Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-04
nOARD or EDUCArloS.
Proceedings of the weekly Meeting
Yesterday.


There was a full attendance at
the Board of Education yesterday:
President W. o. Smith, Mrs. Dill
bingham, Mrs. Jordan, Prof. Alex
ander, W. A. Bowen and III. NJ.
Won Holt.
G. d. Pringle, teacher who
lost his position from some diff
Gu ty with a rebellious pupil, was
promised another place when
open.
Mrs. II. NJ. Davis Of Portland,
Or, applied for a school.
1t was decided to unite the two
classes of the Night School, ow-
ing to a falling of in attendance
attributed to the holidays, Mr..
Lightfoot to have charge.
Deputy Inspector Scott was au.
thorizod to have a temporary ex-
tension made to Beretania school
house to relieve the overcrowding
there reported.
1t was agreed that members of
the Board should pay visits to
the schools in and about Homo
lulu.
The Board accepted $50 sets of
maps at 80 cents set, out of 500
offered through Prof. Alexander.
The question Of n vacation for
the teachers in the uight school,
severa! Of whom were present, was
brought up from last meeting, and
led to quite a lively discussion,
participated in by w. o. Smith
and the members of the board on
the one hand and Principal
Lightfoot and one of the young
lady teachers on the other.
Mr.. Lightfoot called the boards
attention to the fact that most of
the night school teachers had re-
signed good situations elsewhere
and taken those in the night
school in order that they might
attend the normal school and bet.
ter fit themselves for their profes.
sion. He thought such teachers
at least entitled to as much con-
sideration as those who taught in
day schools. The latter were
paid by the month and their
salaries ran on during the vaca-
ton, while the night school
teachers only received 50 per
night when actually working. 1t
was proposed to close the night
schools during the vacation and
not allow the teachers the per
diem which they would otherwise
receive. 1t was a matter of con-
siderable moment to them, as it
represented the money they need
ed to live on. He thought the
proposal to pay one class of
teachers during the vacation and
not the other an outrageous one,
showing marked favoritism on the
part of the board, and he potest-
ed against it. Such instances of
favoritism would result in curb
ing the ambition of those teachers
who desired to perfect themselves
in their duties at their own ex.
pense, and would probably result
in the closing Of the night schools
altogether, at least for q time, as
the teachers concerned would
sooner resign than submit to such
unjust discrimination.
Mr.. Lightfoot was quite warm
in expressing his views to the
board and he was ably seconded
by young lady teacher, who gave
the board her sentiments on the
question and an intimation that
her resignation would be forth
coming if the proposition passed.
The Attorney-Geperal was de-
cidedly opposed to paying night
schoo teachers when they did not
work and Mrs. Dillingham; SEEM
ed to agree with him. On the
other hand Prof. Alexander and
Mrs. Jordan favored paying them.
Mr.. Won Holt expressed no opin.
ion either way, and will probably
have the deciding vote, as the
whole subject was laid over for
another week.