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HAWAIIAN GAZETTE,, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2-1, 1913. SEMI - WEEKLY.
TELL IF PIS
FOR FINER CITY
Committee from Kilohana Club
Explain Things to Board
of Supervisors.
In the interest of tho work being
carried on by tho KJlohana Clab for
tho beautifying of the city, a committee
from the organization, composed of
Mrs. F. J. Lowrey, Mm. T. M. Church
and Miss Frances Lawrence, nppoared
beforo tho supervisors last night to
outline tho rlans of the club and ask
for official approval.
Mrs. Lowrey, speaking for the committee,
said their plans Included tho
planting of trees, laying of concrete
sidewalks, removal of old fonccs, abolition
of billboards, cleaning up of vacant
lota, planting of hibiscus in profusion
over tho city, parking of open
spaces, and playgrounds for children.
In lcfcrcncc to the billboards, Mrs.
t .1.1 m nrnelleallv nil of the
local merchants had ceased using them,
but that they -were Having somo trouble
in getting foreign merchants to do
nvrav with the boards. She said thoy
bad 'been verv successful in getting the
owners of vacnnt lots to clean them up,
and that other ot taoir plans were
progrcea'ng.
In speaking of the parking of
avenue, she said that the mention
of this -work generally brought
smiles and knocks, but that the club
was proud of what it had accomplished
on tho street in question nnd that
the entire city would bo proud of it
within five years. She Baid they wore
waiting for the lnmposts to be put up
and for the placing of the water taps,
when thoy would begin the planting of
mahogany trees.
The club, sho said, -was planting
oleander, aB fast as they secured them,
between the 1400 cocoanuts which the
women of tho club have set out within
the fence lines on the avenue. Sbo
closed with the modest request that the
road committee see to it that the trees
arc watered at least three times a,weeK,
as under the old regime.
Mayor Jay Pern said that he would
see to it that the road committee did
as requested.
Klnau Street Plaza,
Supervisor Pctrio said he approved
of tho work undertaken by tho club in
every particular, save tho plaza at
street. Ho said he regariti this
as an obstruction nnd would like to
have the club consent to its removal.
"I am speaking only as a citizen," he
said, "and would not think of trying
to inflnenco the board to any action.
Mrs. Lowrey, in explanation of the
p.aza in question, said it had been a
part of Charles M. Robinson's plans
and its creation had been asked for by
Unvernor Frcar. wty .cngmwr
house prepared tno pians iur ", "
said, nnd tho club had taken just what
r V I.-.! .' Jvnn fliftYn .
"We know better than to meddle
with tho roads," said Mrs. Lowrey,
"and if vou feel thnt the plaza is in
tho wav, it is up to you to net, but I
drive OTOund, it ' every day and have
not found it an obstruction, and we do
wish that you would try it awhile longer
before making up your mind to remove
it." ,
Major Woltcr gave his unqualified
approval of all the rlans of the club,
a spctator remarking audibly that if
Mrs. Lowrey ever wished to run foT
supervisor ho would certainly vote for
her, and his TcmaTk was received with
app'roval by tno others.
DESERTED, SHE SAYS;
PRAYS FOR DIVORCE
(From Wendnesdny Advertiser)
Iteturn of summons was mado with
the circuit clerk yesterday in the suit
of Kulalia Moore vs. William C.
Moore in an action for divorce.
and failure to provide are alleged
as basis for the suit. The couple
were married July 0, 1804 and have
been separated since October 1. 11)12.
There are three children, Thelma
Alice, nge seven years; Florence Emma,
age five years, nnd Annie Mabel,
age four years, .
In addition to n decree, the plaintiff
nsks custody of the three children,
and thnt tho defendant bo compelled
to contribute to their support as well
as to pay a permanent alimony. William
T. Hawlins is attorney for tho
plaintiff.
Judge William L. Whitney yesterday
granted n divorce to Hattfo Chong
from Charles Chong on the ground of
desertion. Tho decreo becomes effective
Febrnnry 1 next.
.Margaret Van Oelser succeeded in
establishing her chnrges of extreme
cruelty in her action against her
husband and wns also granted a
of divorce,
Tnkisaburo Sakamoto was another
to soeuro marltnl freedom. Taku
enknmoto, his wife, bo says deserted
him
PROPRIETOR IS ARRESTED.
