Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-05
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
DAYIS.ATCnERLEY.MlLLS IS
LAND.CLAIMlNG K0NA TRIO
BUSINESS AFFAIRS DISCUSSED AT
MEETING OF BOARD OF PUB
Lie iNsTRucTioN-coN-
STRUCTION DELAYED.

Educational affairs talked over at the
meeting OF the Commissioners of Pub
lie instruction yesterday afternoon in.
cluded much Of routine and not little
suggestive Of strenuous life.
In line with the latter was letter
from a Lanai school teacher showing
that he supported a wife and four
children on s35 a month and had four
dollars left at the end of the period.
The salary was all right when he was
in section capable OF producing taro.
When he had to ship all his food from
/ Lahaina. 1t was different. Peter Pas
/ cal at Lanai was granted si2.50 a month
! tor his services, which is less than his
predecessors received. BY obtaining
certificate he has hopes of more.
Information from Kahakuloa, Maui,
brought forth the fact that the gentle.
man who has been framing numerous
complaints against the teacher, has
encountered the law at Waikiki and
stopped in Jail for a while. Therefore
she situation is peaceful.
Up in Kona, Holualoa to be more def.
mite, Mrs. Atcherley acting for Mrs.
Davis and Attorney Mills acting for
Mrs. Atcherley, have ordered the De-
partment of land on which 1t believes
II has lease for the location OF its
school house. NJ. +. Scott is the school
agent in that district. The Attorney
General has gone over the leases and
Informed the Superintendent Of Public
instruction to stay on the land. So
: there is likely TO be fur flying in the
vicinity OF Holualoa, with the Davis
! Atcherley-Mills aggregation making ali
the row. II worst comes to worst the
; Territory may take the land under right
VI eminent domain.
The resignation OF Mrs. Rice as
: school agent at Lihue was accepted and
Miss Mabel Wilcox appointed in heI
place. Superintendent Babbitt report
ed the fence question with the Bishop
! Estate at the Waialua school had beer
settled. Plans for a teachers cottage
at Wailuku less elaborate than first
= planned and large enough for two PEG
I pie were approved The appointment
: Of Miss Daisy Smith as secretary anc
= Charles StilIman as book clerk ant
: stenographer was approved. Alae schoo
, lands are in a middle and an effort Ii
being made to straighten IL out. Tn,
" Bishop Estate has been asked to Civ,
, the Department a title to the land oil
|, which the Pahala school house Is locat
= ed. Repairs at the Honuapo school ar,
y being made. They are much needed
/, Mrs. Tucker will be given charge of tn,
: cottage at the High School ground
where she lives. Mrs. Kate Philip
has been granted an extension of he
leave OF absence. ]. A. Perreida's ceI
tifcate has been renewed as rquested
Superintendent Babbitt reported tina
the transfer Of land for the Hilo Higl
O. School site had been slightly delaye
II by details OF title. This is not likel
q TO delay construction. Work on othe
d new schools under the loan act is d,
m layed all on account OF difficulty In gel
q ting land in proper sites.
d Next week Superintendent Rabbit
hopes to get away for a trip to Mau
ID Those present at the meeting yesterda
" besides himself were Commissioner
g. Jordan. Wilcox, Al, Wight and Fai
lie rlngton.