The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-16


Gibson yesterday. Ample provision for
the increase was made. however, and
only few Of the sctoollooms are over.
crowded
Mckinley High Is Filled.
Mckinley High is filed to capacity.
Three hundred and twenty young men
and women registered there yesterday,
1875 of whom were freshmen.
Professor Scott reported an unusu-
ally large numler of students there
this year, and VIII lie many Of them are
freshmen, the number of old pupils who
returned is encouraging, he said.
Yesterday morning was given over
to class assignments The regular rou-
tine work will begin this morning.
Only one change has been made in the
faculty at Mckinley. Mrs. Chester Hum
has been appointed substitute in place
of Miss Katherine Woodford, who is
in Europe on year S leave of absence.
Four hundred and fifty students en-
tered the Territorial Normal and Ira n.
ing School. One hundred and eighty
five of these are in the normal school
and 265 in the grades. Miss NJ. !.
Zeigler is acting principal of the Nor.
NAL this year during the absence of
Professor Edgar Wood, who las been
granted a leave of absence. S. 7. Hoyt,
who has been appointed to carry out II
new system of educational guidance,
also has his headquarters at the Nor
nal School.
'a' Teachers in Charge.
The first division of public schools
in Hopolnlu will have as its supevis-
ing principal Mrs. Mary Gum, who has
recently been appointed to the posi-
ton. WV. Taylor will act as super
sing principal in the second division
in the absence of Supervising Principal
Charles +. King, who was given leave
of absence to 60 to the Coast for medi-
cal treatment.
The schools opening yesterday were:
Kamehamcha, Kawaiahao Seminary
Mills School Free Kindergartens, Me
E,i91ey High, Territorial Normal and
Training. Central Grammar, Kaahu
manu-, Girls Industrial Kaiullni. Ka
lih-kai, Kalihi-wacna, Moiliili, Manoa
Maemae, MOanalua, iolani College, Pc
hukaina. Pauoa, Waikiki, Wailupe
Royal Kalihiulia and Kauluwela.
School oficials Pleased.
"Wlth the exception of one or two
the twenty-one public schools which
opened in the city yesterday were per
sonally visited by Superintendent OF
Public instruction T. II. Gibson ant
myself during the day. said Schoo
Inspector George S. Raymond yestcr
day after he and the superintendent
had returned to the Hoard of education
headquarters.
p f'In only six of the city schools wa
there decrease in the enrolment
that is, was the enrolment less yester
day than on the date of the closing o
the schools on June 26 last. Tie de
crease was slight, but within weel
we expect to see the deficiency in mum
bers made up. The schools which shoy
decrease are Pohukaina, Kalihi-kai
Waikiki, Maemae, Normal flaming au
Kauluwela. All others show an in
crease and in some cases a large in
crease.
"SOme of the schools had to tur
children away, for there was no roOr
TO accommodate them. After day Q
two things will adjust themselves, an
by changing al out we hope that all al
plicants will find places in one schoC
or another. | expect the enrolment
be increased during the week from 30
20 500 additional. We have the figure
of the enrolment of all the terrific il
schools in the city, with the except o
of Pauoa and Wailupe, in which case
we figure today's enrolment at til
number these two schools closed wit
in June
Figures Show Increase.
Following is the official record of e.
rollment of the Honolulu public schoo
for the term le2innng yesterday wit
comparative figures for the term en-