The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-01-04

special committee appointed to investi
gate the matter. The report recon-
mends n site somewhere on the islnnt
of Oahu and near Honolulu, the lat
ter being the center of all activity in
the islands, and thereby giving the
students, male and female, better op
portunities to study mechanical and
agricultural subjects. 1t was stated by
Mr.. Harrington that there is gooJ
deal of ignorance manifested as to tn,
nature of an Agricultural College. II
is not school in which to learn farm
ing, he said, but is n college devoted
to advanced studies in special lines
different from the classical studies pur.
sued in the academic schools.
Lahainaluna is not favored for the
establishment of such school under
the endowment of $4,000 per annum
from the United States Government,
as being adapted only to the pursuit
of knowledge of farming.
Honorary life certificates were grant
ed to Mrs. lamar Hussey, who has
taught for 90 years, holding third
class certificate; and to Miss Alice
West, holding second-class certificate,
who has taught for 81 years.
Life certificates were granted to
ryr;1 n Smith who hos t,uubt for
II years, eleven of which have been
under frst-class certificate; and to
Thomas Aiu of Kailua, who has taught
is years.
j. d. McVeigh, superintendent at the
Leper Settlement, Molokai, was APP
pointed school agent for the Settlement.
This was done owing to the fact that
the other school agent on Molokai has
his headquarters on another part of
the island and is not able to go to
Kalaupapa as frequently as he should.
1t became the duty of the Board to
select a successor to Normal Inspector
Wells, who met with such terrible
accident on Maui couple of months
ago. j. c. Davis, who formerly held
the position of inspector, and later
became Superintendent of Public In
struction and eventually resigned, was
appointed to the position, as Mr.. Wells
is believed to be in such physical con-
dition that he may not be able to re-
sumo his duties. Mr.. Davis will begin
work today.
There was readjustment of salaries
of several teachers, who are entitled to
raises in pay because of increased work,
addition Of rooms to schools where
they are principals, etc. Those affect
ed by the raise are as follows:
Mrs. Rose Aiau, Waialua; Miss Ka-
lei Ewaliko, Kaiwiki; Mrs. Chas. King,
olaa 12-Miles; Miss Quinn, Pahala;
Robert Kihoi, Waimea; Eugene Capel-
las, Hakalau; Manuel De Corte, Keau-
hou; Mrs. Omsted, Waimea; Miss Ka-
ipu, Koolau; Miss Lima, Kalaheo.
The following appointments of teach
ers made by Mr.. Babbitt were approx
ed. They were for positions mostly
in the Hamakua district of Hawaii
where several changes have recently
occurred, necessitating immediate ap-
pointments. Mr.. Babbitt wrote to sew.
eral teachers in the various places, Of
fering them positions. Normal Inspector
King was authorized on his trip to Ha-
wall this week to effect the changes.
The appointments are as follows:
Mrs. Jane Olney, Ahualoa; Miss Ell
vira osorio, Pepeekeo; Mrs. David
Marsh, Papaikou; Miss Agnes Kamaka-
wiwoole, Paauhau; Miss Francis Green
field, Honokaa; Mrs. Yanagihara, Koo-
lau; Miss Gertrude Topham, Kilauea;
Miss Lydia Macy, Pohakupuka.
The designations of Miss Christian
of the Hanamaulu school, Maui, and
that of Chas. G. Williams of Honokaa,
were accepted. The former is to be
married and the latter intends going
to the mainland to study.
Miss Dunn was transferred from Ko-
loa to Kalahee and Miss Aylett was
transferred from Hanapepe to Koloa.
Miss Tlcer is to be transferred from
Kilauea to Hanapepe, in case she de-
sires to accept the appointment to the
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