The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-13
REPORT ON
EDUCATION
From Thursday.s AdyertI.erl

VI ANHt AlhNiIArtfsp
a commission OF Ave or seven ex-
perts chosen By the civic Federation
is to take up the study OF the edu-
cational problems OF Hawaii with a
view to presenting to the next legisla-
ture comprehensive statement OF
the existing conditions with definite
recommendations for action.
In report presented TO the execu-
tive committee yesterday by a sub
committee II was stated that much
dissatisfaction is expressed concerning
the existing condition of the public
schools Of Hawai-. The teachers are
poorly paid and no adequate provision
is made for the accommodation of
students. The schools are too crowd
ed, says the committee. The commit
tee recommended that systematic
courses of study should be provided
in gardening manual training. domes-
tic science, nursing, sanitation, etc.
And to secure a concrete report on all
these conditions. the Federation pro-
poses to select a commission which
shall make a thorough investigation of
the whole matter and lay the results
before the Legislature.
In the same report is the statement
that filtration of reservoir water should
be considered seriously. DR.. C. 3.
Wood will take up the case again of
the filtration of the water of Nuuanu
valley. He will draw up a bill for
presentation to the Legislature and will
go into the details of the necessity for
this water being filtered. The bill will
ask for an appropriation for the plac-
ing of the filtration plant.
In the matter of the crusade for the
determination of the mosquito it is
urged by the subcommittee that the
warfare be continued for the reasons
heretofore advanced, which are the
comfort of residents and strangers and
to guard against the Introduction of
disease. 1t is also urged that constant
publicity be given to the matter so
that interest shall not abate. The
Federation will endeavor to arouse q
sense of personal responsibility in the
community. What the Board of Health
has already done Is heartily endorsed.
AS to the Coffee House proposed for
Palama by Rev. j. A. Rath of Palama
Mission, the subcommittee sets forth
| In its report that the idea is to have
| the Federation's executive committee
stand behind the organizer in the
scheme. The coffee house would be
| established in connection with the
general plan of settlement work being
carried on by Mr.. Rath. Mr.. Rath has
already secured the services of Mrs.
Dutra to take charge of the place A
financial guarantee is necessary to
carry on the work and financial plan
| has already been outlined by Mr.. Rath.
The coffee house suggestion is to
| provide a clean, sanitary place, at
| tractive in all ways, where good, whole
some coffe and edibles may be served
| at small price. The coffee house is
| suggested as an offset to some al
abound in Chinatown, Palama and
other sections, which Mr.. Rath be-
lieves are not the best places in the
world for young people to enter.
A letter from j. Horace mcfarland
| President of the American Civic Fed
GRAFTON, with headquarters in Phila-
| delphia, was read This set forth a
plan for a public playground to be
established in Washington, d. c., to be
| conducted by the Associated Charities
| Mr.. mcfarland asked that the local
Federation give it's moral support "a
| the matter, and to this end Secretary
Ed. Towse will write to the Delegate in
ure when it appears before the House