The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-24
SCHOOL MATTERS
Question of Finances Be.
coming More Important.
Assignment of Teachers = Proposal
to Change Method of National
Supervision is Made.

Those who attended the meeting of
the Commissioners Of Education yester-
day were; Minister Cooper. Mrs, Dill
bingham, Mrs. Jordan. Prof. W. D.
Alexander. Geo. ". Smith, W. A. Bow
en-. H. NJ. Won Holt. Deputy Inspector
Gibson.
In comment upon a report from the
comitlee on teachers. Minister Cooper
remarked that ii would be unsafe and
i'll advised TO consider the engage
ments under the new salary schedules
as fixed and final contract between
the commission and the teachers. The
Legislature might, in its discretion, re-
fuse to appropriate the lump sum re
Quired. He believed that there should
be q clear understanding TO the effect
that the Board was not bound to at
tempt the impossible. The instances
in point related more particularly TO
principals and assistants
The following recommendations were
made by the Teachers committee and
adopted by the commissions:
Makakoa 10 Pohakupuka school,
A. Makekau TO Re Au Hou.
Miss Mabel Woods TO be principal of
Punhue school.
Miss Gala Harrison 10 be assistant
at Holualoa
Lee Estep TO be assistant at Homo
kaa.
R. Plunkett TO Kaupakalua for the
balance of the school year.
Miss Bindt to kaluaaha, vice Miss
Finckler, for the balance of the year
with the same salary as the present
incumbent.
Miss Finckler to the Chinese Girls
school vice Miss Chang.
D. Kanewanue 10 be substitute for
Miss Robertson during her two months
leave OF absence.
Miss Maronie TO be transferred from
Beretania street school TO Moiliili and
Mrs. Frasher of Fort street school to
take her place; also Mrs. Creighton OF
Moiliili TO take Mrs. Frasher's place.
D. W. Scott TO be transferred to Ka-
paa and D. Prigge to Anahola in place
of NJ D. Scott.
1 Mr.. Creamy to Lihue.
In regard 10 the matter of the reduc-
ton OF the pay roll. Deputy Inspector
! Gibson reported that he had taken all
but two of the teachers from the night
/ school and that some of the janitors
had been taken off the force. This
was quite a saving.
Minister Cooper then presented a
I -, ~
into effect, would result in very
much better school system and guaran-
tee the teachers on the various Islands
quick action on the matters that come
| up from time to time. Minister Cooper's
idea isto appointtwo deputy inspectors
one to have his headquarters on Hawaii
and the other on Maui, each to have
supervision over all the schools on his
Island and to take the place of the
school agents who would no longer BIZ
required. The Inspector-Generalw would
be required to act in the same position
in regard 10 Oahu and Kauai OF
course. he could, perhaps once a year
make trip to Hawaii and Maui
There was little discussion on tht
matter as it was placed before the
Commissioners simply for earnes
thought 1t was, however, moved anC
carried that the recommendation o.
the Minister be approved.
Minister Cooper mentioned Mr.
Hardy as fit man for Maui and Mr.
Gibson for Hilo. He stated also tina
the Inspector General had expressed
himself as being very much in favol
Of the proposition.
Mr.. Gibson reported that Principa
Wood Of the Normal school had Spoken
to him OF the inadequate space in hi
school for the carrying ON of praetica
work. He had spoken TO Principa
Armstrong Smith of the Fort stree
school about the matter and obtained
permission from him to use the room
OF his school for practical work, thi
however with the understanding tina
the arrangement should last during thu
time that il should be agreeable to hin
as Mr.. Wood might in some may seve
his connection with the Normal schoo
and another step in The recommen
dalton of the Deputy Inspector wa
adopted and the Commissioners ad
journed.
New Years Day Base Ball.