The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-28
SALARIES RAISED
Competent Teachers Recognized by
the Board Of Education.
PIIANAiA SENDS IN A LETTER
Resigns His Position at
Pahoehoe.
Prof. Alexander Authorized to Ac-
quire School Land-Matters
of Interest Discussed.

At the regular weekly meeting of
the Board of Education, held yesterday
afternoon, there were present Presi-
dent Smith, Mrs. B. F. Dillingham;,
Mrs. E. w. Jordan, J. F. Scott, w. A.
Bowen, Prof Alexander and H. Won
Holt
J. F. Scott reported as follows on
the Practice School: That he had Wis
tied all the schools in the vicinity Of
the Practice School for the purpose of
obtaining pupils for the latter insti-
tuition.
Miss Duncan said that she had no
girls to send nor did she care about
sending any. There were, however,
four late arrivals in the primary grade
whom she could send.
Miss Maroni had eight children in
her school who lived closer to the
Practice School than her own. Out
of this number there were three whose
parents had stated positively that they
did not care to have their children at
LenQ the HTdcLlc6 SCHOOL.
Armstrong Smith said that his school
was not filled, and he had no pupils to
send. However, he would keep any
new children who came in for the
purpose of sending them to the Prac-
tice School.
Mr.. Scott stated that the matter stood
about the same place as the week be-
fore, with the exception that he had
succeeded in adding pupils to the list
of 25-7 girls and boys. He thought
the best thing would be to allow the
matter to rest and regulate itself. I'm
less the children are taken by force it
was Mr. Scotts opinion they could not
be gotten.
The Deputy Inspectors report was
approved.
H. Won Holt asked as to the status
of the Practice School, which President
Smith explained in a few words.
Prof. Alexander reported for the
School Committee recommending in
crease in salary in the cases of Misses
Kekela, Kate Rowland, Ferreira,
Rhoda Green and Maroni to take eff
feet December L.
President Smith thought this should
take effect on January LIST. w. A.
Bowen said that if the Board saw fit
to raise salaries and to pay for merit,
such action should not be delayed. This
was put in the form of motion and
carried.
Mr.. Scott referred to the matter of
examinations during the holiday va
cation He said that in a letter re-
ceived recently Mr.. Townsend wrote,
recommending that examinations be
given in the principal outside districts.
Teachers from all over were calling for
these examinations.
On motion of Mr.. Won Holt, action
was deferred.
In the letter referred to, Mr.. Town
send wished to ask the Board if there
was any use of his returning before
December 18th. If he were allowed to
remain up on Hawaii he could finish
the work on that island.
1t was the decision of the Board that
Mr.. Townsend be allowed to remain on
Hawaii until after the completion of
the work.
A petition signed by several promi-
nent people of North Kohala and ask
ing that Miss Mary Atkins of that
place be allowed to establish a private
school was read. The Board granted
the petition and instructed the secre-
tary to notify the interested party.
Petitions from two places in North
Kona asking for school buildings were
referred to Mr. Townsend.
The resignation of Piianaia from the
Pahoehoe School was unanimously ac-
cepted, the cause being his refusal to
take the oath of allegiance to the Re-
public of Hawaii. He had been in
structed by the secretary of the Board
of Education through the school agent
of his district that he must take the
oath and the only answer was given
the Board in his letter of resignation.
A letter from A. Ligdate telling of the
dilapidated condition of the school
building at Paauilo, was read.
Prof. Alexander was empowered to
acquire by exchange the lot selected
at Pearl City for school building site.
The matter of obtaining the 500
maps for schools of the Islands was
deferred.
Mr.. Scott asked about granting the
Night School the same holiday va
cations as the other schools. If it
should be continued through the va
cation the attendance would surely de-
crease. Deferred for one week.
J. McKeague was voted transferred
to the Wainiha School.
Miss Hattie Coan was given the place
vacated by the resignation of Miss
Grace Porter, Hilo Union School.
w. A. Bowen gave notice that he
would introduce the Pringle subject at