Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-09
fine WORK Done
BY STUDENTS AT
SUMMER School
Encouraging Report is Made to
Department; 1875 Persons
Attended Classes

That excellent work was done at
the summer school for teachers under
the direction of the department Of
public instruction, is evidenced in the
report which has been presented by
the principal. Forty-eight per cent Of
the lS5 persons enrolled successfully
passed the final examinations.
In part, the report Of the principal
is as follows:
One hundred and seventy had reg
istered at the opening hour and later
the number came IN to 1S5, not in
GLIDING the visitors who came in from
day TO day. The school ran for 20
days, three of which were given over
to tests, and followed on August 2, 3
and 4 by final examinations,
"A more cheerful and willing body
of students 1t would be impossible to
find, and the failure of over 55 per
cent to pass may be put down, l be-
lieye. to absolute lack of preparation
on the part of so many.
Agriculture. ...-~
The work IN agriculture consisted
of a series of 1G lessons designed as
much as possible to impart to the stu
that would enable them to teach this
subject and nature study in the pri-
mary grades, and also fit them to take
charge of school gardens and other
agricultural projects in connection
with their schools. n
Government aid to agriculture, az
ficulturaI literature and methods of
teaching the subject were some of
the first points taken up. There were
four lessons devoted to insects, includ-
ing insect control, and one lesson on
bees and Bookkeeping. Work in bot
any consisted Of four LESSONS relating
to practical points concerning plant
growth. Practical garden work for
both humid and irrigated regions was
taken up in three lessons. Methods
of irrigation we're taken up in connec-
ton with these lessons.
"One lesson was devoted to live
stock study; the organization OF poul-
try and pig clubs was the chief OBJ
ject of study in connection with this
branch of agriculture. In all the work
undertax it was attempted as much
as possible to encourage the students
to make use of the literature published
by the U. S. DEPARTMENT Of agriculture
and the local r. s. experiment station.
CARPENTRY.
"The enrolment for this year was
smaller than last year, as there were
only 10 in the class, but these worked
faithfully, taking advantage OF all the
time they could spare from other
work. Each of the workers, was sup
piled with mimeographed prints of the
models, and no irawing was fattempt-
ed on account of the short time avail
able. This years models gave much
greater variety of work than those
attempted last year. The models in
cluded telephone stand and seat, UNI
breIla rack, waste paper basket, hedi-
cine cabinet, magazine rack, sleeve
ironing board, mail box, broom rack,
candlestick, necktie rack, students
drawing table, stationary rack.
The Instruction in domestic science
is reported as having been most sue
cessfrI. ~ >t"s@ ,tifaa
Following is a table of the summer
school students by nationalities:
Part-Hawaiian-Ma Male 10, female 90.
Hawaiian-Male IL, female "a.
Americ an-Male 2, female %.
Portuguese Male 4, female Is.
Chinese-Male 1, female IL.
Briti;h-FemaIe 5. .~:
Japanese Female 4
German-Female 2.
standardization 3. .
t-Filipino-Femele /.
part. Portuguese Female ].