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Vacafons Pleasures, VIII Resume Activities Of Study
With Increased Stdffs Seats Of
Learning Planning For Season

time, 1864, DR.. ana Mrs Luther Gu
lick had gathered into their home
several Hawaiian girls who needed q
home even more than they needed
education. Soon the home became
too small for all the girls who clam
ored for admission, and Il Was
thought wise to incorporate school.
move into q larger house and send
for a lady principal. Miss Lydia Bing
ham, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Bingham. who had gone out with
the first band OF missionaries. con-
scented to leave her school IN Ohio
and come 10 Honolulu az the first
principal Of the Kawaiahao seminary.
After six years Of faithful work.
Miss Bingham married Rev. Titus
Coan of Hilo, Hawaii. The history Of
the school from 1854 70 1906 Is one
most trying circumstances With the
coming to the Islands Of many Chi
nese and Japanesel families to work
on the sugar plantations, KapaIahao
opened its doors to the Girls Of all
races. The school soon Out8feW the
first building and moved into largeI'
dormitory. Principals and teacher
came and went with Kaleidoscope rap
idity. During these years the school
was receiving help nom the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association the mission
board that continued the work 80 well
established by the American board Of
commissioners OF foreign missions.
On 1905 Z group Of prominent nnsi-
mass and nrofersional men decided to
incorporafe new school to be called
the Mid-PaciiIc Institute, taking "A
Waiahao Seminary Is the girls de-
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the Punahcu school. secured in 1S49.
was in 1852 enlarged TO a charter
giving the school the powers and priv
l.eges of a college. under the title
Oahu College The school has not
as yet done full college work, though
students In the fifties, as well as in
later years, entered the Sophomore
and even the Junior classes of main
land colleges Since 1852 the insti-
tuition has had both material and edu-
cational growth Under one admins
tration after another halls and build
fngs have been built and plans of in
struction have grown. From the first
instruction of high character has
been given in courses which have well
served, the educational needs of Ha-
waii. From the school have gone
men and women trained for service
and educated in high ideals who have
become the leaders in religious, polit-
fcai, social and business activities in
the Islands. ~
At the college more than half the
students prepare for higher education
in American colleges and universities,
which both in the class room, and in
other activities they take high place.
The commercial course prepares
large number each year for business
positions, while the general course
gives broad and thorough education
to those who elect it. Among the
many features Of the institution, the
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ense. Mr.. Midkiff. who was crack
all-around athlete at Colgate, will be
strong addition to the coaching star
Of the Bun and Blue teams.
Mrs. Isaac Cox, well known locally,
who was unusually successful in the
history department of the college q
few years ago, returns to the faculty
next month and viii be affiliated with
the department Of oral expression.
Miss Viola Crosno. a graduate OF the
University of Washington. and a
teacher with wide experience in the
Ftate of Washington. is to be the SUI
pervisor of vocal music. Mrs. Agnes
p. Driver. who is an expert in girls
athletics and physical culture, is to
give more Of her time to this inpor,.
ant branch this year. She will in
struct college girls four days week
in a systematized course that should
i'rove Of great value.
Castle hall. the gift to Oahu college
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OF the Mary Castle trust, was ready
for occupancy by teachers and stu.
dents September l. This magnin-
cent hall. which was erected at a cost
CT 100000, Is three-story, fireproof,
concrete building containing rooms for
fifty girls and eighteen women teach
ers. 1t has parlors, social halls and
well-equipped basement. Its furnish
iEgs are the very best. With large
rooms protected by verandas. and
with its facilities for the comfort and
convenience OF the occupants, Castle
hall will make a most attractive
school home.
President Grifiiths has been in his
Office from o'clock until noon daily,
beginning September 2, for appoint
ments with patrons and former stu.
dents and for the registration of new
students Entrance examinations for
new students were held Friday, Sep
TENDER 5 and Saturday, September s,
at 8 O'Clock in The morning.
Punah0u Preparatory School
The Punahou preparatory school
will open the 1913-1914 school year on
September at 8 o'clock. Advance reg
istrations indicate q busy year and a
teaching staff of twenty regular and
special teachers has been engaged 10
meet the needs of the steadily in
creasing registration. This large
staff and the use of every room in the
primary department annex makes pos
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department; North Kakota state nor
NAL and Industrial school B. s. Mrs.
