The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-01
Pedagogues Ar
rive on Trans
port Thomas.
Ship ]. B. Brown Was
Not Dismasted But
Leaked.

| little peQaSOSueS ana school
ma ans came to town YESTERDAY
on the transport Thomas en- route t.
the Philippines, where they will teacl
the young Filipino his a-b-c's in Eng
! lish, tell him who was George Wash
ington, what a big country the United
States is and will be, and otherwise &C
have yet undertaken. The Thomas was
sighted early yesterday morning, and
by o'clock was locked at Naval wharf
No. 2. As soon as the gangplank was
down the school teachers came down
it with rush and betook themselves to
town. It was camera aggregation.
Every male teacher carried a camera,
,rany even used tripods, and most all
of them affected the shirtwaist style.
The women carried notebooks and made
notes of what they saw. Within an
hour after the transport locked not a
single one of the entire SIS passengers
remained on the ship.
! The transportation of such large
number of teachers marks new era
southern archipelago. The transport is
given over almost entirely to the trans
portation of teachers, who are to report
TO Superintendent Atkinson of the pub
lie schools, at Manila. He will dispose
/ them throughout the various islands of
the group. None of the teachers
aboard the transport know just where
they are to be assigned, but as none
have yet seen the Philippines they are
enthusiastic over the situation and all
eager to commence on the young Fill
pinos.
The transport is commanded by Cap
tain NJ. B. Buford, a former Naval Off
Ger, while Captain Culling, Quartermas-
ter. U.S.A., is in charge of the trans
port. Captain Culling has no easy task
in looking after such large number
of first-class passengers. With 1,50(
soldiers aboard there would not be the
slightest trouble, as the Army disci-
pline compels them to keep to certain
quarters, and Furthermore they police
their own quarters, make up their own
termasters hands number of little
duties. Under the present circum-
stances the transport officials have to
look after the policing of the state
rooms.
The transport left San Francisco on
July %, and will leave Honolulu for
Manila direct tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock. She will take on as passen-
gers from Honolulu Professor Town
send and family and Mr.. Hiltz and
family, both of whom go to Manila to
take important positions in the educa-
tional service.
| The passengers have made up va
rious clubs during the trip to Honolu-
/ lu, consisting of Camera Exchange
Clubs, by which those who have taken
especially fine pictures of certain scenes
about the vessel can exchange with
others for their views. One of the signs
posted up on board which attracts the
attention of the Honolulan who visits
| the VeSSeI Is the lOllOWlUS.
Men in shirt-sleeves will not be al
lowed on the upper deck. BY order of
Captain w. M. Culling, Q. NJ, U. S. Ar
my, Commanding"
The pedagogues have been warned
that the styles prevalent on Fifth ave-
nue. are to be strictly adhered to on the
present voyage. In other words, it is
apparent that the shirtwaist man is
| life of the transport, despite the
warmth of the weather. AS the wealth
er in the vicinity of the Philippines is
especially torrid at this time of the
year, 1t is yet question whether pa
jamas or kimonos will be allowed as an
element of everyday masculine attire.
II Is understood, however, that the men
would be allowed to display their shirt
waists and shirt sleeves If 1t We're not
/ for so many schoolma' ans aboard.
That makes all the difference in the
world.
| The organization of the Masons and
Eastern Stars was brought about dur
ing the trip and the secret orders will
held regular meetings until the end of
the voyage. The only place where the
meetings could be effectively secret is
| in the refrigerator, which is not pro-
vided with portfolios. but the member
of both orders are opposed to their
me- etings being considered frost.
The passengers represent most of the
States of the Union with few excep-
tons. New York and California have
| the largest representation, dwindling
down TO two or three for some of the
| States. Many of them have friends
here who were at the wharf to meet
| them. AS a mail for the States leaves
today the Islands will be well adver-
tised, as the majority prepared notes
during the day to put into their letters
home. Berkeley sends a large repre-
sentation to Manila. There are Har-
ward and Yale men aboard and some
OF other universities are represented
J. B. Brown Not Dismasted.
The American ship J. B. Brown
commanded by Captain Knight, which
the barkentine Cleaner spoke down in
the South Seas and reported as hav-
ing been dismasted in a gale, and for