Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-31

infirm or disabled teacher, who had
arrived at the age Of fifty years, such
inhrmity or disability to be only de.
termincd upon competent evidence,
and such retired member TO receive
thcreupon, as pension, n sum Of
money equal to one,half of the amount
OF salary attached to the position held
by such teacher three years prior to
the date of retirement. No such pen.
sion should be paid unless the person
retired had been an active members OF
the Department Of Education for If.
teen years next preceding retirement.
Asiatie Problem.
This Grand Jury further finds that
the total number Of pupils in the pub.
lie schools Of Hawaii is li,i67, Of whom
2920 are japanese and $50 Chinese.
or thirtyonc per cent of the whole
the japanese pupils in the District Of
Honolulu are over the age of fltcea
years, and so TO our public schools
merely for the purpose of learning to
speak the English language. II Is the
sense Of this Grand Jury that there
should be some plan formulated TO
scgregate the 0rientals from the other
pupils. We believe II unfair that the
advancement OF English speaking chill.
dren should be obstructed by the pres.
att"ndanc. to learn the English Ian.
Guage and nothing more. We also
ind, in a great many instances, pupils
of mixed nationality occupying the
same seat and at one desk. We rec
cmmend. until some other and better
plan can DO formed, that the seats IN
the public schools be all single scatl
and the pupils thus segregated.
School Houses
This Grand Jury. through com
mittoe appointed therefor. has investl
gated the condition of the public school
houses In and around Honolulu, ana
find, with few exceptions. that Tho
school buildings are in good condition
with the exception. however, of lava
tories and facilities for the procure
ment of drinking water. In all tn,
schools the pupils have to drink from
taps in the yards, which are surround
ed with mud.holcs, and we believe such
conditions are insanitary and unfit
Care has not been exercised in thi'
regard, even in the new school build
ings. The new Royal School hai
neither water facilities for drinking
purposes or fire. We believe thi!
should be remedied.
Architectural Estravaeanee.
We would further recommend tina
hereafter no school houses be built q
a cost Of over 100000, except in thu
case of high schools and colleges. b,
more attention to the want to be me
and less to architectural display. per
feet facilities could be secured within
that price and with no unnecessary ex
pcnsc. The Royal School Is fittini
monument to architectural eXtraya
gancc.
We further believe more care SHOULD
be exercised in the placing Of schoo
buildings on the land set aside for tina
purpose. We notice the normal sChoo
Is being built In a most peculiar posi-
tlon relative TO the rest OF the lot an,
adjoining properties. We find KaakC
pua School absolutely unfit for schoo
purposes. II Is situated in a mario,
lot, surrounded on three sides by back
yards and outhouses, and all the san
taTy conditions are bad. especially 10
young children. We recommend IN
abandonment of the place for schOC
purposes.
This Grand Jury further recon
mends that school building be bull
within the District of Kaimuki 10
the use of school children residing 4
the districts of Kaimuki, Kapahul
and Palolo.
This Grand Jury Is further inform
ed and therefore reports, that N
teachers employed within the DistriC
OF Honolulu, are in receipt OF Chris
mas gifts from the children of thei
classes. We recommend that such
habit be prohibited. Acts Of this cha
acter are reaCtiOnary and result in a
assessment Of parents II not alon
reflects upon the teacher, but cause
unhappiness IN the children unable
donate their pro rata of the cost ,
the gratuity.
investigation Of Police in 70
oscar Toepelmann.
Upon the complaint of H. !
lsonberg. Esq, resident Consul at j