The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-21
WAS VOTED DOWN
Proposition for Holiday
On May "a.
Site for New School House De-
mand for Increased Ac-
Communications.

Al the regular weekly session of the
Commissioners of Education. held yes
terday afternoon, there were present
the following; President Cooper, Mrs
3, F. Dillingham;, Mrs. E W. Jordan,
]. F. Scott, Professor Alexander, W. A.
Bowen and H. 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
Monday. May -, as follows:
First-I have been 10 Eva and ex-
amined the site for the proposed new
school building. together with Manager
AhTens. The school lot at Waipio is
/ l Is acres in extent and is a beautiful
site. A native is living on the prem
iSeS. Claims the house is his but upon
being questioned as 10 the land, said he
knew nothing about that. He has been
in his present location for nine years.
The school site is Jhree-eighJs of
mile away from the new mill site and
Is located right on the road. Iremen-
iouS advantage
| Second-The building and land in
waiawa are in excellent condition.
The only thing wrong about the house
Is that il has one rotten sill. There
Is positively nothing the matter with
The place
Third-Sevs-al teachers have asked
NE regarding E holiday on May oath
They want 70 know If it is 10 be 2
whole or 8 half holiday.
IN regard 10 this last, President
/ Cooper said that no holiday had been
] proclaimed for that Gay. He supposed
however. that the teachers would do
Just as they had on Washington
birthday. No holiday was proclaimed
and ye- The teachers chose 10 allow
their children 10 90. 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 24Ih, and
now there viii be weeping and wailing
Il and crashing Of teeth Of both teachers
| and pupils.
Mr. Scott reported on the HodsOn
children now IN Professor SCOTS room
They had been out Of school only ,
days when Professor Scott took them
hack again on his own responsibility.
| The father was found 10 be poor but
worthy.
/ NJ. Scott then referred TO the crowd
Cd condition Of the public schools. say
/ Ing that he had much trouble OF late
within 3 very short space OF tine he
had arrested half dozen boys for
rruz-cy. The little fellows told him
they were perfectly willing 70 attend
school but that there was no place 10
50
Mr. Scott spoke about the woman
II TIE yaTd next 70 the NaEqUesTille
school who had recently made con-
plant that The boys OF that ins-iCu-
-ion had ruined her garden by running
INTO 1a- gard after balls which hap
pe-s6 70 20 ove- the fence She had
demonstrated with then and they. II
turn had becoue very sauCy. As
NODE OF retaliation she had taken and
hid The balls thai came over from the
school rsr5- Asked n regard 20 the
balls. she handed ont TWO said they
Ea-e -hs only ones she had After z
little cCsxi-g she found Two more. bur
EzS decided II The opinion thar there
we're 10 DO-e II her possession The
tOyS claimed that she had seven
NJ Soou said that 2 different state
O affairs had taken The place OF the
old Nov. whsl ball goes over The
fence one OF The girls OF the school
walks over 10 the front gate and po-
l5-Ay asks The lady OF the house:
Please. usan- nay ! have that bail
that vas 50 unfortunate Is 70 bounce
II your yard"
IwO petitions were received from
Wsislus. Molokai. asking that Mr.
/ Csllow be rsi1s-aIe6 Referred 70 the
tszehs-s committee
/ Al application ron Prof V. P
] Thompson Of Dayton, Ohio. Tor posi-
uOo Is Iszchsr- wss rad ana referred
T 70 Lh= teaches committee
{ President Cooper stated thai he had
{ bs=1 approached u NJ Lizh-fCO- O.
: proposition 70 star Z class n ths
night class for The preparation OF il
I -szG11g teachers for The regular teach
z-s- examination President Coouer
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E this eo1ld probably b done # Z fouu-
dzIo1 lad already bss1 formed
Nh Som spike zbCu- ths renewal o.
z-E and sso11d grade certificates
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p again
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f Eesl1g Lhz1 tEe teachers applying for
rzsEzlz Of their certificates Dc asked
70 sand = s1c1 cs-1iSe sres for The II
s1aoL0l q ths commissioners.
II -hs Cz1sr o. class for The prep
srz-O1 q pe0rls fCT teache-E' eEu-
i1ztiCns- the commissioners Tolad that
s1-hO-IEE d giTs1 President Cooper 70
decide q The uzttE viii IL Light
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