Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-10


ternoon. The janitor question was
brought up by Babbitt in the form of
report on the unsuccessful attempt
20 get aid from the County, but was
promptly buried for the time being.
The Board adopted the following
of the Teachers
Committee:
That Miss Rose Gibson be appoint.
cd assistant In the Girls Industrial
School, in place of Miss Kaui, who de.
Gllnes appointment, from April LIST.
That resignation of Miss Florence
M. Carter, assistant Maemae School,
be accepted.
That Mrs. Edwards be appointed an
assistant to Aiea at a salary Of S35.
That Mrs Edgar Wood be granted
leave of absence from April JIG to
June Is.
a letter was read from the teachers
Vt Kaahumanu School thanking for the
encouraging letter sent them by the
Roard, commencing the exhibition Civ.
en- by the school at the floral parade.
Babbitt reported that QuartermasteT
Captain Humphrey had notified him
that the War Department would not
/ furnish transportation to teachers.
/ Babbitt had seen MIR. Klebahn OF the
z. NJ. $. S. Co, who had promised to
communicate with the head Office in
San Francisco regarding the PROPOSE.
ton to reduce fares for teachers who
! wished to attend summer schools on
, the Coast.
! Principal Copeland wrote that the
/ Waikiki School needed a janitOr.
| There had formerly been janitor for
the school who had had plenty Of
work to do but there was none now
( The children, said Copeland, could
( hardly be asked to do the rough work
after school hours. He did not want
/ ia raise any special kick, but II other
schools had janitors, he did not think
! his should be Disseminated against. II
vas decided to give the school a jan.
Hnr.
| Inspector Baldwin reported from
Kauai that the Makaweli School. which
Grs. Lennox had closed because Of the
diphtheria outbreak, had been reopen.
ed. The Kalaheo School was closed
awaiting fumigation. Baldwin thought
that DR.. Sandow might well have paid
greater attention to the seriousness OF
The matter.
Word had been received of the death
Hf MIR. Kaiwiaea and MIR. Wells had
made several suggestions to Ill the
vacancy A message had been sent 10
Wells appointing the Misses Anderson
N The Haou School. Mr.. Kameaiwa To
the Ulaino School and Mrs. Kaiwiaea
to Hama This was approved. TIL,
changing OF salaries In this case makes
a saving OF $50 month.
Mrs. Knight was appointed as sub
stItute to Miss Maud Jordan at the
Maemae School.
Edgar Henriques had asked II June
VI was going to be observed as a hol.
lday, as he wanted TO make a Hawaii
An day of II. Babbitt had told him
Ihat was always done.
Babbitt had commissioned Father
Stephen and Messrs. Rath. Turner
Hemenway. Ryder, Boyd, Dickey and
Senator Dickey as truant officers
These had also been given special pc
ice badges. The appointments were
approved by the Board. Babbtt had
also prepared blanks by which sChoo
principals could call the attention Of
these officers 20 trhanCy cases without
lNuhAllk NNNll llldAAflH w INV NDulNs
Babbitt produced a patriotic sChoo
program which had been compiled
from many OF those which were sent
in at the McCandless competition. Thi'
will be printed and sent to the various
schools
Mr.. TOllefsOn had written asking
what to do In the case OF man who
would not allow his grandchildren tc
be yaccinated. Rabbit had written
him calling attention to the statutory
dne imposed in such cases, but had
since learned that the children would
be taken to Honolulu for vaccination
Babbitt read the letter he had writ
ten to the Supervisors asSlng tn,
County to assist to pay school JAM
tors and the reply TO II denying the re
quest.
Harrington asked how II would be t.
pass a motion not to take any actor
in the matter.
Would that mean TO keep our janl
tors as at present." asked Mrs. Jor
dan.
No: don't want II worded tina
way, because some cuts can be made,
said Babbitt. 1T would he better tC
defer action, as that would still keel
the matter open"
Harrington made a motion to defe
action, which carried
A letter from Henry S. Townsend t.
the Acting Governor was read HI
wrote that he was tired Of teaching II
the Philippines and would like to re-
turn with his family to Honolulu. HI
would like a position in the School Do
parment or any other Government de
partment. The matter was referred L
the Teachers Committee.
The Misses Jean and Myra Angus
were granted leave of absence on &C
count oil their mothers Illness.
Miss Bernice Cooke, a teacher, haC
fallen off her horse while participating
in the floral parade as pau rider ant
had been injured, Frank Andrade ask
ed that she be given her full salar!
while she was disabled, as the Depart
ment had encouraged teachers to hell
the parade out. The Board member