Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-02
Progress Of the Year Detailed
by Report Of officials,
Inspector General TOYlStn0 ReVitWs
History Of 100 YearS---SClOOlS
Built and SihllarS It.
tendance.

tendance.
Hon. Il. A. Mott-Smith Minister of
Public Instruction, in his report to
President Dole for the biennial period
ending December 81, 1899, says:
- he epriod has been marked by
rapid increase of school population and
n corresponding lack of school accom-
modations and finances. Progress,
however. has been made
He says that perhaps the greatest
hardship has fallen on the teachers,
on account of resolution of the Com
missioners on April 13, 1899. that no
salary should be raised for any cause
until the next appropriation by the
Legislature. This action became neCCs.
saIy upon the payroll equaling the
monthly pro rata of the appropriation.
While the law allows = way out Of this
difficulty in dependence upon the Legis-
lature, the uncertainty as to the Legis.
lature converting at the usual time af-
ter the expiration of the period made
this eXpediont unsafe.
Free Schools Established.
Upon the principle that all classes
are entitled equally to the benefits of
state education, the Commissioners on
May IS last resolved to abolish forth
with the fees for attenuance in all pub
lie schools. Only what were called So
lect schools, numbering four in the
whole group, needed this leveling ac-
tiCn, all other public schools having
hpnnn Ia,
removal Of the fee," says the Minister,
has not in any manner affected the
standard or character of the select
schools"
THE necessity of Matchmaking the
diverse components of our community
through the medium of our schools"
making English the criterion of promo
ton as it has since 1896 been the me-
dium Of instruction, is declared and
upheld. The Minister also urges that
manual training should form an i'm
portant part Of public instruction in
Hawaii. Lahainaluna Is Il manual
| training school, standing las monu-
ment to the long recognized desirabili-
ty Of this kind of school in our educa-
tional system"
|
Improvement Of school yard environ
ment has been given increased atten-
ton, especially in connection with in
dustrial work in agriculture and in ma.
ture study. 1t is suggested that an
agricultural instructor be appointed
! whose time should be divided between
! several schools, for the instruction OF
both teachers and scholars.
| A new Reform school for boys, pref
erably in the country, making the Old
one an Industrial school for girls, Is
recommended for legislative action
Improvement in the application of the
truant law, to reduce the practice OF
bringing truants before the magistrate
| Is being carried on. A marked i'm,
provement in the work of the Homo
lulu Normal and Training School is
noted. Its buildings are too small.
Various Subjects
The Summer School gets a good
word. An early beginning Of kinder
garten schools is advocated. More
tnGn the present yearly medical inspec-
ton Of school sis declared essential fol-
| complete protection. Schools are i'm
portant factors in the spread of con.
tagious diseases. The department has
found that the city schools prefer tc
| open at ., the country schools at s
o'clock. A decision is pending as tc
the ACCESSIBILITY of shortening the ses
sion OF the lower grades from 5 to 81
hours. The Minister wants larger
appropriation than $4,000 for schoo
books, which being sold to pupils cost
/ IN re IisNr nj ina IL h.,
Vacation salaries have been satisfac,
torily settled by resolution Of tho
Board, giving as many tenths of theil
salaries for the holiday months o.
July and August as they have taught
months, to teachers who have laugh
two terms or more.
New Buildings.
A list of buildings completed shows
Island of Oahu. two costing $26 ,923.GS
Of which Kaiulani schoolhouse, Homo
lulu, took S24,77S.33; Island Of Ha
wall, twelve costing 21,9O241: Maui
one costing $2G3557; Island Of Kauai
one costing SlO52.0G. Those uncom
pleted are: Kulaokahua, Honolulu
Sl3,z3O.23 paid on contract and furni
turc, the building contract being ~
S20,Si9: Island Of Hawaii, three build
ings, SI7S.SS expended out of two con
tracts amounting to S2l50; Island ,
Kauai, $52.9O On one contract of $500
Island Of Maui, Si49.27 including fur
nitme expended on two contracts az
gregating $500.
The number of school houses buil
during the biennial period" says tn
Minister, does not equal the numbe