The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-17
COLLEGE
TERM OPENS
NeWM Manual Train.
ing School at
Oahu.
(From Mondays daily.)

Oahu College opens this morning with
tho brightest prospects for a success
full and prosperous school year. Arthur
Maxson Smith. the president, is highly
pleased with the evidences Of good will
on the part of the people, and the hearty
| manner In which the old students are
preparing for the new school term
He is hopeful this year of the opening
Of manual training school, which he
| realizes is most needed for the promo
| ton of education In the Hawaiian ISL
ands. Speaking to an Advertiser report
er yesterday concerning this feature of
| education, President Smith said
"The Hawaiians need to be shown their
own power, and nothing will be of SO
much service in doing that as n manual
training school, where carpentry, me-
chanics, electricity and other branches
of industrial training could be taught
them ! think such a school would awak-
en- their interest as nothing else will. I
do not mean to apply this only to the
children of Hawaiian parents, but to the
white children as well. They need to be
shown how to work. for at present they
do not seem to realize the need--the ne
|cessity-for labor. In the eastern schools
manual training has been given a wide
Introduction. and appears to be very sue
cessful In proving to the child his own
latent powers, and what development
along industrial lines can do for him. l
believe nothing better could be done for
Hawaii than the introduction Into tho
public schools Of a system OF thorough
manual training. 1t is just what Is need
ed to put new life into education In the
Islands, and would be a grand thing for
the people. Girls as well as boys should
be given the benefit of manual school
training, and hope yet to see 1t adopted
In the public schools of the Territory.
"a school of agriculture would also be
a great help to the Islands. BY this /
mean training of n scientific nature, of
the growing Of crops already here. This
would include also a study of the chem
zeal parts of the soil. The manual train
ing school must come first, though, for
there is, ! believe, greater need for 1t.
That is to be the next thing for which
Oahu College will work. and II possible.
1t will be an accomplished fact before the
end of another year. An effort to raise
the funds for such school will be made
very soon. 1t will require an outlay of
at least fifty thousand dollars, thirty
thousand for buildings and twenty thou
sand for equipment. With that amount
of money ] think We could safely ven
ture to make the experiment. Then an
agricultural school might come later"
The attendance at Oahu College will be
very nearly one hundred this year There
are fifteen new applicants for admission,
besides the regular graduates, about thir-
ty, from the preparatory school. The
preparatory school as usual will be over
crowded this term. There will be be.
tween 2eS and 240 students in attendance,
which will sorely tax the capacity Of the
building. Tho new school buildings to be
constructed on the spacious grounds Of
the college will relieve this difficulty.
The foundation has already been begun.
and President Smith expects the new
preparatory school to be ready for occu-
pancy by the first day OF April.
There are several important changes In |
the faculty this year. Prof. VIM. wal |
hanson, who resigned Mt the close of the |
last term, will be succeeded by Prof. c.
G. Bailey. He comes from Berkeley, and |
is highly recommended both as a Latin |
instructor and as an athlete. He Is to /
have charge OF the athletic branch of the |
college work during the coming year
Miss Helen Johnson Is to be succeeded |
by Miss Mary q. Ridgeway of Washing
ton, d. G. She arrived in Honolulu but |
a short time ago, and will take up the |
instruction Of the art classes today.
Miss Greydon's familiar countenance
will be much missed by her old pupils |
She is away on leave OF absence, but was |
expected to return in time for the open
ing OF the school year. President Smith |
received letter from her recently in
which she stated that she was still too |
III to take up her work. and requesting |
an extension of leave Of absence. She |
Is now at her old home In Indianapolis, |
and has been given further leave OF alb |
sence to January LIST. In tho meantime |
her classes will be- divided among the |
other instructors. and taken care Of In |
the best way possible, until she Ia able
TO resume her duties.