Ella Peabody Osborne, house mother.
John F. Nelson, dept. mathematics
and science; Colorado College, A. b.
John F. Stone, department of Eng
lish; Whitman College, A. B. Mary
z. Stambaugh, department of Eng
lish. Whitman College, B. L. Maur-
ice G. Greenly, department of history;
South Dakota State College, B. 8.
Merle L. Copeland, commercial de-
partment; Hillsdale College Elmer
Howard Yates, intermediate school
Whitman College, A. B. Margaret
Myrick, intermediate school; Univer-
sity. of Southern California Eliza
beth ]. Jones, elementary school;
East Strondsburg. Pa, state normal
school Julia Peabody, elementary
school; normal kindergarten school.
Honolulu. Tong Kwan Van, depart
ment of Oriental languages; Chinese;
Poy Ying school of Canton, China.
Yasaburo Sakai, department of ORR
entail languages; Japanese; Katc
Gakko; the Fourth college of Kama
Z8Wa. Japan.
kawaiahao Seminary.
The progress of the educational
work from 1920 to 1864, the date of
the founding Of the Kawaiahao sem
mary, is story in itself At this
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Isible small divisions and large
amount Of Individual attention for
each pupil. This year the prepare
tory school is notably well equipped
for this ideal, and the plan is to d.
vide every grade in the whole school.
The teaching staff will be as follows:
Charles T Fits, principal; Miss
Clara H, Uecke, first grade; Miss Ma
Try p. Whine. second grade: Miss EN-
ma BARNARD, first and second grades;
/ Mics Al. Lucille Allderdice, third grade;
Miss ". Harrison, third gradef Miss
Florence N. Carter. Fourth grade; Miss
Clara A. Wilson, fourth grade; Miss
Zoe L. Watkins, fifth grade; Miss
Blanche Folsom. fifth grade; Mrs.
Frederick Davis, sixth grade: Miss
Anna F. Johnson. sixth grade; Miss
Ada e. Bentley. seventh grade; Mrs.
81. Al. Middleditch, seventh grade;
Miss Evangeline Holmes, seventh and
eighth grade mathematics: Miss Zella
Breckenridge, eighth grade English
and history; Miss Ethel M, Damon,
ana eiehta grade German.
Miss Esther A. Crosby, drawing; Miss
Viola Crosne. vocal music; Miss Maude
Z. Martin. fourth grade; Mrs. Agnes
p. Driver, physical culture. Miss Ma
nv p. Whine resumes. her former po-
sition as vice-principal after years
leave Of absence spent in study and
travel in the United States and Eu-
rope.
The music department is providing
for plano instruction for the prepare
tory students by adding to its force
specialist in children's work, Miss Liz
liam Brawthen, a well-trained and ex-
perfeneed teacher of children in Chi.
cago. Mrs. Agnes Driver will spend
portion, of four days week at the
preparatory school giving instructions
In physical culture to all boys and
girls in the school. She Will also
have charge Of the swimming, tennis
and basketball teams Of the girls.
Miss Clara Wilson will have charge OF
the primary department drawing In
the absence of Miss Mary Borden,
who has been granted years leave
of absence to specialize in this line
OF work.
Principal Charles T. Fits has been
in his Office from 9 o'clock until noon
00llI 4DESfUilAA-E OCPtCAAOOA - ~
poirItments with patrons and former
students and for registration of new
students. Entrance examinations for
new students we're held this morning
at 9 o'clock. New students register
at the principals Office in the Charles
r. Bishop hall.