Tho opportune. npicnrnm'e of Liquor
Inspector IVnni'll on tho premises of
I 14 lltrclBiiin avenue Monday night, resulted
in tli nrrwt yi'nterdny of
the prnpri'tur ul a rentmiriint nt
that place for oiling liquor without n
Ji'tniri At Ihe tliim l'ftinoll got tbero
ii ' t uiiitrroilil pitrtv," a .lapamve form
of i'iiti'rtaimiii'iil wliero one tiinn iloon
i list is Hi'- nqulvuli'iit of the Atmrlcuii
i Hiding 11m drink)," wan ill progretn,
Hi' gt tliP'r us I lie guut was lining
I I li'd oil mid lliti money, tlitf fish and
Mki ou tln table tivynkrii) lilt stmil
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FILTH AND LICE
FEATURES OF JAIL
(From Wendnesday Advertiser)
Bed bucs. lice, filth, disease and damp
aro the prevailing feature of tho Uilo
jail, according to tho oillclnl report of
Chief Sanitary Inspector of Hnwaii
How man made to rresiucni i ran oi
the board of health jesterday morning.
A few hours after' it arrived, Doctor
Pratt laid it bofore Governor Frcar nnd
the Chief Executive, who mndo tho
nnrl VPI OTllll V. IB nXnCCtol tO UCt
ofilcially in connection with it.
Tho Uowmnn report, is snon, pii")
and as scnsntional as it was expected to
be. Tho Hilo jail has no virtues that
tho chief inspoctor could find. Bowman
examined ovoryinmg oxccui wo iuim
supply nnd the history of the enscs of
disease he found.
The main building of tho jail, ho said,
was "filthy, damp and overcrowded.
Filthy because it 1r not properly
"filthy kitchen and storeroom."
plumbing fixtures are out of order and
insanitary; damp on account of leaks
which keep some of tho wails constantly
damp in rainy weather; overcrowded
because thcro is proper room for 43 in
tho rooms that arc used for houine tho
prisoners and they hnve crowded in
71."
Of the outbuilding Uowmnn speaks in
i.i..1at innni nnrl conditions nre said to
be clenncr than tho jail except for a
Itltehen and store-room.''
Boasts Hospital.
Tho hcpital which is in this building
ccts special mention for its conditions,
for Bowman says of it: "Frisoners with
all kinds of diseases are nerneu
in this room, sleeping on tho
tloor. So attempt seems to uo inwv v
:nin;... rf tlm insertions disenses.
The sanitary conveniences of tho jail in
general, he says, are wociuiiy
cn.: .1..1 l.o nrunnMa fim InilMV
and recommending that tho jail be flu-
.
inicctou ana ino minima biuuivu
vermin, tho insjcctor says:
"When n prisoner is received, no attention
is paid to his person. Ho simply
changes his clothes and is put in
...:1. !. ntViar nrifinnpm. As a result
of this I found that both buildings con.
tnined more or less DcaDugs anu mui.
manv of the prisoners were infestod
with" Fediculus. No attention haB boon
paid to disinfection nsido from disinfectants
being placed in tho night can
thnt each cell is supplied with. Blankets
arc passed on from one prisoner
to tho other without being wnshod,
boiled or disinfected. Some attempt hns
been mado to get rid of bedbugs by
sprinkling nround insect powder. Fumigation
has not been resorted to.
"Tho prisoners are supllcd with ono
blanket each, which is usually of thin
cotton. This, with a piece of .dirty
matting or canvas, makes up tho bod.
When n prisoner is punished for breaking
tho rules of the prison, he is placed
in a cell on bread and water and is
allowed no blanket or mat, but must
sleep on the damp cement in this manner
for a week."
His Becommendations.
Bowman makes the following recommendations:
"That tho entire jail nnd
outbuildings uc thoroughly uisinicrtea,
this to ue iouoweu uy kcuc'"' -
p
nm,t no1i ha treated tor
Pedienlus.
"That nn isolation -ward and hospital
building be constructed-to be cntiroiy
separate from other buildings.
"That three additional water closets
ho placed in ynTd.
TT,n noiii nrisniinr ftn admittance
he examined for evidence of vermin
.T .! .4.1 If nnimoGfirv flint lllH
lng bo disinfected "before being placed
in tne storeroom.
"That the plumbing bo immediately
repaired.
"That an addition be ndded to tho
present main "building to nccommodnte
nt least eighty prisoners. 'When tills
is finished, do away with tho .tratsulo
wooden building.
