The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-21
AS To PRIVATE
SCHOOL LAW

Htructlon, 10 DE recognized by IN
Board and have its pupils exempt froi
the provisions relating TO truancy.
Mr.. Isenberg gave some descriptio
Of the school, mentioning that certai
OF the teachers were graduates o
German universities named.
Mr.. Al doubted II the information
was sufficient to warrant the Board i
giving the desired permit. Mr.. Far
rington also expressed himself as no
satisfied and Superintendent Babbit
called in Inspector Baldwin, who wa
questioned about the character of tn
school in the respect at issue.
Mr.. Baldwin said there was ga goo,
deal of German" in the tuition. Asket
if he thought English was prominen
enough to justify the Board in grant
ing permit to the school, he answered
~ think so.''
Mr.. All wanted to be assured thai
the "basis of Instruction. was Eng
lish.
Mr.. harrington desired NOR,
definite answer from the inspector. Sup
posing the care of japanese schoo
where English was given equal promi
nence to what it was in the Lihue
school, would it be entitled to a per
init that would absolve its pupils from
attendance at any other school1
Il 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 it was not a question of
talking English, but whether or not
the school was conducted in that lam
guage according to law.
rs it an English or German
school?' Mr.. Babbitt inquired.
1T is a German shool,' wasf 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
by the outgoing mail asking him to
specify more exactly what kind of in
struction the pupils were receiving.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Recommendations from the teachers
committee were adopted as follows:
That the request of Miss Mollie Yap,
Kauluwela 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 C. E. Copeland, principal High
school, Wailuku, be granted a life di-
ploma.
| Under the head of new business the
resignation of Chas. Flack from La
| hainaluna and of ID. b. Kuhns from
kaaawa We're accepted.
| A letter was read from ]. f. Morrow,
| Spring Green, Wisconsin, which caused
much amusement. He acknowledged
| the receipt of Hawaiian school exhibits
| for a sort of universal collection he Is
making and gave them high praise. 1t
was obvious that he ran away with the
| idea that the Hawaiian school system
had been created since annexation. No
doubt he had never read the fact that
children were sent from the Pacific
Coast to Honolulu to be educated half
| a century ago.
| A letter was received with more than
a dozen signatures from Hookena, say
ing that the signers had signed a petit
ton for the appointment of j. j. Mat
thews to the school there, without
knowing its contents, and that they de-
sired their names transferred TO a pc
tition for the appointment of Thos. n.
Haze. A petition with about the same
number of signatures for the appoint
ment of Mr.. Haze was received. All
| this was in view of the retirement of
Mr.. Amalu from the school on account
of poor health. The matter was left
| in allegiance until the assignment of
teachers for next term.
| Miss Yoder of the High school gram
mar grade complained of what she
deemed unintentional discrimination
against her in the revised salary sched-
ule. Action was deferred on this case,
together with that of another teacher
whose position was brought into dis
cusslon by a members question, in
view of a probably not distant reor-
ganization of the High school when
its new building is erected. Mr.. Bah
bitt contemplated a separate grammar
school in the premises now occupied
by the High. which as an intermediate
school between the primaries and the
High would likely have at least a
thousand pupils.
Through Mrs, Dowsett request for
two weeks leave of absene was made
on behalf of Miss Yoder. which, after
e.scussion on general principles and the
adopted rule, was on motion refused.
| Mr.. Babbitt hoped by next meeting
to have plans for the High school build.
Ing presented. IL. l.. Kerr architect.
was going 10 make preliminary draft
after considering suggestions submitted
by Principal Scott, Miss Whitford ana
Mr.. Blanchard.
MIR, Babbitt reported having been
accompanied by Fire Chief Thurston
In an inspection of fire drill at the Nor
NAL and Kaahumanu schools, when the
chief made some useful suggestions.
W, IL ,Babbitt, Superintendent, w.
N Earpiuatau nauiA Al and Ara