Honolulu School for Boys.
| Among the many private schools OF
the territory that are preparing for
the coming fall term is the Honolulu
School for Boys. This is an institu-
ton of learning that has come to the
front ranks very fast in the last few
years, and at the present time has a
roll of pupils that any school might
be proud of. incorporated in the
school are number of buildings OF
the two and three story variety, QUILT
in most substantial manner and tit
ted with all modern conveniences and
other apparatus characteristic of such
an institution and needed in the adj
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'faYn, 0ccu LED Dy the SiIEcfll - 9
Of that department, also tenants
house, q wen equipped dairy, q barn
and piggery. About one-third Of
the running expenses Of Mills school
and the Mid-Paeific institute farm Is
secured from fees and tuition. A
somewhat larger fraction accrues
from the endowment and annuities;
but for more than one-half of the
maintenance, It Is dependent upon the
generosity of its friends.
Entrance examinations at the Mills
school will begin September Is, and
on the 18th the school will open for
the 1913-1914 term. Following is q
list of the instructors for the com
ing year:
Rev. Wilbert Perry Ferguson, Ph.D..
principal; Robert H. Wallin, book
keeper, commercial department !;
Spalding's Commercial College, NJ
acct. William H. Meinecke, farm
manager; agricultural department;
College Of Hawaii, B. s. Carl NJ. Ho-
gan, shop superintendent; industris
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fdy their own language under the guild
ance OF trained native teacher
Along with the class room work, and
OF equal Importance, Is the industrial
FRAMING. Each child above the third
grade has instruction In sewing for
one hour each day. A special teach
Ter has charge of the instrumental and
vocal music The chorus work is a
prominent feature in the life OF the
school, and it is always a pleasure to
have the girls sing their Hawaiian
melodies.
The object of Kawaiallao Seminary
Is to send out into the world useful
Christian women. The moral and re-
l-gious SIDE Of a child,s nature is not
forgotten The average Hawaiian In
herits a tendency to be immoral. but
not immoral, and there Is a vast DIFF
ference between the immoral white
woman and the Immoral Hawail7D
girl, it has been said. Through SIN
pie stages Of nature study and physi-
olcgy the children are led up to the
subject Of eugenies. ThE seminary
Is mission school. although It Is not
under any board Of missions. The
average girl cannot AFFORD To taf The
$50 which is all that Is asked foI her
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Children, Tired From
Public And Private Institutions
Prepare For a Busy Year TO Come
Rr Howard d. ease

iu.rsic department has i've teachers
and courses Ia piano, violin, voice,
and organ. Cooke library handsome
ly houses $1,000 books, which have
been specially selected for school use
and for students. In Cooke art gal
lery is an unusual collection Of old
masters, which gives distinction in
art not only to the college, but to
Honolulu. Besides numerous cottages,
the college has, for students whose
homes are not in Honolulu, a
boarding department which accom-
modates about 40 boys and so girls.
Rice Hall, dormitory for boys. Dole
Hall, refectory and social halh and
Castle Hall, new fireproof coneyete
6orrnitory for girls. give coramodidus
quarters adapted to local conditions.
The registration of Oahu College In
June, 1913, was $50, including stu
dents of many nationalities.
oahu College, enters upon its seven
ty-third year September s. President
A. r. Grifiiths has been spending his
vacation in the east securing new
ideas for his broad program of actiy-
tiles fer the 1913-1914 college year. He
will return to Honolulu in the Siberia
September /. There are few chang
.es in the strong faculty of last year.
President Grifilths is bringing to Hon
clulu new English teacher to take
the place Of Miss A. l.. Foster, who
has been granted a years leave of abb
sence. Frank e. 1fidkiff. graduate
Of Colgate University, and very pop
ular Instructor both at Colgate aca-
denny and at Peddic Institute, is to be
an instructor IN mathematics and sci
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Honolulu boaets OF probably more
private rchools than any city OF is
fize on the mainland, and these, In
addition TO the public institutions
maintained by The territory, have
been big factor in sending out into
the world from Hawaii young. men
and young women of every national-
ity. trained TO meet and overcome
the Intricate problems OF life or to
match heir skill with that OF others
In the American colleges and univer-
stiles.
With the coming Of September the
joys OF the summer vacation are cast
aside, and the student looks forward
10 the opening OF school Like the
public schools, the private schools OF
the city begin their fall term next
month and for the past two weeks
preparations have been going on. ou;-
Inning coufEes. appointing instructors
and completing the many plans which
60 toward making successful school
year Unlike the schools Of the main
land. the private schools of Hcnolu-
lu have histories each and every one,
some Of which date back even as .ar
as the earliest missionaries. Then.
many OF these1schools were founGed
to fulfill some ideal. one. for instance.
having been the outcome of a small
training class for Hawaiian girls.