"That additional bunks bo construct-iii
nn over half of the -prisoners -arc
sleeping on tho floors.
"That additional ncuuing ere
of a better quality.
Hard to Convince Some.
Word yesterday Tenchcd the Tho Advertiser
from Hilo -that BhentI Pna is
exercised over tho report -of tho
charges mado by Consul Eitaki, which
reached bun tlrpougli cohnmiB of
this paper.
But it has not been possible to convince
some, nt least, of tho
of thnt island "that what tho
chief sanitary inspector and others
hnve found there is so.
members of the board of prison
inspectors, Holmes and Wright, visited
the Jail last Friday 4 OTenoon.
"Wo did not -pay -the visit yesterday
hecauso this trouble has arisen," said
Chairmnn HolmeB of tho board when
seen the following day. "It was merely
one of our occasional visits. I
inspect the jail from time to time. I
am sure that there has not been two
months "in succession when I did not
visit tho jail.
"I have not much to say about the
conditions there, They were yesterday
ns I hnvo always found them. There
ia nn filth, and the reiiorl about beri
beri is exaggerated. The one criticism
which I have in that oino oi ino prison'
are catnnellcd to slew Ou the CO'
ment floor. This Is due to tho fact
that the jnll is very badly crowded.
Tim jailor Is now having standi es
made, nnd tho only criticism I have
to iiinlio in t tint this irns not dono before."
nominations'made for
merchants' association
Tim following ii(iinli:uli(in liuve tieun
Hindu by the niiinlimllnii cuinmltleu of
the infrrlmiiU' tmoitlloii to Ifu voM
on nt tlitf annual niwtlng toinurrowi
IV illrwiiir ' imrlvs Nun. 'I'. II.
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Ilruwii, J. I), liuughiirl, II. H. Qmy, J,
I' mr, O r Hwnln.
The , IndrpdHdfol dvwImIiwm Wr
mriiiWrs ar follows! V dlifrtnit
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ii. Ilulid, W. ,). IU l)Viiu, W.
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WoMiMaiii
PROGRESS FOR
CONSOLIDATION
By-Laws Drafted for Organization
of Greater Chamber
of Commerce.
Whllo tho spcclnl committee, repre
scnting tho chnmbcr of commorce, tho
merchants' association and tho civic
union has completed tho draft of bylaws
for n Greater Honolulu Chambct
of Commorce thcro are still n numbor
of problems to bo workod out,
to certain members of tho committee
and officers of the organizntioos.
Ono of theso is tho question of carrying
on the direct work of tho organizations
under the consolidation. Thus
tho work now pertaining to the merchants'
association is important nnd
will have to bo followed up by tho
greater chamber; also tho wide scopo
of tho present chnmbcr will hnvo to bo
considered, While tho civic union's ac
tivities will bo merged.
Ii. Tonney Feck, chairmnn of tho
civic committee which is working for
tho formation of this great body of
commercial nnd business interests for
Honolulu, is optimistic. Speaking
of tho work so fnr accomplished
nnd to bo dono Mr. Peck said:
Consolidation Flan.
"Ab the first basis of action, the cham
ber of commerce and tho merchants'
association will como together in one
body. Then tho do6rs will bo openod
to a moro comprehensive, membership,
and tho uctivitics of tho greater chnm
her of commerce enlarged on lines
somewhat similar to thoso adopted in
recent years, by Boston, ltochcstcr,
Cleveland, Lios Angeles and San Francisco,
so that tho organization will bo
in touch with all tho currents of community
cnterpriBo and development,
civic as well as commercial.
"Tho joint committco has hold two
meetings. It met Monday and adjourned
to tho cnll of the, chair. , In tho
meantime the members will copnult
with their respective organizations, by
which tho proposal will bo discussed
and altcrod perhaps in many ways before
being finally adopted, if tho movement
is to go on to consummation."
Commenting briefly upon tho results
of tho consolidation so far as it may
affect tho present organization of tho
promotion committco, E, A. Berndt said
yesterday:
"Undoubtedly tho promotioa
will disappear as a
body if the aehomo goos through.
There will bo no commercial body outside
of tho greater chamber of commerce."
Important Work Necessary.
