The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-28

A new high school building is con-
templated by the Board OF Education.
The necessity of improvement in ed
ucational facilities has long been felt
among the teachers, and now the
matter has been taken up by the OH
eials it is highly probable that some
definite move will be made in the
near future.
What the new house 10 to be, whore
it will be located and the money to be
expended in its erection are still mat
ters under advisement, but the fact
Honolulu is to have such q building
in the near future is established.
The Fort street school house that
has served he purpose for so many
years is far too Anticipated to satisfy
the necessities OF advanced education.
The building OF a new house will al
low q better division in grades and
better facilities for the teachers, to
do better work for the children under
their care.
The new building will be thorough
Iy equipped with all the modern ap-
purtenances, good ventilation and
plenty of space to ommOdate the
increasing number of scholars. The
decision TO bring this matter into
active prominence was reached at a
recent meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, and from now on the hoard
will work with this end in view.
Another important action taken at
this meeting was the attention given
to the introduction of art training and
na in
schools. This matter was placed in
the hands of the Committee on Curri-
culum, consisting of Prof. NJ. NJ.
Scott, Prof. w. ID. Alexander, Mrs.
r. s.. Dodge and Inspector-General A.
Il. Atkinson. This line of work will
also give an impetus to the necessity
of new high school building. In
fact the forces all along the line will
be brought to bear to give the child
rem of Honolulu all the modern adj
vantages of instruction which is ac-
corded the boys and girls of the States
with whom they must necessarily be
brought more and more in contact
and competition with as the days go
by.
The advance has been begun in the
Beretania street school, where Miss
Florence Lynch has been appointed as
assistant to Miss Maroni, having been
transferred from kaIlh1-Waena. MISS
Charlotte has been appointed to fill
the vacancy at Kalihi waena.
Other important changes that have
been made: At Waikiki, Maui, Mrs.
Kate Mckay has been appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Miss Cunningham. At the
Royal school Mr.. \. J. Hadley has
been appointed to the place formerly
filled by Mr.. w. l.. Stanley. Mr..
Hadley has had twelve years expert
ence in schools OF the States, and for
two years has been connected with the
Normal school at Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Emily Hart has been appointed
assistant AT Hunalei, Kauai, in place
OF Miss Emma Hatfield, resigned.
Mr.. John Bush, late principal OF the
Iolani college, has been appointed
principal OF the Kilauea school at
Kauai. j. j. Rice has been trans
ferred from the Kukuihaele school
to waipio, vice Mr.. Lewis Horner, re-
signed. Miss Kate Homer fills the
vacancy at the Waipio school.
Inspector-Gen Atkinson is pass
ing the vacation attending to the dH-
ties OF his Office at the Government
building. About the middle of the
month he will set out on his tour of
the Islands.