The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-21
WAS VOTED DOWN
Proposition for Holiday
On May ID.
Site for New School House De-
nand for Increased Ac-
comm odatiOns.

j. F. Scott, Professor Alexander, w. A.
Bowen and II. NJ. Won Holt. Minutes
Of the previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
Mr. Scott reported on the proposed
new Eva school, the Waiawa school
house and the matter of holiday on
May "a, as follows:
First have been TO Eva and eX-
amined the site for the proposed new
school building, together with Manager
Ahrens. The school lot at Waipio is
l 1-6 acres in extent and is beautiful
site. A native is living on the prem
ises. Claims the house is his but upon
being questioned as TO the land, said he
knew nothing about that. He has been
in his present location for nine years.
The school site is three-eights of a
mile away from the new mill site and
is located right on the road, tremen-
dous advantage.
Second-The building and land in
Waiawa are in excellent condition.
The only thing wrong about the house
is that it has one rotten sill. There
is positively nothing the matter with
the place.
Third-Several teachers have asked
me regarding a holiday on May oath.
They want to know if it is to be a
whole or a half holiday.
In regard to this last, President
Cooper said that no holiday had been
proclaimed for that day. He supposed
however. that the teachers would do
just as they had on Washington
birthday No holiday was proclaimed
and yet the teachers chose to allow
their children to go. He could see no
reason why, if the Executive Building
closed. the schools should close like
wise.
After much discussion it was finally
moved, seconded and carried that no
holiday be declared for the oath, and
now there will be weeping and wailing
and crashing of teeth of both teachers
and pupils.
Mr.. Scott reported on the Hodson
children now in Professor Scott's room
They had been out of school only 2
DAVIS when Professor Scott took them
back again on his own responsibility
The father was found to be poor but
worthy.
Mr.. Scott then referred to the crowd
ed condition of the public schools, say
ing that he had much trouble of late
within a very short space of time he
had arrested a half dozen boys for
truancy. The little fellows told him
they were perfectly willing TO attend
school but that there was no place to
go.
Mr.. Scott spoke about the woman
in the yard next to the Marquesv1lle
school, who had recently made COM
plaint that the boys of that instltu-
ton had ruined her garden by running
into her yard after balls which hap
pened to go over the fence. She had
demonstrated with them, and they, in
turn. had become very saucy. AS a
mode of retaliation she had taken and
hid the balls that came over from the
school yard. Asked in regard to the
balls, she handed out two said they
were the only ones she had. After a
little coaxing she found two more, but
was decided in the opinion that there
were no more in her possession. The
BOYS claimed that she had seven.
of affairs had taken the place of the
old. Now, when a ball goes over the
fence one of the girls of the school
walks over TO the front gate and po-
litely asks the lady of the house:
please, ma'am, may 1 have that ball
that was so unfortunate as to bounce
in your yard?"
Two petitions were received from
Waialua, Molokai, asking that Mr..
CaIlow be reinstated. Referred to the
teachers committee.
An application from Prof. w. P.
Thompson, of Dayton, Ohio, for posi-
ton as teacher, was read and referred
to the teachers committee.
President Cooper stated that he had
been approached by Mr.. Lightfoot on
a proposition to start a class in the
night class for the preparation of in
tending teachers for the regular teach
ers' examination. President Cooper
stated that he had told Mr.. Lightfoot
this could probably be done if foun-
dation had already been formed.
Mr.. Scott spoke about the renewal of
first and second grade certificates.
These had been renewed for year in
many cases. Now that the time was
I'D the question had naturally sprung
up again.
1t seemed to be the sense of the
meeting that the teachers applying for
renewals of their certificates be asked
to send in such certificates for the in
spection of the commissioners.
In the matter of class for the prep
aration of people for teachers exam
nations, the commissioners voted that
authority be given President Cooper TO
decide on the matter with Mr.. Light
foot.
President Cooper stated that it was
the intention of the Government to
build a court house at Koloa, Kauai.
The board has two school lots at that
place. A transfer might be made by
which the Government could have a
lot. The matter was left in the hands
of President Cooper, with power to
act.
At Ais p. m. the meeting adjourned.