The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-06
TEACHERS
MADE GLAD
The School Board
Raises Salaries.
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS
transfer Applications -Instructori n
Agriculture For the Normal
School.

The hearts Of several teachers in the
public schools were made glad yester-
day by the Board of Education. for a
number Of salaries were raised to a fig
ure approaching the worth of the in
structors. quite a budget OF business
was dispatched BESIDES in the two
hours that the Board was in session,
but little Of this was OF general interest.
Superintendent Atkinson presided and
there were present. as well. Commits
sioners Alexander. Jordan. Hopkins.
Won Holt. Townsend and Gibson. and
Secretary Rodgers.
The salary of Mrs. Kinney. instructor
in language i'm the High School, was
raised from 5000 to $1,000. to take eff
feet September LIST. That of T.. II. Garlic
ton OF the Lahainaluna School was raIs-
ed from $500 To Sl.2OO; that of Mrs
I Tucker. supervisor OF music, was raised
from $1,000 To $l,-O0. tnat OF Miss Mar
garet Rice from $3.50 TO 5000, that OF
Hiss ThrOna of Lihue, Kauai, from
$3.50 To $40. Mrs. Frasher was appoint
ed principal OF the kaiulani School al
a salary of $500 per year. and Miss
! Snow vice-principai at a salary of ST.
200. Mrs. ;. H.. Greene was transferred
I from the Beretania to the kauluwela
school. in place of Miss Maggie Nc
\ Corriston.
\ There was a long discussion over the
matter of the vacation at the NORTH
. kOna school. 1t appeared that there
had been "a Misunderstanding OF the or.
ders of the Board on the subject. anC
the secretary was directed to write Il
I NJ. r. Scott of the North KOna Schooi
a = i'm NnF n N rF4 n Iaff. of
failure 10 carry out the orders of tn,
Board IL was likewise decided to pa!
the teachers of the school for the fiv,
weeks extra work that they will b,
forced to do.
The need of a teacher of agricultur,
at the Normal School was talked of a
some length and IL was decided that 4
would be advisable to send TO the States
for one at once. Sup 1rintendent AZ
kinson was empowered to write TO Cor
nell University 70 obtain one If posi-
bic In time for the opening Of TIN
schools I'm the fall.
n petition received from resident
81 Punaluu, Hawaii asked for the re
opening OF the school at that place. bu
the Board decided TO let matters stanC
as they are at present. after discussing
the situation at considerable length.
j. y. Taggard. principal of the Kali
hiwaena school. sent a communication
showing now Cldlupeu TOT room TN
school was, and asking that additional
room be given him, but the Board decid
ed TO defer all action on the matter 70
the present, owing TO a lack OF funds
An appropriation W.. be asked from
the next Legislature for this purpose.
w. q. Aiken, school agent at Maka
wac. sent n letter protesting agains
, teachers absenting themselves withou
adequate excuse from their posts. an
the Board passed resolution strongl
2 Iconuemning such a practice.
= The resignation of j. L. w. Zumwal
: school agent at Wailuku. was receive
: and accepted and w. a. Mckay wa
y appointed In his stead.
. The action Of the individual member
n OF the Board I'm the case of Johnn
!. Flaucon, the Galician boy from Kal
4 Hawaii. who was sentenced to tw
years imprisonment for n trifing o.
e Tense by a native Judge. and was Of
n eered released by the Board. was al
: proved.
, The application Of J. ~. Bell princip
2 Of the Amakea school North KohaI
a for transfer TO the Maenae school Fl
Ia nolulu. was referred to the commit,
"A on teachers and school work.
n The Board then adjourned TO meet
a the call 81 the Superintendent.
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New bill at the Orpneum tonight.