Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-02
MUCH PROGRESS
in School YEAR
BY MIDI PACIFIC

] The first half-year of the Mid Pacific
Institute has Just closed and the board
| Of managers at the semi-annual meet
| ing last week were greatly pleased
with the progress made and with the
outlook for the future The meeting
/ was memorable because ii was Just SIX
| years ago that the Manoa site was
chosen and since then the two fine
buildings have been erected, the so
acres surrounding them developed and
! improvements made. the total outlay
! Icing 100000 and no debt Endow-
ments TO the exteEt oI sS0.G99 have
/ been secured, but generous annual gifts
equal the income of very handsome
| endowment ALI this within six years
gave good cheer to all.
Doctor Scudder presided at the meet
/ ing in the absence of Francis w. Da-
mon. the far.sighted founder OF the
Mid-Pacific As the institute has two
departments. one for girls called Ka-
waiahao Seminary. and another for
boys called Mills School. two reports
were offered. Miss Mabel Bosher. who
has so ably conducted Kawaiahao for
the past five years. reported 40 girls
and many waiting to enter. Besides
splendid progress in domestic science
and Industrial pursuits the girls now
have taken up garden matches for
flowers and vegetables. All the work
Of the school is done by the girls
themselves and a most attractive
school Il is at all times A remarka,I
ible grouD of girls composed OF 26
nationalities, though the Hawaiian
prevails
DIR. w p. Ferguson. the new prin-I
ciDal of Mills Schools, reported very
active and progressive year One hun
dred and eighty students are in at
tendance. made up of 10 nationalities.
Most Of the students are self-support-l
ing and willing to make large sacri-,
fees for a good education. Shop work,
farm work and large dairy afford
ample opportunities. The boys have
played soccer so well this season and
the other sports that the board de-
cided to encourage them by creating a
splendid athletic field to be ready next
September The establishing of a new
boundary line between the College OF
Hawaii and The Mid-Pacific has just
made possible the carrying out of a
special scheme for the field long deem
ed most desirable. Another advance
step is to require after this year that
all boys live in the splendid dormi-
tories of the school instruction in
music. athletics and military disci-
pine is to be provided The courses
now provide for fun college entrance
and of the 10 boys graduating this
year five expect to enter college. The
Pease scholarship established bu tho
Friend under Mr.. Theodore Richards.
will bring three more Japanese boys
from JaDan's best school in Septem.
Der to the privileges of Mills School
A new Y NJ G. A. has been es
tablished by Mr. Super and Mr.. Xii.
lam at Mills: also two literary so
cieties called the Damon Lyceum AMI
the Alpha Phi DR.. Ferguson conducts
also weekly study of missions ami
assists Rev. John Erdman in the Ri.
BILE training school which now enrolls !
a dozen Students preparing for Chris
tisn work.
Mrs. B. M. Allen, one of the ncrt
highly esteemed members Of the board. |
recently passed awav. A resolution of /,
esteem and coincidence was spread ,
upon the minutes.
Hon. George N. Wilcox. one of the |
staunchest friends of the Mid-Paeifie. |
was elected a manager. The other !
members are Doctor Scudder. Doctor
Wadmar. George P. Castle. William |
A, Bowen. Mrs Frank Damon. Mr~
Frear. Mrs. J.. NJ. Atherton, Rev. O. |
H. Gulick Joseph p. Cooke, Richard
A. Cooke. Theodore Richards and ..
Frank C. Anterior.