The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-27
REGULAR MEETING
Commissioners of Educa.
ton Hold Session.
Some Routine Work Done-And
Appointments Made
Yesterday.

The topics for discussion in the meet
ings Of the Commissioners of Educa-
ton crop out as Unexpectedly but as
picturesque as the branches on fam
lily tree. A Commissioner does not
know where his suggestion for an ap-
pointment for Miss Bjones is going to
end, for before final action is taken at
the session the matter of repairing the
roof of the school house on Molokai
may be taken up. BY way of COMPARE
son, the church dorcas society ranks
high.
The members present yesterday were
Mrs. Jordan, Inspector General Town
send, Deputy Inspector Scott, W. A.
Bowen, H NJ. Won Holt and Professor
Alexander. The meeting was presided
over by Minister Cooper. After the
approval of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting Inspector General
Townsend read the resignation of c.
D. Pringle, and this was promptly ac-
cepted. Then began the reading of the
list of transfers and appointments to
the various schools.
Among these was the name of Miss
Thurston, a cousin of the wife of Cap
tain Campbell. She has been in CORE
spondence with the Board for some
time, and arrived on the steamer yes
terday. Mrs. Hendry's resignation
was read and accepted, to take place
on September LIST.
The motion to appoint Miss Wilhel-
-. lna
pied by a teacher who has been long
time in the employ of the Board
caused a discussion which lasted half
an hour, but during this time the
teachers who hold third-class certifi-
Gates and who failed to prepare for
examinations, had considerable atten-
ton It seems that several of these
teachers claim that the notice they re-
ceived was not long enough for them
TO prepare for the examinations, and
rather than fail they declined to ap-
pear Mr.. Bowen favored reconsider
ing the action of the Board in retiring
two of these teachers; President Coop
er conceded to a certain degree, be-
cause the Board had suddenly jumped
from a very lax rule to one that was
hard and fast, but on referring to the
minutes OF the meeting of July I'd, il
was found there recorded the authori-
cation for the notices. As the young
lady in the Molokai school was one OF
those interested, Mr.. Won Holt moved
that she be returned to the school for
the period of one year, but this was
subsequently changed, and the matter
referred to Inspector-General Town
send, with authority to act
President Cooper then read the rec
concentrations for increase in salaries
of some of the teachers, the Inspector
explaining that the increase was based
on the grade of the certificate. The
reading of applications for positions
followed. and Miss Joehneke was as
signed to the position of assistant a
Hanamaulu.
Mr.. Bowen. one of the committee ap
pointed to confer with Professor Rich
ards on school matters, read the fol
lowing report:
Honolulu. H. l., August IS, 1897.
ITO the Minister and Commissioner
OF Education:
Your committee appointed to inter
view Principal Richards of the Kane
hameha Schools as TO the accuracy o
Mr. Bowen's understanding of hi
(Richards) ideas in reference to tn
required common standard for norma
instruction and examinations have t
report as follows:
I'VE have seen Mr.. Richards an
are able to say that he fully sustain
the representations made by Mr.. Bow
en- at the last meeting of the Educa
tional Department, and further, tina
he would and does indorse the plal
proposed in Mr.. Bowen's resolution
but with the further suggestion tina
there be an addition of one other per
son, namely, the Inspector-General
thus making two representatives Of tn
Educational Department on the com
mittee to prepare such required stan
dard as may be satisfactory to the de
partment
I'VE therefore would recommen
that the Inspector-General and MI
Dumas OF the Government Norma
School, and Mr. Woodward, principa
OF the Kamehameha Normal Depart
ment, be invited to the task of pre-
pairing a common standard for norma
instruction and final examinations, t
be submitted to the department for il
final revision and acceptance
Yours respectfully,
(Signed) 'WM A. BOWEN.
III. S. TOWNSEND"