The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-12
OAHU'S
SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT BABBITT MAX
Els VISITS ALL OVER THE ISL
ANDS.

superintendent Rabbit OF the De
partmcnt OF Public instruction made
flying trip around the Island yes
terday in an automobile on an in
spection of the schools He express
es himself well pleased with the man
ner in which he found things in most
of the districts. In almost all of the
schools manual training in some form
or other has been introduced, and a
number have also taken up domestic
science with much success. Owing TO
the distance that had to be covered
only brief stops could be made at any
of the places and only public schools
were visited.
An early start was made by way of
The Nuuanu Pail, and the first school
visited was at kaneohe. Only a few
minutes were spent here and Mr. Bah
bit reports that everything was found
to be in good condition.
The next stop was at the Waiahole
school. This building mas been recent
ly painted inside and out, and the
fences and outbuildings whitewashed
and the grounds are in good condition.
Mr. Rabbit was especially impressed
with the skill displayed by the pupils
in building a shed for a water filter,
which MI. Rabbit declares would do
credit to a skilled carpenter.
At Hauula about half of the school
lot is overgrown with a heavy growth
Of vegetation, which is to be cleared
away by the pupils, and devoted to
gardening. Tools are to be supplied
for carpenter shop, and later a
domestic science department will be
arranged for An effort will also be
made to secure a water supply for this
school by means of artesian wells on
adjacent property.
At Keawe the new school lot has
been plowed and cleaned up and lot
of cocoanut and other trees set out,
and more of this is to be done.
At the Boys Industrial School about
the only thing the superintendent had
time to look at in the ten minutes
stop, was a new pig pen which is
nearing completion, and was built en-
tirely by the boys of the school. 1t
is one of the most modern pig houses
in the territory, consisting Of quite
large shed with an aisle down the
centre, and pens on each side, with
concrete follers, and with exercise
yards adjoining.
At Kahuliu all the rooms except one
are in good condition. The children
have been working in the grounds
about the building and will soon have
it in good shape. Tools are to DE
sent to this school to encourage the
manual training already started.
At Wahiawa the Settlement Asso-
citation has agreed to deed to the
school about two acres of the very
best land in the place on which the
new school provided for by the appro-
priation of the loan fund. This lot
Of $50 by 300 feet is bounded by 50
foot streets on all sides. The can
merry people have agreed to grub and
pillow the land and trees have also
been promised by other citizens. The
building will be commenced as soon
as the ground is ready.
At Waialua the domestic science
department is well under way and
already is on a self supporting basis,
it being possible to sell as lunches
to the school children, all that 1t Is
possible to prepare of foods. The ma
nual training department has built
two verandahs over the teachers cot
tages in a very workmanship manner,
and are now preparing to build a tool
| house.
The Kawaihapai school which has
between thirty and forty pupils Is at
most entirely Hawaiian only three pu-
pills of other nationalities being en-
rolled. They have a small new build
ing and had a fine garden started, but
the cattle ruined if for lack OF
fence. Lumber is to be furnished
by the board, and the pupils will put
Inn neat fence around the place.
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