The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22
CLEANLINESS DEMANDED
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his report on buildings TO say that
merchants had complained To him
about the supplies of school material.
County people bought articles at the
department book room in Honolulu,
and something that cost 10 cents had
to pay % cents freight. He said this
was matter to be considered. 1t was
not right to require people to come
here for articles that their local stores
could furnish to them just as cheaply.
The Pepeekeo school was in pretty
bad condition. II was not new build
ing and the lot was partly In the cane.
Mr.. Babbitt was In communication with
C. Brewer e. Co. to obtain lot.
A two-roomed addition was needed
at Honomu.
JAPANESE SCHOOLS.
IT find in a great many places the
plantations are building schoolhouses
free for the Japanese" the Superin-
tendent observed, the Japanese only
paying for instructors. japanese chill
dren go direct from the government
schools to these schools, staying there
until five o'clock and sometimes going
to night school besides. Yes. the in
struction there is In Japanese"
Ookala school was simply a sample
OF others. The schoolhouse was In
fairly good condition. The teacher
with his wife and family lived In the
teachers cottage. The cottage was I'm
a bad condition. Mr.. Babbitt had in
structed Inspector King to get them
ito brace up" Too many teachers
cottages were in squalid condition.
do you think teacher can be
good teacher who is content to live
In filthy surroundings" Mr.. Wight in
quired.
mo, 1 do not" the Superintendent
answered, "and that is why intend
to Jack them up"
Answering Mr.. Wight, he added that
the inspectors were supposed to re-
port on the conditions of buildings. He
went on to give picturesque descrip
ton OF some school premises he had
seen on his trip.
I'VE ought to show our apprecia-
ton of cleanliness and neatness," Mr.
Wight remarked.
You will have to get a new appro-
priation before you can show appre-
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laughter.
At Papaikou. the Superintendent
said. they were promised one or two
acres more. for school grounds as soon
as the cane was off
CLEANLINESS AGAIN
Mr.. Wight asked If 1t would not be
well to issue circular to teachers In
forming them that the condition of
school buildings and grounds would be
taken into account.
Mr.. Rabbit did not think so. They
must go about 1t automatically. 1T
is true" he said in answer to ques-
about four applications for every
vacancy but the applicants want to
teach in Honolulu. You can get very
few OF them to go to many OF these
places"
Mr. Wight still thought that II a
teacher was incorrigible In tolerating
dirt he should not be retained.
Mr.. Babbitt said that the inspectors
had done well as normal instructors,
but not so well as inspectors.
Mr.. harrington agreed on general
principles with Mr.. Wight, but did not
think 1t practicable to enforce clearly
habits in all cases.
Mr., Wight would insist at least on
schoolhouses being kept tidy.
POLICE ASSISTANCE.
Mr.. Rabbit made mention OF re-
quests that had been received for the
appointment OF truant officers In Kona
and on Maui He went before the
Board of Supervisors at Hilo and ask
ed II the deputy sheriffs could act as
truant officers.
Sheriff Keolanui promised him that
the police in all districts would visit
the schools once a week.
This announcement was received by
members of the Board with expressions
OF great satisfaction.