The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1904-09-24
LAHAINALUNA
TO EXPAND.
Two New Modern Dormitories VIII
Accommodate One Hundred Pupils.
PRATIcAL TRADES TO BE
TAUGHT.
An Institution OF which Maui
Should Feel Proud and Assist
To The Front Ranks.

To The Front Ranks.
1
Lahainaluna is making a new step
towards bright future and will with
its corps of capable teachers instil In
to the Hawaiian youth the principles
of independence and advancement by
having the practical knowledge of a
practical trade or vocation.
With the compile etion OF the two ne W
dormitories, its ten buildings each one
OF which will be given up to specific
purpose, will comprise Lahainalu na
Through the courtesy of Principal
Mcdonald news representative was
shown over the spacious grounds, and
buildings.
Each of the new domitories will be
81 feet long and will have twenty-five
rooms. Each room will be twelve
feet square and with two boys to a
room will easily accommodate one hun.
dred. The domitories will be provid-
ed with modern bath rooms and show.
er baths.
The main school building will have
five class rooms; an assembly hall Al
X29 feet; a library and Office.
The other buildings now erected
and used temporarily for class rooms
will be given up to blacksmithing,
mechanical drawing and carpenter
ing. Upland farming of garden truck
aud latter the cultivation of pine
apples will be taught.
Principal Mcdonald has happily
tchosen -fer-his- assistants, teachers
who are not only practical in their
various departments, but know how
to pleasantly instil into the pupils the
essential principles which permits OF
the scholar, after graduation, step
ping into shop, with perfect con.
idence of being fully capable OF hold.
ing his own. All this is taught with,
out the drilling being laborious on the
teacher or lrksome to the pupil.
The various departments as now
assigned and the teachers for the
present school year are: Mechanical
drawing and carpentering-Prin.
Mcdonald, Languages-Mrs Mcdonald
Blacksmithing-Mr. Dodds, Taro
plantlng-Mr. Solomon Fuller, Upland
farming-Mr. Sturdevant.
Not only are the boys taught pro.
fi.able vocation or trade, but they
are also required to look after the
own clothing, do their own laundry
work and bake their own bread.
Any Hawaiian youth who goes to
Lahainaluna with the determination
of storing up the knowledge there
taught him will come out fully cap
able of "hoeing his own row" aud will
also be staff to his aged parents.
The new buildings will cost between
thirty-one and thirty-two thousand
dollars and under the supervision o:
contractor Moody will be rushed to
completion so that additional scholars
may be cared for at the earliest time
Fifty seven reported on the open.
ming of the school term and had the
new buildings been ready for use, it
is reasonable to persume that the at
tendance would have reached the
hundred mark.
There should be no trouble for this
institution to supply the demands of
Maui for vegetables, melons, taro
and other like products, as the sleva
tion is most favorable. The location
from panoramic standpoint, is an
ideal one as the entire west half OF
Maui, the islands of Molok al,
Kahoolawe, Lanai and Molokini can
be taken in, in one grand sweep.
With the assistance Of the Federal
Government Lahainaluna will most
certainly forge to the fore as an a.
gricultural institution Of which the