese children
in school, while i'll 1902 later there 1888. Chi
children have increased in the decade from 853 to 1895
These which schools recruit
ed The Porto Rcan though only about years the
try show up to the number of 500
To instruct this heterogeneous pupils the public schools
employ $50 teachers and the private schools This gives
pupils each public school teacher and
age of pupils every teacher in the private schools The pub
lie school work. therefore, great deal harder than the work
in most of the private schools.
OF the naonates employed in the teaching force of the pub
lie schools So Hawaans and 50 pariawaians making
~ teachers Hawaiian descent OF whom has passed
through the schools of the Territory and the majority holding
certificates from the Board OF Education obtained by examna
on from the Territorial Normal School after three years
American teachers however, head the list with 1873 nd
vdua OF these while many from the mainland large
percentage are supplied from those born and brought I'D on the
Islands, and of the useful and progressive of
teachers the product of public schools and Normal
School The Portuguese and Scandnavans employed
the public schools have mostly all been brought up in the
Territorial schools They the descendants of immigrants who
here labore in the first instance They all good
salaries There here of Portuguese young lady, whose
parents to work the plantations receiving wages SEQ
to $2 month She distinguished herself in school, studied and
passed her examinations for rstclas certificate having
cuped positions assistant is principal Of large school
salary of 81 and good prospect of future advance
ment.