The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-08

The schools throughout the Territory
will tomorrow morning throw open
their doors once again to between
fifteen and twenty thousand of the
rising generation who: after having
enjoyed their vacations in perhaps
almost as many different ways as
there are boys and girls, are ready
if not willing. to take up the yoke
of learning that they may become well
informed. practical American citizens
and useful members of society.
The janitors have been busy the last
day or two removing the dust from
the desks. travelling round the world
with a feather buster (dusting the
globe). getting the maps out of clos.
cts and hanging them in place. fill
ing the ink-wells. scrubbing the black
boards and laying the chalk handy
for the instructors, and otherwise pre-
pairing the halls of learning for the
reception of the kEowledge-hungry
| lads and lassies who hold in their
hearts and minds the future welfare
and the coming greatness of Hawaii
| Mel
Thousands of children, big and lit
tie. before they go to bed tonight. will
have their books all laid out ready
to grab in. the morning. with their
| lunch boxes, some of them, and there
are today, no doubt, thousands who
look forward to tomorrow's opening
of school with that pleasure which is
born of the pleasant anticipation OF
| again meeting many familiar faces
of again resuming the charming and
| innocent friendships of school-life
of once more perhaps. welcoming the
| respected guidance and instruction OF
some teacher possessing the happy "a
| Guilty of endearing himself or herself
to the little ones in whose minds it is
a privilege, often too poorly paid
| privilege, to plant the seeds of knowl
| edge and of wisdom.
Steamers from the other Islands
have for the past week or two been
bringing back to Honolulu many boys
and girls who have been spending
their months of vacation with friends
or relatives in other parts of the
group. No doubt some of them will
be told pretty soon to write compost
tons on: How I spent my vacation -
After today. throughout another
term. the merry youth of the land will
be observed coming and going in the
mornings and afternoons, swarming
in and out of the street cars and COM
ing in from tn country on the trains.
There is the trolley line now. This
was not running when last the chill
dren went to school The rapid tran
sit will prove a boon to hundreds of
children now and they viii enjoy their
journey to and fro.
As has already been stated a large
consignment of new text books is ex-
pected for the schools on the Mari
posa- If they arrive on that vessel
they can be distributed in time for
| the term TO be commenced with them.
1t is not proposed. however. to sud
| denly adopt the new books On the
other hand they will be introduced
| gradually, so that the pupils win not
be put to any unusual effort in making
/ the change.
The Legislature was very generous
in making appropriations for school
repairs" said Professor Scott. "but Il
was not nearly so generous in pro.
yiding for additions or new buildings
AS a matter of fact. we need a new
building for the use of the High
School The grounds are large and
there is plenty of room for another
building We need four more class
rooms The schools will be crowded
this term and the High School. espe-
cially. will be crowded 10 its utmost
capacity-
Special attention - 10 be paid to q
business class ar fhs High Sfhonl thfs