Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-21
Minister Cooper on the Need Of New
School Houses.
II Money Cannot be Obtained From Present In.
come viii Favor an Issue Of
School Bonds.

Minister Cooper outlined his
plans in regald to new school
houses for this city and outlying
districts, the substance Of which
was given in yesterdays BULLE-
TIN. With some additions made
after the interview with Minister
Cooper yesterday morning, there
will be total Of 81 new rooms
outside of Honolulu aud % in this
city.
Inspector General Townsend
said the plan was not comprehen-
sive enough, there were still many
districts left unprovided for.
Minister Cooper said he could
not help it. The plans given re
quired an outlay of 100000,
which was $4,000 more than the
Cabinet limit He would say this,
however, that if from want of
money consequent on loss of Gus
tom Hous. aud Postal revenues
the Legislature could not be
brought to vote the sum required
he should at once Introduce bills
providing for each school district
to issue bonds for the purpose of
procuring money to erect ueces
sAry school buildings. Each dis
trict would then have a small
special direct tax to pay for new
school buildings. Honolulu would
pay this tax on its own buildings
and HilO the same. Those dis
tricts which did not incur the ex-
peuse of new buildings would not
have any extra tax to pay. The
money must be raised some way.
Commissioner Smith thought
the people would stand that tax
better than any other extra tax
proposed by the Legislature.
Minister Cooper said he should
use every effort to induce the
Legislature to appropriate the ne
cesssry money, but he was OF
opinion that much depended on
the annexation que stion.
The Committee on Teachers
had no report to make, although
it was shown later in the meeting
that several vacancies were wait
ing to be filled. \ number of
new applications from teachers
were received and referred to this
committee.
Mr.. Townsend report, Il that he
had appointed j. l.. Paoo as teach
er of the Laupahoehoe school vice
Miss Mckinley.
The question of salaries was
brought up by two or three appIi-
cations for an increase. 1t was
decided that none could be grant
ed at the present time, Minister
Cooper stating that tine new
schools proposed to be built would
require an addition to the payroll
of at least $500 per mouth for
new teachers. He was afraid the
schedule recently adopted woul
have to be cut down.
The teaching of drawing was
then taken up on the suggestion
of the Inspector General that Mr..
Hits duties should be definitely
outlined. AS he understood Mr..
Hits was not sent for to teach the
children, but to lay out the work
for the other teachers and give
them tho necessary instruction to
carry it through, visiting each
class personally once a week and
taking only the advanced classes
himself.
Professor Alexander said that
was the understanding under
which Mr.. Hits had been sent for.
la order that there might be no
misunderstanding in the future a
motion WAS made and passed in
structing the Inspector to notify
the teachers that they will be ex-
pected to meet Mr.. Hits once
week for instruction in class
work and that Mr.. Hits will be
required to give instruction in all
grades above the sixth years
work.
a request from the Chinese
Consul, asking that Monday and
Tuesday be declared holidays for
Chinese children, was denied un-
der the rule of the Board which
recognizes no holidays but those
of the Hawaiian Republic.
Five applications were received
for the position of teacher of the