The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06
A GENML WHISTLE VERDICT FOR OFFICERS SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS
LENGTHY SESSION OF THE COM
MISSIONERS OF EDUCATION.
The Attorney General in the Chair-A
Large Amount of Business Handled
-Nolumnious Correspondence.

After a brief delay in waiting for a
quorum, the Board of Education was
called to order yesterday by Attorney
General Smith, in the absence of Min
lister Cooper. Mrs. b. f. Dillingham;,
Mrs. +. w. Jordan, Professor w. ID.
Alexander, Deputy Inspector General
Scott and DR.. c. T. Rodgers, the sec
retary, responded to their names.
The first business brought to the at
tention of the board was a plan of
Professor AleXander's to purchase a
small piece of land near the railroad
in Pearl City. The Government de-
sires to purchase the property belong
ing to the Oahu Railway Company for
the purpose of erecting the Pearl City
schools. The railroad company has a
clear title to all the land wanted but
small corner belonging to Maria Ka
anaana, whose death occurred but re
Gently. The Board left the matter of
buying this land in the hands of a
committee.
The correspondence which had ac-
the board was then taken up. A let
ter was read from r. B. Bryan, city
superintendent of schools at Aberdeen.
| Washington. The writer stated that
he had always been interested in the
Hawaiian Republic and is very desir-
Gus of locating here. He is now past
| 50 years of age. and has had twenty
years experience as a city superinten-
dent or principal of schools, six years
experience as county superintendent
and was the first superintendent of
public instruction of the State of
Washington, having retired in 1898.
Mr.. Bryan wants a osition as teacher
and says he will invest his earnings in
land that is adapted to coffee growing.
Then when the time comes for him
to retire, he will have Il small coffee
farm which will support him nicely
in his old age, so he says. He re-
ferred to Hon. Walter ID. McBryde as
being one of his acquantances in Ho-
noluu.
The Board has nothing in sight AT
present and Mr.. Bryan will have to de
fer his plans for a coffee farm for IA
while at least.
Asa Keanomika is a resident of
North Kona, Hawaii, and he seeks
position as school police either at Ka-
lana, Uakalamena, Kaupulehu or XII
holo Sheriff Nahole of North Kona
vouches for him.
Mrs. NJ. f. Lainburt writes from
Wailuku that she had made applica-
ton for a vacancy in the Wailuku
schools, which is temporarily filled
by Miss Chillingworth, but has re-
ceived no reply from the board. She
learned that the position was being
held for a stranger coming from the
States and wanted to know if this was
correct
An application for a position in the
schools from Miss Adeline NJ.
Soehr of San Francisco, was read. Miss
Soehr is graduate of Stanford uni
versity, also of the st. Louis Normal
school. She has taught English and
German classes and enclosed some eX-
cellent references.
Martin Kellogg of Berkely, Cal, filed
his application for a position in the
department of public instruction.
Professor Brown of the University of
California has signed his name to a
testimonial in favor of Kellogg.
Manuel T. de Santos, an old lame
man of Papaillou,w ants TO be school
master. He says that he wrote \. T..
Atkinson for the place, but received a
reply that he was no longer inspector
general of schools He has written to
Henry S. Townsend. He says that he
must have the position by all means.
Manuel Soares of Honolulu also de-
sires TO teach school. He says that
"it has always been his delight TO
teach little children, but his plans are
always frustrated"
Nothing was done by the Board with
the above communications.
Mrs. Dumas, who resigned as teach
er in the High School some time ago,
will not consent to withdraw her res
ignation. There were two applicants
for the place, Mary Alice Smith and
r. Law Mrs. Dillingham; moved the
appointment of Mrs. Smith. which
was seconded by Professor Alexander
and carried.
Mr. Law, who is new conner, hay
ing hailed from the Pacific Coast, was
! given Mrs, Smiths position, teacher
of the night school
The refusal of Mr.. Shanks to take
! the Wa,ncha school was made known