The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-06-11

eral school survey recommendation.
for the school system Of the territor,
Of Hawaii:
l.. The work Of the school system
in all its parts, to be SC shaped tina
much attention shall be given to pre-
pairing young people to meet the &C
eupational needs and opportunities G
the Islands.
2. Lenethen the school day for thc
elementary and high schools to sever
or eight hours, distributing the time
approximately as follows: Give three
hours daily to the intensive study Of
culture subjects; WI or three hours
to work with the hands in shops anc
laboratories, in cooking n sewing
rooms, in school and home gardens
and on the school farm; and two
hours to play and r~eereational activi.
ties.
3. Provide a Territorial board Of
seven school commissioners to be ap-
pointed as now by the governor, the
membership to represent each of the
principal islands as now except thar
three members shall be residents OF
Oahu. Make the Territorial board the
official and responsible head of the
school system, with authority to ap-
point the superintendent and to APP
point members of county boards ana
- define the duties Of each.
4. Through appointment by the
Territorial board, provide county
boards of education as follows: One
on Kauai having three members, n
on Maui having three members, one
on West Hawaii having three mem
bers, n on East Hawaii having three
members, and one on Oahu having
five members. Delegate to each of
these county boards large authority
in all matters of detail, and transfer
to them all The authority respecting
school matters which is now held by
county supervisors and by county
sherifs.
5. Provide a reserve fund from
which money can be borrowed as
needed by the schools to be repaid as
taxes are collected. The present ar
rangement whereby all the taxes ap-
propriated for school purposes are not
available until two years after approp-
FizfirnC kana hnao .o,Ia 1a,,oo- AL
department much embarrassment.
6. Bring the high schools closer to
the people through organizing junior
high schools 1t centrally situated
places and transport pupils thereto at
public expense.
Z. Provide a supervisor for high
schools detailing him for one-haIf OF
each school year to work in the field
with the schools; for the remaining
half year he could we'll give instruc-
ton at the university in matters per-
tanning to high school work..
g.. Make the present Territorial
laws concerning supervision of all
private schools mot the foreign
language schools) effective.
9. Completely ~re-organize the Ter
-orial normal school. Abandon the
prese. Lite as soon as practicable
and erect buildings suitable for nor
NAL school work on or neal the uni
versity campus. Place the work OF
teacher training either under a univer-
siry department OF education or have
the normal school organization indie
pendent of the university but with an
arrangement made whereby students
may take university courses and use
he university equipment of Iabora-
~ and farm. Raise the normal
IDOL entrance requirements gradual
y until only high school graduates are
admitted and for a two years course.
10. Organize a kindergarten class
or classes in every public school in the
Territory. The Territory can take no
single step which is more important
in making good citizens of CHILDREN OF
alien parents than this.
II. For the purpose of closer sup
ervision organize the schools of the
Islands into groups placing each un-
der an efficient group principal who
shall be expected to give his or her
entire time to the supervision of the
schools OF his or her group. Sufficient
clerical help should be provided so
that the attention of such group prin-
cipals will not be diverted to matters
of routine.
~. Abolish all foreign language
schools, except for foreign children
who can never become American citi-
zens, but provide opportunity in the
public schools wherever the demand
is sufficient, for the study of oriental
languages, classes in the same to be