The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-10
4 TeN Facts Concerning rs
Methods.
AN INDEPENDENT
BODY
Something Ahoas AqproP-sssioS.s-
Evidence % PS>z FsVo-tr1>zli
Average >slsry ~ Ernploye<s--ln-
come GOES Into the Trss>SrS-

Ms EnrTOR--OtServinG In this
mornings issue the SETON q the
senate upon appropriations for the
Bosri o. Edocztioa, no;Sosing the rs-
marks INSIDE upon the mStts- BY some
mem Srs, Sud heSrinE $ good deal o.
eminent in town tOisy, I beg Ehsi
you ~il allow NJ spscs for some us-
marks On eiUcstio1Sl matters.
The position q the BoSri q Eiucs
non i somewhat pScaliSr. Instead o,
being blusSu under shy one O: the
departments - Govern msnt. II l. al
independent b-aiy, Sns~e-sols directly
% the Lrcis s-urs. The whole eourse
q legislation hSs, for many yeSr-,
recognized this position, sui there i
nothing in il inec ulpStiole vito 5 cor
ret system q government, Or the
theories under which We live By
ne lSw, the Board q Eiucztion makes
repor; 70 the Legislature direct IL
hss the sole Sud absolute control q
81 school lS3is sDd property. IL hiss
:he authority 70 prescribe the rates O.
IuiIion il the schools, which power
carries with Il the right 70 soross;z
school fees whenever il sess it. II
hiss the right by lsw 70 the control o.
sIlfuuis q the Eioestion department,
SDd 70 make such disposition q. its
funds - IN lis Judgment ems best
None o. the lsEs hsye oeen sueac-
81 by specific sers-
B1g Sc present lis position i some
whSr StOmSlou<. And this hiss oSeu
prodGc-d ~ 5 system which has
eVe-yw here oeen recognized s. Wis
cioos- That i, by S.rseuiug rider
20 AZ appropriation bill. This Is Sc
eomplished 10 this way: An item. for
iustsnee. rzsns =" support o; schools,
S2S1 gal.'' To this i sItScbsd Few
very simple vorls. " Proyiiei sll re-
cSipls O. she BoSrss sre pSic into the
treasury" thus nuilitying Eee whole
intent o. the lsSs for the support o.
schools
Fit l. the intention az the Govern
me1t 20 charge this system il should
- -NG - ~ - a. 49,
Il i CON lSiUed thsi there i no one
~ he Lea isls-Cre 10 represent the
BoSrd- This i WY great mistake.
The Committee on EjG SiioD should
represents, the Bozrd. Tnese CON
mites ought 20 esufer with the
BoSrd o1ic-r-, sud tSey will lhen &c
sble "a siSt- corrvcsly what Is r.
-uirei. Bur - fSr - Ihe So ion -
the Seos.e - ye-.erdSy j concerned,
The EiucSr5o1 Committee dos noI
seem 10 have teen present Aud.
Su Informed. thSt there has been 10.
more Lhsu half 81 hours couf1rSnes
shy wsy.
Minister Damon says: TIE crest
tSuit Nth the school wss tie sbsence
o 5 proper system Of grading - .Sries
o school teachers IhSt there Ezs
more o. less fsvorilism IN fixing The
salaries" He must have been think
I1g o. the time when he wzs 5 mem
or q tie Board o. EjDeStion-
Mr.. Cecil Brown seems 10 5.ve
lacked 1p this statement Bat Bsrz
Sre the fSets: During The isys 81
soe Provisional Govern meat. .Eheu
MeS-rs- Damon Sud Bro<n were mem
ter o ne Councils. certain T-so,u-
tiozs were passed TO reform Sud re-
organize the Beard o. Ei1eStiou- One
% Tie resolutions required INST =
graded system % salaries should be
Siop,e'. II Feoruars, 1854 TIE Bosri
81 reOrESUiLed- One q It's fret duties
E&s 10 carry out the resolutions
s1opted o. Messrs- Damon sd Brown
znd Others o. the Councils And in
doing Ehis, evidence q fsvoEitisn Ger
tSiuly did sppSSr IS belonging 10 Mr..
Dsmou's BOsrd, snd II became the
duty Of the reorgzniZai
BaSrd TO scale down salaries Of
hattie this and ASry thst," while
zf the same time the salaries Of many
o. the very hSri-vorked teachers were
increased The Bosud spent more
time over the system Of grading sal
sries which 1oE exists shs1 upon any
other mst-sr. This Il DO, bsri sad
fssf rule, b1t i adhered TO 81 fsl -
possible, - the circumstances Of tn
cSss viii permit / think that 1 NJ,
challenge Mr. Damon or Mr.. Bro an
or any one else 20 show ihst the prss-
ent system is not giving more general
satisfaction thsnsny which ever be-
tore existed
h1shead re remembered thst st
present. under appropriation DILL
r.ders, but not the law, the entire in
come OF the Board, including the
school tax. goes directly into the
Treasury, ren3snBg il Necessary 70
SpproprIzte directly every cent Is
guiFe,d for the sssport Of the educs-
sonsl system lhsSe appropriations
mG-s neezsszKiIy Increase with the
growth u poP1ssEicB, and this growth
in -hs past few years b2s been most
sEs4f i.yIlE- rl-
Ia ISIS sbsrs were SD pupils in ali
schools Al the prseDr time there
sre l26l6. 81 increase % very nearly
4s.sl And il Il veil known by The
Bard thai Hlsrs are many ehiI5rsn
10. ID SchOol hees1s=. there are no
sccO0l fs-lIir;eS TOese must % prO-
Eided for. Mr.. Damon spESks Of the
: OruoO1s pay Roll for 466 employee
o. r5e BosrJ, tut this means, with the
$50 Goa pusss-1, she average priDoeIy
sum % 80 Eer month
Tue Board has estimated thai fOr
the year $50 II can get along with
$500 mocth; that for the year 1877
SIS, 01s 3 month will be required, ana
yet the additional amount i Bot voted
md placed directly under the control