The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-21
AS To PRIVATE
SCHOOL LAW
Question Before Board---New
High School PIans---
Teachers. Etc.

For the first time Che Board of Edu.
cation, at yesterdays fortnightly meet
ing, had ease requiring construction
of the law relating to private schools
which was passed at the late session
of the Legislature
This came in a letter from Rev.
Hans Isenberg, principal of the Ger.
man school at Lihue, Kauai, applying
for recognition of that institution as
private school within the meaning
of the law.
According to the law a private school
must have English as the basis of in
struetion, to be recognized by the
Board and have its pupils exempt from
the provisions relating to truaney.
Mr.. Isenberg gave some description
of the school, mentioning that certain
of the teachers were graduates OF
German universities named.
Mr.. Al doubted IL the information
was sufficient to warrant the Board in
giving the desired permit. Mr.. Far
rington also expressed himself as not
satisfied and Superintendent Babbitt
called in Inspector Baldwin. who was
questioned about the character of the
school in the respect at issue.
Mr.. Baldwin said there was ga good
deal of German" in the tuition. Asked
if he thought English was prominent
enough to justify the Board in grant
ing permit to the school, he answered,
81 think so.''
Mr.. Al wanted to be assured that
the ''basis of instruction" was Eng
lish.
Mr.. Harrington desired a more
definite answer from the inspector. Sup
posing the care of japanese school
where English was given equal promi-
nence to what it was in the Lihue
school, would it be entitled to a per-
NIT that would absolve its pupils from
attendance at any other schools
81 think they ought to pay a little
more attention to English" Mr.. Bald
win said. Geography was entirely
taught in English at the school. he
further informed the Board, and from
personal observation he knew that
some of the pupils talked English as
fiuently as they did German.
Mr.. Al said ii was not a question of
talking English, but whether or not
the school was conducted I'm that Lam
guage according to law.
rs it an English or a German
school?' Mr.. Babbitt inquired.
1T is a German shool," was Mr.. |
Baldwin's reply.
Mr.. Harrington thought the school !
probably came under the provision of |
the law which authorized the Board |
to allow another language than Eng |
lish to be taught in addition thereto. /
Yet the Board should have more spe- /
cific information before acting.
Mr.. Babbitt closed the discussion by |
saying he would write to Mr.. Isenberg i
by the outgoing mail asking him to /
specify more exactly what kind Of in- /
struction the pupils were receiving.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Recommendation from the teachers
We're adopted as follows:
That the request of Miss Mollie Yap,
school, for leave OF absence
for rest of the term be granted.
That Miss Miriam Kauhane be ap-
pointed in place of Miss Hiscox. re-
signed, at Hanapepe.
That Miss Rickard, Aiea, be granted
leave of absence from May 20 until end
Of school year.
That G. f. Copeland. principal High
school, Wailuku, be granted a life dl-
ploma.
Under the head Of new business the
of Chas. F'lack from La
nainaluna and of -. B. kuhns from
kaaawa were accepted.
A letter was read from J. +. Morrow.
Spring Green, Wisconsin, which caused
much amusement. He acknowledged
me receipt of Hawaiian school exhibits
'or a sort Of universal collection he is
and gave them high praise. II
was obvious that he ran away with the
dea that the Hawaiian school system
lad been created since annexation. No
loubt he had never read the fact that
children were sent from the Pacific |
COAST to Honolulu TO be educated half
century ago.
5 letter was received with more than
dozen signatures from Hookeua, say
ng that the signers had signed a petit ,
ion for the appointment of ]. J. Mat
hews to the school there. without
lnowing its contents. and that they de-
ired their names transferred TO a Pc
ition for the appointment Of Thos. y. !
Haze. A petition with about the same
lumber of signatures for the appoint
nent Of Mr.. Haze was received. All
his was i'm view Of the retirement Of ,
dr. Amaiu from the school on account
II poor health The matter was left
n abeyance untn the assignment OF
eachers for next term.
Miss Yoder OF the High school gram
mar grade complained OF what she
Ieemed unintentional discrimination
gainst her in the revised salary sched-
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