The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-13
GOOD OLD GOLDEN
SCHOOL DAYS NOW
Another Term Commences for
All Public and Most Private
Temples of Learning.
tFrOm Mondays AdvertLaer.l


their own opening,
Several changes in school administra.
ton will be tried out during the course
Of the term and as far as the work of
the schools is concerned they will labor
under disadvantages. Almost fifty
schools will turn pupils away this morn.
ing, the crowding being general all over
the Territory. The county supervising
principal system is the most important
of the new changes.
With the exception of the Hilo High,
all of the higher graded schools also
feel the crowiing that prevails and the
Honolulu High Schools are particularly
full. Superintendent Pope has advised
many of the boys who have been dis.
appointed in obtaining enrolment in
the local schools TO go to Hilo.
The school books this year will re-
main the same as formerly. A commit.
tee was appointed in the summer school
to revise the list, which it did, making,
however, but few changes. What
changes were made will not go into
effect for year,
All the teachers for the schools have
been appointed and will be on hand this
morning
Several new schools join the ranks
this year. Watertown school, which
opened last June, really commences its
first term today, while Kalihikai does
the same, having been opened last
spring.
Superintendent Pope stated last night
that he knew of no means by which
the much desired Kaimuki school could
be built this year, or at least supplied
with teachers. The appropriations, he
SAYS, can not cover the salaries of the
extra instructors needed and it would
be of little use for the supervisors to
provide the building as they have been
asked to do if he can not get teachers
for it.
The appropriation in general, he adds,
will carry the term through up to the
date of it's lapsing, but there will be n
very small surplus. The next legisla'
ture is expected to provide little more
handsomely for the schools than the
last one did and enable the board to
end the term in a more prosperous con-
dition than it began it.
Among the private schools that will
be opened are Mrs. Hendry's and a
number of others of various scope.
The College of Hawaii innovates cor
respondence courses this year, the sub
| iects including soils and crops, plant
| life. poultry husbandry, domestic hus.
bandrv, domestic science and zoology.
In its announcement the college says:
"The grade of instruction in these
subjects will be in accordance with the
ability and attachments of the students.
Students taking any subject by cor
respondence shall be not less than fif.
teen wears of age and shall not at the
time of taking the course be in attend
, ance at school.
Construction in the subjects men
toned will be given by written lessons
or assignments, the student returning
| n written report on each lesson or as
signment according to the direction of
the professor in charge. These reports
will be carefully examined and returned
to the student with such corrections,
explanations or suggestions as may be
| in the interests of the student. If each
report meets the required standard, a
| new lesson or assignment will be sent.
ga subject consists of weekly as
| signments, and each assignment may
contain one or more lessons. The course
of instruction will terminate with the
close of schools in June. No prelimi-
nary examination will be required, but
students must satisfy those in charge
of the course that they can read and
write English fluently. Application
blanks may be had on request, and the
college will offer assistance and sug'
gestion in the choice of subjects. Stu
dents will be expected to complete at
least one course in the time specified
for the course.'
During the past week, plans for the
coming years work in the Y. NJ. G. A
night school were carefully mapped
out. This school IS taking its place
among the leading educational insti
tutions of the city and everything
points to a very successful work this
year both from the standpoint of at
tendance and practical benefit derived
from the various courses.
The educational committee of the Y
NJ. c. A. is composed Of w. T. Pope
chairman; Edgar Wood, Z, Kopke,
Alex. Lindsay, Jr, and w. II. Babbitt
The strength of the committee assures
a well conducted school.
A new committee in the educational
department this year is the student en-
rollment committee composed Of Ed
mond r. Melanphy, chairman; J. c. An,
derson, II. L. Strange, Clifford Splitter
and Paul Scheid. This committee will
have charge Of the campaign for stu,
dents and has mapped ont a policy Of
2j0 different students ia HE eduoa.
tional classes this year and 400 next
year when the new building will be
occupied.
The educational committee has de.
cided 10 offer me following courses;
Bookkeeping, shorthand typewrIting,
mechanical and Architectural drawing.
, English, arithmetic, algebra, geometry,
, tngpnomrirv hu.incss lHw and 20 group
course including English arithmetic,
spelling peuWHFalIp uul geography flf
/ employed boys.
Tho tan lom win open October p
/ except .u thp rasr af Attorney Oenrlal
LluisaYs lectures 1u hHslnrs- lnW
which begin IuWiaE October lh
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