The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-21

The Board of Education held its
regular monthly meeting in the
usual place yesterday afternoon.
All members and Inspector Of
Schools A. T. Atkinson were pres
ent.
Miss Duncan was granted leave
Of absence dating from June 28th
until September 9th.
Charles Baldwin and Antoine
Tavarez were appointed principal
and assistant respectively Of the
new Haleakala school, Maui, ap-
pointments to date from Septem-
Der 1st. Martha Beckwith was
named as successor to Mr.. Baldwin
at Haiku, Maui.
The committee on inspection of
Fort Street school grounds had not
reached a definite decision when
the Board met yesterday. The
work was left TO another COM
mittee.
A portion of the land comprising
the Beretania school grounds had
been asked for by certain tennis
players of the city for laying out
tennis courts. 1t is probable the
land will be rented to them at
nominal rate.
Miscellaneous committee report
ed through Chairman NJ. NJ. Scott
that they had met and discussed
with prominent Chinese citizens
Of the city concerning the transfer
of Chinese schools from the control
Of the Hawaiian Board to that of
the Board of Education. They had
been offered rooms in the Chinese
Y. NJ. G. A. at fair rental for use
of the schools. After an inspection
of the rooms the president of the
Board had stated to Chinese citi-
zens the probability Of transferring
the Chinese schools to the control
of the Board of Education next
year, and when this occurred the
Chinese must be prepared to COM
ply with the laws governing other
schools under the Board. a num-
Der Of Chinese citizens had an
swered, expressing perfect will
ingness to comply with such laws,
and being pleased that Chinese
schools would be on the same foot |
ing with others of the islands.
President w. +. Castle read a
proposed act to be presented to the
Legislature regarding the teaching
of the English language, and
length of sessions in the new Chi
nese schools.
A committee was appointed to
meet another from the Chinese Y.
NJ. c.. A. and Hawaiian Board to
settle on rental terms for the rooms
proposed.
The Board resolved that a recep-
ton be given the teachers expected
TO arrive on the Australia today.
Mrs. Dillingham; kindly offered the
use Of her house and grounds for
the occasion. All teachers are to
be invited.
The school agent was directed to
inform principals of schools that
the rule regarding the presence of
teachers at their respective schools
fifteen minutes before 8 on all
school days, must be sharply en- !
forced. Principals must be per-
sonally notified to enforce the rule.
There have been numerous COM
plants about certain teachers dis {
their schools on days other
than holidays. The clerk was di-
rected to prepare list of the regu-
lar holidays and days of obligation 8
among the Catholics, to be dis {
among teachers. None g
other than these must be used as f
holidays.
A petition was read from Thomas q
Haze and others of Alae, Hawaii,
asking that a school house and
teachers cottage be built at that
place.
On account of the lack of funds q,
he Board has been unable to do
The petition will be
sent to the Legislature.
An attempt will be made to
ease the Bishop property on Emma
street opposite the Square for use 2
Is High School.
The present buildings of the
High School are considered unsafe
nd the surroundings unsatIsfac-