The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-25

abie nets Of enc isahiainfe pc made 90
benefit BY thcte appropriation.
in carrying out The profifiuns 81 The
bills under consideration n " intum
bent On the Territory or private ~
sources 90 provide The necessary isnde,
buildings ana other material equipment
and 10 provide for other subjects Of IN.
atruction not specifically provided FOR
IN the aets. II D. also provided that
the experiment stations, the ngricul
tnral secondary schools and the extcn.
sion departments shall be controlled by
one board, and that the normal schools
and public secondary schools may be
under the direction Of another board Of
control.
Industrial Glasses.
There are some OF the institutions
which would benefit from the provisions
of these bills already established and
doing good work, but In addition TO
them there should be established, at
the earliest opportunity, industrial
schools In the cities for teaching those
subjects pertaining TO building trades,
home economics and manufacturing and
mechanical industries, and schools in
other industrial centers for teaching
those subjects pertaining to agriculture
and rural affairs. These new schools
are essential in carrying out the pro.
visions of the recent legislature in ex-
tending the compulsory school age from
fourteen to eighteen years.
Every one is familiar with the fact
that boys in general are not liable to
render efficient service at an age less
than eighteen to twenty years. 1t is
also apparent that the ages between
fourteen and eighteen are the most
suitable for imparting that type Of
instruction which would render both
boys and girls at this period more eff
! cient and capable men and women. To
this end there should be established in
J Honolulu school well equipped for
teaching boys in all practical lines re.
lating to the trades and industries and
for teaching girls in domestic science
and other matters pertaining to the
home.
Other Island Schools.
There should be established also in
centers of agricultural industries OF
various islands institutions supplement
tary to those already established fol
teaching agriculture and home econom
les. Both of these two types of in
stitutions are important, but it would
seem that the latter is at the presen-
time more urgent. Statistics show tina
ON the mainland one farmer operates
from twenty to thirty acres of land &C
cOrding to the type of farming. w
do not have figures in this respect il
Hawaii, but it is quite safe to say tina
our farm laborers are less efficient
1t is very good policy to increase GU
citizen population, and it is also yer,
important that every means be adopte
for augmenting the efficiency of tn
, laborers that we already have and thei
+ children as well.
l 1t is a principle of sound econom
!. that the output of factory or any othe
r industrial enterprise may be increase
1 more economically by increasing the e.
: ficiency of the laborers than by increa
e ing their number. Another pertineI
S consideration in favor of the establis
l. ment of such schools in rural distric
II is in view of the market facilities thu
l. have already been provided. This ma
d ket and its work should augment I'll
s production of crops for local consum
e ton and for shipment as well. I'll
d rural schools and demonstration farm
a may serve very important purpol
f in this connection.
Is Type of School.
i A type of such a rural school Thu
would be in conformity with our agr
q cultural condition and environmel
J. might be outlined as follows:
l. A school might be established in
given locality when twenty-five or mo
N students can be secured.
"a The attendance of all boys and cir
y between the tges of fourteen and eig
y teen, both inclusive, who are not othe
= wise suitably employed should be I
quired. The work of the boys al
girls should be divided between far
ing, shop and repair work continge
to the farm and the work of hor
making and sanitation. Others in L
community may attend at the disci
ton of the department of public
struction.
The equipment of such schC
should consist of the following:
First. farm of not less than TIVE
ty-fve acres, to be increased in pi
portion to the number of students
tending by (say) two and one-ht
acres per student and to be equip
with all essential hand TOOLS
Second. The shop should be equip
TO meet the needs of the industries a
repair work of the environment.
Third. Resident buildings should
provided with sanitary and culina
, equipment for properly housing a
Z feeding the pupils.
{ Fourth Students should spend p
: tion Of their time in class room a
: laboratory for instruction and the
= maindeI in practical work in sho
!. fields and resident buildings. The lii
y of instruction should include sim
/ methods of bookkeeping in accordai
! with the nature of work in which
I students are engaged, and this sa
: system of bookkeeping may be mi
+ the basis of the estimation and divis
It of profits. Arithmetic and Engl
should be remunerated in accorda
. with current values to be based VI
= some schedule, such as (for instan
Y time, profit sharing or piece, work.
). fit sharing would seem to be the m