The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-20
so SAYS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Are Differences Between
Heads Of Schools.
j. F. Scott VIII Choose the Pupils
to Attend Mr.. Dumas Pro-
position Accepted.

At a meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, held yesterday afternoon, there |
were present President w. o. Smith,
Mrs. B. F. Dillingham;, Mrs. E. w. Jor- |
dan, j. f. Scott, Prof. Alexander, W. |
A. Bowen, and later, Mr.. Dumas of
the Normal School.
E. Farmer was granted certificate
to teach. The matter of life certifi-
cate was deferred until the return of
H. S. Townsend.
Action on a petition from Kona,
asking that a school be erected in XII
holo. was deferred until the return of
H. s. Townsend.
1t was recommended by the Board
that the application of Mr.. Osorio of
North Kohala to be an agent to grant
marriage licenses, be recommended.
The resignation of Miss Grace F.
Porter of Hilo was read and accepted.
The application of Miss Hardwick for
a position in the public schools was
read and filed.
Five applications for positions as
| teachers were read and filed. Among
these was the application of G. d. Prln-
| gle of Hanapepe to be re-employed.
| There was a long discussion on the
matter. and it was finally deferred to
the next meeting.
The Practice School matter came up
again for discussion, and Mr.. Dumas
appeared to state what had been done.
Mr.. Scott-The matter was left with
Rev. Alex. Macintosh to furnish so pu-
pills from the Royal School to make up
| two grades. Mr.. Macintosh cOnclud-
ed there was only one way to help his
own school, and that was by taking the
boys out of one grade. He accordingly
sent so over to Mr.. Dumas, who re-
| fused to accept about half of the num-
| ber Mrs. Derby and Mrs. Wood, who
are teachers for the Practice School,
expressed themselves as being very
well suited with the so boys.
| Mr. DumaS-Mr. Macintosh sent me
| all lowest grade boys The matter of
higher grade was left in allegiance. He
| refused to discuss any of those he sent,
and said that the Practice School was
still part of the Royal School.
| Mr.. Scott went to Mr.. Mackin-
| tOsh on the day after last weeks meet
| ing and told him to get the boys ready
as soon as possible. He said that he
would like a week. On Monday he
| went through the SCuOOI W sec WAdC
could be done. In the afternoon he
said he could only get two grades. He
would take one grade away from some
one of the rooms and lower all the
! grades This would relieve the stress.
[ thought it was a good plan under the
| circumstances.
| Mr.. Dumas-Can pupils who have
been in school but three months, and
who can neither read nor write, be in
the second grade, Mr.. Macintosh
wanted me to take all the boys in that
room
Continuing, after brief discussion,
! Mr. Dumas suggested that it might be
a good plan to throw the school open.
! He was sure that in three weeks time
| the requisite number of pupils would
| be obtained, and that voluntarily.
President Smith-The Board has de-
cided on boys alone, and there is no use
of opening that question.
Then arose a discussion as to wheth-
er boys alone had been specified. By
reference to the minutes it was found
that the question of girls in the school
had been left in allegiance. No action
had been taken to debar them from at
tendance at the Practice School.
Mr.. Dumas have application from
16 girls and as many or more boys. Of
the present number of boys sent from
| me Royal School there is not one who
can either read or write.
President Smith-What is your sug-
gestion?
Mr. Dumas-Simply that the doors be
opened and that the pupils be allowed
to attend of their own free will. We
will wait for three weeks and if in that
time we do not succeed in getting the
pupils. then 1 will give up and say
that the Practice School is failure.
Mr.. Scott-NIrs. Scott and Mrs. Derby
said they were perfectly willing to
take the boys Mr.. Macintosh sent
over, and that they would make an
excellent school
Mr.. Dumas ask if it is right or
proper that the teachers who are sup
posed to gain experience at the Prac-
tice School, be given the lowest graded
pupils to start with.
Mr.. Bowen am in favor of having
boys and girls at that school.
President Smith think that the
resultant packed condition would be
altogether undesirable.
Mr. Dumas think that if the pres
ent course is continued we will simply
be a receiving school for the Royal
School
Mr.. Bowen-What's the matter with
recOnsidering the whole matter and
accepting Mr.. Dumas proposition.
President Smith, think we can eff
feet a compromise. We have q boys
now. What's the matter with open
ing the school and allowing the re-
Quisite number to come in from other
sources. The Royal School has been
adjusted to the new circumstances, and
| there would be confusion if the q pu-