The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-10
ENTERS IMMEDIATELY INTO WORK
Prof. Scott Makes Two
Good Requests.
New Teachers for High School.
German and French VIII
Now Delight Pupils.

The regular weekly session of the
Commissioners of Education was held
yesterday afternoon, with the follow
ing present: President Cooper, Mrs
Jordan, II. S. Townsend, T. II. Gibson
Professor Alexander, w. A. Bowen and
George w. Smith, the last named be-
ing the Commissioner appointed to of
fee yesterday, to fill vacancy that
has long been in existence. Minutes OF
the previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
President Cooper announced the ap-
pointment by President Dole of George
w Smith as a Commissioner of Edu-
cation.
Principal Scott of the High School
called in on the Board to make the fol-
lowing suggestions:
1. That another teacher be appoint
ed to the grammar grades in the High
School. There are now some $50 pu-
pills in the three grammar grades and
more are expected. At present 1t is i'm
possible to seat them for instruction to
plify the matter of grades. Another
could be introduced between the fifth
and sixth, taking the highest of the
former and the lowest of the latter to
form this.
2. That German and French be in
troduced into the High School. A di-
ploma should not be granted to grad
yates who do not take one other IAN
l. - bon h inc
of either German or French has been
Instituted all over the United States.
There is at present a lady in the city
who teaches both the languages
equally as well as the other-and her
services can be obtained by the Board.
Three periods a day of three-quarters
of an hour each would be all necessary
at present.
Mr.. Townsend made the following
report before the Commissioners:
s'The Minister of Public Instruction:
Sir-I beg to report that on the I'd
inst. Mr.. J. L. Dumas resigned his po-
sition as principal OF the Honolulu
Normal School, and on the same day
Mrs. Dumas declined the position Of
fered her as teacher in the Practice
School AS it was impossible to secure
a meeting of the Commissioners and
as action to fill these positions was
urgently needed, / took such action,
and now ask that it be approved. L ap-
pointed Mr. Edgar Wood to be prin-
cipal of the Normal School and Mrs. A.
III. Turner to be teacher in the Prac-
tice School also appointed DR.. HUI
bert Wood as a temporary teacher IN
the position left vacant by the promo
ton of Edgar Wood and authorized
Mr.. NJ NJ Scott to send to President
Martin Kellogg of the University of
California to select and send us the
best person he could find for per-
manent incumbent of this position.
regretted the necessity of this last step,
but DIR. Wood will not consent to hold
the position for longer time than one
month, and a steamer was going TO
the Coast before the Commissioners
could act upon the matter. And 1t is
probably we'll known that we have no
suitable person available for this spe-
eial work. All appointments were made
expressly subject to the approval of
the Commissioners The letters on the
matter are copied in the letter book of
the Inspector-General of Schools, pages
1885, Respectfully submitted,
HENRY S. TOWNSEND"
A letter from lady, stating that she
had removed her children from a GER
tain Government school of the city, be-
cause she had come to the conclusion
that there were too many Chinese pu-
pills attending, was read. In it the lady
said that she believed the Chinese
should go to the schools specially de-
signed for their instruction. The mat
ter was laid aside without being con-
sidered as the same thing had been
discussed before.
President Cooper brought up the
matter which had been introduced
early in the session by Professor
Scott. The Commissioners seemed to
be in favor of the requests made.
Mr.. Bowen then moved that another
room be introduced in the High School,
and that Miss Cartwright, recently
arrived Normal School teacher from
the States and a lady very highly
spoken of by Professor Scott, Presi-
dent Cooper and the Commissioners,
be appointed to teach in that room.
Unanimously carried
Mrs. Jordan then moved that Nine.
Boergli be appointed teacher in Ger
man and French in the High School.
This was also carried unanimously,
President Cooper stating that he be-
lieyed Professor SCOTS suggestion to
be a move in the right direction.
Mr.. Bowen said that he had received
a communication from Mr.. Rosecrans
of Iahainaluna explaining the effect
that the little discussion on the mat
ter of purchasing a new printing plant
had had, even upon some OF the peo-
pie who had already subscribed. These
seemed to have the impression that he
had been censured, and altogether, the
matter was not very clear In their