The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-16
THE JAPANESE
BOARDING HOME
Report of the Principal For
the Past Six
Months.

The following is the report T. Okumu-
School: The bubonic plague brought
.haTdships the school. good many
parents of the children lived in the quar-
aItined and burnt district Through the
plague fire" these people have lost really
everything, and consequently have be-
lcome unable to pay the board and lodg-
ing expenses of their children. The rise
in the prices of Asiatic foodstuffs, well
as other commodities, since the outbreak
of the plague has also greatly increased
lour financial difficulties. We are, how
ever, thankful to the kind-hearted friends
of the school who have from time to time
helped us with financial aid in time IF
need. We are thankful that notwithstand-
ling our financial difficulties we are en-
jCylng the confidence of the japanese
community. In the time of distress and
excitement. the parents have realized that
their children entrusted to us We're being
brought up with care and safe from the
dreaded plague.
On account Of lack of funds, two or
three children used to sleep in one double
bed. These beds have since been replaced
by thirty-two single beds, kindly donated
by Mrs. s. y. Castle. We have now thir-
lty-six single beds This remarkable i'm
.provement, We hope. will do much good
not only for the children's health, but al
. so in their conduct and behavior. The
children seem to be very grateful and ap
: preciate the gift. The new beds are
r known to them as Castle beds
, Owing to the increase in the number o.
boarders, a lanai % by Is feet has latel!
been added to the main building out o
the money graciously granted for thi
' purpose by the Hawaiian Evangelical AS
e ISOLATION. This lanai is used as dining
y hall, while the former dining-room is nov
IoCcupiQd nv the new bOardprS
, During the last six months, ending
= June GOTH 1900. we have boarded 40 chill
ldIen, OF whom four left us. Application
a for admission have often been refused, a
n we are not able to board more than
o OF account Of the limited number of bed:
d Miss r Toyoda, who came from Japa
q in the earlier part of this year. is an eS
a client assistant to the principal. We wis
to express our thanks to DR.. Iga Nor
who has attended the sick children an
IA given them medicines free of charge.
a We hope that our friends will continu
)f to help the school as they have done
)t tho past. The semi-annual financial r.
port is herewith submitted.
4 The following is the semi-annual final
cial statement for the six months, endir
June 30, 1900:
$ Receipts-From boarders, 1896; fro
~ Hawaiian Board. SEQ: from Mrs. III.
Of Coleman, 60: from Miss C. ID. Castle s.
Id fro m Mrs. J. y. Anterior, SO; from j.
I'll Atterton. S25: from DR.. Iga Mort.
n lfIom T. VI. Date, $40; from ]. A. China
so. from Miss AMMAN. So; from II. Waite
house. so; from NJ. Sakuragawa. 81: fro
n Mrs X. j. Imanishi, s.: from X. Max
10 mUra, s.. Total, s1,05O.05.
ne Disburseme nts - Pad for provisio
~ G,ce, etc.). ss7.6O; for fuel, kerosene c
TO etc, sll5.iO; for wages of cook, washms
I'd and general servant. s115.15. Total.
= Is. Deficit. S4s.10.
10 Audited and found to be correct.
Sc A K. OZAWA