The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-05-13

Two new cisterns are in the course OF con-
strue,iou and every foot of root surface
will be utilized; and, should no more long
continued drouths occur, the oistcrn ca
pscity, about 5000 barrels, viii be suih-
Gent, ii the institution is enabled TO enter
upon each summer with full cistorns.
However, sufficient and certain water
supply can be secured for all purposes
connected with the school and dairy, by
laying down pipes two aud Onc-halt miles
TO a spring in the mountain, called Wai-
hon. This spring is on government land,
and flowed, during the driest months of
the drouth of last summer, $50 barrels Of
water every twcnty.four hours.
No school under the control of govern
ment possesses so great advantages, as
this Institution, for development into a
practical. industrial school, at which the
mechanical trades in common demand
may be taught to the youth OF this King
dom. l would respectfully call the at
tention of Your Honorable Body to the
Importance of this school, and suggest
that means may be furnished to obtain a
certain water supply.
INDUSTRIAL AND REFoRMAToRY SCHOOLS.
Schools al HlpalaRa.
Mr.. Geo II. Dole Principal
Mr.. snd Mrs EauhSne Assistants.
Number ofpupls, Sc.
Number Of commitments during the past
biennial period, to Dec. Slst, 1878, SO
Number of dismiSsals during that periodic
Died
Sent to the leper hospital >
Run off and not yet recovered l
In the Queens Hospital /
This school continues to merit the sup
port of the country. The youth commit
ted to it receive the benefit of continued
occupation. They are schooled in book
knowledge three hours per day for four
DAYS in the week. Those of their number
who show an aptitude for acquiring Eng
lish are taught the rudiments of that Ian
guage, and the remainder receive good
elementary education in Hawaiian. The
lands belonging to the school are cultivat-
ed by the boys, who likewise do the tail
oring for the institution, under the gener-
al supervision of the teachers.
A department for girls, in the Reform
atory School, is very much needed but
hereto fore is has been found difficult to
secure 4 suitable teacher or matron to take
charge of it; and to have made it an en-
tirely separate establishment would have
caused an expense exceeding the means at
the disposal of the Board.
GOVERNMENT SELECT DAY SCHOOLS.
Ril9 Union Free School
Miss l. P. Richardson Principal
Miss Ellen Rowell, Teacher Girls Dept
Mrs. Margaret Nape, Asst Girls Dept
Mr.. G. h. Maka, = A., P,rs, O.,,
Mr.. Benz. Brown, U.s.
Number of pupils, 1872; boys %; girls, 90.
This school, under the energetic guild
ance of its present efficient principal,
maintains its place in the front rank of
our schools. The progress made by the
pupils has been very eommendable. The
plan pursued Is to afford an elementary
education in English to all the pupils who
show an aptitude therefor, whilst those
who do not are offered the advantages Of
acquiring better education in their own
language than they can obtain in the ma
jority of common schools.
The corps of teachers Is paid, as former
", partly from the fund for the support
of English and Hawaiian schools, and
partly from the school fund of the district.
L1iaiHa Cqi0H Free School