The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-09-25
knoty Problems Discussed and
Disposed of Forthwith.
PETITION To FREE FRElrAS.
Arpp;nrnsGrS Of Various Teachers -Rspcrt Of
DeruIy Inspector J, +. Son On Chinese
Schools - Uriformh Dirty ans Closek
Paskei-An Artemrr 70 Sriee useless,

4 Al s meeting Of the Board OF Eduea-
/ present President Cooper. Mrs. B. f.
/ Dillingham;. Mrs E w Jordan. Prof.
Alexander, H. E. Townsend and J. F.
Scott
President Cooper read = petition from
3 number OF residents Of hona. asking
I for the liberation of Manuel FreiIaS. q
/ little boy who was convicted in that
district for stealing few p2ltry coffee
plants recently. He had been given two
years in the reform school. and il was
their impression that the penalty was
altogether 100 severe. The boy was
very good. had always done well in his
classes st school both in point OF his
studies and his behavior.
The petitioners represented that cot-
Zee in Hona was common property.
4 little coffee on land OF his own work
ing, ana that the plants taken were
worth AZ the most but q very few cents.
President Cooper next read what he
called 'J'0Jher side. from Geo. Clark.
the magistrate who had given the de-
cjSlon which sent Manuel FreitaS 10 the
reform school
This communication. addressed 10 At
torney General Smith. stated that the
boy. Manuel FreitaS. had plead guilty
10 stealing the coffee plants. These
were very valuable 70 the owner and
we're found in possession Of the father.
Mr.. Clark stated further thar he was
inclined 70 believe the father more
guilty than the bey, but if The latter
Vas by nature inclined TO steal. the
sooner he was safely put into such s
place Is the reform school the better
Again- If the boy had been made s tool
OF by his father. the sooner he was re
moved from that influence the better.
\ letter from William ) Weight, the
manager o; Jhe coffee plantation from
which the plants were Stolen-aske6
urgently that Manuel F'reiJaS be not
liberated from the reform school
President Cooper favored giving Mr..
Nesdham instructions 10 watch the boy,
and if he be found 10 be good boy. 10
Eberats him
The opinion OF the ladies Of the
Board was that two years was alto
ssIhsr TOO severe : penalty, taking into
consideration the degree Of the OfenSe-
Two years in the reform school was
enough time for any boy 10 become
bad
The matter vas laid aside for future
reference.
Inspector General Townsend stated
thar he had received Information 10 The
effect thar there were 20 children en-
rolled n EoIualOa school
The question came up as to the dis
position o. MsSSrS- King and ScTibner.
Lr King was allowed 10 remain at
Taiah0Ie and 5Ir. Seribner was ap-
pointed principal OF Hslapeps school
: petition from twelve natives al
Hz1zps1e asked for the reinstatement
Of C. D. PringIe- Nothing was done
With this petition
Deputy Inspector Scott made 4 report
on his examination into the schools
IN the city N which the Chinese Ian
gHaEe L taught He found i've. and all
were uniformly dirty and closely pack
ed 1Ir- Scott described IN Z graphic
manner The schOOImasUsF II the last OF
the five schools visited He had pipe
n one hand and Z bowl Of tea in the
0-Esr. and 10 cap the climax tried 10
GTE1s min VIII rather T0uE1 t0OEl1S
cigars He stated that he had instruct
sd Ihe tFuaEt o6csr 10 remove 10 the
schools Of Mr.. Wells and Miss Snow the
children who had reached the school
age
The Board accepted ths report OF the
Deputy Inspector
Mrs Dumas was appointed assistant
II The Training School
Mrs Wood recently arrived from
Nova Scotia was appointed principal
o. the Practice School II the Royal
School premises Mrs Derby vas ap-
pointed assistant
Inspector General Townsend brought
Up the uztI5F OF Z school building al
HO0uzOaOo- and gave II ss his opinion
that this should Be erected On The up
per road
IT CAEES TIE CRaT-P- 0ETT- OPEN