The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-24
ONE new SCHOOL
An Inspection Of the Princess
Kaillani Building.
II IS PRAISED By ALL
Beautifully Designed and Well
Built-Lighting and Ventiia-
tion-The Grounds.

The Princess Kaiulani school in Pa
lama was thrown open to the public
Saturday afternoon. There were hum
dreds of visitors. The grounds and
building were crowded with people
who came 10 inspect what is undoubt-
eddy the finest public school building
in the Islands. The band was in at
tendance and rendered appropriate
music.
The grounds are ample fer all pres
ent needs, and when the Reform School
is moved six acres more will be avail
able for the public school. 1t is in
tended to make the grounds as beau
tiful as possible. They afford a fine
large playground for the children.
Stepping through the front entrance
one finds large hallway. The venti-
lators of this hall are so arranged that
a large golume of air continually
sweeps through to the rooms on the
Sides
The office is Immediately to the right
of the entrance. 1t is fitted up with
desks, chairs, and fine reference Ii
brary with complete card index sys-
tenn One OF the features of the office
will be a registering apparatus whose
wires are connected with bells in all
the rooms and with large gong in
the hallway. By means of this bell
can be rung in any of the rooms or
in all at once. An alarm in case Of
fire may be given Immediately.
The library and reading room is to
the left of the entrance. 1t is we'll
lighted and airy. The tables are al
ready covered with papers and mag
azines and there are a number OF
books in the cases. A large picture
of Princess Kaiulani rests ON AN easel
prominently placed.
There are twelve class rooms, six on
each floor. The dimensions of each
one are exactly the same. Especial at
tentfon has been paid to the lighting
land ventilating facilities. The shut
ters are so arranged tina with the sun
at any point the glare and reflection
may be excluded but still allow suf-
ficient light. A chalk mark on the
blackboards is visible from any point
in the room. This is too often not the
case in schools. The windows are
large and together with the transoms
allow free circulation of the air. In
spector Townsend has calculated that
with an average breeze there will be
twice as much air in circulation in the
different rooms as there is in those
of the average school. cloak and hat
rack is placed near the entrance of
each room.
On the second floor there is an as
sembly room calculated to seat over
800 people The seats will be placed
soon. In this assembly hall there is
large glass case which will be used as
museum. The desks are roomy and
of good material in all the rooms.
The whole building is model for
tropical cline. There is no cramping
of space. Everything is spacious and
airy with ample chance to see and
hear. The Board OF Education deserves
credit for promoting such an institu
ton and Ripley & Dickey should be
complimented for their architectural
skill. The building has not yet been
formally accepted from Contractor
Patzig, but it will be in few days.
The band was present Saturday after
noon. Minister Mott-Smith and Attor-
Cooper received visitors.