The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-01-07

n point Where ihcy are ready 10 bcElu
to learn something. and to stop for
the lack Of a few extra teachers" The
following schools arc mentioned as
having a congested state in the prin-
cipals rooms: Hama, Kipahulu, Kau-
20, Makawao, Kealahou, Halehaku,
Keokea, Olowalu Honokowai, Kahu.
lui, Kihei and Keahua.
Cyril o. Smith. Supervising Prin-
cipal Of Kauai circuit, has submitted
his report A0r the four months of Sep
TENDER to December last. He states
that the chief aim mas been at unfit
cation of the work Of TIE schools in
accordance with the departments or.
ders. There were &c present fifty-nine
teachers at work in the seventeen pub
lie schools Of Kauai and Niihau. Over
crowding was general, and something
would soon have to be done in the way
of additional teachers and buildings
for several Of the schools. Three new
teachers were required at least, while
at least three more would be called
for during the biennial period. The
schools mentioned as needing addi-
lions were Iihue, Hanapepe, Waimea,
Koolau. He dilated at length on the
advantages of teaching the boys and
girls how to produce commodities that
in ordinary course We're bought at the
plantation stores He felt sure that
an expert luna would be supplied for
an hour or two each day, if it could be
shown that Eve really meant bust.
nessW He says: kauai could hardly
make a better investment today than
the hiring of a man to take entire
charge of the work of agriculture in
our schools. Instead of continually
calling on foreign lands to furnish
small farmers for our homesteads, let
us made them out of the material, lei
| hand, material which is more than
likely to stay, material which is not
|
ton to Obtain cash to develop the new
home, and which will not call for an
advance from the Board of Immigra-
ton, nor demand impossible condi-
lions of the planters" AS the result
of the daily trachoma inspection, there
had been a wonderful improvement in
| this direction. The children's teeth
had also been examined, and the pa
rents advised what was necessary to
restore them to good condition. Praise
was given to the teaching staff for
the cooperation granted.
William McCluskey, Supervising
Principal of East Hawaii, had to re-
port that as result of his investiga-
tons he had found some of the teach
ers to be self-sacrificing, others took
less interest in their work, failing to
realize their responsibilities, few
were hopelessly unreliable, seeming to
keep their positions with no other OBJ
ject than to draw their pay. Mr. Nc
: Cluskey said that his aim had been
to encourage those that deserved it, to
awaken the interest of those who
needed it, and to get rid of the third
class, but to assist ALL He praised
! several of the schools for the good
work that had been done in various
departments. He said that it was
pathetic to see rooms containing fifty
or more promising pupils, many of
whom were approaching the age Of
fifteen, unable to understand the most
common English or to express, them
selves in the language. He found
cases where stalwart men had stayed
home on account of the rain while
over sixty per cent of their pupils had
attended school, He believed that in
many instances the pay was too small,
and thought that if higher salaries
were offered, there would be stronger
) candidates for the position. The plan
tation managers had shown their APP
probation of the schools by assisting.
He called attention to the over-crrowd.
ed schools of the district He found
that there were about 500 children of
school age who iwere not attending
any school, many of whom had been
refused admittance on account of lack
of accommodation. He recommend
ed the consolidation of Kukuihaele and
Kaauhuhu schools, thus saving one
teacher and give better results. The
locations of Ookala, Laupahoehoe, Po-
hakupuka, Pahoa and Kauea schools
should be changed so that they would
be closer to the centers of population.
A one-roomed school was needed at
the new settlement near the volcano
The difficulty OF obtaining competent
teachers in Hawaii might be solved by
a system whereby pupils showing pro,
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