The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-25
TUBERCULOSIS IS BARRED.
NO ONE so AFFECTED TO BE
HIRED IN SCHOOLS.
Schedule for Ensuing Year Adopted-No
Requests for Increase of Salary will
Be Considered.

Requests Tor increase or salary VIII
Be Considered.
An important meeting of the Commls
sion of Public instruction was held this
morning. The matter of employing
teachers affected with tuberculosis OF
any other communicable disease was
considered and the Commission decided
in positive terms that consumption and
such other diseases must go. A rule
was adopted directing that teachers 50
affected shall not be employed in the
schools and further more that teachers
shall be required to have a certificate of
health from some reputable physician
before they will be engaged.
The school schedule for the ensuing
year was adopted. The Commission
decided not to consider any applications
for increases in salary.
Schedule of teachers salaries.
l. This schedule is not to be cons-
dered in the nature of a contract be-
tween the Department and teachers,
but may be altered or suspended at any
time If it be deemed necessary.
2. Schools will be classified and sala-
ries fixed at the beginning of each
school year. Satisfactory service only
will entitle a teacher to a rise in salary.
g. Teachers obtaining Normal Certi-
ficates will be allowed one years eXpe-
rience. One half of the time taught in
the United States outside of Hawaii
will be allowed.
4. A teacher promoted to a higher po-
stion will begin at the lowest salary
of that position, and if for one year his
service has been satisfactory, all pre-
Vious experience may be allowed.
5. Competent teachers in undesirable
locations or where living is unusually
expensive may be paid above the sche
due
6. Teachers of schools with an enroll
ment under 45 will be classed as assis-
tants
I. The Royal Kaiulani. Kaahumanu,
Honolulu, Normal, and Hilo Union
schools are hereby recognized as of
equal class the principals of which will
receive a salary of 5000 per month with
out regard to length of service.
Normal school graduates will begin
at a salary of $55 month and will re-
ceive the maximum salary in twelve
years.
Teachers with special aptitude and
training for primary teaching will be
paid from $720 to $1,000 per annum, ac
! cording to experience and qualification"
According to schedule principals will
receive the maximum salaries IN from
one to twenty years; in the select school
ten years; Honolulu Normal and III aim
ing, five years, elementary schools fit
teen years.
The Commission decided positively to
pay no attention to any applications for
increase in salaries.
Mr.. Atkinson called the attention of
the Commission to the necessity of
adopting a rule against teachers affect
ed with tuberculosis or similar disease,
being employed in the schools. Ele had
investigated the matter and found that
the only thing which covered this point
,11 4 g t1,n n,,1 ,cI 81
requiring teachers to have certificates
of health a fortnight after school had
opened This rule was entirely made
quate. 1t was useless to allow te lchels
thus affected to be in the schools fort
night before requiring them to produce
any certificate of health and then TO
spend two months or more in
ousting them. II consider it our bOun-
den duty" he said in support of the
measure "to pass rule covering this
matter"
The other members of the Commission
agreed with him for the following reso-
luton was adopted without discussion
"All teachers employed by the De-
partment of Public instruction must,
at the commencement of their service
/ and on or before the first of August in
each year thereafter, present to the De-
partment a certificate from some regu-
lar licensed practitioner, stating that
they are free from tuberculosis or other
communicable disease, and that they
are physically able to discharge the
duties of teachers.
BLANK forms for certificates will be
prepared and forwarded to the School
Agents, who will furnish them to teach
ers as may be needed
Health certificates as ~~ovided for
above are to be forwarded to the Sc
cretary of the Department before the
| hpPininpr Of tha coming -
The following form for the physi-
clans certificate was also adopted
Teachers Health Certificate" H. L.
1900.
I hereby certify that nave this day
personally eXamined-and find him ol
herr to be free from tuberculosis or
other communicable dis a1se. | fur thel
certify that's physically able to dis
charge the duty of teacher.--M D."
The following were appointed a com
mittee to prepare the examinations
Professor Alexander, Edgar Wood Miss
L. d. Frasher Miss Allie NJ. Ftlher NJ
NJ. Scott, H. S. Townsend, and T. "
Gibson.
Considerable business of routine cha
racter was presented to tle Commis'
sion. Mrs J. w. Yarndley wife of thu
former instructor of music in the Higf
} School wrote to Mr.. Atkinson befo"t
the death of her husband asking to b'
! appointed 10 the pDSlllOl VI SlhslllS ~
. structOr. This order was made by th'
Commission. 1t was stated that she u
expected home by the Australia n"Nt
week Mr.. and Mrs. r. w Estep we",
allowed to exchange their schools on M
island of Hawaii without any schnny'
in the amount of salary. j. Lightfoo
was given an increase of $l5 4 montl
in his salary he will have additirna
expense attached to his duties of su
perintendent of night schools,
Superintendent of Public instruction
Atkinson said that he was much II
favor of aboishng third class certif
Gates entirely but it was frequently ne
cessary to accept teachers holding thi
low class when none better could b'
secured to take the positions in remot
and unpleasant districts, Mr. Atkinson
pointed to the fact that he had kept III
monthly pay roll down to $22, 500 whicl
> is we'll inside the regular appropriation
of $25, 900 a month for salaries. He sat
that II ever the time came when 1
| might be necessary to reduce appropria
tions the school department would b
t., to Inc N