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HONOLULU STAR-BULLETI5, FATUHDAY, SEPT. Cr 1913.,
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; Public And; Private
For a
Fr Howard
Honolulu bcacts - of probably more
private rchools lUan ,any city cf its
' rfie on the' ma!nlanV ttid tbcse. ,'ln
'.JIllN ' - l. . ....til. X lll..lt
puuiuh ' io mi; . iuuiic iiiBiuuiiuns
maintained by. She territory, have
; been a bis factor In sending oat into
' the vcrid froci Hawaii young, men
and 'ycuns women f every natlonal-
iiy. irain,?a to meet and. overcome
the intricate problems of life or to
. U IL.1. .t.llf ..Ilk A 1 A - 'At.
. lOBiLii i xi'.ir bh.111 wilu Lnai ni nuiprx
' in the American colleges and univer
sities. . . - ' :'
uitb the coming cf September the
lova of the ctimmer vn rat inn nri iat
aside, and the student looks forward
to the opening of school. Like the
public sdiools, the private schools of
.4 the city begin ' their fall term next
month and , for the past two weeks
preparations have, been going on, out
- lining courrea, appolnUng instructors
and completing the many plans which
go toward making a successful rchool
. year. . Unlike the schoola of tho main-,
land, the private schools of Honolu
lu have histories each and every one,
some of which date back even as sari
as tho earliest missionaries. - Then, j
many of these-fchools were founded
to fuISll some Ideal, one. for instance,
having been the oui'come of a small
training class for Hawaiian girls.
This class grew in members until it
was'feund necessary to build a small
V at A 4 V . .a ... 1 A A n J .
the largest exclusive school for girls
of every nationality in the territory.
Tho Hi tic stories which surround the
founding of many of these Echools
would fill a large volume. The brief
PU.Vo-.CU r " HPARATORY
L.:tcrUs c!.; ; v. cf' iLc.e schools, i
which follow, l.vc been taken large-1
ly from 'the writirrs cf persons faml-ja
liar with their sutjects; while the
rcf t . have boon secured from those J
profet Ecrs and instructors who have I
. i.l 1 1 L it 1 1 M 4
ccrn conncciea wim me scnoois ior ,
years past. ' ... :.,
Oshu Ccllese. ', . ' ... .
r . i 1 1 . ri l . It
ire icuaa.ng oi uanu ciuiicge, or
Puna?:cu, es a 6chool for mfss'onary,
children, not enly provided means of
Instruction fcr the children. of the mis
sion,., t-ut -also gave a' trend, to 'the
In 1811-at Punahcu, the mission es
tablished tkis'schcel and built for it
sppareted from the control of the mis
sion at an early date, and became an
undencmincticnal school for white
ctilldrrn, it has never Ict its sturdy
religious character. '.The charter as 1
PAUAHI HALL,
the Punahcu school, secured, in 1849. of the Mary Castle trust, was ready
wes in 1832 enlarged to a' charter for occupancy by , teachers and atu
givlng the school the powers and priv-dents r September 1. This magniQ
..eges of a college, under 'the titlecent halL which was erected at a cost
' Oahu College." The Bchool has not 'ef Jl 00,000, is a three-story, fireproof,
as yet done full college work, though concrete building ccntaining rooms for
students In the fifties, as well as in fifty girls and eighteen women teach
later years, entered the Sophomore t ers. It has parlors, social halls ' and
find even the Junior classes of main-1 well-equipped basement Its furnish
ltr.d .colleges. Since 1852 the Insti-! lngs are the very best With large
tution has had both material and edu-lroems protected by verandas, and
cational growth. Under one adminis-j with its facilities for the comfort and
tration after another halls and build- (' convenience of the occupants, Castle
lngs have been built and plans of In-j ball will make a most attractive
atructlon have grown. From the first. . school home.
' been given In courses which have well
V served, the educational needs of Ha-
. wait From, the school have gone
men and women traf ned for service
Cand educated in high ideals who have
: become the leaders In "religious, polit
? leal,-social and business activities in
the Islands. v' -'..:' .'.','
1 ; At the college more than half the
students prepare for higher education
- in American colleges and universities,
wh!ch both in the class room, and in
other activities they take a high place.