E. I. Snaldine. former president of
the chamber of commorco, who workod
hrird for a greater chamber of commerce
whilo at tho head of tho present
chamber and who is chairman of tho
joint committco, wns inclined to bo
enthnsinstie, when seen yesterday, ovor(
tho prospects for the new body. ITo
believes thnt It win bo productive of !
great benefit to both Honolulu ns the'
capital and commercial center of tho
Territory as well as for tho cntiro Territory
itself.
Mr. Spalding ncccntuntcd tho necessity
of providing in tho now chnmbcr
for the work liero so important to the
rotnil business interest"), now looked
after by tbo merchants' nssocintron.
Cooperation with tho commercial
of 'the Jnpancso and Chinese
is alio nn important question, for
it is proposed that all tho interests of
tho city sliould pull togothor for
good of tho community.
Tncidentnlly, whilo tho copies of tho
proposed by-laws aro being discussed
by the menibors of tho two organizations
directly involved, thoro is
comment concerning tho various
questions covered in theso by-laws nnd
it is thnt thero will be somo
amendments boforo they nro finally
adopted as a whole. Among theso is
that of membership, which is wido ns
to qualifications for membership, but
circumscribed ns to tho manner of election.
The merchants' association will hold
its annual meeting tomorrow and it
is moro than probablo that action will
bo taken upon this important question
of consolidation.
4
rlEHVY INS DO
Mm. ON HAWAII
Tho rains which hnvo been
falling during the past weok on tho Big
Island art) doing grent daiungo to the
roads. Kspedally lust Sundny and Monday
was tho troubla great, according to
reports brought yesterday by tho
.Milium Ken. During tho week the road
to Olaa has been blocked on several occasions,
especially to auto tropic, by a
flood at 1'onr Mlliw. At about Fourteen
Miles, on the I'ahou road, a flood
wns washing over the read at severul
points, a very unusual (incurrence, A
Volcano Htnbles' rhauffenr, who
to get through from tho Volcano
lit midnight Kunduy, rejxirt thnt tho
rainfall has crumM great stretches of
the Viilrann roml, from one end to the
other, to be ripped out- TliB condition
between JCnnwulli and Kuhulni is bo
yoinl ilmrriptlaii. Tht mnll Is to lie
ctirrlt'd on pack unlinnli inuftir.
Tin) Hilo llnllrnad Cnuipnny traDU
tod the wmilhnr well, A two hour delay
wan canned by n turn)! IbihUUiIii ut
lUivnimil. OtlwrwUo the trnllle w
uiililinlirnd. HnpurJiitiHnlmil ullir U
muili iiIinuwI Ml Dip nmmllmit way the
lMlti it tunjiK up uinUr I bin
Mtprn trat
AUSTRALIA APPS TO FLEET.
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ALLEGED WIFE NO.
ONE ON SCEN
(From Wendnesday Advertiser)
Armed with n mnrringo certificate
showing thnt she entered into the bonds
of matrimony with .lames Steelo In
San Francisco In 100S, Mrs. Theron
Steelo arrived in tho city yesterday
morning prepared to provo that sho is
the legnl wlto of tho former street car
conductor, who, It is alleged, under tho
nnmo of .lames W. Clark, married Olivia
Knos Uoir.0 a In Honolulu in November
11)11, and so, It is charged, committed
bigamy,
Mri. Steole, accompanied by her sister,
Virginia Sciaroni, proceeded at
onco to the ofllco of District Attorney
ll.AV. llrockons, whoro information that
sho furnished resulted In tho issuanco
of another warrant charging Clnrkwith
adultery. Ho was arrested nnd taken
to tho county jail, for although ho furnished
bond in the bigamy enso, ho wns
unablo to arrnngo for bail In tho
charge, yesterday nftornoon.
On her nrrival Mrs. Stcolo Bald thnt
prior to lenving San Francisco sho had
received Bovcral anonymous letters from
Honolulu threatening hor with death if
sho enmo to Honolulu to testify against
Clnrk, and it is supposed that as tho result
of this statement, District Attorney
Ureckons thought it advisable to
send Clark to jail.
Wanted to Get Hands on Him.
Mrs. Steelo was extremely indlcnnnt
when informed that tho man sho claims
ns her husband had said thnt sho had
lived with him hero without tho formality
of marriago, and expressed n fervid
desire to get her hands on him and
foreo n, retraction.
