The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-16
MAUI SCHOOL
SITES FIXED
A. T. Atkinson Has
Some Rough
Travel.

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Miss Rose Dawson of the Education De-
partment returned in the steamer Mauna
Loa yesterday morning from their Off
cial visit to Lahaina and Wailuku. They
had busy two days on Maui between
arrival at Lahaina in the Kinau on
Tuesday evening and departure there
from on Thursday night.
Wednesday morning they climbed the
hill from the town to Lahainaluna, find
ing the road heavy with mud. Mr.. At
kinson spent four hours at the veneer
able institution his chief GRAND being
to select site for the new dormitories.
The new teachers cottage is already
erected. Having fixed on site for the
dormitories, MIR. Atkinson with Miss
Dawson inspected the industrial branch
es OF the seminary.
1t was found that the boys had made
a good start in agricultural work. Sew
eral acres of sweet potatoes are planted
and five patches of taro are well under
way in cultivation. The land operated
has hitherto been wilderness. Visits
were paid to the carpenter, blacksmith
and printing shops. Hawaii's Young
/ People, a well circulated school period
ical is issued from the lahainaluna
press. All ofI,he handicrait departments
were found to be III good condition.
Principal Mcdonald was congratulated
by the Superintendent on his initial sue
cess.
In the afternoon the visitors went
through the Lahaina schools. Certain of
the residents of the town waited on Mr..
Atkinson and suggested meeting of
tho nnnnlp ~ with hin, on
school matters. AS he informed the
deputation in reply that he was to leave
for Wailuku early next morning, it was
arranged that a meeting be called for
7 p. m. on Thursday at the Courthouse.
AT 80 Thursday morning MIR. Atkin-
son and Miss Dawson started for Wal
luku by coach. 1t was IL 80 before they
arrived at their destination, although the
normal time for the journey is four
hours. The road was fearful, abound
ing in washouts. Many times the driver
and boy had to throw bouiders into
the bed of stream TO make a rough
causeway over which the vehicle might
be dragged. In places the mud came
up TO the hubs OF the coach wheels.
Then everybody aighted and the coach
would be pulled through the slough with
the mems shoulders literally to the
wheels.
With Judge w. A. Mckay accompa-
nying him, Superintendent Atkinson
located the site of the projected high
school for which the contract has been
awarded. The people of Wailuku were
much pleased at the prospect of early
| fulfilment of the promise of high
school for their district
Waluku was left by the educational
visitors at p. m. Thursday and they
arrived at Lahaina at 5 80, the better
| time than coming the other way being
due to more down hill Mr.. Atkinson
attended the Lahaina public meeting i'll
the evening A. n. Hayseldcn was
chairman, DR.. Molony secretary and
John Richardson interpreter. There was
large attendance, good many of the
people being old Lahainaluna boys
Residents spoke first. They referred
to the former high standard OF Lahaina-
luna Seminary and TO its seeming neglect
latterly by the educational authorities.
Mr.. Atkinson, addressing the assem-
bly,, said that it was now purposed not
only to restore to Lahainaluna its old
time status as a leading scholastic in
stitution, but to make it a place where
boys should be taught to use their hands
in the useful arts OF life. The ultimate
intention, moreover, was to make OF La
hanaluna an agricultural college for the
Territory, plan that is stimulated by
the promise of Federal aid to one such
Territorial institution
From the meeting Mr.. Atkinson and
Miss Dawson went directly to the land
ing, where at 9 o'clock Thursday night
they took the steamers boat and went
aboard the Mauna Loa. The sea was
so rough that Captain SimerSon refused
to land any passengers at Lahaina, but
Mr.. Atkinson was so anxious to return
to Honolulu that he elected taking all the
chances OF the boats swapping.
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