The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27

The second annual joint meeting OF
the Trustees and Teachers of Oahu
College was held yesterday at $3.50 p.
m. at Pauahi Hail. The custom OF
having the two bodies in control OF
college matters meet in an informal
social and business way was inaugur-
ausd last year. when it was SO success
fuI in establishing o new base on
which the affairs of the college might
be settled that it has become an es-
tabIished thing in the years calendar.
The meeting gives an opportunity for
that social fraternizing by which the
welfare of the school is promoted and
for the presentation on the part of the
heads Of departments of their plans,
and hopes and needs.
At this meeting. at which President
Grifnths presided. reports were heard
from all the teachers who have charge
OF the various branches of the
school work. Miss H. x. sorenson,
acting principal of the Punahoa
Preparatory school. gave a most favor
able report of the years work IN that
institution. In attendance, In the In
terest of the children and in the effi-
cheney os the work accomplished, the
year has been a notable one. The kin
dergarten, as reported by Miss G. II.
Uecke, has been prosperous. the large
attendance necessitating two assist
ants. Miss Uecke made suggestions
in regard to securing a building for
that department.
The reports Of the teachers in the
college were outlines of the work ac-
complished in that school and contain
ed most satisfactory Information for
the Trustees. The college now offers
FIVE years OF English, History, Science.
and Latin: four years Of commercial
work, Mathematics, and Drawing, and
three years of Greek, French, and Ger
man, besides work in other subjects
The work of the classes and the meth
obs used, as tested by college examin-
ztions and other methods, are Of the
most gratifying kind.
Mr.. Rarton's report for the music
department showed an unprecedented
year of prosperity. In Mr. Barton,
Mrs. Barton, and Miss Gertrude King
Brown, the music students have a
most efficient corps of instructors In
spite OF the employment of two assist
ants there are still some pupils wait
ing who wish instruction.
M Hodley for the Manual Training
department gave a brief resume OF the
work of his department. which showed
that a good beginning had been made
in manual training work. He outlined
plans for future development winch
were received with favor.
Mr.. H W. Forbes, who has mad
charge of the Latin Department and
of Baseball, is the only teacher 10
leave next year. He proposes to study
law. Negotiations are already under
way for his successor. Miss A Il.
Hasforth has been granted q year
leave of absence to visit her home IN
Germany and to study botE. in Ger
many and In Paris. Mrs. Helene
q,ietiens will conduct her classes.
President Griffith's report was the
last heard. Some excerpts therefrom
are here given:
n. STATISTICAL.
students in attendance: College. ..- "
Music Department. -............s.... oo
Manual Training Dept...s.. 80. Il
IT'S
Names repeated %
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Of the eighteen graduates from the
col,age. eight Will go TO college as fol-
l,,yvS: cornelI-George Canavarro. Hale
A,1sfin: stanfoed-F. Schnack. Ernest
smith: Haryard-Percy w. White.
FIarold Castle; University of Pacific
clarence Pearson; wellesley Eleanor
waterhouse-
ADVANCED CLASSES.
Miss Graydon has given the work
IN advanced English, Mr.. MacNeiI =
! ayanced chemistry, Miss Hasforth IN
advanced German and French, as plan
md and announced last year in the
catalogue. There have been I'VE grad
nate students in all and four in regu-
lar attendance. It is hoped that some
,f this years graduating class viii re-
turD for similar work. Provision VII
no made for the same advanced courses
as last year In the belief that by con-
ssantly holding up such work, attrac'
five ard desirable, to those students
who do not go away to coilelse de-
rsland may finally be cultivated for one
and possibly two years of study be-
yorsd our regular course.
IN ahis years group OF graduate
students has been manifested a tend
encv to take work in the cotslmercia
department. This tendency we have
been glad TO encourage, as these stud
ents do better work in and get more
benefit from their commercial courses
after a regular academic course
PROMOTIONS.
Another matter which has receive'
more attention this year than ever be
fore has been the promotions from
grade to grade during the school year
This has been due partly to the in
coming of older and more mature stud
ents from other schools but more es
pecially to our own conviction that i
is desirable to make our system s.
flexible that the more mature Or bright