Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-04

The biennial report on the public
schools of the territory, submitted by
Superintendent H. w. Kinney to the
governor and just issued in pamphlet
form for general distribution, contains
an Introductory discussion OF eduea-
tional affairs OF remarkable interest.
In 1t. the superintendent sets forth
briefly the results accomplished the
last two years and the initial steps
taken in pursuing the new school poll
cies. outlined by Governor Pinkham
at the time Mr.. Kinney was appointed
70 the office less than year ago. r..
The. report shows the, total school
enrolment of 1914 TO be % 2S6 pupils
throughout the territory, gain OF
5.34 per cent over the enrolment OF
1913 and gain of $3.50 per cent in
the last ten years. ~ "
1t shows that the budget for the
next two years will call for a smaller
expenditure of money than that Of
two years ago did, despite the in
creased attendance. ...s..s
The method of employment of in
structors has been altered, SO that
teachers having certificates are en-
ployed by contract, thus assuring them
employment for at least a year, a
feature noticeable by its. absence I'M
til the present administration
Less money is to be spent the next
two years ON new school buildings
than was set aside for that work two
years ago. This. the superintendent
attributes to Standardization of build
ings and adoption of the Kauai bun
galow style" of architecture in the lee.
ward districts.
Teaching Fads" Discouraged.
The new course of study, complied
last summer, takes as its foundation
the, old familiar three Rse-reading,
, writing and arithmetic-and to GER
tain extent tends to, discourage teach
ing fads."
As an innovation. graduates from
the eighth grade now receive diplo-
mas. Examinations, for the four
grades up to and including the eighth
have been standardized, prepared by a
committee at headquarters in Homo
lulu and the questions of which are
sent out to the instructors throughout
| the islands.
Vocational work now is expected to
be self-supporting. Superintendent
Kinney has been making close, care.
| full study of this new feature in the
public schools and is taking a deep in.
terest in it. He discusses the subject
| at length. a part OF. his comment being
as follows:
'Vocational training on the main.
land is as yet in the experimental
stage. After considerable study and
reading of reports on the work in this
line done on the mainland, ] have
come to the conclusion that Hawaii
will do well by working out her own
salvation on plans adapted to condi
tons here, which are in many respects
different from those found on the
mainland.
Since September of this year &
number of changes have been made In
the vocational instruction department
of the local system First of all ths
i department has insisted that the worl
must be self-supporting. In the case
of. a school where vocational work Il
taken up de noyo, in either cooking
carpentry or agriculture. the depart
ment furnishes the raw material neet
ed and the necessary equipment. Al
ter the school has been given thi
start, it is, however, expected to sup
ply itself with raw material, paYini
for. this by the proceeds received from
the sale of the articles manufactured
This has worked satisfactorily. Sine
September. Honolulu has added in
! strnction in carpentry in the Roya1
Kalihiwaena, Liliuokalani Kaahums
nu and Central Grammar schools, an
!, cooking departments being installe
in the Kaahumann. Liliuokalani. Ger
trail Grammar. Royal, Kalihiwaen
and Kaiulani schools. On the othe
Islands, cooking and carpentry ar
also being extended considerably.
@One of the great difficulties e,
'lperienced at present lies in the secul
ing of time for this work. The depar
ment began the work this fall on tn
theory that it would be best to hav