Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-14

Exactly 112 students have enrolled
In the official Portuguese school which
opened Monday In the Central gram
mar annex. OF this number 70 arr
children under the age Of is whose
work is done from to- 8 o'clock in the
afternoon The remainder are Older
persons who attend the night classes
lasting from z to 8 O'Clock.
Under the supervision Of Prof Eu
cid Goulart da Costa, and the finan
ciai support OF the A Patria society
the school has been organized by the
Portuguese government for the pur
pose Of teaching the Portuguese grow
ing up In the islands their native
language This Is the third school Of
its kind established by the Portugues.
government. the first being at George
town, British Guiana, and the SECOND
In Boston, MASSACHUSETTS,. Another
school will soon be established in
California.
The building used by the school at
present is only temporary, it being
the plan of the association to construct
q special building for the. purpose.
About 800 people attended the IN
augural Of the Portuguese govern
ment school at the Lusitana hall. Sat
urday evening, July Z. Governor
Pinkham, ex-Superintendent Of Public
instruction T. H. Gibson, the Japanese
consul general and the Chinese and
Spanish consuIs we're among the In
vited guests who attended. Governor
Pinkham was received at the entrance
by q committee consisting Of Presi-
dent Silva of A Patria Society, Portu-
guese Consul General Pessoa and DIT.
Z. r. Gaspar, who escorted him to q
seat at the front Of the hall. As the
governor arrived, the band played the
Star Spangled Banner.
The grounds of the Lusitana So
ciety were brilliantly lighted for the
occasion and American and Portu-
guese Tags formed the principal de-
corations.
The exercises were opened by Presi-
dent Silva or A Patria. The chair;
man then relinquished the chair to
Consul Pessoa, who delivered q short
address, thanking the. president and
members OF Al Patria Society for their
efforts to further education among
the Portuguese colony. He made men
ton OF the struggle Of the crganiza-
ton to keep up school. but because
OF lack Of funds it had to, be discon-
tinued, but they never ceased work.
ing for the ablishment Of the
school on more durable basis. The
coming OF Professor Costa Is the an.
swer to their efforts, he said.
Republic Aids Colony
/ Senior Pessoa also emphasized the
fact that It was not until the republic
eaEa into being that any attention
waa paid to the. welfare of Portuguese
In Hawaii. Since the formation of the.
Reputlic, however, a change has been
brought about and at the very begin.
ming, during the days Of the provis-
ional government, steps were taken
to secure information regarding the
wcilbeing and moral conditions Of
the immigrants He spoke also on
the past grandeurs and of the reviving
Of the nation under the present gov
eminent. He referred TO Professor
Ga Costa as being well qualified to I'LL
the post to which the government OF
Portugal had appointed him. He point
ed out the duty that all Portuguese
owe the school and expressed his APP
probation that Governor Pinkham
had been able 70 attend the ceremo-I
mics. thanking him for HIS presence;
and also thanked Superintendent Kin
ney. of the board of education, and
the city and county officials for their
kindness inNpermitting the use of the
Central Grammar school annex on
Vineyard street. The press was also
thanked for the support Of the school.
At the conclusion Of the speech OF
Senior Pessoa the Hawaiian band
played the Portuguese national hymn
while the audience stood. Then fol-
lowed Professor da Costa's inaugural
address. .e.z.#a.- ! j.
Cheers For America u
A. d. Castro also spoke on Portu-
guese in Hawaii. NJ. @. Santos, editor
0f o Luso. interpreted Consul Pes
soa's and Professor Costa's speeches.
In closing the exercises Mr.. Pessoa
three cheers be given, one
lor America, one for the Portuguese
colony and the other for the Portu-
suese republic. The program closed