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

TOGI ESE AND OItElt,.
The year ending June go 1908 show
ed 633 teachers to be engaged in edu-
cation in the Territory, against 500 re-
ported i'm June So 1902. OF these 3S6
were employed in the public schools,
and 229 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 1876 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 9
of the latter. Portuguese appear as 81
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, 50 have
Normal Certificates or Diplomas, 20
have Hawaiian First Glass Primary
Certificates, "a have Hawaiian Second
Glass certificates, 10 have Hawaiian
| Third Glass Certificates, SO have certi-
| ficates or Diplomas from Universities,
| Normal schools or States, and 65 have
no certificates. The latter are mostly
| Hawaiians who are teaching on pro-
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 II 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 1876 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 1865 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, and
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 Ber-
nice Pauahi Bishop. and a preparatory
annex fitted up and endowed by the
Hon, c. r. Bishop, husband of the
chiefess. There is Oahu College. also
endowed in part by the early chiefs
and in part by donations and requests
from private individuals. The pri-
Vate schools outside Of Honolulu are
almost without excepting denomina.
tional schools.
The number of pupils in sewing ha!
been increased from 5.SS9 to $3.50 dur
ing the year In agriculture we have
5Sl9 instead of 501O. Those receiving
instruction in Lauhala and bamboo
work have increased from 565 to 1877
Drawing is now given to 1920, in.
stead of S,164 as was reported las
year. This all shows an advance, anC
there is every prospect of further ad
vance. AS our teachers, trained il
our Normal school, with the direct OBJ
ject of giving instruction to our pc
culiar population, begin to fill posi-
tons throughout the Territory, W.
shall find manual training taking il,
proper standing in our school curricu.
lum, and we shall be approaching more
and more to modern ideals. Every
teacher who passes through our No.
NAL school course, whether male OIL
female, has knowledge of the use Of
tools, has a knowledge of agriculture
and practical gardening, and can sew
draw and give instruction in tonic so
ia singing.