The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-09-24
How the Schools Start
Out the New Year

The opening of the schools on Kauai
was marked by an unprecedented
shortage of teachers. Hanalei opened
with only the principal-four teachers
short Kekaha had only the principal
heo had only the principal and one
teacher-eight short The High School
was three short; Kapaa, three short,
Lihue, two OF three short, etc
1t would seem to the uninitiated
that perhaps it might have been just
as we'll not to open school till the first
of October.
The high school rejoices in a fine,
new service flag, the dainty handiwork
of Miss Dorothy Stendal, recent math
mates and language teacher in that
institution. The stars are in honor
of Mr.. Mccall, George Hogg, Tomo
Oya and Sijiro Kusaka, who are
rendering military service.
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The largest school on the Island
proves to be the Lihue school, with
eighteen teashers. Kapaa comes next
with seventeen. The honors for the
third place are divided between Hama
pepe and koloa, caCh having twelve
teacher. * )'ua ha" pulled up con
S'Gerably e. .'", the last few yCI".
and has an additional room this year
N spite of the newly organized private
school taken of the Koloa territory.
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The Huleia school has not yet been
transferred to the new site at Kipu,
but is still at work at the old stand
in Huleia valley. 1t has increased in
numbers very materially and now has
an enrolment of over cne hundred.
Owing to the limited Accommodations
one section of the school is taught
under the trees in the school yard,
which is delightful. But when it rains
then it will be a different story.
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The location of the Huleia school at
Kipu will be exceptionally picturesque
and pleasing. Facing the sea, with
the Haupu mountains on one side,
and the Huleia valley on the other, it
will scarcely be surpassed as far as
location goes, by any school on the
Island.
At the Kapaa school they have an
enrolment of one hundred and twenty
two new children, little tots, crowded
together into the space meant for
about one third of that number. 1t
might be a good plan to add a meza-
nine gallery, about half way up. round
the sides Of these over-crowded rooms,
so that the children might be under
the teachers eyes without being
under foot of one another.
Mrs. VIM. II. Grote is substituting
in the Lihue school until the arrival
OF one more teacher for that institu-
ton. Being an experienced teacher
and entirely familiar with the school
work, she is a welcome acquisition in
such an emergency.
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Only three schools on this island
started the season with a complete
staff OF teachers. They were Koloa,
Hanamaulu and Waimea schools. All
of the other public schools started the
school year short handed.
Principal McCluskey opened Kauai
High and Grammar School on the first
day of the school year with only two
assistants. More teachers have arriv
ed this week, and all that the faculty
lacks NV is commercial teacher
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Some of the teachers at Kapaa have
| dubbed together and employ loca
! talent to do their household labor
/ They believe too much housekeeping
interferes with their teaching eff
| ficiency.
The schools at Manaa and Haeni
have not opened yet as the teachers
have not arrived.