Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-13

little town Of few thousand inhab-
itants in the State of Maine has been
doing towards the establishment of
such an institution The conditions
are not ON all fours" with what we
have here. The Springvaie people
have the buildings but no money for
the teaching force. They are probably
planning Il more advanced course of
study than will be required here for
the present But in all essentials
they are meeting the same problems,
of financing an education that teaches
pupils how to work.
We commend the following to all
those interested in the Industrial
school movement in this city:
A vocational school to educate
young women for self-help. an indie
pendent livelihood. the career of the
home and the business Of living to be
located at Springyale, Me, has been
decided upon and the Mason Insti-
tute for young women promises to Sc
cure the support of educators of Maine
and the State Federation of Women's
clubs as fulfilling want long felt in
Maine educational circles.
An important conference was re-
Gently held at Springvale between the
trustees of the Mason estate, citizens
Of Springvale and Hon. Payson Smith,
the State Superintendent of Schools of
Maine, upon the subject of the Mason
institute. It is matter of great sat
isfaction TO the trustees and citizens,
that the program which has been in
their mind for long time of estab-
fishing the institute as vocational
school for young women received the
heartiest endorsement of the state sup
erinteudent as being in accord with
the present day thought and effort in
the educational world-ahd calculat-
ed TO meet the urgent need and de-
mand for just such school in this
section of the State.
The trustees are given every en-
cOuragemcnt By Mr.. Smith to move
ahead at once, erect building and
establish the institute. BY reason of
the industrial feature of the program
the institute will be entitled to state
aid in line with an act of the Legisla-
ture passed ut the last SESSION, which
provides for the encouragement and
support Of just such educational train
ing the Mason Institute proposes to
offer to the young women of Spring
vale, Sanford and southwestern Maine.
1t means instruction in domestic
science, household economies, house
hold arts including dressmaking and
millinery, secretarial studies including
stenography. typewriting, languages
for conversational and business eni-
cheney, English, history, etc, prin-
ciples of moral conduct, sanitary and
moral prophylaXis, physiology, hy-
giene, gymnastics, physical culture
etc.
In short the aim of the institute
will be to send out young women ed
! uCated and fitted for self-help and an
Independent livelihood, the career of
the home and the great business of
living.
Among other educators of the State
President Alley of the University of
Maine bids this educational enterprise
GOdspeed I'VE of the University of
Maine feel that If you can secure sufIi-
| cient money to establish an institute
for young women on such modern
lines as the times demand, It will in
no wise conflict with the work done
at the University of Maine so we bid
you GOdspeed in the work"
The question of the establishment
of the Mason institute has been the
question of sufficient funds-not to
erect building and equip it--for the
funds are sufficient for this-but the
question has been to secure funds
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