The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-07-12
new PLANS FOR
SCHOOL SYSTEM
(contInued lion Page one.l

creased expenses, leaving 465l5.70.
The board now estimates that with
this assured surplus it can place ter
more teachers, leaving a total surplus
over all increased expenses Of $1515.TC
at the time the appropriation expires.
Capitalization, Details.
. These extensive details in the sub
| division Of the appropriation are made
necessary in getting a proper working
basis for the new Capitalization scheme
which, being evolved after the appro
| priation was made under n different
system, necessitates many adjustments
In considering the matter of grouping
the Honolulu schools in such way as
to secure a better supervision, the SUI
perintendent recommends that the prin'
eipal Of the first group of schools named
below be the supervising principal OF
those that follow:
Kaahumanu, fourteen teachers; Ma.
noa, one teacher; Moiliili, three teach.
ers; Waikiki, two teachers.
Royal, nineteen teachers; Pohukainai
nine teachers; Pauoa, two teachers.
Central Grammar, nine teachers; Cen
trail Primary, eight teachers.
Kaiulani, fourteen teachers; Kanlu-
wela, nine teachers; Maemae, foul
teachers.
Kahiliwaena, ten teachers; Kalihi.
'uka, one teacher; Moanalua, one teach
err; Kalihi- kai, one teacher.
Total, thirteen teachers.
The Meeting.
The preliminary business of the meet.
ing consisting of the reading of min.
utes and the reports of committees was
quickly disposed Of ~
The superintendent made a sugges'
ton with reference to the Girls In.
dustrial School that the legislature be
requested to permit income derived
from Industrial work at the school ia
be used for the school. The receipts
heretofore have amounted to 5000 q
year. The board approved the sugges
ton.
The reports on the. Boys Industrial
School, on appropriations and on the
summer school were all featureless and
were quickly disposed of. The report
on text books carried out the commits
sioner Is request to the superintendent
that when the summer school was call
ed, he should order the director there
of to ask the teachers of each island
to select from their number pne rep
| lutSt Will
the director, to form committee to
select school books for the coming year
The selections of representatives viii
take place about August, hut few
changes are contemplated.
With reference to land transfers i!
was reported that a deal is on to ac
quire about fifteen acres in 'PalolC
Valley for the Girls Industrial Schoo
where the school would be out of sigh
of the city, hut in a fine location
about a mile from the car line. Al
option of the land has been secured
from the Palolo Land Company and
the property will have to be acquired
through a transfer with the govern
ment.
AS to the Boys Industrial School i
was reported that several kuleanas cal
be acquired from the Campbell estat,
and others by condemnation proceed
ings.
The report of the supervising prin
cipal showed that through his direc
tion, promotions of pupils has beer
systematized and the department. ha
been quite a successful venture. Som
of those promoted had been in on
grade for several terms.
All IHe uHHhlSHeu iDuSlntsS,
ing of the revision of the school laws
rules and regulations was laid over t,
another meeting.
Certificates and Diplomas.
!, Mr.. Vincent was granted his life Ger
|. tifieate and the following requests wer
also granted under the head of pev
: business:
5 Miss F. X. Bindt, a life diploma
. Miss Alice Winter, a grammar grad
certificate on her credentials; Mrs. {
/. o. Hotel, life certificate; Mrs. I'd
/. Knight, life diploma, and Mis-
Katherine Mcintyre, a life certificat,
The commissioners also accepted tn
certificate of Miss A. L. Arms.
r All the requests for vacations wer
/, granted.
/, More Teachers Wanted.
5 Requests for additional teachers
/, schools in all islands were discussed a
length. It was shown that they ar
l needed in probably one.thrd of tn
!, schools but that the commissioners S
r far have found no way in which the
r can be added. In some there IS n
7. room and finances are sueb that the
can not be stretched over TO make al
po'nJments for all applications. Prof.
0 ably six or ten teachers can be az
:, pointed but the commissioners will hay
J. TO wait until the payroll for the comm
/ year is completed.
n Holidays.
There has been some doubt as to Il
status of the holidays usually observ,
a in some manner by the schools and tn
/. matter was threshed out at length ye
r, terday.
!. The following were denoted as no
7. days during which the schools are
}, close: Labor Day, if during scho
l. time; Thanksgiving, Washington
II Birthday, Good Friday, Decoration d;
and Kamehameha Day. The holida,
n to be observed on the school premis
G. are Arhor Day, Lincoln IS Birthda
5. May Day and Flag Day.
Teachers Selected.
The main business of the day, al
the bulkiest, consisted in runnii
over the list of teachers for the vario
he schools during the coming term. T
r following were selected;
n Laupahoehoe-J. V. MARCEL, Mrs.
n V. Marciel and S. ]. Maluo.