Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-21
Under SUPT. Y. |. POPE, MUCH
PROGRESSMADE in EDUCATION
Three Years lust Past Show
Steady Advance in Terrific
ry's School System


of hawaii during his term of office.
The progress made along educational
lines in Hawaii during the last three
years was commented upon very IA
vorably by Governor Frear In q re-
cent report on the school situation A
summary of some of the features of
this period shows steady advances in
many desirable elements.
Qualification, of Teachers.
The standard and qualification for
teachers has been raised and for the
first time sixth in teaching as well as
scholarship has been made requisite
for a teachers certificate. An accu-
rate and systematic record is kept in
the department of every teacher in
the employ, the grading and other In
formation being reported by the SUI
pervisiHg principals and the Inspector
Of schools. The number of teachers
employed in the public schools has in
creased from sol in 1910 to 6s2 IN
1912.
Teachers Salaries.
The teachers salaries have been
raised. the minimum salary for prin-
cipals from SIS to Sos month, and
the term required for obtaining the
maximum salary. has been changed
from twenty to eight years The min
imunl salary Of qualified assistant
teachers has been raised from $50 to
so a month; the maximum salary
Jaised from SIS to $3.50 1.S a amonth: !,
and the term required for the maxi
mum SALARY shortened five years. Ad
yances in salary according to SEIZED
iile are made only on evidence of eff
ficierlt service, the necessary data be-
ing on file in the office consisting of
reports and written work,
EnroIlmefit.
The number of pupils increased
from 20.245 in December, 1910, to 24,s
1893 in December. 1912, a larger In.
crease than in any preceding biennial
period.
Higher Standing.
A larger percentage of the pupils
Is enrolled In the grammar grades
than at any time during the past de-
8cade. Notwithstanding the fact that d
large number of children have been
brought into the lower grades as The
result of Increased accommodation
and the employment of more teach
|crs. BY immigration alone S64 child
rem have been added to our elemen,
tary grades. In 1910 the percentage
of pupils in the grammar grades Was.
1921 in 1911. 14.2; and in 1912 16 per-
cent
The number of pupils enrolled in
the high schools has increased from
254 in 1910to .305 in 1912, an increase
of 81, while in the previous two years
the increase was only 6. and during.
the last two years the conditions of
admission to the high schools have
been made more stringent.
Summer Schools
BY vigorous effort summer schools
for teachers. have been revived and
made mere efficient. Three summer
schools have been held in the past
three years, the first of which was
by private funds. The re-
suit of these schools has been better
school work generally, mo.e enthu-1
siasm among teachers, and the lessen !
ing of the nhmber of uncertificated,
teachers employed.
of schools
A complete and closer supervisors
OF schools has been established, REL
sulting in more uniform work in the
schools. less waste of time and more
regular promotion of pupils. The,
of laggards In the schools
has been very materially diminished. i
A better plan for supervision has
been carefully worked out, dividing
the schools into smaller groups, en-,
stirring still better supervision, and
eurtailiHg the expense about 500 al
month. Unwise Legislation has made
1t impossible to put this plan into OPP,
Grafton
Industrial and Vocational Education
All the supervising principals who
have been appointed on the superin-
tendent's recommendation were select
ed particularly for their fitness to
plan, inagurate and extend this work
IN the schools, consequently industrial
and manual training has been more
Systematically taught than heretofore, |
and such progress has been made in j
public sentiment in this 1fpeA
Of education that it was possible to
obtain from even an unfriendiy legisi
ature largely increased appropria-
ion for the development of this work.
A vocational School would have been
by private funds and this
woHld have formed basis on which
10 build this work, if all the members
If the department had been in sympa-
Ihy with the efforts of the superin-tt
lendent to establish this school.
Medical Inspection of Schools.
While efforts have not been sue !
nessful in establishing medical inspee-
Ion ofsthe schools generally, begin /
ming has been made in the city schools
with outside help Tie health OF the
rupfIs is better cared for than ever
before by having a nurse at each |
school a part of each day. She at
tends to the slight ailments of the
children. teaches them the necessity /
If cleanliness indicates where medi /
cal attention is necessary, and oftenI
follows UP the work TO the homes of |
The children. One result of this work /
is the almost complete eradication OF
sore eyes among the children.
school Libraries.
For the first time, an appropriation