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

The report the Commissioner Education Harris for the
last fiscal shows steady growth The total pupils
enrolled the public elementary schools throughout the country
I592 increase OF compared with the preceding year
The average daily attendance for the Io99273 per
the number enrolled This largest average
compared reported 1t must be
remembered that IN many parts OF the country school attendance not
compulsory Where the much higher For
Territory where there compulsory attendance the average
much higher The average attendance for the whole islands last
report SO On the Island OF Hawaii 81 per
Maui ooka and Lanai 90 per cent Oahu IS and
ha and nau SO per cent These percentages higher than al
any place the mainland but
ton ~ Always ''000 % FPS' W. Nd sisIiHI R2
The average days pupil attended school in the Unit
ed States which twenty-five days the highest
hitherto For the first time in the educational history OF the United
States the school reached 45 days. 45 teaching
days In some places however the schools open but sixty days
notably parts OF Arizona With the teaching 100
while in the East the teaching several exceeds days Satu
days and Sundays are excluded from the of course
The figures given above refer the enrolment
public schools If those figures the statistics private elementary
ages schools for detectives and FORTH there total OF 8Oo84o
pupils receiving instruction educational institutions portion
OF the year This total increase OF with the
corresponding number for the previous This of
population of 100000 roughly speaking.
is interesting numbers in this Territory are The
enrolment in public schools June &c. the end year
of private Schools elementary and secondary private kndegarten
ohanages &C. 4o22 against 1929 1902 2o
This gives total enrolment pupils as against H. 518 pupils
June &c. 1902 gain 8o7 pupils during the YEAR The
gain this Territory them has been greater proportion gain
for the whole United States indeed has proper
ton and this certainly should very satisfactory authorities and
to the citizens Of the Territory shows
alive.
interesting feature of Dr. Harris report is that which at
temp to give notion OF the average of schooling
each individual has received different According to an es
mate in the the total schooling
each nhabant the United States 1900 did egtytwo
days by 1870 the had
the great interest education nhe succeeding decade largely owing
to the influence OF Horace Mann and his disciples New England
influence which felt throughout the country
days 1880 Twenty later 1870 average 672
days and continued advance until reached 1922
fiscal period OF this total days furnished by the public
In the Territory of Hawaii where according must
tend school during period OF and where
are Uniform throughout the country child missed days
schooling would be possible have 1900 days schooling during the
school period That ideal be reached But the
last year would give 1912 days schooling each individual This
course very high 1t be remembered however, that
schools OF the counties the mainland which
ing only sixty ninety days annually schools open
school term and have been since their establishment
ago. Very few places have such a record IS this
One interesting fact disclosed by Dr. Harris report that the
cent marked increase the of schooling
liant haeen largely due to the number popu
laton OF the cities in the SOUTH owing the influence railroad
and manufacturing towns Another interesting is that the
school statistics of this Territory compare vorab the gen
era statistics of the whole country.
remarkably statistics amounted s2