The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-20
Salaries of Four InStruc.
tors Are Raised.
Mr.. Bowen Has a Proposition for
Recommends Scholarships.


Commissioners of Education yesterday
there were present the following: Pre-
sident Cooper, Mrs. E. w. Jordan, H
S. Townsend, J. F. Scott, Prof. Alexan-
der, w. A. Bowen, H. M. Won Holt
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
Inspector General Townsend made
the following recommendations of the
Teachers Committee:
That w. Kia be appointed to Pahoe-
hoe. Mr.. Townsend explained that
there was no vacancy in the Pahoehoe
school but that there was a proposition
to transfer the present teacher to Kai-
lua. Adopted.
That Misses Kammerer and Guerney
be appointed to the Kailua school.
adopted.
That Miss Bernice Cooke be trans
fered from Waianae to Lihue. Adopted.
That Miss Carrie Howland be ap-
pointed to Waiawa Adopted. The
matter of getting to and from the
school on the train was brought up by
Mr.. Won Holt Discussion was deferred
until later.
That Miss Lizzie Keliinoi be appoint
ed to the Kekee, Puma, adopted.
That J. K. Kealoha be appointed to
Waipio Hawaii Adopted.
That Mrs. Davis be appointed to Po-
hukaina in the place of Miss Perry,
who takes the place in Fort Street
school, vacated by Mrs. A. M. Brown
(nee May Atkinson). Adopted.
That Miss Florence Carter be ap-
pointed to Maemae school. Adopted.
Just here it was moved that the ap-
pOintment of Miss Rowland to Waia-
wa, be reconsidered Carried. 1t was
then moved that Miss Howland be ap-
pointed to Palama school Carried.
That w. A. Yeats be appointed to
Honukawai. Adopted.
That Mrs. Martin be appointed as
substitute in the Waiohinu school.
That E. Wongham be appointed to
Honaunau. Adopted.
That Miss Myra Ward be appointed
to Makapala. Adopted.
That d. Kapaewa be appointed to
Keanae. Adopted.
Antoine de Sousa was appointed as
sistant to G. NJ. Baldwin of Kaupakalua
school.
The following schedule for the divi-
sion of next years school year was
presented by Inspector General Town
send and adopted:
First term begins, Sept. 6, 1897.
First term ends Dec IL 1897.
Length of term, 10 weeks.
Vacation of two weeks, including
Christmas and New Years Day.
Second term begins, Jan. 2, 1898.
Second term ends, Apr. /, 1898.
Length of term, 13 weeks.
Vacation of one week, including Good
Friday and Easter.
Third term begins, Apr. II, 1898.
Third term ends July l, 1898.
Length of term, II weeks.
Deputy Inspector Scott reported that
he had seen Mrs. Wood and inquired
as to her reasons of not taking the re-
cent examinations. She had given a
satisfactory explanation. Her illness
was the cause. The Board Immediately
moved that Mrs. Wood be excused.
Mr.. Scott also reported the very high
standing made by Miss Myra Angus in
the recent examinations and asked that
her present salary be raised according
to the agreement in the schedule of
so moved and unanimously
carried
The salaries of Mrs. Gum, Miss
Creighton and Miss Nellie Smith whose
work has all been highly praised by
the Commissioner, were raised.
The resignation of Miss Margaret
Nape of MakawaO school was accepted
to date from the beginning of the next
school year.
The application of Heneli Peelua, en-