The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-02
MAuH|GH SCHOOL
HAS big INCREASE
Valley Island Educational InStitu-
ton Keeps Pace With Pro-
greSS On Island
By W. 8. BBEMAN.

The Maui High and Grammar School
has shown steady increase in the
number Of pupils since my last report.
Last year we increased our enrolment
from seventy to l0l, and this year the
enrolment is 1O7 ..5
In June, 1916, we graduated our FIRST
class from the high school, consisting of
HNr pupils. They have all gone TO ad.
Sanced schools on the mainland Two
| went to the University Of California,
one to Stanford University, one TO Wei
lesley College and one to Dana Hall.
This school has been granted the Ger.
tifcate privilege by all but one of the
above colleges and undoubtedly, upon
request, would be granted the same
privilege by any mainland college
which admits students by ccrtifeatc,
as we follow very closely the work
outlined by the College Entrance Elk.
animation Board.
/ Very little Is done in this school
along the line of manual or commercial
| work as most of the pupils desire a
ocular classical course to prepare them
for college. We have course in type
writing, which is taken advantage of
i by eight pupils, but none of them has
jared TO do any other commercial work.
/ We are ready, however, to introduce a
commercial course just as soon as there
is call for it. We do have course
in domestic science and the pupils TAX
ing the course provide lunches for the
whole school. These lunches are soil
! At actual cost of material and are
i greatly appreciated by the children.
The number of lunches sold each day
varies greatly but the average has been
about eighty-fve. The department Of
public instruction furnished our origin
Al equipment, but since then this de-
partment of the school has been entire
ly self-supporting.
Il A large number of the boys of the
school are having military training
and discipline through their organize
tion, called the Maui Cadets The
Cadets are not officially connected with
the school and are not under it's control,
but the membership is composed en-.
tirely of boys from the school. At the
present time twentyfOur bows belong
TO the Cadets and they are drilled every
4 Friday afternoon by the sergeant who
drills the members of the National
Guard on this Island. They have their
own officers and the organization is do
ing great deal for the physical we'll
peing of the boys. ..". ~ r....fs
Through the kindness and generosity
of few patrons Of the school, we have
been promised new $25,000 buildini.
The plans are already drawn for the
building, which is to be one story
concret structure with eight rooms anil
IN assembly hall. II is TO be so arrang-
ID that in case of growth additional
rooms can be added without affecting
the general architectural plan. The
locality of the new building has nnt
been definitely decided upon, but IL viii
probably be upon the present site. II
IS hoped to have the work started with.
II a few months. The new building
greatly needed, as we are now tramp
d for room and the lighting arrange.
ment Of the present building is very
iOOr. '' 80 20.
Last year two new buildings were
'rected, the domestic science building
and six-rOom teachers cottage. Plans
[ are already started for a principal :
. cottage which will probably be built q,
soon as the site Of the new High School
is definitely settled. ''"#
Last year there were some slight
changes made in our course of study
Ms it was desired 10 systematize tbs
courses in the various high schools Of
the Territory. .'' =
Taken altogether, there has been dc
I 'ided progress during the past tive
years. and, with the new building, thu
next two years should see the schoo
! the equal in every way Of any higi
school of its size on the mainland.
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