The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1914-05-19
THE HIGH SCHOOL
MATTER SETTLED

A meeting arranged so hastily
as to be impromptu almost was
held in the lanai Of the Fairview
hotel. Thursday evening for the
purpG& of meeting Mr.. Henry w.
Kinney, the new Superintendent
OF Education, and discussing with
him, in more or less informal way
the subject of the proposed Kauai
High School. On account of the
notice, which circumstances
} .rad made necessary, the attendance
was confined to Lihue and Hama
maul11 people, those present with
the Superintendent being:
Rev. J. M. Lydgate, who offici-
ated as chairman of the meeting;
II. Wolters, manager of Hanama-
ulu plantation; E. H. w. Broad
bent, manager of Grove Farm H.
Rohrig, president of the Kauai
Chamber of Commerce and mana
ger of Lihue Store: w. H. Rice,
Jr., county sheriff; J. M. Kanea-
kua, county clerk; H. H. Brodie,
county supervising principal o f
schools; J. H. Moragne, county
road supervisor; K. c. Hopper,
, manager Garden Island Publish
ing Company; A. G. Kaulukou,
tax collector and attorney; L. D.
Timmons, editor Garden Island,
gMrs. J. M. Lvdgate; Miss AL
> lght, principal of h e Lihue
Mon SCHOOL; Achohg Al Chang
md K. ~ Ahana, both of the lat
ter being of the county offices.
. Mr.. Lydgate stated h OBJ
jects of the meeting, and called up
on Superintendent Kinney, who,
briefly, stated that in view of the
near approach of the meeting of
the Commissioners of Education,
he desired to learn the exact posi-
ton and wishes of Kauai people
! on the arious phases OF the High
School question. So far as the es-
! taE'sbment of such a school was
concerned, that matter was settled
e, by the law itself, which was man
datory. The questions upon which
he desired information were: Cd
Number of pupils likely to attend
the school; CD Ages aud grades
of such pupils; 60 What grades
of pupils should be accepted into
the school, if any, below the high
school grades, etc.
Discussion was long and was
participated in by most of those
present.
1t developed definitely that what
was wanted was high school
which, it was admitted, would
probably have to start with very
few pupils; but no one seemed to
: have ann definite information as
to the \ Spproximate number that
! could b e enrolled therein-esti-
mates varying from six to thirty
FIVE. .:..
Tine second desire (and t hi S
scent d to be stoutly insisted up
on) was that the school be so ar
ranged that English-speaking chill
dr-9 of the island below the eighth
q Srade be admitted into h e
school, by means Of additional
teachers and Accommodations. / t
was admitted that if this conces-
sion were granted, the attendance
would be quite large. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY the idea, however, to so
arrange the matter that the grades
f. below the eighth in the regular
schools would not be drawn upon
so heavily as to be crippled in the
least.
To get over the last point, tut
ton fee of $500 per month for
, other than high school pupils was
= proposed. This seemed to strike
everyone present favorably, and
the Superintendent admitted that
such a plan would be practicable.
A motion to that effect was adopt
ed. giving this plan as the views
of the meeting.
In nregRFd to Accommodations for
= children at Lihue who would be
coming from the outside districts,
the Superintendent ruled that the
department had nothing to do, that
being a problem for local people
TO solve in their own way.
I The Superintendent requested,
fhowever, the most definite possible
information as to the number of
pupils certain to enroll in h e
school in September, and that a
rerEt on this matter be made to
him not later than May IS, in
order that it might be laid, togeth-
er with other data, before the Com
missioners. w, H. Rice, Jr,
and H. H. Brodie were elected a
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