' The commercial course prepares a
large number each year for business
: positions, while the general course
gives a broad and thorough education
' to those who; elect. It Among the
many features cf the institution, the
Institutions
Busy Year to Come
D. Case ;
n.cs;c dcpartmcat has 3v6 teachers
and ccuraes in piano, violin, -voice,
altd organ. Ccckc library handsome
ly be uses 1S.0C0 books, which have
been specially selected for school use
an1 for students. In Cocke art gal
lery is an unusual collection of old
masters, Which' 'gives distinction In
art not only to the college, but to
IlcndUiU. Desldes numerous cottages,
the college'. has, for students whost
horn eft . are not , in . Honolulu, a
boarding ' department which accom
modates about 40 boys and 50 girls.
Kice Hall, a dormitory for boys, Dole
HaU, a refectory and social hall, and
Castle. Hall a' new fireproof conorete
dcrmltory for gtrls,give commodious
quarters adapted to local conditions.
The registration of Oahu College In
June, 1913, was 250, Including stu
dents of many nationalities. 1
uahu College enters upon Its seven
ty-third year September 8. President.
A. F. Urtffllhs.has been spending ms
vacatlcn in the east securing new
ideas for liis broad program of activ
ities fcr the 1913-1914 college year; Ho
will return to Honolulu in the Siberia
September 1. . There are a few chang
es in the strong faculty of last year.
Presldent'GrifSths is bringing to Hon
olulu a new English tether to take
the place of Miss A. J Foster, who
has been granted a year's leave of ab
sence. Frank E.'MMkllT,;a graduate
tf Colgate University, and a very pop
ular .Instructor both at Colgate aca
demy and at Peddlo Institute, is to be ,
an Instructor In mathematics and sci-
h i,
SCHOOL AND CAMPUS. v V
ense. Mr. Midkiff.i who "was & "crack
all-arcund athlete at Colgate, will be
strong addition to the coachmg staff
of the "Buff and Blue teams. TV ;;
Mrs. 'Isaac Cox, well known locally,
who was unusually successful in thi
- .
History department of the college a
few years ago returns to the faculty
r-txt month and will be affiliated with
the - department- cf ; oral exptesslon.
Miss Viola Crosno, a graduate of thev!ian Brawthen; a well-trained, and ex
Itiiltfffelf,- . - t VVneKfnviAn . o n A .... t it j. I -ilt
j"'m-' - v MiKuuiftivii, j
teacher with wide- experience in the
tate of Washington, Is to' be the su-
fpervisor of vocal music Mrs. Agnes.
. uiitci, "iiu o i m Sinn '
ttklctlcs and physical culture, is .to
give more of her time to this imporv,
l-'UL uiaiit.il iuio car. ouc ui 111-
ftruct college girls four- days a week
in a systematized course that should
trove of great value. -. : ' - i
, Castle hall, the gift to Oahu college
OAHU COLLEGE.
President Griffiths has been In his
office from 9 o'clock until noon daily,
beginning Septemlwr 2, for appoint
ments ;with patrons and former, stu
dents and for the registration of , new
students. Entrance examinations for
new students were held Friday, Sep
tember 5 and Saturday, September 6,
at 9 o'clock in the morning. .- , ;. .. .
Ponalioa Preparaiory School
The ; Punahou preparatory school
will open the 1913-1J14 school year on
September S at 9 o'clock. Advance reg
istrations indicate a busy year and a
teaching-staff of twenty regular and
special teachers has been engaged vo
meet the needs of the steadily in
creasing registration. This . large
staff and the use of every room In the
primary department' annex makes pos-
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sible small divisiens and a large
amount of individual attention for
each- pupil. vThis year the prepara
tory school is notably well, equipped
for this, ideal, and the . plan is to di
vide every grade in the' whole school.
Th rh in r Rta.fr will be aa follows:
The teaching staff will be as follows
pi.m u ilBrto first B-rnAt". Mia Ma-
ry P. Wnne, tecoTid grade; Miss Em-
.ma uarnnara, iirst ana secouu Bmucs,
Ml8 A. 'Lvcile Allderdice, third grade;
MissV. 'Harrison, third grade;' Miss
Florence Js. Carter, rourtn graae; jvuss
; Clara A. Alison, fourth 'grade: Mls3
Blanehe- Folscm,- fifth grade;v-.Mr3;
Frederica Pavis, sixth grades , Miss
Aniia F. 'Johnsoasiith grade;. Miss
Adat Ei Bentleyt soventh grade ; Mr$.
