The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-30
THE TEACHERS
Report of Committee
On Salaries.
Over Half Million Dollars Required
For the Ensuing BEN
NAL Period.

The Committee ON Teachers, compos-
ed OF Prof Alexander, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Jordan, Inspector General Townsend
and Normal Instructor Gibson, have
submitted the following report to the
president of the Board of Education.
upon the subject of salaries for the en-
suing biennial period:
Honolulu, March 9Th, 1900.
To Il. A. MOTT-SMITH, Esquire.
Minister of Public Instruction.
Sir:-The Committee on Teachers,
having been directed to furnish esti-
mates of the amount that Will be re
quired for the salaries OF the teachers
OF the public schools OF this Territory
for the biennial period beginning jan
uary list, 1900, beg to report AZ fol
lows.
The pay rolls OF the public schools
at the present time has risen TO $l9,-
10000 per month, while the average
amount per month appropriated by the
Legislature is only $18,750.00.
At the same time 1t is the general
opinion of the public, with which your
Committee concurs, that the average
salaries of the assistant teachers in the
lower grades OF the schools are too
low.
1t must be admitted that some OF
them are grossly incompetent The
Inspector General reports about so
teachers who have no certificates. OF
whom % in his opinion oughA to be re
placed by more competent teachers.
Furthermore, the fact is being gen
orally admitted that the primary
grades call for the highest order OF
teaching ability, which should be re-
warded accordingly. A large number
of positions in these grades in our
schools are now filled by $500 teach
ers, which ought to be filed by $4,000
teachers. "a.
!. An increase of $4,000 a month
for these % places would raise the
total monthly pay roll to $2u,2OO.00.
2. Again, the regular increase of
salaries during the coming biennial
period, due to length Of service. in
creased proficiency as shown by GER
tificates and other considerations rec
ognized in our schedule IL we judge
by the experience of the last biennial
period, may be expected to reach the
figure of s1.5O0.O0.
8. II all the new school Buildings
called for by the report OF the Com
mittee on lands and buildings shall be
erected, about So new teachers will
have to be added to our force. the
majority Of whom will necessarily be
drawn from the mainland. The aver
age salaries to be paid thee. should be
not less than $4,000 a month. which
will require an increase in the pay roll
of $4,225.00 per month by the end of
the biennial period.
4. The report OF the Inspector Gen
eral plainly shows the necessity that
exists for the more frequent and thor
ough inspection of schools than Ia
practicable under the present system.
Otherwise 1t Will be impossible to
judge correctly of the quality of the
services rendered by teachers. OF to
promote them for merit without MAX
ing serious mistakes.
A report recently presented before
the u. s. National Educational Asso-
citation by special committee COM
posed OF eminent educators. on the
subject OF rural schools, declares that
monthly or at least bi-mondhly inspec-
lions should be made OF all country
schools. OF course, advice and prac-
tical instruction should be combined
with such inspection.
In order to carry out Ehs recon-
mendation in these islands, 1t rs the
opinion of your committee that five
sub-lnspectors would be required, al
lowing two for the island of Hawaii.
In that case 1t would seem that the
office OF Travelling Normal Instructor
would become unnecessary.
With such force of inspectors the
efficiency OF the public schools would
be greatly increased. and 1t would be-
come possible for this Department to
promote its teachers for merit, with
some degree OF confidence THAI justice
Is being done. For the salaries Of
these sub-inspectors an additional
100000 month would be required.
We therefore submit the following
estimate of the amount which the
monthly pay roll will reach by the
close of this biennial period.
Present monthly pay roll. SIS, 10000
Increase in The pay of prIn-
airy teachers .............. 10000
Increase OF salaries for yari-
GUS causes (schedule) .... 10000
Salaries of additional teachers 4,22500
Salaries of sub-inspectors -. 100000
Total monbhly pay roll at
the end of the period. .S26 925.00
which multiplied by "a will give @