This class grew in members until Il
was found necessary to build small
school house. and the result today is
tho largest exclusive school for girls
OF every nationality in the territory.
The little stories which surround the
Of many Of these schools
would MI large volume. The brief
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yancement Of boy 1T for health
learning and recrea orI
The school itsel Is 4 sated on the
east side of 18th atenus in beauti-
full little valley JUST beyond the thick
ly settled portion 81 Kaimuki. The
grounds comprise eighteen acres Of
well-leveled land, every foot of which
is made to account for. itself In one
way or another. Especial feature OF
the school is the large vegetable gar
den or gardens than are kept in the
best of condition Ind which supply
the table OF the sch1bl with variety
of green food that IS placed before
the students withint an hour of its
picking from the ground. The school
is well supplied with facilities FOR
sports OF different kinds as are all
( schools of this nathT& There is 9
large swimming tank that is int con
stant use,s baseball grounds an. q
running track Tennis courts land a
gymnasium are about to be construcs
ed. At the lower end Of. the holdings
there is al -pfeseh / aoiis constructed
large campus that VIII be q feature
in Itself when 1t is finished.
L. G. Blackman, the experimenting
principal of the school, with a stan
of able instructors Is making the
most OF the present for every boy
that is placed in the care of the In.
stitution. The teachers seem to have
the knack of getting right into the
life of boy, at all times considered
as zone Of the bunch" Long hikes
are taken to the beach, and to the
east of the school, where woodcraft
in all its branches Is taught to the
youngsters. A visit to the school
cannot but impress one with the fact
that there is sincere effort being
made by all concerned for the better
ment of every boy who attends the
school. Previous to the Inauguration
of the Honolulu School for Boys
there was a demand in these islands
for an undenominational school. and
this institution is filling the bill in
"a remarkable manner, and at the
same time the cost for attendance
has been set so low as to make ii
not prohibitive to modern circum-
stanced parents. One has but to visit
the pupils of this school for a few
moments to gain the fact that char
acter and manliness are not omitted
from the curriculum. In this respect
it may be said that the discipline OF
the school is strict and along military
lines. Contentment is the first attri-
butte that boy must possess to be a
success at anything, and contentment
and happiness, supplemented with a
home atmosphere are not among the
least conditions making for the bet
terment of this school for boys
A feature of the Honolulu Schoo
for boys, that adds to its popularity
among the mothers of sons attending
is the fact that the school employs q
competent matron to look after the
comfort of the students and attend to
their wardrobe. AS each boarding
school in the territory has its own
field of usefulness, it may be said in
brief that the Honolulu School fol-
Boys stands for the conservation OF
Anglo-Saxon traditions, and draws its
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mercial training, as may be elected
Chinese, Japanese and Korean stu
tents in or below the fourth grade
are required to study their own lang
. uage enc period each day. unless ex-
crsed by the faculty. in response to
a request from parent or guardian.
These languages are offered to all
Students in any grade, but they are
not required In and above the fifth
grade. It Is proposed that. In tho fu-
ture students in the firth to the
eighth grades shall be requested to
give four periods week either to
manual training or agriculture. at the
preference OF the students The COM
mercial department Is open only to
those students who have passed the
eighth grade.
The browning material advantage
Of the institution is. khe farm, of
which the most valuable single asset
lis the copious spring which supplies
Mills, Kawaiahao and the dairy with
ali the water needed. and leaves an
Eoverfiow OF. several thousand gallons.
There IL dairy herd Of about two.
dozen head, Jersey stock prevailing.
Both schools are supplied with milk
and cream, and the surplus sold to
private customers in the neighbor-
hood. The students are given practic-
al lessons In care Of chickens. and In
SQUAD raising. The institution keeps
several mules and horses for work
about the place. Pigs and ducks are
raised, both proving q source Of m
Ecome, vegetables, bananas and pa
Epaias also being grown on the farm.
