The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-27
cFrom Saturdays Advertiser.l

quotation from a long communication
on the subject from him to the Com
nissioners of Public Instruction, pre-
sented at their meeting yesterday. The
lack of funds to properly carry on the
work OF their department, the neces-
sity of opening more schools to pro-
vide for the increasing school popu-
lation and the difficulty found In rec
onciling the teachers on the various
staffs to accept additional duties after
reduction in their salaries were the
topics around which the business of
the commissioners revolved, every
fresh subject eventually drifting back
| to them.
Early in the meeting 1t came UP.
Among the recommendations of the
Teachers Committee was the refusal
OF the request of Miss Yoder for an
increased salary
rs she getting as much now as she
is WORTH" asked Commissioner Won
Holt.
mo; nor Is anyone else" was the
| answer of the Superintendent.
TEACHERS COMMITTEE.
All the recommendations of the
Teachers Committee were endorsed as
follows:
That John Kanekoa be appointed
principal of the Waimanalo school at
salary of $40 per month.
That Miss Rose Peck be appointed
assistant at the Kaupakalua school in
place of Mrs. Pa; salary $42.50 per
| month.
That the request of Miss Yoder for
increase of salary be not granted.
That Miss Mary Kaui be appointed
assistant at the Girls Industrial
! school from April /; salary s25.
/ That the resignation of w. A.
Yeats be accepted.
That Miss Julia Kapihae be appoint
ed principal of the Kaaawa school; SAL
ary $40.
That the salary of Miss Maud Love-
! joy be placed at so per month; a cut
from $50, following the general cut.
That the application of Miss Dillon
for life certificate be granted.
That the application of Miss Maud
Jordan for leave of absence be granted.
That the salary of Mrs. Bergstrom
be placed at $50 after the first two
months OF teaching.
That new principal be appointed
for the Moiliili school.
RAIN EVERY THIRTY YEARS.
The superintendent reported that he
had given orders for the removal OF
the water tank at the Makena school
to the Keokea school, where it would
be of use. At Makena, he said, there
was a rain only every twenty or thirty
years and the tank was falling TO
pieces.
Commissioner Won Holt thought that
there should be an attempt made to
find water at Makena by boring.
A communication from E. G. Keen,
asking on behalf of the Builders and
Traders Association for information
regarding the proposed agricultural
college, was read. In connection with
this, the House Concurrent Resolution
on the Agricultural College question
was brought up and the superintend-
ent reminded the commissioners that
the duty of preparing a report for the
Legislature devolved on them. The re.
ply to the letter of Mr.. Keen was lef
to the superintendent.
Commissioner Al gave an oral repor
on his recent visit to Waialee Indus
trial School, where he found everything
In first -class shape. There were 81 boy!
at the school, of whom 81 We're Hawai-
ians. The health of all was excellen
with one exception, there being on,
case of pneumonia. He had arrived
Unexpectedly and had had a good op
portunity to watch the classes at thei
studies, at which good progress wal
being made. A fire drill exercise wa
| NT,l, In Lob, he hAx hrf
gade raised a ladder to the dormitor.
and had a hose coupled and water oil
in four minutes. The class had alsC
performed a drill and hoisted the flag
Mr.. Al recommended that the gov.
ernment road, which now cuts tn,
school grounds, should be shifted t
run alongside the railroad track. Tn
work could be partly done by tn,
boys, who had shown their handines
by putting up a number of buildings
and who had under cultivation con
siderable acreage OF land. The farm
consisted of 81 taro patches. half al
acre OF sorghum. 30 acres of cane an
vegetable gardens. BY growing s
much stun the expense OF the table
for teachers and pupils had been re
duced to 3 cents each per day.
The recommendation regarding tn
road was approved OF and the super
intendent instructed to look into tn
matter and report on the probabl
costs OF bridging for the proposed roa
and on what difficulties in the shap
OF kuleanas to be crossed were to b
expected.
BABBITT'S LETTER.
Superintendent Babbitt then read n
following communication:
Honolulu, February 2l. 1905.
To the Commissioners of Public II
: struction. Honolulu
Ladies' and Gentlemen; The lai
Legislature appropriated $3.50 900 und,
the heading Payroll, support
Schools" for the biennial period endir
June so, 1907. From this appropril
tion must come all salaries paid a
teachers In the various schools. truaI
oficers, Janitors and the once for'