Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-15
EXTERIOR or THE
MODEL FACTORY
Photos by Perkins.

yHlLE the commission appointed
w by President r. H. Trent of the
w Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton has for the past few months been
strongly advocating the need o. voca-
tional training in the public schools
of the territory, and a saor; time ago
sought aud received the cooperation
and advice of the commissioners OF
education on this point, the first in.
stitution along lines similar 10 those
of industrial and vocational training
has been slowly but steadily in the
building, and was opened to the girls
CT Honolulu one week ago last Mon.
day morning. This institution, or fac
rory, as 1t may well be called, is 10.
Gated on the corner of Queen street
and Mission Lane, and viii hence
forth be known as the Kealoha Manu-
featuring Company, Ltd.
The establishment of the factory, as
the. institution should rightly be call
ed, is the outgrowth of an iGea which
has long been in the mine OF Miss
Kate M. Anterior, who, with her own
funds, and on piece of ground owned
by the Atherton estate, erected and
furnished the building which mas been
transformed into a model Factory, the
only one of its kind in the Hawaiian
islands. It's purpose Is the training
OF girls of any nationality who wish
to learn a profitable trade whereby
they may be fitted to earn an honest
livelihood, and at the same time re-
ceive pay for their services while
learning. In reality 1t is a FORM of
Industrial training which both pays
end teaches-an institution which has
flljed long-left want in Honolulu
The factory building covers a con-
siderable area Of ground, and is a
type of the modern two-story Ounga-
low, studded with a myriad of large
windows. the main entrance being on
Mission Lane. The question which
would eventually. come up at this
Point would be, since the building has
been termed a factory. what is man
ufactured there? There is but one
work which can properly cover ine IN
Vulnerable articles which are being
and which are to be manufactured,
and that word is clothing. Ready-to-
wear clothing of every description
shirts. pajamas, underwear, collars and
overalls-not to mention sucl minor
articles as towels, pillow cases and
sheets.
Entering the building on the Mis-
sion Lane side, one passes :nto the
main office which is presided over by
Miss K. Schnoor, manager of the fac
tory. Here the books are kept, new
help employed, and the general bust
ness of the concern carried on. Pass
ing on through the office, the next
room, the largest in the plant and
which runs from one end of the build
ing to the other, is utilized as a
sample room for the display of the
articles manufactured by the gir;s. On
account of the small output at pres
emit, this room will probably not be
put into use until the factory COM
mences to run at full bias;. A6join-
ing the sample room is the office of
Miss Kate M. Atherton, president of
the factory. On the ewa-mauKa side
of the building is the packing and
shipping room, connected with the
manufacturing department upstairs by
an elevator. Off this room are a
number Of smaller rooms which are
used for the storing of supplies and
finished products.