The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-08
OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Nevada Educator Finds Much
to Admire in Schools
of Honolulu.

During the past two weeks the pub.
lie schools of Honolulu have been Wis
Tied and inspected by three OF the
members OF the Western Tours par
~, whose interest in educational prob.
lens is such as to enable them to an.
preciate the difficulties TO be found IN
city OF such cosmopolitan popula-
ton as Honolulu. These visitors arc
Col. II. b. Maxson, the secretary o.
the Nevada State Board of Education
of Reno; Mrs. Helen NJ. Chase, secre.
tary OF the Ladies' Literary Club OF
San Francisco, which she will address
on her return on the educational sys-
tenn of Hawaii, and Mrs. c. Elizabeth
Perkins, of Boston.
With the exception of the Kameha-
meha Schools, this party has made a
thorough investigation OF the Homo
lulu halls of learning and Kameha-
meha will be visited probably this af-
ternoon. Being private school, Ka-
mehameha has not had the interest
for the visitors OF the public schools,
nor are there 70 be found there the
mixed nationalities among the chill
dren. the education OF which in their
conglomeration has been a matter OF
especial interest to Colonel Maxon,
fresh from the Coast and the school
agitation there. On the subject OF tn,
possibility of the mainland schools fol-
lowing the example of Hawaii and
teaching the children Of all corners In
the same classes, Colonel Maxon was
chary Of expressing any opinion, but
he had no hesitation in declaring that
wonderful results had followed this
system in Hawaii.
II am highly pleased with what !
have seen of the educational matters
in these islands," he said yesterday.
History shows us that your educa-
tional system here was founded before
that of California or the adjoining
States. and 1t Is well known that many
of the early Californans were edu-
Gated here. And as you started be-
vance most wonderfully, considering
the material upon which you have had
to work. OF course you have no Berk-
eleys nor Stanfords here, but the high
err education has made splendid prog
ress, and the public school system,
considering the amalgamation of ma
tionalities you have, Is wonderfully
complete one. l have spent the last
ha
through the courtesy of your very able
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Mr.. Babbitt, and have received much
help also in my Investigations from
DR.. Rodgers, whose heart is still in
the work of solving the problems Of
education.
I'm respect to the school building
here there are many things that could
be patterned after to advantage by
our school boards in the more tropi-
cal parts of our country and 1 have
learned much in this regard that will
be of the greatest value to me, mas
much as 100000 will be spent in Neva-
da within the next year under my d.
rection. In the matter of ventilation
and the arrangement of anterooms 1
have been particularly impressed with
Whit nave SteH mere.
without exception / have seen
to commend at each one of
the schools have visited, but particu-
larly noteworthy is the advancement
being made In the Royal School In
those classes devoted to the practical
training Of the pupils. 1 refer more
particularly to the lace-making classes
and the drawing departments. Let me
show you what kind of work / found
them doing"
Colonel Maxson then exhibited some
beautiful specimens OF lace work.
done at the school by Miss Annie Joe,
one OF the pupils, under the instruc-
ton OF Miss Ahana and Mrs. HUI. He
had also some excellent freehand draw
ings, one pencil portrait OF himself,
sketched during one of his visits by
Ben Mendoza and Steer NADIA. He
also desired to compliment Richard
Mossman, who repeated for the visi-
tors the Grafton delivered by him on
birthday.
For these young men there Is a
good future In store,' he added.
"Of all the impressive sights at any
IF the schools that of the gathering of
children representing ten nations
'aluting the American flag and drill
ng under the charge of Miss Felker,
1T the Kaahumanu School, was the
most impressive. 1t was stirring
spectacle for me to watch those chill
lren learning patriotism for the coun-
ry OF their adoption and learning to
aspect and love the American, em-
)lem."
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