The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-16
OF
EDUCATION
Examination Matter Still
Being Heard.
SCHOOL BOOKS CONTRACT
The Trust Wants to Furnish Publ
cations as Before But Board
Is Chary.

The Board of Education held a bust
ness meeting yesterday afternoon. =
quorum was present Alatau T. Atkin-
son. Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton. opened the meeting, and DIR. Rod
gers read the minutes. This was fol-
lowed by the reports in their respective
order.
Then superintendent Atkinson read
the following letter to DR.. Wood, presi-
dent of the Board of Education. rela-
: tive TO DIR. Towards report on the ex-
/ He stated ne had received no reply up
Ito date: =
/ Honolulu Hawaiian Islands.
October 18th, 1900.
DIT. c. r. Wood
President Board OF Health.
Sir: I have the honor TO hand you here
with n copy of n letter from Mr.. Town
lsend, principal of the Kaahumanu school,
lin reply 20 certain statements contained
lin Dr. Towards report on the examina-
tion Of that school under date of October
l15th.
| take this opportunity to reply briefly
Ito some portions of your letter of October
l17th transmitting copy of DIR. Howard's
report referred to above.
With much OF your letter. including both
statements OF fact and expressions of
lopinion. I am quite in accord and have no
lcriticisms TO offer. There are a few mat
tiers however that appear to me to call
for comment.
| It may be true as suggested that many
lboys. perhaps most boys. are in the habit
lof bathing together and are quite willing
TO strip or be stripped i'm each others
lpresence. But in n school of the size of
IKaahumanu. having an enrolment OF
some five hundred Of both sexes. there are
LIKELY TO be those who do not care to strip
Tor bathe I'm this promiscuous fashion, and
whose parents would object most decid-
edly TO their so doing. Such cases, be
lthey many or few, are entitled to con-
sideration and respect.
Again, a boy may have some mark OF
lblemish upon his person which, though
in no way disgraceful. neither he nor his
parents would be willing to have needless
lly exposed or commented on. The plan
proposed TO be followed by DR.. Howard
lentirely ignores both these classes OF
leases.
AS regards the time required for making
1.-THE examination. that appears to me II
he quite a secondary consideration. There
Iis no desire on the part of myself OF any
: member OF the Department to waste th'
y lphysician's time or interpose any unrea
sonable obstacles TO the discharge OF nj.
lduty But as I understand the matter
1.-THE only reason alleged in favor of the
somewhat wholesale way In which II wa
Proposed TO conduct the examination wa
THAT II enabled the physician to ge
Through with his work with minimum
Expenditure OF time and trouble.
.. I submit that the Board of Health hav
ling ordered such an examination ant
made II compulsory. should provide what
lever force and take whatever time Is nee
lessary to conduct the same In a prope
manner and with the least friction pos
lsible.
l(signedD ALATAU T. ATKINSON,
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
This appears to be the conclusion
the correspondence as far as Is known
Mr.. Atkinson also read letter re
harding the removal OF the Punalu'
schooihouse TO Hilea (which wa
drought up at n previous meeting)
and the action was confirmed at yes
terday's meeting. The old schoo
lar HiIea has been discontinued and tn
old building ordered removed.
Mr.. sidney Biddell's resignation iron
Kahuku School was then read. Mr.. At
kinson followed with report from tn
Bishop Estate about exchanging
school site which has proved undesira
bile and substituting another one NOR
suited to their requirements. The
were requested to confer with tn
Bishop Estate land agent, Mr.. Dodg
and the matter was laid over for fuI
Their consideration. Another letter wa