Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-29

The Board OF Education met yes
terday afternoon, present being Super.
lintendent Davis and Commissioners
Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Wilcox. w. r. Far
rington and David All.
The committee on the Hilo High
School reported as follows:
Whereas the Superintendent Of Pub.
lie Works reports that the exchange
OF land proposed by the Hilo Board
Of Trade Is not feasible.
Therefore be II resolved That the
Department OF Public Instruction re-
quest the Public Works Department to
suggest suitable land for exchange tina,
will secure the Masonic Lot" as site
tor the Riverside School SO that the
High School may be built on the pres
ent Riverside School site as desired By
the Hilo Board Of Trade.
(signed) w. R. HARRINGTON,
(Signed) DAVID L. Al.
The report was adopted.
The following resolution relating Ia
the resignation Of Prof. w. d. Alexan'
der was read and adopted:
| Whereas our friend and former as
ISOLATE. w. d. Alexander, LII. D., has
withdrawn from all official connection
with this Department, declining re-
appointment as one of the Commits
b, sioners, we the Superintendent and
Commissioners Of Public Instruction
desire to put on record an expression
of our deep regret at the severance OF
Official relations with one who served
the cause OF public education SO long
and so well and with whom at all
times our personal and official rela.
lions have been SO pleasant.
For eighteen consecutive years DR..
Alexander has been a member Of the
Board. and for part OF that time was
It's president. The uniform intelli.
gence, courtesy and integrity with
which he discharged tho duties of his
office are deeply impressed on all who
have had the privilege Of being asso-
ciated with him. and we feel that the
cause to which he has so long given
his time and thought has experienced
a loss that will not easily be made
good. For ourselves personally we part
with our late associate with mingled
feelings Of respect. affection and re-
gret.
On motion by Commissioner Far.
rington 1t was decided that copy Of
this resolution be engrossed and sent
to Prof. Alexander.
The report OF the Teachers Commit
tee, as given In the Bulletin yesterday
was read and adopted.
Superintendent Davis reported thai
the September payroll would be sub
mitted to the Teachers Committee.
would show an increase over the Apri
payroll, which was $21,300. by $l71a
" this payroll remained In effect sur
plus of about $4,000 would be at hand a
the end Of the biennial period. Thi
might be divided up to the teacher
towards the end Of the period. Il
however, the number Of pupils increas
ed In the same ratio as It had las
year, the money would have to be ap
proportioned out to the new teacher
who would be needed. In this con
nection II was shown that 81 per cen
Of the increase Of pupils were Asiatics
principally Japanese.
Asiatics Not crovding.
Mr.. Harrington asked II the charg
a.. that the Aslatics were crowding tn
nther children out of school was true
Superintendent Davis said 1t was moi
Mr.. Davis proceeded to read furthe
statistics showing the proportional
mental development of pupils In &C
oordance with the grades they were II
L. showed that So per cent of the pu
pills only got through the first fou
grades. There were 15i Hawaiian an
part Hawaiian teachers this year a
against 1874 last year. $50 white teach
ers as against 259 last year, and CHI
nese teachers. The schools were divit
ed in various classes, which were nan
ed. There we're SO primary schools. IL
primary grammar schools, ! hig