The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05
MEETING OF TEACHERS.

On Monday a meeting of teachers
was held in the Makawao government
school house pedagogues being pres
ent from the Spreckelsville, Paia, Ha-
makuapoko, Haiku, Huelo, Kaupaka-
lua. Kealahou and Makawao schools.
The program of the day was as fol-
lows:
| Louisa Alcott'. Miss NJ. E. Fleming
Agriculture in the Schools. j. Vincent
Territorial and Federal Officials.
| ....................S S. r. Dowdle
The Achatinella or Hawaiian Land
Shell. ....................D. D. Baldwin
Meteorology in the Schools. .........
| "A S. Medeiros
Methods of Teaching Reading.
| .....................M NJ. G. Anjou
| Reading-Amundsen' Recent Discov-
| erle7- w. c. Crook
Address. ........ Inspector H. NJ Well
Mr. Wells stated briefly the purpose
of the Department of Public Instruc-
| tion in regard to the new course of
study that was desired to be carried
out far as possible in the different
schools.
NOTES.
On Monday little japanese child,
a boy three or four years old, was
drowned in the plantation ditch at Ka-
luanui.
Quite a number of race horses can
be seen nowadays being speeded at
Spreckels' Park, Kahului. They are be-
ing put into condition for the annual
4th of July races.
The lumber for the new 4-room Puu-
meme school house is on the grounds,
which are situated in the vicinity of
the great mill. The lumber for a new
Groom school-house at Huelo has also
been delivered.
1t is stated that after the compile
ton of the Puunene school the present
Kahului school will be abandoned and
the pupils asked to attend school at
Puunene.
Saturday next the Catholic Mission
of Wailuku viii give a grand luau
and fair from II noon to 10 p. m. The
is to raise funds to |
paint the church's exterior and make |
other repairs.
If the present war continues month |
or two longer another lot of Japanese |
will be summoned from this |
Territory to the scene of the contest.
A wireless telegram was received yes
terday afternoon on Maui concerning |
the Supreme Courts action in rela- |
ton to the County Act.
Thursday afternoon DR.. w. F. Nc |
Conkey vaccinated Is or 20 children at
Paia, the little sons and daughters of
well-kQown people in Makawao district.
Supt. Filler of the Kahului r. r. Co.
is soon to erect a fine new depot at
49,
will be sheds provided for horses and
carriages, and when special night
trains are run a man will be employed
10 look after the conveyances left by
patrons of the railroad.
Henry Taylor, a civil engineer of
has been engaged to make a
survey for a new railroad direct from
Camp No. 1, Puunene. to Paia Mill. It
s reported that all this work-the new
'ailroad and station-wiIl be complet-
ID within a few months.
The huge siphon in Maliko gulch
1ear the seashore was placed in posi-
ion last week.
w. o. Aiken on Monday resumed his
luties as deputy collector of Kahului
after an enforced vacation of eight
weeks.
On w Wednesday Mrs. DIXON OF HOMO
ulu came to Paia to visit her son
ernest Hadley, who is sick with fever
It the plantation hospital.
Inspector H. NJ. Wells will visit La
laina schools next week.
Henry NJ. Alexander of California
will reside permanently at Haiku and
.ngage in the cultivation of pineap-
lies.
Weather: Light showers from the
ca in localities. Quite warm for the.
eason.
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