The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-01

which the department is at prese
iabering, and to request the plantati
TO assist the department in the ma
fer of providing the way to begin Il
education of the new arrivals.
A proposed concurrent resolution co
cerning the proposed Agricultural &c
lege was read, and report theree
submitted by Mr.. Harrington of I'll
special committee appointed to invest
gate the matter. The report recon
mends a site somewhere on the islam
of Oahu and near Honolulu, the La
ter being the center of all activity i
the islands, and thereby giving th
students, male and female, better OF
portunities to study mechanical an
agricultural subjects. It was stated b
Mr. Harrington that there is a god
deal of ignorance manifested as to th
nature of an Agricultural College. j
is not a school in which to learn farm.
ing, he said, but is a college devote
to advanced studies in special line,
different from the classical studies pu-
sued in thee eademic schools. &
Lahainalnna is not favored for ths
establishment of such a school unda
the endowment of $4,000 per annun
from the United States Government
las being adapted only to the pursuit.
of a knowledge of farming.
Honorary life certificates were grant
ed to Mrs. lamar Hussey, who hal
taught for % years, holding third
class certificate; and to Miss Alice
West holding a second-class certificate
whoh has taught for 81 years.
Life certificates were granted t.
CYL 0. Smith, who has taught fol
17years, eleven of which have been
u1der a frst-class certificate; and to
Thomas Aiu of Kailua, who has taught
is years.
J. D. McVeigh, superintendent at the
Leper Settlement, Molokai, was ap-
pointed school agent for the Settlement
This was done owing to the fact that
he other. school agent on Molokai has
lis headquarters on another pate u
he island and is not able to go to
lalaupapa as frequently as he should.
It became the duty of the Board to
elect a successor to Normal Inspector
Wells, who met with such a terrible
ccident on Maui couple of months
go. j. G. Davis, who formerly held
ne position of inspector, and later
ecame Superintendent of Public In
truction and eventually resigned, was
ppointed to the position, as Mr.. Wells
) believed to be in such physical con
ition that he may not be able to re-
ume his duties. Mr.. Davis will begin
-ork today.
There was a readjustment of salaries
several teachers, who are entitled to
aises IN pay because of increased work,
edition of rooms to schools where
ney are principals, etc. Those affect
d by the raise are as follows:
Mrs. Rose Aiau, Waialua; Miss ka-
Il Ewaliko, Kaiwiki; Mrs. Chas. King,
'laa 12-Miles; Miss Quinn, Pahaaa;
ebert Kihoi, Waimea; Eugene Capel-
Is, Hakalau; Manuel De Corte, Keau-
GU; Mrs. Omsted, Waimea; Miss ka-
ou, Koolau; Miss Lima, Kalaheo.
The following appointments of teach
rs made by Mr.. Babbitt were approx
d. They were for positions mostly
/ the Hamakua district of Hawaii
here several changes have recently
ccurred, necessitating immediate ap-
ointments. Mr.. Babbitt wrote to sew
raj teachers in the various places, of
sring them positions. Normal Inspector
ling was authorized on his trip to Ha-
-aii this week to effect the changes.
he appointments are as follows:
Mrs. Jane Olney, AhuaIoa; Miss Ell
ira osorio, Pepeekeo; Mrs. David
aarsh, Papaikou; Miss Agnes Kamaka,
'iwoole, Paauhau; Miss Francis Green
ED, Honokaa; Mrs. Yanagihara, Koo,
au; Miss Gertrude Topham, Kilauea
Hiss Lydia Macy, Pohakupuka.
The designations of Miss Christian
f the Hanamaulu school, Maui, and
hat of Chas. G. Williams of Honokaa,
7ere accepted The former is to be
1arried and the latter intends going
D the mainland to study.
Miss Dunn was transferred from Ko-
IA to Kalahee and Miss Aylett was
transferred from Hanapepe to Koios
fiss TIGER is to be transferred from
Ailauea to Hanapepe, in case she de-
Tres to accept the appointment to the
after school.