The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-21
FOR FREE SCHOOLS
The System is Strongly AdVOCat-
ed in the Board.
OBJECTIONS ARE ADVANCED
More Than 200 Children Deprived
of Instruction in Honolulu-Schol-
arShipS General Business,

AT q meeting OF the commissioner
of Education yesterday afternoons
there were present the following 4
President Cooper, Mrs. Dillingham;
Inspector General Townsend Deputy
Inspector Gibson, Professor Alexan-
der, w A. Bowen and Geo. W. Smith.
The first business of the afternoon
was the outlining of a proposition on
the part of Minister Cooper in regard
to additional school houses. He ex
planned that there were two new houses
required in the city. 1t was his in
tention to advertise for plans and spe-
cifications.
At the present time "a additional
rooms are needed on the Islands Of
these, % are needed in Honolulu In
regard to the Palama school building,
it was brought out during the discus
sion that there would be need for Il
rooms, a ,arger number than at first
supposed would be necessary.
The Inspector-General reported the
appointment of J. L. PaOo as assistant
vice Mr.. Mckinley.
He further reported on the matter
of the disposition of the present draw
ing teacher to the effect that he had
made an investigation into the amount
of work Mr. Hits has been doing in
San Diego and found that he had been
instructing the teachers of seven large
and six small schools, containing some
three thousands children. He had
been in the habit of giving them les
sons in both penmanship and drawing.
The nspector-General believed that
arrangements ought to be made for
him to cover more ground than the
previous teachers in drawing. This
could only done by making Mr.. Hits
an instructor of the teachers and sup
pervisOr of the work.
Professor Alexander stated that
such was the intention of the Board
when Mr.. Hits was sent for.
1t was decided by the Board that the
class teachers be required to instruct
the young people under them in draw
to supervise their work and to give
them instruction outside of the schools.
The Inspector-General was instruc-
ted to notify the teachers concerned
of this decision and also that they
will be expected to meet Mr.. Hits for
instruction at such time and place as
he may designate; further, that Mr..
Hits be required to give instruction in
all grades above the sixth year work
The Deputy Inspector reported the
resignation Of Waiamau as teacher in
the leper settlement school on MOlo-
kai Two applications for the position
had already been received. Action
was deferred pending inquiry into the
respective capabilities of the two ap-
plicants.
The resignation of Miss Mabel So
renson as teacher in the public schools,
was received and accepted Miss So
renson is one Of the brightest teachers
that has even been on the teaching
force Of these Islands and the Depart
ment is sorry to lose her.
The application of Miss Joehuke for
the position left vacant by Miss So
renson, was the next matter brought
up for consideration 1t was finally
decided that she be offered the posi-
ton as teacher in the Chinese boys
schools
An application for the purchase of
a part of the school land at Kailua,
was read The Board decided unfav-
orably to the wishes of the applicant.
An offer of maps of Honolulu at
reduced rate if purchased by the guam
| tity, was laid on the table.
Several applications for a raise of
| salary were read by Minister Cooper
who warned the Commissioners that
| there was quite a large number of new
| teachers required and great caution
| would have to be exercised in the
raising of salaries
| The matter of scholarships proved
topic upon which every one of the
| Commissioners had something to say
Minister Cooper reported that he had
received an application for four schol-
! arships from a man of this city. In
| thinking over the matter he had de-
| cided to present to the Board. the pro-
position Of granting ten scholarships
70 Kaakopua and 20 to the High
| School, these to be open to competi-
! ton to the deserving children of de-
serving parents, these scholarships to
| close at the end of the present term.