The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-15
TO TRAIN THE
BOYS AND GIRLS
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT THE
wAIALEE SCHOOL AND THE
NEW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

The Waialee estate, where the boys
industrial school is situated, contains
some 700 acres of land on the northern
side of the island, about five miles from
Kahulxu and eight miles from Waia'ua
1t has a coast line of over mile, and
and extends back to the mountain
ridge. About half a mile from the sea
a series of bluffs extend, and the low
land between them has been chosen as
the site for the school buildings. Above
the beach is a fine tract of taro land,
some of which is owned in kuleanas,
and a considerable quantity belongs to
the estate. There is also a large pond
supplied by never-failing springs. The
situation of the school will enable the
department to carry on agriculture,
dairy farming, and fishing, besides Civ
ing instruction in carpentering, black
smithing, the manufacture of poi, and
of course general school work.
On the 18th of May last the boys, Of
the Reformatory school in Honolulu,
siXty-eight in number We're moved
down to the new buildings at Waialee
the institution to be hereafter known
as the Waialee industrial School.
Since that date the work accomplish
ed in the different departments has been
as follows:
Four taro patches have been made
and planted; fifth is about ready to
lplant. A vegetable garden has been
made and planted with onions, toma-
toes, corn, beans, lettuce, radish, beets,
and carrots. This required a great deal
of work. For the taro patches the
ground had to be cleared of rushes and
grass, kuaunas or banks had to be
| built around each patch, and for this
purpose stones ana soil had to be
transported some distance with wheel
barrows Now that there are horses
and carts and work will progress more
rapidly and is less laborious.
There have also been planted 22O ba-
mana plants and about 500 trees for
wind breaks and firewood. The trees
planted are eucalyptus, gravillea ro-
busta, ironwood, kamani, poinciana,
tamarind, alligator pear, and mango.
Before planting many fruit trees it is
necessary to have wind-breaks. A ter
race was built, extending thirty feet
around the main building and planted
with manienie grass. A considerable
area has been cleared of lantana and
stones.
For the Dining hall 8 tables and "a
benches have been made, safes for
the pantry, a table and cupboard for
/ IL,
the hospital, and AZ desks have been set
up and placed in the school-room. The
following buildings have been erected
by the boys a clothes and store room
1Sx4S feet, a closet with 10 compart-
ments, 5X10 feet with urinals and lat
ticed screen, a carpenter shop, 2OX4O
feet, and poi house of corrugated iron
with cemented floor, 15X15 feet.
A force pump has been set up and
connected with the tanks by 11A-in.
pipe, $50 feet. Pipes have been laid
around the terrace. The frame work
supporting the. tanks has been enclos-
ed, the floor cemented, and IA shower
baths put up.
Saturday is washing, mending, and
general cleaning day. 1t is a half holi-
day.
The boys change work every month.
Bour boys have charge of the dining
hall, two in the kitchen, two in the
dormitories, one in the schoolroom, and
one in the clothes room.
The health of the boys has been moth
ing serious enough to require medical
attendance.
whole, has improved since the school
was moved.
1t is the purpose of the Department
to make the Girls Industrial School a
place where a thorough training / II
house work will be acquired. The girls
will be taught to cook, understand
lhousecleaning, washing, ironing, sew
ling, and lace making. There is enough
land to employ them in horticulture
Habits OF cleanliness, modesty and
Iself-confidence will be instilled. BY this
means it is hoped that a class of girls
lwho might otherwise grow up to be vi
cious, and spread moral corruption in
many directions may be saved for
ing on further i'll into the body polite.
That there will be many failures, the
Department is prepared to acknowl-
edge, but that much good will accrue it
firmly believes. OF course We are just
at the inception of this project of an
Industrial School of a reformatory
character for girls. That there should
have been such an institution years ago
is shown by the constant reference to
the matter in the reports, and the
many references to it in the public
press and by public men. Everything
in the power of the Department has
been done to make the institution effl-
cient, and it will remain for time to tell
whether the effort that is being made
will be a success or not. That it wi !
eventually be a success there is no
doubt, but no one ought to boast him
self before putting off his armor.
TO BUILD A CHURCH.