The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-20
.HILO BOARDING
SCHOOL PRGRESS


Hilo Tribune, September 14:-The
fan term of the 1ilo Boarding school,,
which opened yesterday, will in more
ways than one be a remarkable one
in the history or the institution, in
that it VIII mark the beginning of
several improvements and innova-
lions, which are the direct result of
the trip to the mainland, which was
taken by Mr.. and Mrs l.. c. Lyman,
and from which they have just re-
turned.
During their stay at Hampton In-
situte Mr. Lyman paid particular at
tention to the industrial features OF.
that famous institution of learning,
while Mrs. Lyman devoted herself in
the main to the academic branches.
Both received numerals ideas, at
Hampton institute and at other pla-
ces on the mainland which they Wis
tied, and these they will now carry
into effect mere.
One of the important features of
the industrial work will be the use
of a great deal of new equipment,
which Mr. and Mrs. Lyman brought
back with them from the mainland.
In all about $1,000 worth of machin-
cry and tools were purchased, the
greater part of the money being sub
scribed by Island people, who were
interested in the work of the school.
For the agricultural branch, of which
special feature will be made this
year. a complete set of implements
for me cultivation OF corn and other
produce has been bought, including
a plow. a DISK harrow, spike tooth
harrow, an Acme harrow, cultivators
of various patterns, a fertilizer dis
tributor, seed drills, and horse rakes,
mowers, ETC., which will make the
work of cutting grass for the stock,
which was heretofore done by hand,
a very much more simple and pleas
ant operation.
Mr.. Cloves of the Ontario Agricul-
tural College and Experimental Sta
ton. who came from the mainland
with Mr. and Mrs. Lyman, will have
charge of the agricultural and indus
trial branch of the work, and under
his direction great deal of expert
mental work will be undertaken.
/ The school has also secured a num-
Der of new dairy implements of the
most modern pattern, as it intends to
make the dairy branch a specially
this year. Principal Lyman points
out that a great deal of the dairy
business which is at present being
icarried on in small way in this Ter
ritory, is being conducted on a rule
of-tbumb plan, which for sanitary
reasons especially, is very unsatis-
factory to the general public. II is
the aim of the school to give It's pu-
Eils such training in tho methods OF
modern dairy industry as will enable
them to contribute toward the eleva-
ton of the local dairy to modern
lines.
/ For the blacksmith shop four new
f6rges have been purchased, and 1or
the carpenter shop wood turning
lathe, a power saw and other articles
have been secured. OF special in
terest is the fact that tools nave
been bought for a harness repair
and shoe making department, Whlch
will enable the boys to repair their
own footgear and to learn the art OF
mending harness. Tools have also
been bought for a cane chair making
and mending department
For the printing shop of the school
a lot of new type has been secured
as we'll as a paper cutter of modern
make. This department will be IN
charge of Miss Blanche Miller, who
came from the mainland with Mr.
and Mrs. Lyman.
While great attention has thus been
paid to the improvement of the ag-
ricultural and industrial departments
of the school, considerable has been
done to improve the more academic
work Among the new things which
have been procured is Kaleidoscope,
a machine which works on the sane
principle as the Stereopticon, but
which throws on the screen Opaque
pictures instead of transparencies.
II can thus reflect picture postals, OF
which the Lymans have made a large
and interesting collection during their
travels; pictures cut from magazines
and hooks, and similar pictures, thus
greatly enlarging the field of useful
ness of the ordinary stereopticon.
n,,,ino tho coming term the stan