J. A.'Middledltchv seventh ;, grade;
Miss Evangeline Holmes seventh and
eighth grade mathemktlcs Miss Zella
Breckfnridse;- eighth grade 1 English
and history: '; Miss Ethel M.- Damon,
ssv nt a T.iid-eAshth -graded Germaai
Mi63'Eether A. Crosby;' drawing; Miss
Viola Crosne, vocal music; Miss Maude
E. Martin, -fourth'; grade -Mrs, -Agnes
P. Driver,. plyalcal culture. Miss Ma
ry P. .Wlane". resumes- her former po
sition aa vice-principal' after a 'year's
leave of absence; spent In study and
travel in he - United States and Europe.-
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The music department 1 is providing
for i?lano instruction for the prepara
tory students by adding to its force a
special 1st in, children's work, miss, lu
perlenceu teacner oi -cniiareu ui
cago nIrs Agnes Driver will spend
. nnWrrtn. nf four davs a week at-the
.r oaratcry BChool giving instructions
jniyhy8icai culture to ail Doys . ana
h ,n , ,hft .RPhool. She will '. also
have charge of the swimming, tennis
and basketball teams cf the gins.
Miss Clara Wilson will have charge of
the fprimary. department drawing In
the absence of Miss Mary Borden,
who has been granted a year's leave
of absence - to -speciallzo In this line
ol'work. ; - ' - .'.'"'" '
' Principal Charles T. Fitts has been
In his office from 9 o'clock until noon
daily ' beginning September 2. for ap
tointmenti with' patrons and formef
students and for' registration pf new
students ' Entrance examinations ior;u may e saia mai. iue uciymie -ui
new "students were held this morning (the school is strict and along military
of. A n'rioek. New stuaents register
at, the principal's office in the Charles
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R. Bishop hall.
Honolulu School for Boys. - -
. Among the man, private schools of
the territory .that are preparing for
the coming fall term. is the Honolulu
School for Boys. This is an institu
tion of learning that has come to the
front ranks very fast in the last few
vears, and at the present time has a
foil of pupils that any school might
be proud , of. incorporated in the
school are a number of buildings of
the two and three story, variety, built
In a' most substantial manner and fit
ted with all modern conveniences and
other apparatus characteristic of "such
an institution and needed In the &d-
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Mills. School showing school and Portion of campus and detail of building.
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, COLLEGE F. HAWAII.; ,
vancement: bfiboyf Wor health;
learning and recrer ior; .
The school itseL is t sated on the
east side of 18th aienv iin a, beauti-J
ful little valley "justfbeyc'ijd the thick
ly settled portion KaimukL The
i grounds, comprise 5 eighieen - acres of
well-leveled land; every foot of which'
is made to account Vfori itself Jn-- one
wak.or another. A 'special feature: of
the school Is the large vegetable gar-
idea or gardens that are, kept in. the
I best ; of condition t ft nd - -which supply.
jine iaoje.oi i.ne vu i4tu thijcijt
of green food that Is placed before
the students, within; an . hour of 'its'
picking from Ihe gronnd. 'The' school
is -well supplied .wUhv facilities ." fdr
sports of dilfereht tlnjla .as. are. all
schools of this- natcre There is a
large swimmings '"tank .hat ls( ini eOn
stant' use, basebilf grounds 'afl. : a
running track, .Tefenls , courts and a
gymnasium are about"to 5e cohstrucr
ed. - At the lower er 1 of: the holdings
thereiist--esVU,Vetgn8tfnrt
a large cainpus .thrft will be 4 feature
in , iiself when t is-finished- , '
; L.;G. Blackman, . the l superintending
principal . of the school, 'with? a itaif
of able . instructors Is H making the
most of the ; present ; for pvery. iKjy
that ' is placed in the. care ,ot the Jn
rtitution. The teachers seem to, have
the knack of getting right Into the
life cf a . boy at .ay times; considered
as "one of the ; bunch., iiong hikes
are taken -to the beach,- and; to the
oast 'of the school, inhere woodcraft
in all its branches - Is taught to the
youngsters. A visit ; to the . school
cannot but impress one with the fact
Uiat there- is sincere effort being
made by all concerned for the better
ment of every boy who attends the
school. ; Previous , to the Inauguration
of tho Honolulu,; School - for, Boys
there was a demand, in these. Islands
foraa .undenominational school, and
this Institution ts ' ..filling the bill , In
a 'remarkable; manner,' and. at: ; the
same time the cost for - attendance
has been set- so- low ? as ;'to make it
not prohibitive to . modern clrcum
stanced parents, One has but to visit,
the pupils of. this school for a fewj
moments to gain the fact that char-j
acter and manliness are not omftted
irom ice curriculum.- in iuia ri-pet;v
i lines, ouieuuucui. 40 uie-moi
i a
bute that a boy must possess to be a
success at anything and contentment
, - j .
and happiness, supplemented with a
home atmosphere are-not among the
least conditions making for the bet
terment of this school for boya .
