The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-25

500 a month";, and the request was
based on calculations.
Increase I'm Attendance.
During the last two years the num-
| ber of pupils in the Government Eng
lish schools has advanced from 7,732 to
| 9,093, an increase of 1861 pupils, or
17.6 per cent.
Allowing that during the next two
years the increase would be only 1900,
and the average number of pupils to a
| teacher be increased to 40, there would
be thirty new teachers required, which,
at the average salary of $50 per month,
would mean 81 800 month more $685.
900 in two years..
There would be required for addi-
tional janitors and truant officers $3.50
month $4,000 in two years., and for
raises in salaries necessitated by the
schedule which has been the gzIide
for the Boards action in appropriating
salaries, the sum of about $333 per
month $4,000 in two years..
Recapitulation.
Present payroll, SIS, ,167 per month;
1864, ZOO for two years. Thirty new
teachers at $1,000 per month; $4,000
for two years. Janitors and truant off,
GERS, $3.50 per month; $4,000 for two
years. Increased salaries, 1888 per
month; $4,000 for two years. Total per
month, $17, $50; total for two years,
$414, ,0O0.s
1.-THE Board asked for S17,5OO a
month, in order to pave the way TO
meet possible contingencies ($420, 900 In
two years.
Granting for the sake of argument
that the estimated increase Tin the
number of pupils may not be realized,
it certainly will not be contended that
there may be a decrease, nor that the
present payroll would be reduced
"The dictates of wisdom would seem
to require that provision be made for
something beyond the bare necessi-
ties of the present moment An ignor-
ant constituency is neither desirable or
safe, and your committee would depre-
cate an undue application of the prin-
ciples of economy to this branch of the
public service.
'The law requiring the attendance of
children at schools is compulsory, and
the inconsistency, TO say nothing of the
injustice, of requiring a line of action
for compliance with which no provis-
ion has been made, need not be dwelt
upon.
Private Schools Out of 1t.
I'm connection with this subject, your
committee would draw attention to the
'act that the practice of aiding private
schools with funds from the public
,reasury has recently been by law dis
continued, and the amount thus saved,
to the sum of about $4,000
may justly be considered as
egitimately available for the purpose
If extending the public schools and in
;reasing their efficiency.
SchooIhouses Over Crowded.
CAS- will be seen from the report of
he Board, many of the present school
ouses are over-crowded and the num-
er of children within school age still
for is estimated to be up
yard of 800.
'As relating to the new item of $3,-
90 for Deputy Inspector and Sub
gent, by reference to the report of the
oard it will appear that the increase
/ the number of schools and the num-
er of pupils attending them has been
} great Of late years as to place it be-
ond the capacity of a single inspector
} give them proper attention.
"The petition from Kauai, for an in
Dector for that island alone, may be
ken as evidence of the public opinion
4 his point.
Conclusion.
your committee appreciate the me-
essity of guarding in every direction
gainst an extravagant or wastefuI ex-
enditure of the public funds, but they
o not believe that the brunt of the
urden of economizing should be
lrown upon the Educational Depart
tent, nor that its officers should be
ampered in their endeavors to carry
1t the provisions Of the law.
Expansion and extension should be
le rule in this direction, rather than
)ntraction.
''The members of the Board of Bdu-
alton devote a large amount of time
the discharge of the public duties i'm
osed upon them, and serve without
I'VE recommend that the items pass
follows
Salary of Inspector-General, $4,000;
Llary of Deputy Inspector General,
800; salary of clerk and secretary,
900; salary of messenger and book
ERIK $1,000; support of English and
awaiian and Hawaiian and common