The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-01
Some important Business At
tended to Yesterday.
TWO APPLICATIONS WERE TABLED
Reforms ar the Reform School Manual De-
partment - Suggestions by Mr.. Dumas.
One School Closed Some Changes Nee
sary in Grade, SchOols--Work TO go on.

There were present at the Board of
Education meeting yesterday afternoon
Minister Cooper, Prof. Alexander, Mrs.
Dillingham;, Mrs. Jordan, J. F. Scott
and G. T. Rodgers, secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Prof. Alexander reported that he had
conferred with Mr.. Holmes of the
Bishop estate, who said that he would
send a letter to the Board authorizing
Mr.. Paris, the school agent, who was
their agent in Kona, to allow him to
select a site for the new Hauamau
school house. He also reported that he
had agreed with Mr.. Dillingham; for a
lot at Pearl City, fronting on Third
street, of an acre and a half, where
suitable building could be constructed
for that district.
]. F. Scott showed a book of blank
forms for teachers certificates, and he
recommended that it be adopted, which
was moved and carried.
A request of J. Smith of Koloa, Ka-
uai, to lease a lot which belonged to
the Board and was not in use at pres
ent, was refused, as the Board may
need it soon.
Minister Cooper had made inquiries
about starting some industrial work
at the reform school, and found it
could be accomplished easily. The Ex-
ecutive also was in favor of an indus
trial branch, and recommended that
$500 be expended ip making the ar
rangements complete.
The matter of those who were delin-
quent in payment for their tuition at
the Emma Street school was brought
up. Minister Cooper thought that all
such persons should be sent to Arm
strong Smiths school. In the discus
sion which followed, the fact was
brought out that there was some feel
ing that there ought to be two schools
of the same high grade and competent
teachers, but one should be little
more select than the other. The grades
in Mr. Smiths school now correspond
with about seventh grade in the High
School. Mr.. Scott was instructed to OBJ
tain complete list of all the pupils in
both schools, and state which ones are
paying pupils.
Freitas, the young boy at the reform
school, was ordered to be released, as
there was really nothing at all criminal
in the lad.
Mr. Dumas asked permission of the
Board, which was granted, to explain
to them a few things in connection
with the Practice School. He had three
recommendations 20 make: First, that
boys and girls should be allowed to at
tend, as it would give the young
teachers a better opportunity of learn
ing how to manage a class when they
come to teach in the public schools;
second. that there would be two grades
in each of the two rooms, consisting of
an entrance class, First reader, begin
ming Second reader and ending Third
reader.
In this way it will be harder on the
| regular teachers, but will give more
practice for the student teachers, and
they will have fewer pupils to attend
TO during the recitations. No person
commencing to teach should have more
than twenty-four pupils at a time.
| Third, that the buildings should be
fenced in and kept separate from the
rest of the buildings on the ground