The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-18

hesOlNer further, that as the pro-
visions of the Dolliver-Davis Act
(sSSO0 now pending in Congress,
carries means and facilities for the
establishment and maintenance of
schools Of this type. that the Dele
gate be urged TO advocate the imme-
| date passage Of this act in whatever
form may seem best adapted to the
needs Of this country at large and
Hawaii in particular.
The Type School.
A school shall be established in
given locality when twenty-five stu
dents can be assured.
The attendance of all boys and
girls between the ages of fourteen
and eighteen, both inclusive, who are
not otherwise wisely and proftably
employed shall be required. And it
shall be incumbent upon all parents,
guardians and others having the re-
sponsibility and care of children of
such ages. to send them to the school
established in the locality if they
are within four miles of the school
or farther if suitable transportation
is provided. Others may attend at
the discretion of the department of
public instruction; e. g. men who may
wish to improve as workers.
The equipment of this school shall
consist of;
| 1. A farm of not less than twenty
five acres; to be increased in proper
ton to the number of boys attending
by two and a half acres per boy, and
, to be equipped with essential hand
tolls.
2. Shop equipped to meet the needs
of the industries of the environment.
8. Residence buildings provided
with sanitary and culinary equipment
for properly housing and feeding the
! pupils.
4. Students shall be remunerated
for their work in accordance with
current value, to be determined by
some schedule such as (for instance)
time, profit sharing, or piecework.
5. Students shall work the first
two years on the farm or in the shops
of the school and the last two years
one-half each day in the fields or
shops of the industry of the locality
The rest of the day will be devoted
to the study of related academic sub.
jects; e. g. mathematics, geography
of industry, reading and writing.
6. TIE department of public instruc.
ton will engage and pay all instruc-
tors The industry will supply lands,
buildings and equipment and pay the
students working for them in field,
shops, etc.
7. The school will cultivate the
land set apart by the industry and
pay the pupils out of the proceeds of
the crop.
Industrial Schools
Hawaii-D Department of public
instruction take over Hilo Boys In
dustrial School; make it more voca-
tional. GU Acquire property former
ly owned by the Kona Orphanage and
make it an agricultural school.
Notwithstanding Make it more
vocational; increase agricultural
, work.
! Oahu-Q) industrial School in
vicinity of Honolulu; for boys and
girls; gardens and shops. GU Agri-
cultural school at Eva
! Kauai-Agricultura school at Kea-
liza on same plan as that at Eva.
Established by Acts making special
h appropriations for buildings and
/ equipment. Teachers to be on regu.
; lar payroll.
General Industrial School,
Tract of land In vicinity OF Homo,
! lulu; ten to twenty-five acres suitable
\ for vegetables, fruit, etc,
Land, buildings and equipment be
n long to department of instruction
Building Necessary-School room
/ used for dining room and girls work,
h Shop; containing simple blacksmith
and carpenter equipment. Laundry.
Buildings for dairy, piggery and chic,
y kens
School-Three hours a day; classes
h alternating home work.
/ Work-Five hours, to >; ] to 4
Boys Work-Garden, shops, dairy,
piggery chicken yard, apiary.
\ Girls Work-Kitchen, garden, chic
. en- yard, laundry, sewing, mending
\ hat making, etc.
h Proceeds-From sale of vegetables
bananas, fruit, eggs, flowers, pigs
r.