The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-28
CHINESE STUDENTS Get HOLIDAY
Teachers Association to
Meet on Monday.
Vertical Writing to Be Adopted i'm
Island SChoolS-LeaSed to
Mr.. ISenberg.

| Minister Cooper, Inspector General
Townsend, Deputy Inspector Scott,
Messrs. Alexander and Bowen, Mes
danes Dillingham; and Jordan, and
Secretary Rodgers were present at the
meeting of the Commissioners of Edu-
cation, held Wednesday afternoon.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Townsend, for the Teachers
Committee, reported ON the matter of
arranging suitable tuition for Chinese
pupils over the school age who have
been attending Mr.. Wells school. De-
ferred.
Professor Alexander reported an en-
terprise of Mr.. Abbott to furnish sup
Elementary reading matter for schools.
1t was the only local scheme of the
kind, and would be supplied at the
bare cost of publication. The paper
would be called "Hawaii's Young
People" Professor Alexander, Mr..
Townsend and others favored a pro-
posal for the department to take over
the work, paying Mr.. Abbott 20 cents
per copy per annum for the entire is
sue. Mr.. Townsend moved to take
ZOO copies, which would cost $500.
Mr.. Scott thought the expenditure
could be made as the book fund would
not be drawn upon during the present
year. The number of copies suggested
would give from five to 10 copies 10
each school, in charge of the teachers,
papers not to be taken from the school.
motion carried.
Mr. Townsend for the same COM
mittee, reported on the application Of
T. H. Gibson of the Waimea School
for salary for month of September,
during which he was absent from the
country recommending that, for rea-
sons given, the salary claimed be paid.
The circumstances in the teachers ia
voT appeared without general prec2-
dent, which actuated the board in
adopting the recommendation.
Mr. Townsend brought up the mat
ter of examination of teachers, which
should be held very soon. The inspect
or general was shortly going to Maui
and Hawaii, and offered to conduct the
examinations in person at Hilo. He
recommended that examinations be ar
ranged. All details were left to the
inspector general.
Mr.. Scott asked what should be done
in the Chinese schools with regard 10
Chinese new year. Last year atten-
dance was not enforced. The deputy
inspector recommended that Chinese
children be excused for the first four
days of next week from school, and (
that truant officers be so instructed. /
Carried.
Mr.. Scott brought up the matter of
the half-acre of land upon which Mr.. /
Paul Isenberg's stables are situated at
Waialae. The lot, he said, belonged |
to the department and Mr.. Isenberg
desired either to lease or purchase it. !
There was considerable discussion on
the subject after which it was agreed
to lease the plot to Mr.. Isenberg for
five years at So per annum.
Mr.. Scott, as chairman of the En-
tertainment Committee of the Homo
lulu Teachers Association, invited the
board to attend the meeting to be held
in the High School building Monday
evening. As such chairman, also, he
invited Minister Cooper to address the
meeting
Mr. Townsend brought up the sub
ject of what is termed vertical writ
ing" j. e., requiring children to sit DIP
right and directly fronting the desk,
in place of sidewise and writing vert
ically. The system had been recon-
mended by German physician as be-
the strain between the eyes, thus pre-
venting shortsightedness, etc. It has
been generally endorsed by school