The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-17


President of the Legislative Assem-
bly,. SrR:-The select committee
to which was referred the following
items from the Appropriation Bill,
TO witt
For Support of Hawaiian and
English Schools. ......... 100000
For support of Common
School. .................. 10000
For School Buildings and Re-
palrs...... ...... ........ lO.OO0
For Reformatoly School. ..... 10000
also, 2nd, several items proposed as
follows:--
For aid to st. Louis College,. $4,000
For aid to st. Maiy's SCHOOL,. 5000
For aid to Hilo Boarding School 5000
For aid to Kawaiahao Female
Seminary. ........ 5000
For aid to Makawao Female
Seminary. ............... 1000
respectfully report as follows:-
|. The items for support of Ha-
waian and English Schools and for
support of common schools are prac-
tically the same as used in the Edu-
cation Office and are so treated in
this report.
The total expenditure has been
S1O4 ,340.53, leaving something over
So 200 unexpended. The outlay APP
pears to the committee to have been
judicious. Of this amount S12, 454.-
ID has been paid to various
independent schools. Nearly all of
this has been paid out as capitation
for which is a sum paid upon GER
tain conditions for each scholar in
the school complying with the con-
ditions. The rule appears to be
good one and should be observed by
the Board of Education. Payment
to boys school is nearly the same,
although the payment is made on
what is called a scholarship. In
oneinstance that of Roman Catholic
school in Hana-there has been a
small direct grant, and in these
schools the Board allows small
salary to special teachers. The re-
naming $91 ,SS6.3S has been used
for the support of the Government
schools, both English and Hawaiian,
including Lahainaluna, and in the
main the expenditure for these
schools seems to have been wise.
1t is noticeable from the report of
the President of the Board of Edu-
cation that the proportion of teach
ers to scholars IN the various schools
of the Kingdom differs very
widely. In schools where there
are several grades, cases will of
necessity arise when one teacher
will have smaller number of pupils
than could be cared for by one, but
when u school has practically but
one grade, sufficient number of
teachers should be employed to give
proper attention to each scholar.
1t is pretty well settled by the ex-
perience of other countries as well
rs our own that no more than thirty
pupils can be properly cared for by
one teacher. In several of our
schools the proportion far exceeded
this, and in the opinion of the COM
mittee q proper efficiency can not be
obtained in schools where such eX-
cessive proportion exists. In order
to cover the need which may arise
from this matter and other contin-
gcnces the committee recommend
the item as follows:--
For Support of Hawaiian and
English Schools. $4,000
OF the amount appropriated two
years ago of SIS, 900 for repairs and
building school houses only S97S
was used; not that there was not
very great and crying need through
out the country, but the money
could not be had from the treasury
on account of the great expenditure
for other objects. The Board, how
ever, drew considerable from it's
other sources of revenue for this
purpose. Although much larger
amount could be used with advan-
tage, yet the Board of Education
believes that the special work laid
out for the next two years can be
accomplished for the appropriation
asked. 1t is proposed to erect new
and commodious school houses at
Holualoa, Waimea, Paauilo, Ookala,
Hamakuapoko, Kipahulu, Kaupo,
Halawa and other places.
The committee recommend that
this item pass at $4,000.
The item of $4,000 is $4,000
more than hitherto asked for the
Reform School, but if it is needed it
should be appropriated. While this
school has not in the past accom-
plished all that could be hoped for,
yet it has been an institution of
great benefit. This has been recog-
nized to such degree that parents
have, not unfrequently, come volun-
tarily and requested the Board of
Education to put obdurate and mis-
chieyous boys in the school. No
department for girls is now main
tanned. The boys are placed to-
gether in one large dormitory,
teacher sleeps near to them, and if
any disturbance occurs it can be at
once quelled and order maintained.
But this does not cover all the re-
quirements. Such a school ought
to do something more than, punish
juvenile offenders, and teach them
habits of industry, 1t oupht to nre-