The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION PASSES
ON MATTER OF INSPECTION.
Life Certificates and Diplomas Granted
by the Board-Death of Lightfoots
Dobbin-Today's Session.

mUnications After hearing the reports
on the subject it was decided to pass
the matter up to the Board of Health
and kupon the suggestion of Superin-
tendeht Atkinson the secretary was in
structed to send copies of the communi-
cations to that body. These communi-
| cations were as follows
Ulupalakua, Maui, Sept 2S, 1900.
Mr.. A. I. Atkinson,
Supt. Pub. Instruction, Honolulu
Dear Sir: The children in Ulupala-
kua School have not been examined by
Government physician for three years
and so cannot bring health certificates
l have telephoned Government School
Agent at Wailuku about same, also
physician at Kihei but to no purpose.
l understand that a teacher is liable
to fine If he permits the attendance of
pupils without health certificate. What
is to be done?
Very respectfully,
(Signed) F. P. ROSECRANS.
P. s. Makua children are in same boat
as ours. F. p. r.
Waihee, Hawaiian Islands,
September 20, 1900.
Mr.. A. T. Atkinson,
Supt. of Public Instruction,
Dear Sir: L did not intend to visit
Waihee School 80 soon, but having
heard that a great many Of the children
were being excused by the doctor,
wanted to know just on what ground
these children were excused. About
ten of these children were excused and
were told to report to the doctor every
month. In other words these children
are suspects. The queerest thing about
this wholesale separation was that it
happened on a second examination by
the doctor. On his first round, he found
them o. K, but when he found a very
bad case, then he went over a certain
number of children and picked some
out as suspects.
DR.. Goodhue, q believe it was he)
separated some children when 1 first
came to Waihee; kept them out of
school, told them that they were not to
mix with the other children, etc.. he
gave the rest of the school clean bill
of health. Three years ago, DR.. We'd
dick gave the school a clean bill of
| health. Two years ago, the same. Last
year, no examination; 1 found one case
which was quite bad; excused him all
the year--he would not report, and the
| doctor was too busy to come and ex-
anime the school. This year that case
was pronounced leprosy, whereas the
| three suspect cases excused your years
ago ere still in Waihee, have beer mix
| ing freely with the rest of the children,
etc,
This is not reported to complain of
the doctor, as he has tried to do his
| duty, but 1t seems to me a child Is
either sick or he is not. There ought to
be no Suspect" business. If a child
is a real suspect that means he is sick,
and ought to be separated from the
place, and from, associating with the
other children. 1t may be cruel and
hard but it is best for the rest of the
community.
Then again, the Board of Health
might require that the examinations be
! conducted little more thoroughly than
| just a mere glance. / admit that there
are a great many children to be gone
over but would 1t not be better 20 have
the work thoroughly done, especially as
! the doctor comes only once year, thar
to run the risk of having well children
| associate with children who may have
a contagious disease?
The question of providing a means OF
| educating these "outcasts" will be one
of the tough questions the department
will have to consider. Are we to lei
them be to still mix with the others, ol
shall there be a place provided for then
other than Kalaupapa?
OF course having been with the chill
dren for four years, you can guess how
anxious / was about the results OF the
doctors examination, for my OWL
young ones mixed quite freely with thu
school children. 1 am reporting on th'
health conditions at Waihee as / founC
them and I do not wish to be under
stood as complaining about the doctor
That is his own lookout. ] only wisf
there could he more thorough work. H
may think he was doing his work thor
ouEhly enough: and that is where w
would differ.
Csigncd) S. KELIINOI,
Normal Instructor Circuit III.
A letter which superintendent Atkin
son caused to be sent by Secretar!
Rodgers to the Board of Health in re
gard to certain statements concerning
: the condition of some of the schools
and the action of the Board of Healt
in ignoring the school board was rea
as follows
THE Superintendent of Public In
struction desires me to acknowledge tn
= receipt through DR.. Garvin of a pape
; purporting to give the results of "A,
= inspection of the government schools
: etc, and to call your attention to tn
l fact that the same was unaccompanie
I by any letter or official communicate
l whatever.
2 "The Superintendent wishes me
, say further that most of the defects re
ferred to in the paper received throug
DR.. GarVin date back to a time pre-
NlOuS 10 MS dSbuIllHB MS pIeSenl poSi
3 tion, and had the same been brough
r diNctly to his notice instead of bein
Y brought before a meeting of the Boar
of Health and first heard of by hir
d through the newspapers, no time woul
: have been lost in having them correct
= ed The superintendent thinks tina
I such a course would have been NOR
e in accordance with the courtesy tina
= should exist between different branche
! of the government, all presumably act
e ing together for the public welfarRa
d "I notice that one of the sch o
o which an unfavorable report imaae
e Kakaako. Rermit me to calN your a.
e tention to the fact that th6re is no go'
r ernment school at Kakaako and hf
It been none since the schools elosea Il
- the long vacation in June last. M
thermore, the building Formerly occ|
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