The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-20
EVENING
SCHOOLS
Several New Ones to
be Established.
THE ROYAL At AN END
Increased Demand For Night Classes
to be Satisfied This
Fall.


day IL was practically decided to abol-
ish the old night school which has here
tofore held it's sessions in the con-
demned Royal School and establish
of new ones to be scattered all
over the city.
The matter came up before the Board
in a report from Principal LighIfoot.
He said that the work in the school
during the past year had not been as
successful as ne could wish. He said
that the school started in in 1895 with
500 pupils and that when the move was
made from the Fort street quarters to
the Royal School 1t had dropped off |
from 100 to $50 pupils.
The location was not central enough |
for the majority OF young men, who
could not come so far in the evenings
to study after working all day. More
than that. the lighting had been very
poor Of late, for the government cleo
trio lights were either too dim to read
by or were so brilliant that the light
was trying on the eyes.
The ordinary English branches were
taught in the school and also mechan-
zeal drawing, but the courses in this
branch had had to be discontinued ow-
ing to the poor light. Mr.. Lightfoot rec
commended the decentralizing of the
school. saying that it would prove
much more efficient If small branches
were located about the city.
superintendent Atkinson said that
he should advise locating one of the
branches at the Royal School. another
at Kakaako, a third at Aala and
fourth at Kalihi. However, as some of
the members of the Board were absent.
he did not wish definite action to be
taken until a subsequent meeting.
The matter of teaching sewing in the
schools was given some attention and
| Superintendent Atkinson said that all
of the appropriation for such work had
been expended to good advantage. The
| greatest difficulty had been to find
something for the boys to do while the
/ girls were taking lessons in sewing.
Inspector Townsend said that il would
| be a good idea to make the boys as
we'll as the girls study sewing.
Superintendent Atkinson told of the
negotiations that had been made to
secure a building to replace the Royal
School, which had been twice con-
demned as unsafe. He said that he had
secured from the Board of Health the
use of the Aala warehouse, which could
be put in shape for the accommodation
of the children of the school in very
short order and with little expense. A
few windows would have to be cut In
II and some goods of the Board of
Health would have to be removed and
stored elsewhere. AS to the old Royal
School, Superintendent Atkinson ad-
vised that IL be demolished at once
and this was ordered by the Board
The first five rooms which had for
merly been housed in the Royal Schoo
were ordered removed to the Aals
. warehouse before the schools opened
for the fall term.
, There was some discussion on the
I question Of permitting children of the
Roman Catholic faith to remain out o
school on church holidays, and 1t wa.
/ voted that the secretary be instructed
, to inform all teachers of the dates o
/ the Catholic holidays. and order tina
children Of Roman Catholic parents b.
; permitted to remain away from schoo
, on such days.
From Hanapepe came the report o
: the overcrowding of the primary schoo
! there. Eighty pupils were in the schoo
: there. under but one teacher. and som
r OF them were forced to bring soal
, boxes to school to sit on. while other
: were compelled to sit on the floor. TIL
Z Board realized the need of more ampl
2 accommodations at that point, but o.
. account Of lack of funds was not abb
1 to take any action on the matter.
z The committee on teachers and schoC
n work reported a long list Of resigna
= tons and new appointments that wer
: acted upon by the Board. Mrs. Heap,
1 assistant at Wailuku, resigned an
: expected to leave shortly for a trip {
2 Europe to take course of study.
q Mrs. NJ. 4. Scott of Holualoa wa
n given a leave OF absence until Novem
a Der.
a J. f.. Higgins, a graduate of the Ae
n ricultural School of Cornell Universit.
4 was appointed supervisor of agricu
e tural work In the schools, with a salar
Z OF $1,000 a year.
a Miss Antoinette Blackstad was tran!
= ferred from the Waimea schools, Kaua
a TO the school at Manaa, Kauai.
N The resignation of Miss Margar
a Burton of the school at Waimea, III;
N wall, was accepted and j. X. Kealof
"A was appointed to fill her place at
lie salary of $500 a year.
To- The resignation of Miss +. Ricl
q ard OF Honokaa was accepted. j.
m Vicente was appointed to fill the pla
of f. l. snyder of the school at Huel
Maui. the latter having resigned.
l.. G. Gibson of Haou, Maui, sent
his resignation and his place was fill
by the appointment of G. III. Raven
D. salary of $500. J. s. Medeiros w
made his assistant at salary OF "a
Miss Rhoda Green was appointed teac
D. er at Maemae at a salary Of $1,000. Nj
-. Charlotte Steere was appointed to I
school at Makua at salary of "a
~ Miss Lucy Poaha was transferred fro
" wailau, Molokai. to Hauula. Oahu.
he Miss Marie Rasmussen was appoint
lily to the school at Waimanalo at a sala
ed OF $3.50. Miss Blanche Thatcher of
lat hue, Kauai, sent in her resignation. 1
ns. designations OF Mr.. and Mrs. j.
de O'Connor of Keauhou, Hawaii, W.
Use received and accepted. Harriette L
OF vies of the night school resigned. ~
,u- Hart of the Hilo Select School resign
Mrs. Kelsey was transferred from
VII Hilo Union School to the Hilo Sci
Ion School Miss Blanche Howard was
zen pointed to the school at Mahuko
Hawaii. Nicholas Hoopii was appoi
ed assistant at the Laupahoehoe sch'
IL Hawaii.
ore ]. X. Burkett was given leave OF
sence for three months. MT. Burn