When shown tho mnrriago certificate
Mrs. Steelo brought with her, Clark
smiled. "Thnt shows that n man named
Steole married tho woman, but it
doesn't sny anything nbout Clark, nnd
you enn't provo that I am Steele," he
said.
"Oh, I think I can," said Brockons,
nnd forthwith produced an application
wnion Ularic had mndo out lor a
box In tho nnme of Jesse C. Steele,1
which according to his mother is his
right nnme. Clnrk had nothing to say
after that.
It appears that when Steelo went to
San Francisco from Pennsylvania, ho
scoured a position as motorman on tho
street enr lines.
Tho times were troublous nnd foaring
thatif ho was Injured, tho publication
of his nnmo might unduly alarm his
parents bnck In Pennsylvania, ho went
to work nnder tho namo of Jamos
Clark. When ho came to Honolulu his
references nnd other papors woro mndo
out in that namo, and bo he continued
to uso it horo, although, it is charged,
ho got his mail under his right nnmo of
Josso C. Steelo.
Virginia Sciaroni claims to havo been
tho witness of tho mnrringo of her sister
to Steelo in 1908.
Steele, or Clark, will bo given a
on tho second charge beforo Unit
ed States Commissioner Davis this
morning.
M-
AUTOS BUMPED AND
COLONEL JOHNSON SW0REI
A case is pending nt present beforo
Judgo Wise in Hilo, tho defendant be
ing Col. Sjnm Johnson, who is charged
with having used language not found in
many handbooks of etiquette. Tho
trouble appears to havo been Btnrted
when Colonel Sam's nuto collided with
a delivery 'auto belonging to tho Osorio
store. The .Osorio auto is reported to
havo been stunning crosswise on tho
street, and when trying to avoid it,
Johnson's cst skidded nnd struck it.
The second act opened whon Judgo
Osorio, of Lanpuhoohoo, appeared
Johnson ns plenipotentiary with a
claim for damages. Thoro wore words,
and finally Johnson is, according to tho
warrant, Tcportcd to havo invited tlia
judgu to entertain himself in n number
of ways thnt gentleman apparently considered
nut nt all nu fait. Ho added
thnt lio cousidorcd the I.nupahochoo
judicial luminary wns a "damn fool."
Tho l.aupahoohoo judgo immediately
swore to a warrant for Colonel Johnson's
arrest, nnd tho case has been continued
until next Saturday.
HBICIL OFFICERS .
FROM THE MAINLAND
Two additional medical officers aro
dotallod from tho mainland for duty
m .the department of Hawaii and will
arrive Iioro on tho March transport.
First Lieutenant Joseph li. Sincr,
.corps, is rolioved from duty at Fort
Ethan Allen and will go to Schofleld
1 Jiurxacks. FiTst Lieutenant L. C. Mudd
j is relieved from Fort Leavenworth and
dctailod o Fort Sboftor.
Hospital corps Sergeants Spencer,
Fort, finelllog; Couleaiuu, Fort Kthnn
Allen; Ogl0 of Fort Sheridunj Kniifor
of Fort Uoorxe Wright; Ceoshbcrg of
JTort D. A. Jiiuse, and Uoyt or Fort
tVanLington, havo been ordered to report
to tho local deportment command.
ir for duty,
Tito moiitlw leave ot ubienco ha
been granted Captain Cooler, quarter
inimter rrp.
HorgeunU Architmld . llrltt, Jl.it
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Ifrnt Field Artillery, ,avo been orderi'il
In I'urt hill, to attend the School of
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SOLVE PROBLEM
OF GOiESIi
Department Public Instruction
Proposes Building Open
Air Scljools.
schools may yet solvo tho
problem of overcrowded classes which is
now confronting the department of public
instruction in tho Territory of Hawaii.
Superintendent W. T. Fopo nnd
Inspector T. II. Gibson havo been giving
tho question consldcrnblo attention
in their efforts to reduce tho inconvenience
to pupils nnd teachers nliko.
caused by the, presont cramped 'school
facilities.
schools havo been in uso In
Qormany, Franco. Italy, Spain nnd othor
European countries for years whorovcr
conditions permit. Recently tho system
has bocn tried in different sections
of California and sovernl counties In
that State nro now engaged in erecting
buildings Intended simply to protect tho
inmntes from the wind and rain, but
otherwiso entirely open. Besides ho
me economical and simnlo in construc
tion tho structures nro moro
sanitary, far moro healthy and it has
been found that pupils studying in tho
open nir havo boon los liablo to illness
ana far moro apt in tlioir studies than
pupils confined in poorly ventilated
school rooms.
