The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13


field work. The classes will alternate
so that sufficient number will be in
the field at all times to do the neces.
sary work
This department can pay the teach.
ers and lunas necessary for the man.
agement of the school; furnish books
stationery etc.
In studying how to meet this need
and in planning such school facilities
as are deemed to be necessary and
practicable, we have had the advice
and assistance of President Gilmore
of the College of Hawaii; Mr. Edgar
Wood, principal of the Normal school;
Judge Whitney, judge of the Juvenile
Court; Mr.. Arthur c.. Smith, deputy
attorney general and president of the
Civic Federation; Mr.. Royal D. Mead
of the Sugar Planters Association;
Mr.. ]. P. Cooke, president of Alexan-
der e Baldwin, and Mr.. Andrew
Adams, manager of the Kahuku Plan.
tatioh Company.
1t is very necessary that the first
agricultural school be established on
a plantation where the management
is in sympathy with the effort to
make it a success and so the propo-
sition has been taken up with the Ka.
huku Plantation Company, whose
president, directors, and manager are
in full accord with the idea and they
have drawn up a plan which will be
submitted to you.
If the first attempt at establishing
this type of school be successful 9th
ers may be established and as the
character of the agricultural work
done in these schools will be a sec
ondary grade, they may be ranked as
secondary agricultural schools and
may receive such federal aid as is
contemplated in the Page bill now be-
fore Congress.
Pan-Pacific international Exposition.
Some time ago Chairman H. p.
Wood notified the superintendent of
public instruction that he had been APP
pointed as chairman of a subcommiU-
tee for the educational exhibit for the
Pan-Pacific International Exposition at
San Francisco in 1915.
Recently the secretary called a meet
ing of the chairmen of subcommittee
to meet with the Board of Commits
sioners in reference to plans of pro
cedure. Secretary Wood suggests that
each chairman select a working com
mittee consisting of several persons 20
take active part in the work and that
in the course of the next few months
prepare and present a general plan to
the commissioners. As chairman OF
E this committee, / would like to carry
| out the wishes of the commissioners
= of education on this matter and have
. their suggestions and cooperation.
T. 1t was the expression of those pres
t ent at the recent meeting called by
2 Mr.. Wood that while the school ex
hibit from Hawaii at the Seattle Elk
position was a great success and one
I of the best there, it was too large AM
5 consisted of too much material which
], did not actually show what our schools
= are doing and what our system is.
S School Lands.
r. The report next deals with occupied
: school lands and new sites of the de
j partment.
+ On Kauai there are eighteen occn
+ pied school lots with good title, excep
l. in the case of Lihue cottage lot, tn,
Il Haena lot, the Makawell lot and tn
Niihau lot.
On Oahu there are thirty-nine lots
e New sites that have been secured ar
r 2.813 acres at Kakaako for Pohukain
1t school, 2.6S acres at Kaimuk an
e twelve to fifteen acres at Piliamoo TO
II the Girls Industrial School. TIL
lNRoyal school lot has been enlarged
G. With the exception of Kawaihapai 10
l. on leased land, all present scho'
IS premises belong to the department.
II There are good titles to all of tn
e thirty-one school lots in Maui count
n excepting Kahakuloa, Lanai, Ulupal:
If kua and Haiku. SpreckelsviIle an
r Hamakuapoko lots should be enlarged
t The department has taken steps 70
If securing additional land for Lahain
If and Waihee school lots.
is Titles are good to all school lots o
Is Hawaii except Ookala, Keaau, Honui
b. DO and Mahukona Condemnation pre-
ceedings will be taken for the Kapok
r school lot and the Mason lot, Hilo.
At new site for Pahoa school and site
1t for Kapehu and Glenwood schools ar
pending in the land department
Report of School Libraries.
ID At the beginning of the preser
ID school year the valuation Of the book
lie of the public schools throughout tn
n Territory, by counties, is as follows:
s. County of Hawaii ......,.$ 2,6lGO