The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-23

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 c. I. Rod
gers. The minutes Of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
There being no reports OF the com
mitrtees under the head of new busi-
ness. an application for a position as
teacher under the Board was read from
Mr.. Weatherbee. Mr. Weatherbee is
a recent arrival from Washington
State. and comes highly recommended
10 the Board, has been teacher Tor
about ten years on the coast and holds
a 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
was voted to be SIS month.
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
nav for her substitute, as it was thro'
the Boards fault that her eyes were
in their present condition. 1t being a
bad precedent to establish, the re-
quest was not granted.
4 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
Of paying his travelling expenses from
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 lengthy
report from Inspector General Town
send on the various schools he had
visited this trip. 1t showed that the
schools of Hilo were increasing very
rapidly. and that there were at least
500 pupils attending school in the Hilc
district.
Deputv 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 76 pupils, and Miss Bella Weights
room in Hilo, which was also yer!
much over crowded. 1t is impossible
for any teacher TO do more than Il
herd these cholars together, when sh'
has more than 40 or 80 pupils undel
her charge.
After some discussion it was yote(
that each one of these schools shoul(
have a new assistant. There was room
enough in the buildings for anothe
class to be formed, except in the Chi
nese school, and Mrs. Dillinghan
thought that arrangements could b.
made with the trustees of kaumakapll
Church whereby the basement OF tina
building could be used for the Chimes
girls.
1t was voted that Mrs. Lowden b
appointed at the Chinese girls schoo
D,l af tho K1lIhIW1p q
ma school.
Mr.. Kelo of Molokai was brough
before the Board to give his story o
the affairs of the school at Molokai.
The Board had received a petition
from the parents of nineteen of out Q
the twenty-eight scholars attending tn
school. asking that Mr. Kelo be drop
ned by the Board, as he was in tn
habit of using profane language in tn
presence of the pupils.
MIR. Kelo brought in Mr.. Dudoit, VIII
testified to his general good characte
and asked to be retained
The petition was denied.
Several petitions from Captain Elc
hardt were read and it was voted ths
they be sent to the Inspector Genera
who was soon to visit that district.
Inquiries had been made when th
school at Makeweli would be ready fc
occupancy, and Minister Cooped al
thorized the secretary to reply that
would not be done before the first
the new year, as the schools at Pa
paikou and Kahuku had TO be dor
first.
A letter from Mrs. ]. L. Dumas ";
read. stating that she could not aeeel
the position as assistant in the Pra
tice school for less than 5000 yea
1t had been offered her at $3.50, an
the Board voted not to go back on
former action.