A feature of, the Honolulu School
for boys, that adds td its popularity
among the mothers of sons attending
is the fact that the school employs a
competent matron to look after the
comfort of the students and attend to
thetr wardrobe. ' As each boarding
Fcfiool in the ; territory ; has- its, own
field of usefulness. It may be said in
brl,ef that the Honolulu School for
Boys stands for the .conservation of
Anglo-Saxon traditions; and draws its
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students from , those who -'.appreciate
the Qualities which "this represents!
Among the f enrollment for 'the ;iext'
term are Included the soni e many
of . the-United States' army officers
from Lellehua ?Fort Shaftet. And the
various other stations, -and boyssfrom
other, -.islands . of -' the group besides
Oahu. -'.-'.i ' .;. ":' '" -Mills
School. - . . y1.-!-.
Francis'- William V Damen, V ;some
years ago, - enjoyed a vision .- of a
Christian' boarding school in Honolu
lu : for Chinese" boys, and from -the
vision evolved a concern! After ex
tended thought and prayer; he and
hi wife, Mary Hr-per Damon,
opened , their - own home ' in . Chaplain
lane for the enterprise in September,
1892," with an enrollment; of six boys
and began what is today Known ' as
the Mills schooL . As time pissed, it
became apparent that the, usefulness
of the work would be greatly ''.. ea
Jianced Jbxf xten.dlng. ijs. privl??s to
youtFs of .any nation' of .' the Orient
Tiiie.prlvate home of lft. and Mrs.- Da
mon was outgrown, and additional ac
commodation - was erected. : ' Some of
the classes were marched up Fort
street to the Chinese'Y. MC: A for,
their recitations..- TEe time soon ar
rived when ampler quarters . "were
deemed necessary, and this situation
received formal' recognition from vthe
Hawaiian board of missions in 1905,
when approval was granted to the ap
pointment of a board of managers Of
an institution for. the christian educa
tion' cf the youth of. both sexes - of all
races, to be known as tho Mid-Paclflc
Institute.; :. '..';-.; .: r
'"Mills School was merged with three
other-: Institutions In this new enter
prise. v Only two of these . Institntions
retained their names; the girls': de
partment of the .Mid-Pacific Institute
was still Identity,, and - the " boys de
partment was continoed under - the
name of Mills SchooL . This name, it
might 'be said,-was selected ; ln ;mem
oryiof .Rev.j Samuel J. . Millstone - of
the original missionaries of the Amer
ican uoara; : maeea, one-oi me men
nresent at the. Haystack- prayer meet
jn& Later,,-Mr. MUls. befriended
rjbooklah' a .young gentletnan , from
Hawaii, whom he met at; Yale, -and
wno awakened m.ivew n;ngiana sucn
concern for the people of these
lands as to occasion the establishment
of the Hawaiian Mission. . ' ' : ; '
' Thisenlarged enterpxise' commend
ed itself ty a number of generous
i airOia - s uuuivvt,. ekv wvj
giyers the one most directly Interest
ed in the boys . department v ; helng
Honr CL, N. Wilcox. A- site, was se
cured in the-Manoa Valley, which has
been extended untilT lt-nor includes
more than . 60 acres, equally available
to the girls' and Tboys' qjepartments.
