The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-06-08

sent their children to Honolulu to b'
| educated, which shows that long be
! fore like institutions We're known IL
the west schools of high standing flour
ished I'm Honolulu. As early as 1872
2O00 students were enrolled. while II
1881 was established the Lahainalung
seminary. the first manual training
school west OF the Mississippi. and q
1871 oahu college, the first school o.
| collegiate grade west of the Rockies
was founded. OF such Importance wa
| education held on the islands that IL
| 1871 was enacted a law debarring any
person born later than 1919 and unabl,
| to read and write from marrying oi
| holding office. Compulsory education
is TO this day rigidly enforced and H.
| iiteracy is unknown and unheard OF
only as it exists in the foreign popu-
lation where the individuals have
reached their majority before coming
to the islands.
SCHOLARS OF MANY RACES.
In no other schools in the world is to
be found such an interesting conglom-
Grafton of races. Fancy going into a
schoolroom where they are perhaps &c
or 40 pupils and being confronted with
- different nationalities, but this hap
pens in Honolulu. Most of these chill
dren, however are born on American
soil, and are destined to become the
future citizens of Hawaii Most pleas
ing of all Is the evident fact that these
children so widely different dwell to-
gether in peace and harmony, and q
happier, more tractable or orderly set
OF children would be hard to find. Per-
feet understanding and sympathy
reigns betw cen teacher and pupil. The
pupil looks upon and regards the teach
err as his friend. one who has his in
terest at heart, and upon whom he can
rely for help and advice. There is an
entire absence of that disposition too
often noticeable in our own schools,
where the pupil holds the teacher as
an autocrat who wishes to subject and
humiliate him.
Here the discipline of the schools Is
in the hands of the pupils, which is a
strong lesson toward self-government
In the High school 1t is noticeable that
whole rooms, when 1t is not reciting
period, are left alone and the teachers
say there is as perfect order and appli-
cation to study as where they are pres
ent. The teachers in Honolulu work on
the plan that love and sympathy are
the greatest factors in the world and
conduct their pupils accordingly. They
seem to have learned that true teachers
mother their children, and the older
children are brought to care for the
little ones on the Fairgrounds.
LOVE OUTDOOR GAMES.
The love of outdoor games and sports
is strong and basketball clubs as well
as baseball are to be found in all the
schools and l think occasionally foot
ball, but l never heard it mentioned.
The captains of the teams are taught
to feel they are responsible for all acct
dents, and as consequence few occur
and "bullyism" is an unknown guam
tity. This custom may be responsible
for the absence of football, for certai in
ly no captain would ever dare to be re-
sponsible for life or limb of his players.
Physical culture receives noticeable
attention in the schools and is under
the instruction of Miss Nina l.. Adams
who has introduced many games from
the gymnasiun.s of the east. In the
Fairgrounds there is no such thing as
boys and girls sides" end children
are free to go where they please on the
grounds. Here teachers are always to
be found, but they are not acting III the
capacity of policemen; they are simply
friends to whom the children can take
their little pilikias or troubles.
Manual training is given special
prominence in the Honolulu schools
The forms are: Sewing, weaving
lacemaking, cooking. gardening and
printing. All of the children are
taught to sew-boys can sew on hut
tons as well as girls-and most pleas
ing is that every feature of the work
has a decidedly practical turn, for the
girls of the higher grades make gar
ments for themselves or for the chill
dren of an orphanage and the younger
pupils make holders, bags, aprons or
hem towels for the kitchen, while one
class is busily engaged in making doll
clothes.
LACEMAKING.
Lacemaking was introduced into the
public schools about a year ago. The
girls of the fifth, sixth, seventh and
tlSHlll SIttutS w lIllS mOIh ana lHt
product is very pretty. One of the
most highly priced mementoes carried
away from the islands was six lace
medallions made by little girls at the
Kaahumanu school and sent to me the
day ! left. The girls are allowed to
sell or keep what they make on condi-
ton that they turn over to the depart
ment small percentage to pay for
materials. one girl earned SIS just be-
fore Christmas by making lace. The
nonolulu school system has reached
that point of excellence where II
teaches the youth TO be able. after
school days are over, to take a place
in the world and be capable To make
their own way. not helpless and with
out knowledge of the practical side Of
life, which sooner or later Is bound to
confront all.
The culinary department is most in