The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-15
GEUGRHPHI
OF ISLANDS
trrom Wednesdays Aavertiser)


At the meeting of the Board OF Edu-
cation yesterday afternoon, Superin-
tendent Babbitt stated that he had
received from a teacher on Maui the
manuscript of proposed geography Of
the islands. Mr.. Babhitt did not give
,ne name of the author. withholding
the same until the commissioners had
looked over the work. Maps and illus
tratlons are to accompany the man.
uscript. should It be decided To make
II an official text book.
Superintendent Babbitt said that
Professors Wood and Gibson and In
spector Baldwin We're already at work
on a Hawaiian geography. He stated.
however that Prof Wood had turned
the matter over entirely to Mr.. Bald
win. Mr.. Babbitt added that there was
no question hut that the Board of Ed
ucation would approve text book pre-
pared by one of its own teachers He
said that he would ask the Maui teach
er IL he or she would be willing to coll
laborate with the other authors. as IL
was desired that the public schools
here get the best geography obtainable
for use,
A letter from Mr.. Baldwin on this
subject showed that he had been en-
gagged for some time in preparing a
geography and was practically in the
finishing stages. The book was to be
well illustrated with maps and pic
lures from photographs by Gartley and
other experts.
Company was read which had been
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company stated its willingness to pub
lish such a book provided 1t had the
official endorsement of the Department
of Education.
The school commencements We're dis
cussed and II was agreed that the
commissioners should visit as many
schools as possible. They will not go
in a body. but as individual envoys of
the board. The commencement exer-
cises of the Normal School take place
on Thursday morning. June IA. from 8
to IL. The program will be as follows:
9:00-1o:30.
Teaching
BY Pupil Teachers In Grades 1, II,
", V and vi.
BY Critic Teachers In Grades III
ana VIII.
Industrial Work
Regular class work in cooking. lace
and wood work.
10:45-11;30.
Chorus-Recessional. .......C. e. Boyd
Remarks. Supt. w. II. Babbtt
The Bells of Seville. ,....Ar. by Veazie
Double Quartet.
Address. Judge s. h. Dole
Song-Gae to Sleep. p..............F Fischer
Mary Aylett
Presentation of Diplomas ........
,.....,............. Prin. Edgar Wood
Chorus-Columbia Beloved ...........
....................Ar by c. b. Rich
11:30-12:00.
Exhibition and sale of lace and other
handmade articles.
Lunches.
The High School exercises are to take
place Friday evening. The Maemae
schools exercises Will also take place
on Friday and the Kaahumanu School
will have its closing exercises in the
forenoon of the same day.
The board granted the applications
of Miss Mossman and Miss Snow for
life certificates. The designations of
Miss Mengler and Miss May E. lie Toler
were accepted. Miss Hoffman, was
granted leave of absence. The applica-
tions for positions as teachers of Chas.
G. Williams, j. M. Kuhns, Miss Bick-
nell, Miss Schmidt, Miss Mollle Alo-
iau. Miss Laing Miss Ching. Mrs Kali
awe and Mrs. Bergstrom were placed
on file.
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the school at Kalihiuka had closed on
Monday last week on account or me
illness OF the teacher and being so late
in the term will remain closed as for
the summer vacation. The application
of Miss Nina Adams for leave OF alb
sence I'm September was granted. Leave
of absence for the last four days of the
term was granted to Mrs. Edwards.