The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

There were present yesterday at the
regular weekly meeting of the Board
of Education, Minister Cooper, Prof.
Alexander, William A. Bowen, Mrs.
Jordan, Mrs. Dillingham;, Deputy In
spector Scott and Secretary G. T. Rod
gers. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
There being no reports of the COM
mitttees under the head of new bust
ness, an application for a position as
teacher under the Board was read from
Mr.. Weatherbee. Mr.. Weatherbee is
recent arrival from Washington
State, and comes highly recommended
to the Board, has been a teacher for
about ten years on the coast and holds
high grade certificate. 1t was brought
out in the discussion that followed that
there were three schools in immediate
need of teachers-the Wainihu, the Re-
form and the Olaa school. AS Mr.
Weatherbee seemed suited for the Re
form School, and Mr.. Needham was in
favor of him, it was voted that he be
offered the position of assistant there.
Mr.. Shanks, who is now temporarily
assisting there, will be offered some
other position under the Board.
A new room is now being built at
the Reform School for the industrial
branches. Mr.. Weatherbee will also
have charge of this branch. His salary
o6 tn no
Deputy Inspector Scott reported that
Miss Courson had been nearly blind
for two or three days on account of
the light in her room, and would be
confined there for two or three weeks.
She wished to know if the Board could
pay for her substitute, as it was thro'
the Boards fault that her eyes were
in their present condition. 1t being
bad precedent to establish, the re-
quest was not granted.
A letter from Mr.. Biddell was read
| by the Secretary, stating that altho'
he did not like to trespass further on
| the kindness of the Board, yet if they
could do something for him in the way
his old place to the place where he had
been transferred, he would be greatly
obliged. The request was not granted.
Deputy Inspector Scott reported that
| in all the new school houses there
were no closet, cupboard or shelf room,
and asked that he be authorized to
place in the hat room of each of these
new buildings corner lockers, at the
cost of about So apiece
Minister Cooper then read a lengthy
report from Inspector General Town
send on the various schools he had
visited this trip. It showed that the
schools of Hilo were increasing very
rapidly, and that there were at least
800 pupils attending school in the Hilo
district.
Deputy Inspector Scott then spoke
on the over crowded condition of some
of the schools, mentioning Kalihiwa
ena school, where there were 81 pupils
under Miss Bessie Reynolds; the Chi
nese girls school, one room of which
had rs pupils, and Miss Bella Weights
room in Hilo, which was also very
much over crowded. 1t is impossible
for any teacher to do more than to
herd these cholars together, when she
has more than 40 or so pupils under
her charge.
| After some discussion it was voted
that each one of these schools should
have a new assistant. There was room
enough in the buildings for another
class to be formed, except in the Chi
nese school, and Mrs. Dillingham;
thought that arrangements could be
made with the trustees Of Kaumakapili
Church whereby the basement of that
building could be used for the Chinese
girls.
1t was voted that Mrs. Lowden be
appointed at the Chinese girls school
and Miss Robertson at the Kalihiwae-
ma school.
Mr.. Kelo of Molokai was brought
before the Board to give his story of
the affairs of the school at Molokai.
The Board had received a petition
from the parents of nineteen of out of
the twenty-eight scholars attending the
school, asking that Mr.. Kelo be drop
ped by the Board, as he was in the
habit of using profane language in the
presence of the pupils.
Mr.. Kelo brought in Mr. Dudoit, who
testified to his general good character
and asked to be retained
The petition was denied.
Several petitions from Captain Ed
hardt were read and it was voted that