It now dovclop thnt of
theso schools aro being usod in
Kauai nnd hnvo been giving comploto
satisfaotion. Twenty-four of theso
structures were built last year. Tho
buildings aro big enough to accommodate
largo classes and aro simply constructed.
In most casos wooden floors
aro used, but oven this is not nocessary.
A -wall about threo feet in height marks
tho boundaries of tho room. Uprights
nro fastened to this, across which a
thatch roof con bo placod. Whero conditions
mado it necessary tho intervening
open space can bo covorod with
screen, thus keeping out everything but
fresh, air. Thus tho children
aro practicnlly in tho opon during
thoir ontiro study periods. Tho maximum
cost of theso structures is said to
bo about $500 onch.
Ideal Conditions Hero.
It is understood thnt tho budget for
Honolulu plans for tho construction of
a numbor of tneso buildings. Conditions
for school work aro said
to bo more favorablo horo than
in tho Territory.
"Wo havo nl ready started tho platoon
system in two schools in this county,"
said Inspector Gibson yctorday.
"Tho open-air schoolrooms would, of
course, mako this unnecessary, but wo
havo tho problem to meet now nnd I
believo our first experiment is going to
provo a success.
" "Wo found conditions ns to over
crowding almost ns bad nt Wnlkiki ns
at Manoa. Thoro nro pupils'
in tho primary class thoro nnd thoy havo
ocen in ono small room. xiinnKs to too
ability of n practised teacher theso are
now being taught in rolnys, a portion of
tho pupils being nllowcd to piny outside
tho room whilo their classmates
nro reciting. In this way nil of them
are being enred for nnd In such a wny
that they liko to go to school. What
is more, ono teacher is doing tho work.'
"Also nt tho Kaneoho school,
tho Fall, wo havo introduced tho
platoon system hecnuso of overcrowded
conditions. At that plnco thoy had
sixty-five pupils in tho primary grade
nnd In a verv small room. Thoy linvo divided
this class into two divisions, ono
of forty, tho other of twenty-five pupils.
Theso divisions nro given
during which time one division
is allowed tn play around tho building
nnd in sight of the teacher. At
that place it is not necessary to employ
a monitor, but in Honolulu this courso
would pcrhnps bo necessary. Tho
teacher in Honolulu would not bo nblo
to wateli the children nt play and nt
the snme time attend to hearing recitations."
Getting Practical Training.
Supervising Principal C. W. Baldwin,
of tho Kiiahuinnnu schools, is solving
tbo problem to a considerable extent
nnd at tho namo time providing practical
pedagogic experience to several
membors of tho senior class of tho Normal
School, which is elpso by. Thcro
nro eighty pupils in the primary grade
of tho Kaahumanu school. Theso aro
divided into four divisions and each
dav three of tho seniors from tho Normal
School assist thp regular teacher in
recitations. These are held In tho open-air
when weather conditions permit and
the work hns beea very satisfactory,
according to Principal Baldwin,
Tho double, or platoon, system is also
being tried nt the I'ohukalna school. J,
('. Davis, supervising principal of tho
lioynl schools, says there is no doubt
nbout tho HiirceNg of tho expcrlent,
"Tho fact that tho oxtensivo overcrowding
occurs only in the primary
grades of tho schools in tho Territory Is
easily explained." said Inspector (lib-son.
"During tho past few years tho
chllilrmi of tho newcomers have lieon
arriving nt school age nnd n most of
the youngsters nro either Orientals or
from Kiiropo nnd without a knowledgo
of tho Kngllsh language tlioir progress
Is nut ns niplil ns with tlio
children. The result Is thoy
remain In one i'1im moro thnn una term,
I ho higher gnides In rniiaimueiiro not
being, for tho present nt least, so badly
crninpnil for ncroimnnilntliiii.
"I rtwil tvllli liiliirett tlm c.lllorlnl
in Tho Adverllmir this nmriilnu telling
of the ueiis ut n ni(iol nn Ihti mainland
whom pupils nro enuliliol for llm
wurk the' du n tlii'Jr limiit. This
niliiht Imi hUhiiImI In uilvublNVii In
port nf tlm Turrilory, but (I would
jirwliwlily not b iirtietn'sl In Honolulu
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