The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-09
FUNDS GROWING SHORT
BOARD or EDUCATION HAMPERED
FOR WANT or COIN.
Thirty Children i'm palama without
School Accommodation -- Land
Agent Wants School Property.

Agent Wants School Property.
The money allotted the Educational
department for school purposes during
1896 and ~ is very nearly exhausted
and the educational commissioners are
greatly hampered i'm their work. Al
ditional schools are needed in Ionolu-
In and in several districts on the othcr
vide for them out of the present "p-
preparation.
Minister Cooper dislikes the idea Of
establishing these schools and running
them on a credit basis, as he would bc
compelled to go before the next Legis
lature with many unpaid bills. Be
sides, if the educational commissioners
exceed their appropriation this time
the Legislature may be reluctant in
giving the department a larger appro-
pration for the next two years.
The Board was notified at "A meeting
yesterday of over thirty children in
Palama alone, between the ages of slN
and ten years, who should be given a
schooling. 1t was suggested that =
primary school be started. \ suitable
house could he leased near the Pala-
ma chapel for SIS a month. But the
Board was compelled to lay aside the
matter as there was no money with
which to conduct this school. Com
missioner Bowen says that the law
rather conflicts when it provides that
every child of school age must attend
school and yet the educational depart
ment is not permitted to provide for
children when funds are lacking.
The request of Land Commissioner
J. f. Brown for the transfer of lands
at Wahiawa, now controlled by the
Board of Education, to his department,
in order that he might open up the
land, was discussed freely by all mem
bers. The matter was later taken up
in executive session. Commissioner
Won Holt was strenuously opposed to
Government. Although the funds real
lied from the rent of the lands goes
into the Government realization fund,
still he was of the opinion that if the
Board was wise it would not give up
the land now under it's control. The
land in question, while now ut
terly worthless for school purposes,
would undoubtedly be very valuable
ten years from now.
Osmer Abbott, principal of the La
hainaluna school, was granted years
leave of absence in order that he
might take up the study of pedagogy
in Germany. He will leave in June.
Mr.. Rosecrans, the assistant principal
of the school, was appointed to take
his place. A teacher to succeed Mr..
Rosecrans will be chosen at the begin
ming of the next school year.
B. d. Mitchell was given the posi-
ton of teacher at Kaunakakai, Molo-
kai.
Miss Louise X. Brown, of Waiakea
school, has resigned.
Mrs. Estep was made temporary
principal of the Honollaa school dur
ing her husbands absence. B. Bright
well was given Mrs. Estep's position
temporarily.
The teachers committee considered
several recommendations for positions.
a batch of new applications were re-
ferred to the committee. Among them
was that of Miss Hodge, of San Diego,
an acquaintance of Minister Cooper.
She is very highly recommended and
would be a valuable addition to the
educational department.
Miss Lillian b. Barnes, of Pasadena,
Cali. also applies for a position. She
has the recommendation of Mrs. B. F.
Dillingham; and Mrs. Frear.
Miss Sarah b. Weller made an appli.
cation for n position through Miss
Nellie Lowrey.
n. G. Lennon, of Spreckelsville, de-
sired the Board to allow him to look
after the duties of truant officer at
that place. He guaranteed better SER
vice. The matter was not taken up
by the Board.