Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-23

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mediate grades is learning under IN
itelIigent direction to do something
with his hands condition sought
by up-to-daie school systems every
where.
The directors report shows thai
during the past year 1855 boys were
taking the trade and shop work: that
loo. 648 boys were engaged in garden
ing and farming; 1859 girls were
taking the gardening work. and thai
S3,1s3 girls were studying house
keeping and household arts. Among
other crafts and industries we find
1888 girls learning lace making:
1855 embroidery; $3.50 cooking
10, 456 boys and 3031 girls making
hats; 29,527 pupils were studying mai
making; and 1885 working on
baskets.
OF particular interest is the show.
ing made in lie extension OF garden.
ing from the schools to the homes
of the people. Three years ago
home gardens were practically an.
known. For the school year 1912
home gardens numbered 22,958. while
1928 shows an increase of 80 per
cent or 33,719 gardens cultivated by
pupils themselves at their homes.
The. number Of school gardens was
1910.
Without question. the garden fea-
ture of the school program Is largely
responsible for the marked improve
menE In the quality and quantity Of
fresh vegetables now available in the
public markets all over the islands.
The number or provincial trade
schools has been increased from i've
in March. 1909. TO is in June, 1913.
In addition to these standard trade
schools in which 1211 pupils were en-
rolled, there were 121 intermediate
school shops In which S32 pupils took
the regular trade course and 1920
other pupils received some instruc-
ton in woodworking during the past
school year. Twenty three Of these
shops are equipped with WoodsWork-
ing machinery. AS soon as 5 pupil
has attained certain degree Of skin,
he is permitted to do commercial
work and to receive pay for It. Work
of this character to the value Of
sS7, 841.57 was produced in the
schools during the year. approximate
~ $I7,56S.S1 Of which was received
by the pupils as compensation for
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schools, Dut Also gave to many r,lr
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II y peieVed lnat .ne lnslEucslpn Z
gwen py kne bureau OF equcatioh mas
contributed Iargeiy 20 the increase u
the exploration OF emDroiaerles IRON
the Islands IRON $4,000 worth "a I'll
TO $1z7, 800 IN 1872 and sly5,4 b5 worth
during the fiscal year 1913
Much work mas Deen done IN u Sc
lection OF TYPICAL Pnillpplne designs
which are appned 70 articles produc-
ed from materials grown IN the Pnil-
ipplnes
A large amount Of information has
been collected RON various sources
relative TO opportunities IN various
industries, winch 10 used by the Dur
eau IN advising pupils OF the Hne OF
work they might prontaDly pursue
during and after school courses. the
work accomplished follows IN gener-
a. way tnat OF those giving attention
to vocational guidance In the large
cities OF this country
The bureau of education each year
is developing a large number Of boys
and girls who are sufficiently skilled