On a commanding eminence near the
ocean end of the Mid-Pacific property,
has been erected, through , the gener
osity of Mr! Wilcox, the .Second larg
est building inthe Hawaiian, .Islands,
known as the Mills School hall fac
ing Diamond Head 'and overlooking
the College of Hawaii The structure
Is ' of brown lava In the form of a
monogram "I. H" with" cloisters shel
tering the courts, and is of striking
beauty. The hall was dedicated dur
ing the Thanksglrlng season of 1910,
and is designed to provide home ac
commodations for 200 students and 22
members of the faculty. It -contains
a chapel, a refectory, a library, a guest
parlor, a faculty drawing room and
students'receptien.,room, 14 class
rooms, a manual training' laboratory,
4 aa. agricultural laboratory a hospital
and dispensary, a iaunary,- two men
ens and a dish room provided with six
sinks. There are baths and lavator
ies on every floor. There are four
stairways running from the cloisters
to the top floor;, with three additional
stairways running from the main floor
to the chapel, making seven sets of
stairs to the second floor. Every class
room on the .main floor has two oppo
cite outside exposures, thus allowing
end rooms three outside exposures.
The building is lighted throughout
with both gas and electricity, while
fire hydrants with hose attached, and
chemlcal extinguishers are placed atlzaiwa, Japan.
van tare ooints in the building. - XlKawaiahao Seminary.
The courses offered at the- anils
benool Degin wun ine primer, ana tar
. i . . at
ry the student through the four years
of high school; or a complete com-
Vith Increased Staffs
Learning
mercial training, as may be elected.
Cnlncse, Japanese and Korean stu
.uents In or below the fourth "grade
are required to study their own lang-
f uage cno period each day, unless ex
cised by the facluty; in resptmae to j
a - request from parent; or guardian
These languages . are offered, ta all
students m any grade, but they are
hot required in and ' above' the fifth
grade. . It is pioposed that, in thr fu
ture students in the fifth to the
eighth grades shall be requested to
give fcur periods a week either to
manual training or agriculture, at the
preference of the students. The com
mercial , department ; Is open only to
those students who have passed the
eighth, jgrndei -f. t "
.The crowning material advantage
of .the". Institution is. he farm, ' of
which the .most valuable single asset
Tia. the copious spring which supplies
Mills, Kawaiahao and the dairy with
ah the water needed, .and leaves an
overflow of several i thousand gallons.
Ihere Is4 a dairy herd of about, two
doten head, .'Jersey stock prevailing,
ttoth schools- are - supplied with milk
and Cream," and ; the surplus sold -o
private customers in the-; neighbor-,
hood. The students are given practic
al lessons In cars cf chickens, and In
squab raising: :The Institution keeps
several . mules ' and fi horses for "work
about the place.". Pjgi and ducks are
raised', Toth prorfas a" source of lh;
L come, vegetables, , . oananas ana pa-
paias also being grown on the .farm, r
There is one faculty residence In the
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HONOLULU CHqOL FOR.LOY0.
rf .thAt frartment. also a r tenant's
hftnio'-'ft:'wftn"ftnulrvje3 dairy, a barn
and -a." Pizenr
About one-taira or.
the running expense's' of Mills' school
and the Mid-Pacific Institute farm Is
secured' from .' fees " and tuition. . - A
somewhat '.larger , fraction , accrues 1
from the : endowment, and annuities;
but; for more ,than one-half of 'the
maintenance. It Is dependent upon the
generosity of Its friends.
Entrance examinations at the Mills
u School will begin September 15, and
on. the 17th the school wiU open for
the 1913-1914 term.. Following is a
list ,of the instructors for the com
ing': year: r , J , . , .". ' -:.-'; , i
-. Rev. Wilbert Perry Ferguson, Ph.D
principal; Robert H. Vallin, book
keeper, commercial department;
Spalding's . Commercial College, ' M.
acct 3 William H.1. Melnecke, farm
manager; agricultural " department;
College of Hawaii, B. S. f Carl M. Ho-
gan,- shop superintendent; Industria
KAWAIAHAO
department; North Kakota state nor
mal and industrial school. B. S. Mrs.
Ella Peabody . Osborne, house mother.
John F. . Nelson, 'dept mathematics
and science; Colorado College, A. B.
John F. Stone, department . of Eng
lish; Whitman College;-. A. B, Mary
E. Stambaugh, department of Eng
lish. Whitman College, B. i. Maur
ice G. Greenly, department of history;
South Dakota State College, B. S.
Merle Lv , Copeland, commercial de
partment; Hillsdale College. Elmer
Howard Yates, Intermediate schooL
Whitman - College, A. B. Margaret
Myrick, intermediate school; Univer
sity of Southern California. Eliza
beth J. Jones, . elementary- - school;
East Stroudsburg.' Pa., state normal
schooL ' Julia Peabody, elementary
Bchool; normal kindergarten schooL
Honolulu. Tong Kwan Van, depart
ment of Oriental .languages Chinese;
Poy Ying school of Canton, Y China.
