Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-11
PUPILS THROVG
TOSCHOOLSAT
Term Opening
Big Increase in All Institutions:
Central Grammar Handling
the Overflow


Honolulu children locked by the
hundreds into the public and private
schools this morning and by noon a
big majority were in place and seated
IN readiness TO begin the work OF the
new term. With but one or two ex-
ceptions all teachers were in their
places, and the work Of enrolling the
pupils and assigning them TO their re-
spective grades and Classes pro-
Creased smoothly and without hitch.
The department Of public instruc.
ton estimated that between 1900 and
400 new students will be added to the
public schools OF the territory this
year. Honoiulu will experience the
largest Increase. and the brunt OF the
local Increase VIII be borne by Cen
tral Grammar school.
Up 10 noon tpday no figures could
be ascertained Regarding the number
OF students a. Central Grammar,
These figures sprobably will not be
complete for several days. The total
enrolment, hoover. win be far over
the thousand mark. The new l2-room
building Is filled TO capacity. but there
Is no oyercrowding. In some OF the
rooms IL has been found necessary TO
seat the pupils at tables as the ship
ments OF new desks have been delayed
by the recent tie-ups on the main
land. The desks, however, should be
here within a few days. Aside from
its regular students, Central Grammar
Is taking care OF the overflow from
other local public schools The teach
ers report that, by the middle of this
week all students should be comfort
ably settled.
Kaiulani school expects to take care
OF at least 400 pupils this year. This.
Is 100 more than attended the school.
last year. One new building was erect
ed during the summer and this will al
leyiate any congestion in the main
structure. The school also is well
equipped with the one-room buildings
Of the bungalow type. The overflow
from Kaiulani 10 being sent to Cen.
trail Grammar.
The school for detectives, which is a.
part OF Kaiulani school, has IL stu
dents enrolled, one more. than last
year. Whether this number will be
increased Is not known now.
Two hundred new students applied
at the Mckinley high school this
morning for admission TO the fresh
MAI class. Aside from the new stu
dents 40 fotmer students renrolled
today. making present enrolment of
40. Mckinley has 13 teachers. Dur
ing the summer new fiye-room
school building was erected In the
school yard to relieve congestion In
the main structure. Prof Marion M.
Scott expects slight increase In the
present enrolment.
The territorial Formal school today
began its twenty-first year with an
unusually large enrolment In the
school proper the enrolment is as fol-
lows: Senior, 60; junior, 40; sopho-
more, 60; freshman, 100. In the train
ING department the enrolment is
about 400.
students had been registering at the
ROYAL school since June % and conse-
quentiy. when school opened this
morning all new applicants we're re-
fused, the overflow being sent TO Gen.
trai Grammar. One hundred new stu
dents have been taken into the first
Grade and enough in the upper grades
to fiji the spare seats. This year the
enrolment at the Royal school viii be
approximately 100.
IN all of the orner local public
schools there will probably be an in
crease In the enroilments. The fact
that many new buildings were erected
during the summer will tend to re-
lieye the congestion.
The College Of Hawaii opened its
doors this morning, President A. l..
Dean saying that the enrolment this
year undoubtedly will be very large.
The freshman class win contain about
IS or 90 students, the new students
coming largely from Punahou. Nc
Kinley and Mills schools.
The enrollments this year at Oahu
college and the Punahou preparatory
school probably viii be the largest
IN the history of those institutions.
The exact enrolment figures will not
be obtainable for several days.
At the Kamehameha schools about
lsS students are registered in the
manual department and 120 In the
Rirls' school. The enrolment in the
girls school Is mp to capacity and that
A the boys school is approximately
the same as last year.
More mamie are spending their vaca.