Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-02
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESS
NEED ALREADY SHOWN
FOR lilo HIGH BUILDING
PRINCIPAL RICHMOND TALKS or
HIS WORK - PLANS MADE
FOR FIRST YEARS
WORK.

Hilo, Aug. OF. A. Richmond
! principal of the new Hilo High School
arrived on Wednesday from Honolulu.
to look over the ground preparatory
to the organization Of the new high
school created by the last Legislature.
He met Miss Deyo, supervising prin.
cipal, and together they went over the
situation and discussed organization
plans. The greatest difficulty encoun-
tered is the selection of temporary
quarters for the high school students
until the erection Of the high school
building which was also provided for
by the last Legislature. The construc-
ton Of the new building will be delay
ed owing to the inability Of the Board
Of Education to secure suitable and
available site. The Masonic lot on
Waianuenue street and abutting the
Union School premises In the rear II
sought by the Board for school pur-
poses, but a difficulty arises In decide
ing a satisfactory exchange Of govern
ment land elsewhere for tho Masonic
property. This matter will be taken
up next week when Superintendent
Holloway arrives.
nelcfiihb W thc piahs VI INC VI san
ization of the high school, Mr.. Rich
mond said to a Tribune representa-
tive: ut IL the desire of the Board OF
Education that the work of organiza-
ton be commenced without delay and
not walt until the completion OF 4
nigh school building. I am informed
oy Miss Deyo, supervising PRINCIPAL,
that there Will be an entering class Of
seventeen, most OF whom have had !
preliminary course in high school
work. These pupils will form the
freshmen class Of the high school and.
az they progress, classes will be pro-
NOTED to the high school from tho
Eighth Grammar grade.
"Of course, we will not be able to
launch at once into ali OF the depart
ments OF high school work. but we will
rather build up as we go along. adding
to the high school course as occasion
seams to require. am especially an
xious to inaugurate a commercial de-
partment, where stenography. type
writing. bookkeeping, ETC.. may be
taught, but none Of the present teach
ing force available are prepared for In
structing In these studies. have OUT
lined only generally course Of study
to begin with, which of course will be
subject to change. The first class will
DO given: az What Is known as first
year Latin to prepare the students to
read Caesar; (2) English, cV2lprehend-
Ing correct composition. rather than
criticism; (3) History--Ancient Greek
and Roman; az Physical Geography;
(5) Algebra. through quadratics, and
(O, the study Of some language, either
French or German Five students are
perhaps. all that can be satisfactorily
taught at the. beginning, and the selec-
ton Of Ancient History or Physical
Geography will be optional. We will
not be able to branch out into physics,
chemistry, music and drawing unsil
later on.
~ shall be assisted by Miss Potter
and Mr.. c. o. Smith. both of whom. MS
! understand 1t, have created a nucleus
for a high school, and whose co-opera-
tion In starting the new high school
Will prove very valuable to mo. My
purpose is to build up a high school
whose students on graduating can
qualify for entrance into any one Of
the larger colleges. This is the stand
ard OF all modern high schools. and we
shall strive to make the Hilo High
School Of as high order OF merit. The
course will be four years, the studies
during the latter two years being large
" elective. l shall hope to have q
larger entering class next year, but
With Our limited resources at hand, we
will have some difficulty In taking care
Of the seventeen students whom l I'M
derstand sps ready now for high school
work. No definite arrangements have
been made regarding temporary quar-
tiers. The present Union School build
Ing is congested nov, and 1t may be
necessary to seek temporary quarters
elsewhere for the high scHool."-'Trib.
une,