The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26
25,000M MADE
/ HAPPY BY
!. VACATION
Public Schools Of Territory WIN
Close for summer Beginning at
Noon Today More Than Seven
Hundred Teachers win Have .
Share in well-sarnsd Rest.

Beginning today, in the neighborhood
Of $4,000 boys and girls, who have
been attending the public schools OF
the Territory, win start out on twelve
weeks vacation, the territorial schools
closing today at noon for the present
school year,
In most schools, under government
supervision, great preparations have
been made for the closing exercises
which win take place today and the
day has been looked forward TO by the
thousands of Hawaii's youthful popu.
lation with great interest, for, much
as the duties Of school attract the
youthful mind, the joys of vacation,
and the long vacation at that, crystal.
ike into one big vision Of delight just
shout this time every year. y,
Nor are the quarter of hundred
thousand pupils Of both sexes alone In
looking forward to vacation time with
great anticipation. Over 700 women
and men, employed by the Territory as
teachers, are to begin their glad time
today with the close Of the public
schools. Members Of the faculties and
pupils of the private schools Of Hawaii
have already been enjoying their vaea.
ton for week, and the private schools
having all closed last week.
Example Of school Growth.
Noteworthy among Honolulu public
schools which within recent years have
increased in Importance, both as to the
number of teachers employed and, pu.
pills accommodated, Is the Kaiulani
school in Palama. There are now, up
wards Of twenty-five teachers employ.
ed in this school and the daily attend.
ance averages 1000 pupils. Every year
sees the necessity Of increasing tho
institution. It began the last school
year with twenty rooms and when the
new year opens ON September IA next
two additional rooms will have. to. be
added, making twenty-five in ALL to
handle the great number Of children, In
that district, attending the Kaiulapi
School This is only sample Of the
situation in regard to many, other H0'
nolulu schools and Honolulu II not only
to be mentioned, for the same thing ap-
plies to schools at Hilo, Waikiki and
Lihue and the districts surrounding the
principal centers Of the Territory,
| Roughly estimated, there are $1,000
children in the Territory attending
school, about seventy-fve per cent GO
ing TO the government schools. Oahu
alone has about 10000, of whom 1000
attend school in Honolulu. sg-f ~
When the new school year begins ON
September IA there will not be many
changes noticeable in the department
OF public instruction Of the Territory.
The most conspicuous change will be In
the number Of supervising principals
who will continue in Office for the new
school year. Under the regulation pass
ed at the last meeting of the school
commissioners only five supervising
principals will be employed throughout
the Territory, instead Of eight, as here.
tofore. Hawaii will have two instead
Of three; Maui and Oahu one each in.
stead of two, and Kauai will have one
as heretofore.
Term Begins In September.
The public schools will begin the new
year on September IA next and will
close on December Is of this year for
the short Christmas vacation, raopen.
ing on January 4 of next year. The
short Easter vacation will begin ON
April 2 and close ON April IL, at which
time the schools will begin on the last
lap of the school year, which closes on
June 25 of next year.
superintendent Henry w. Kinney Is
now ON Hawaii concluding tour of
the Big Island, which he began follow
ing his appointment in April and before
he took office on May j, succeeding for.
mer Superintendent Thomas H. Gibson.
Il Mr.. Kinney expects to return to- Homo
lulu on june 80 by the steamer Mauua
Loa. asf s
| While the teachers and pupils are on
their long mid-year vacation there will
be great amount Of work for the sup
erintendent and his corps of Office as.
sistants to do. They have no vacation,
for, besides the Summer School, which
has been made an annual feature and
a most successful one in Hawaii, thu
head Office will have to get to work
preparing for the opening Of the new
school year. This Is naAiasy tack, by
any means, as there Rtl be many
changes TO make durink vacation time
so that when the new term opens ey
erything will have to be in smooth run
ming order. The school commissioner
will also have TO hold their semi-anpual
meeting early in July and this mean.
another large batch Of work for the
superintendent and the office force.
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