There is one faculty residence In the
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students from those who appreciate
the qualities which this represents.
Among the enrolment for the next
term are included the SONS ct many
of the United States army officers
from Leilehua Fort Shafter and the
various other stations, and boys from
other islands Of the group besides
Oahu.
Mills School.
Francis William Damon. some
years ago. en;oved q vision of q
Christian boarding school in Honolu-
IN for Chinese bows. and from the
vision evolved concern. After ex-
tended thought and prayer, he and
his wife, Mary HqDper Damon,
opened their own home In Chaplain
lane for the enterprise In September,
1892, with an enrolment of six boys,
and began what is today known as
the Mills school. AS time parsed, II
became apparent that the usefulness
of the work would be greatly en-
HANGED by extending its privileges TO
youths Of any nation Of the ORIENT
1 ne private home OF M. and Mrs Da-
mon was outgroWn, and additional &c
commodation was erected. Some Of
the classes were marched up Fort
street to the Chinese Y. M. C., "A. for
their recitations. The time soon ar
rived when ampler quarters were
Hdeemed necessary, and this situation
received formal recognition from the
To moi oT hf,o TsH M
when approval was granted to the APP
pointment of board of managers OF
an institution for the christian educa-
ton CT the youth Of both sexes OF all
races, to be known as the Mid-Pacific
Institute.
Mills School was merged with three
other. inetifutionas IN This newt enter.
nrise ( univ two IF those institutions
retained their names. the. girls, de-
no rt,nant of the Mi. Pacific Institute
was stiJl identity and the bovs' de.
No rt,nont was conttrnad under the
name If Mills School This name. IT
n,ioht he said was selected N mem
ory If Paw Samuel Mills nna Of
tho ORIGINAL tnissionaries Of tl,e Amer
ican board. indeed one1of the men
nresept at fha Havstack prayer meet
inc Later Mr. Mills befrfendeti
Uhookiah vounp gentlenian from
tIowaii wbono he mot 81 vale ana
who awakened in New Engiand such
concern for the neonIe 81 these IL
lands as n occasion tI,e esfahifshment
Of the Hawaiian Mission
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
COMMITTEE MEETS TO-DAY TO
CONCLUDE REFORM MEAS.
UREs UNDERTAKEN.
REPRESENTATION WILL BE RE-
DUCED FROM STATES HOPE.
LEssLY DEMOCRATIC.
MEETINGS HARMONIOUS AND
MARKED BY DESIRE TO FACE
ENEMY OF UNITED PARTY.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. H.
The Republican national committee
met again today to conclude the re-
form measure it has undertaken to
reunite the party, to clear It's con
yentlon machinery Of certain feat
urcs and to reduce representation in
national conventions from southern
states and congressional districts
which are regarded as hopelcssly
Democratic. Only two propositions
remained to be acted upon today and
the report from especial sub-com-
mittec headed by National Commit
tecman Warren Of Michigan, offered
a solution OF each. Under the pro-
posal OF the subcommittee the
change in representation would give
to each state four delegates at large
tContlnued on Page Two.l
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DID OFFICIAL
HAVE A GRAFT?
CHARGES OF BREauIARl7Y
MADE AGAINST CoEMIssARy
MANAGER OF CANAL.
NOT BELIEVED GOVERNMENT
IS II 4
NOT BELIEVED GOVERNMENT
HAS LOSE ANY yMsEEy by
TRANSACTIONS OF AGENT.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. IL
charges of irregularities in dealing
between John Burke, commtssary
manager, of the Panama canal work
and contractors who have been fur
nishing supplies are being investi-
gated by the government. So far as
the Investigation has gone no loss to
tContlnuec OIL rage Twol
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ATTEMPT TO BURN HOUSE
IN PITTSBURGH SUBURB

PITTSBURGH, Dec. It's. +. Hill
of Roreland, L. T., was seriously hurt
and 35 other PERSONS narrowly es-
sapcd death this morning when an
attempt was made TO burn the Bache-
lor Hall apartments, four story
building tenented by men in WIKI
insburg, suburb. Oil soaked waste
had been scattered through the cor
ri(ors and fired.