The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-11

A settled policy of the Departn
upon by the Board of Commissioners
chase of supplies, when it unanimous
perintendent Rabbit since he has fiji
or even where there might be a sligl
outlying districts away from Honolulu
preferably, by the regular agents of t
The matter was brought to he;
respondence between the department
agent at HiIo. Superintendent Rabbit
that he did not approve of the att1tI
prices and his criticism of the depart
ance does not wish to follow the polio
might be necessary.
Mr.. Severance wrote under date c
some brooms from Honolulu. Mr.. Se'
indignant about the matter, and he ;
in Hilo is very strong to have the sch'
supervisors. He adds that if the scho
it will have bad effect. The supel
entire correspondence be published in
principal and teacher in the Territory
of the board with reference to supplies
Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec 10, 1906.
To the Superintendent, Department OF
Public instruction.
Sir: ] beg to acknowledge your re-
quest of today accompanying letter
of Mr.. L. Severance of date December
6, in which Mr.. Severance criticiZes my
action in that as purchasing agent OF
the department and in charge of school
supplies, L have in one instance fur
nished for Kaumana school two brooms
and some garden implements out of
general stock instead of buying these
at a local store, and that / have pur-
chased for the same school a wheelbar-
row at the price of s2.25 f. o. b. Homo
lulu
AS Mr.. Severance's antagonistic at
fitude is one of long standing. this
criticism will best appear in a proper
setting if L quote some passages from
a very extensive correspondence had
with Mr.. Severance on the subject.
L.
(Copy)
To All School Agents, Principals of
Schools, Teachers and Pupils:
The Department of Public Instruc-
ton finds itself in the position of hav-
ing to equip and supply a larger num-
Der of schools than at any previous
period, while at the same time the ap-
of money for these pur-
poses are smaller than heretofore.
the appropriation for in
dustrial and manual training for the
current biennial period is exactly half
the appropriation under that head for
the biennial period ended June 80, 1905, |
and the appropriation for stationery |
and incidentals is less than half that |
for the previous biennial period. The |
department believes that a considera-
ton of these facts should make 1T |
apparent to all persons having the |
the care, or the use of /
school supplies that it is urgently nee
assary that the strictest economy be
practised in the distribution and use of
supplies if the schools are not to suffer
ietriment from the necessary cutting
,ff of some kinds of supplies.
It is requested that principals of
schools will avoid, as far as practi-
able, frequent acquisitions, as shipping
n small quantities entails increased
,ost for packing, carriage and freight.
And they should see to it that no habits
If waste are acquired either by teach
IT'S or pupils. In making requisition,
principals of schools are requested to
stimate conservatively for full years
upply of everything required by them.
These acquisitions should be addressed
o the school agents in the respective
districts
The department relies on the hearty
of all in this matter for
he good of the schools
II.
Circular Letter. November 20, 1905.
(Copy.)
20 All School Agents:
In order to obtain more prompt pay
nent of claims against the department,
ask careful attention to the enclosed
equations of the auditing depart