The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-05
JAPANESE AND
COAST SCHOOLS
SAN FRANCISCO DECIDES TO
KEEP ADULTS OUT OF THE PUB
Lie SCHOOLS.

SAN FRANCISCO, september 2S.-
The Board o. Education yesterday hit
upon a plan to relieve the conditions
existing i'm certain schools whereby
some white pupils have had to be ex-
cIuded therefrom owing to the previous
enrolment Of japanese pupils. After
the meeting last Monday of the super
visors' Finance Committee, which de-
cided that there was no available funds
to build "A separate school for the Japa-
nose a committee of japanese parents
headed by Bishop Harris of the Japa-
nese Mission and Secretary Richardson
Of the Japanese Consulate waited on
the School Directors and a long dis
cussion Of the matter followed.
The committee agreed that something
should De done to relieve the situation
and as one way out of the difficulty de-
clared through Bishop Harris that 1t
would do all it's power to discounte-
nance the attendance Of adult japanese
pupils in the various schools. 1t was
stated that Their are quite few Japa-
nese over q years of age who sit in the
same classrooms with and girls of ten
der years This was regarded as uh-
Just by the committee and steps VIII De
taken to compel the adults to cease at
tending school This was agreed to In
view of the fact that the legal school
age is between five and twenty-one. II
IS hoped that this plan wi result in the
non-attendance Of some Japanese
pupils at the Polytechnic High School,
where white pupils are denied the use
of the Iathes in the manual training de-
partment.
BERKELEY, September 2i-SupeIlh-
tendent S. D.Waterman of te Berkeley
School Department has announced HIM
self as positively opposed to allowing
adult japanese the privileges OF the
local schools, when they want to learn
the rudiments of the English language
He has been refusing all such dpp'l-
cants admission to the primary classes
and declare that he will continue 10 40
So His reason Is that the time OF tne
teachers cannot be taken up IN teach-
ing the Mongo ian how to read ana
write when the number of Whlie chll-
DIRE IS already such IS to overcfoWu
the schoorooms. He says
"These japanese are, many OF the"''
working for from 81 to So per month as
/ house servants, under the promise Oh
their employers that they can nave
school privileges free. This has given
| the school management no end OF trou-
Bile and we feel that the people are 10
| be blamed for attempting to secure SET
wants at nominal figure under pro
mise of free education at the expense
| of the town. 1t will never do to assign
| these grown men TO the primary grades
| to be taught the language with the III
] tie children. Many of these applicants
are apparently from 2j TO 30 years OF
| are. and ere outside of the school limil
as far as age is concerned, but none
/ have been found thus far who viii ac
/ knowledge to more than 10 years Many
/ of them have been through most of the
high school work in Japan, and, d
| they understand English, they woul,
be abundanty able to do high schoo
work and would then have to pay the
annual tuition fee of $50 If admitted. a
the present rate Of increase in the mum
Der Of Japanese applying for admission
to the schools by next year separate
school will be needed for these alone,
they are to be enrolled at all"