Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-06

~ Tue mepllHE OF tHe buhlu vi fuu'
cation yesterday afternoon Superin-
tendent Babbitt brought up the matter |
Of High School diplomas. Prof. Scott |
had suggested that better style of
diploma than the one now used be CIV
en- the graduates. It was suggested
that n nicely gotten up thing, which
would be suitable for framing. be adop. !
ted. Babbitt had received figures Of
the cost Of snch and read them. He
suggested that 100 be ordered and that
they be given to the graduates. who
wished them, at their actual cost, as
was uone at many mainland schools.
This was authorized.
A petition had been received from
Naliiku for the location of the school
In Il certain quarter Babbitt had seen
the present site II was a poor one
with very small playground snld Bah.
bitt had suggested that the residents
Of the place decide on another site. II
was as result of this that the petition
came. Babbitt had not as yet been
able tn look the matter up further. 4
The Paauhau plantation had given
two acres OF land for a school which
would soon be erected for the benefit
of the smaller children. The larger
oncs attended the. Honokaa school.
On Kauai. said Babbitt. two new
schools were needed. At Kapaa the
school was unfavorably located on
| blum. A site had been picked out 500
yards above the present one. II was
ON Government land and could easily
be supplied with water. A new room
would be opened at Hanalei In the
teachers cottage. A new school was
needed at Koolau. where the Depart.
ment owned some land. which would
he surveyed In the near future. Koloa
school was the best of the new schools
Babbitt had seen. II was excellently
planned.
II Wight asked how the schools wero
in regard to cleanliness. Were the
conditions as bad as those found on
Hawaii?
Babbitt said they were not quite as
bad. The consure OF iawairs schools
had evidently done some good and the
Inspector had paid considerable atten.
ton to the matter. Some principals
had evidently not thought that these
matters were mp TO them. Such prin.
cipals Rabbit had talked with on the
subject.
Wight thought that the Board should
pass n resolution to the effect that the
principals should attend to the clean.
illness OF the premises In their charge
Babbitt said he preferred to get ut
the result In another way. He be.
D lleved this could be done.
Wight thought the schools should
! pay more attention TO attractive yards
: with flowers, etc.
ward were being taken in that direc'
tion. He hoped to be able 10 furnish
all schools with garden tools In the
future. The Inspectors were now
paying more attention TO this part Of
the work. They were also paying
more attention to the matter of grad
ing the pupils. Babbitt had suggested
that the Inspectors should show the
reports they made on the various
schools to the teachers, Just as bold
and bad as the fact might be, before
they were sent into the Department.
Wight suggested that competition
should be started. for instance, by Civ
ing n diploma to the school having the
bestkept grounds.
Rabbit answered II would be almost
impossible to award such n diploma
fairly on account OF the different con
dltions found.
Wight suggested that teachers who
did good work In this line should be
promoted accordingly.
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