The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-03
NIGHT SCHOOLS ABOLISHED
ACTION OF. THE BOARD THIS
MORNING
Teachers Assigned for the Coming
school Site-Other Work of Meeting.

Night Schools are abolished. The
board of education took this action this
morning on the basis of a report on
the subject by superintendent of Pub
lie instruction \. 7. Atkinson. He said
he had always been an advocate of
night schools, but had changed his
mind. He had found from investga-
tion and observation that the night
schools We're simply teaching English
to lot of adult Asiatics, and that was
all. Only sixteen Hawaiians We're in
the schools. The statistics presented
by the superintendent were as follows,
as to attendance in all the schools.
Japanese, l73 pupils; Chinese, &c; POr-
tuguese, IS; Hawaiians, 16.
The superintendent continued to say
that while ii had always been hoped
that the night schools would prove a
success, they had fallen into a state
where they were simply trainers of
Asiatic adults in the English language
1t was all right for AsiauCs To study
English but they should not do it at
the expense of the public. The teachers
of these schools have been provided for
in other schools
A motion was made by Mrs. Jordan
to abolish the night schools, and was
passed.
The first action of the Commissioners
of Education was adopting the list of
books which had been chosen by the
committee of teachers for use in the
schools. The list was passed without
any change and no additions We're made
by the committee of the Board which
reported To the meeting. The readers
adopted are Bass as preliminary, and
then the Baldwin Readers. Supplement
tary reading, Hawaiis Young People
and Nursery and other classics. The
arithmetic will be Princes graded Sc
ries.
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permission to formally apply for the
Waialae lands between Waimea and
Kahuku this island, for the purpose of
an industrial school.
Mr. Atkinson brought up the subject
of substitute teachers. 1t appears that
there are frequent applications by
teachers for substitutes. Up to the
present substitutes have been supplied
from the Normal School, but the work
nterferes with the studies of the pupils.
Mir. Atkinson recommended that three
substitutes be selected to fill any tenn
pOrary vacancy that may arise, the pay
to be 81 for reporting for duty and So
day when at work.
A motion adopting this scheme pass
co by unanimous vote.
w. l.. Lennon applied to be trans
ferred from Nahiku to UluainO, Maui;
but as there is still 20 school house at
the latter place no action was taken
AT the meeting this morning there
We're present: superintendent Atkinson,
Prof. w. ID. Alexander, Mrs. Hall Mrs,
Jordan and Inspector r, II. Gibson.
Miss Helen Bicknell was transferred
from the Normal to Miss Cousins
school in place of Miss Ida Horner who
is to be married.
Miss Mile Norris was transferred
from Waihee to Waikiki in place Of
Miss Cook, who has voluntarily decided
to take a years course in the normal
school.
Miss Marian de Carmo was appointed
principal of Pahala school in place of
Mrs. Mann. She had been assistant
for some time in the same school. Miss
Winniefield Marques was promoted to
be assistant.
Charles A: Akua was appointed
teacher at Kaumoku, Hawaii.
Miss Ethel Van Deerling was APP
pointed assistant in the Makapala
school.
The following changes, recommended
by the teachers committee, were APP
proved
OokaIa, Miss Mary Mckinley to be
re-appointed TO take charge Of this
school in place of Miss eleanor A. Tho
mas.