Yasaburo Sakai, department of Ori
ental languages ; " .Japanese ; Kato
Gakko; the Fourth college of Kana-
I . The progress, of the educational
m aaa . m a .
work from 1820. to. 1864, the date ofj?5!) which is all that is asked i
the founding of -the Kawaiahao sem-1-
Inary, is a story In itself, At thi3'
Seats of "
Planning For Szasn
time, 1S64, Dr. and Mrs. LutherxCru
lick had. gathered Into 'their he ne"
several Hawaiian girls. who r.elrj a
home even more than they r.ccdcl
education. ; Scon the home becacia
too small for ail -the girls who clam
ored for admlsslon.f. and Mt was
thought wise to, incorporate a school,
move into a larger house ..anl send
for a lady principal. Miss Lydia BLs;
hara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Birfgbara,. who had gone out with
the .Erst band of missionaries, con
sented to leave her school in Ohto
and come taNHonolu!u as the first
principal of the Kawaiahao seminary.
After six , years of faithful work.
Miss .Bingham married Rev. Titus
Coan of Hllo, HawalL , The hL'tcry cf
the rchool .from 164 to 10:iJs rr
of steady, progress, often un r tha
most trying circumstances.. Wi;h tho
coming, to the, Islands'.ot. many. Chi
nese 'and Japanese' families to. wcrk
on the sugar plantations, Katvalahio
opened Its- doors ' to"the;girl3 cf all
races..'The school socaoutrtw tha
first building and moved Into a Urz:;
dormitory. ' Principals and '.t:r.cr.cr
came and went with kalei
:7 3 r?-
Idlty. vDurtng these years the t.:.::i
was receiving help from th Ha- in
Evangelical Association tta r.L. :i
board that continued the wcri s wc'.l
established by the Americ-a tcard cf
commissioners of foreign :.:!;:! :r.3.
;-On 13C5 a grc:?.oJ pron-.ir.cut tv.-i-ness
and profer sional men. d?ciiM t
Incorporate 4 r.ew school ta '.
the Mid-racinc, Institute, taking JIi
walahao r -binary- 3 ,thi g'.rl3' U
ate mlssn t:
ci .'.cf
,'Franci3 Danioa. mostly
Chinese boys, as tie toy
meat The Hawaiian Ecnri f.'.t
that time that it could net to fr
cially. responsible for .thi3 nr-v v
ture,. but consented to aTrOlr.t
trusteesThirty-sIr acres cf izl v.
secured la Manoa Valley, cr.e cM
most picturesque in Honolulu.
J. B. ' Atherton offered to bull I '
dormitory for Kawaiahao in ncr
of her late husband. -i
Kawaiahao Seminary has 12j r':
of all races Hawaiian - and part ::
wailan, Japanese, Korean, rcr
guese, Porto Rican. Spanish, Fi'.i;:
South Sea Islanders and.-Anerlc
Their ages -range from seven to
years. They do class room v
from the first .hrough to the e!
grade, which fits. them for the I'
school or the Normal . school. ; It:
language of the playhouse Is also X-"
lisb, but at appointed times the C'. i
ncse, Japanese and Korean g5r'3 stu-
: i.
SEMINARY? "J
dy their own ianguago under the guid
ance of a trained native toacher.
Along with the class room work, and
of equal Importance, is the Industrial
ftrainlflg. Each child above the third
grade has Instruction In sewing for,
one hour each day. A special teach
er has charge of the instrumental and
vocal music. The chorus work la a
prominent feature In the life , of the
school, and it is always a pleasure to
have the gins sing their. -Hawaiian
melodies. .' v' '
:The object of, Kawaiahao Seminary
Is to send cttt into the world useful
Christian women The moral and re-i-glcus
side of a child's nature is not
forgotten- The average Hawaiian in
herits a tendency to be unmoral, but
net immoral, and there is a vast dif
ference between . the ; Immoral wh '. : j
woman' and the unmoral Jlaw- .i
giri, it has, been said'; Thrcuh s
pie. stages of nature study and physi
ology the chilaren are led u? to the
subject of eugenics- .Tht seminary
is'a miss;on school, although it Is net
under-any board, of mlssir Tt
average girl cannot afford to
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