Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-12-10

brought up by Minister Cooper,
who said it was time something
was done with it. After about q
years consideration a schedule
had been agreed on which had
been reported back favorably
from the Teachers committee.
The salaries are graded on the
efficiency of the teacher as shown
by the certificate held and the
term of service. Under the new
schedule the pay roll will be in
creased about IA 90 per year,
but he anticipated no trouble
with the Legislature in getting
sufficient appropriation through.
He. had studied the matter of when
the schedule should 90 into opera
ton thoroughly and had come to
the conclusion that the beginning
of the next school year in Septem
Der would be the proper time.
Teachers Engaged from now on of
course TO be subject to the new
schedule.
Mr.. Won Holt am in favor of
putting it into effect at once.
Under your suggestion some of
the new teachers will be getting
the benefit of the new schedule
while the older ones will be shut
out till September.
Minister Cooper-Tbat is true
but there is no other
course. The schedule cannot
go into effect now because
there is no appropriation to draw
on. Our present appropriation
expires. on December 81. After
that and until the Legislature
passes new one we are strictly
limited to a pro rata of the last
one, or strictly speaking to Sl6,-
sou a month. That is all we can
draw until March anyhow. To
put the new schedule into force
requires at least SIT 900 monthly.
Mr.. Won Holt-Wbat is the
payroll nowp
Secretary Rodgers-It was ST,
QUO last month, and it will be
over that in December.
Mr.. Won Holt-How lie it you
can exceed your appropriation in
December and not in january
Minister CUoper-Bscause We
saved money out of the appropri-.
alton at the beginning of the
term. We can spend every do
lar of what We have saved before
the end of the year but on Janu-
airy anything left must go back
into the treasury.
Mr.. won Holt-How do you
propose to get your payroll down
to $l6,50 s,month after January.
Minister Cooper-By cutting
down the number of janitors for
one and closing the night school
for another. 1ruaDt officers can
be dispensed with also.
Secretary Rodg-rs-Tbere ale
five truant officers in Waikiki
district alone, each drawing SIS a
month, while in the whole of Kau
there is but one.
Minister Cooper II believe in
fewer truant officers everywhere
A few prosecutions will soon put
a stop to truancy.
Mr.. Won Holt-We have been
working at this thing for a year.
l believe in doing justice to the
teachers and putting it in effect as
soon as possible. They have been
promised this schedule for year
and now it is proposed to make
them wait nine months long r.
Minister Cooper believe we
should make it public now 30 that
they will make it an incentive to
work harder in the examinations.
Mr. Won Holt-Suppose they do;
suppose they all get first grade
certificatesp What becomes Of
your figures as the basis of the
appropriation you will ask for +?
Minister Cooper-That is an
other reason why the schedule
should not 60 into effect till
September. We shall save enough
in the fret part of the term to
give US little latitude in the
last, the same as We have done
this term.
Mr.. Won Holt-Why not put it
in force after the April examina-
tons?
Minister Cooper-Recause it
will take another month to deter
mine their result and then it is
only a month more to the summer