The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-08-20
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same.
Second-That, with a view to secur-
ing a standard of requirements that
may be thoroughly satisfactory to this
department, the principal of the pres
ent Government Normal School and the
principal of the normal department of
the Kamehameha Schools be invited to
the task of preparing common stan
dard OF requirements, both as to course
or courses of study and final examina-
be submitted to this department for
final revision and acceptance
Third-That graduates from both
normal schools above named, as also
from all other normal schools or de-
partments that now exist, or that may
hereafter be created. after having fully
come up to all of the requirements of
the common standard satisfactory to
this department shall be accounted as
upon equal advantage and acceptance
in the esteem and service of this de-
partment
Mr.. Bowen moved the passage of the
above, saying that he thought tie pro-
posed move good one. The Hawai-
ians who attend Kamehameha should
be given a chance AS it was at the
present time, many were leaving the
institution because, in the language of
their relatives and friends: They can
gain nothing by going to the Kameha-
meha Normal School, and it is only a
waste of time" Thus it was resulting
in hardship for that institution. If
the standard was set by the board, the
students could gain teachers certifi-
Gates on the same footing with the
graduates from the Government Nor
NAL School.
President Cooper said that he was
averse to the setting up of more nor
NAL schools. After while there would
be strife as to which certificates were
to be accepted.
Mr.. Bowen said that as he under
stood it, the Kamehameha students
would take the same examinations as
those in the Government Normal
School. Then President Cooper said
he had no objections to such an ar
rangement, but that he did not believe
that to be what was expected by the
Kamehameha authorities.
At this point Inspector-General
Townsend held up to view a full deck"
of cards of the teachers who had failed
in their examinations, but who were
still in the employ of the Government.
Quite a discussion then arose on the
propriety of the action of Lahainalu-
mas acting principal in soliciting the
financial aid Ito the amount of 10000
of various people for the purchase of a
min inc IN rNrirf tho Ixyhinh
is issued from that institution at the
present time. President Cooper, while
lauding the enthusiasm and interest Of
the teacher, said that he was very
much opposed to private solicitations
in aid of Government work. The
Legislature would meet in six months,
and at that time a separate appropri-
alton would very likely be voted for
Lahainaluna 1t would be well to
await that time. The matter was fin
ally dropped without action, but with
the commissioners taking away the
thought that the present method of
raising money could hardly go on.
Mrs. Jordan recommended that three
very bright little children be granted
scholarships on the ground that their
mother could not afford to keep them in
school, The board decided to grant this
on the recommendation of the principal
of the school.
The last business on the list was the
consideration of the case of a certain
school teacher of the city, whose &C
tions had been criticized by the board
and whose case had been placed in the
hands of a committee, made up of
President Cooper, nspectorGeneral
Townsend and Professor Alexander.
President Cooper stated that he was
ready to make report; also, that be and
the other members had not come to an
agreement on certain action to be Ia
ken, and probably never would. Mr..
Townsend explained to Mr.. Cooper that
it was his understanding that they had
agreed, and, upon the matter being re-
ferred to Professor Alexander, he, too
agreed that the decision reached was
the same by each member of the COM
mittee.
President Cooper, having understood
this, said briefly that the decision was
that the teacher in question should be
censured and told to, in the future, at
tend strictly to his own business and
try to be more friendly; also, that he
leave his present premises and seek a
place elsewhere. When asked who
should do the censuring, it was agreed
that the secretary should do that part
In commenting upon the matter,
President Cooper said that, in the
teachers incompatibility of temper and
his inability to get along with those
who NV rights he ShOuld were sniff
cient in themselves to dismiss him
from service However, the commits
sioners were to blame that they dilly-
dallied with the matter and put off
consideration of the same to such late
date. 1t would hardly be right to dis
miss the man just at the beginning of
a new year He had modified his own
views to tally with those Of the ma
jority Of the committee. The only
thing to be done now was to allow
him to continue in his present posi-
ton, after having been censured.
Professor Alexander said that this
town was prone to exaggeration, and
that it was hard to get at the exact
truth in regard to certain statements.
The trouble in connection with the
teacher in question had been going on
for long time, and action should have
been taken before. However, there was
much said which turned out with hard
" any foundation.
Mr.. Bowen said that he was glad that
the committee had found that large
number of the stories circulated about
the teacher in question were inaccu-
rate. If thew had been true. this would