Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-31

mcnt. Upon The facts, as we find them,
We would make the following recon.
mcndations:
!. That teachers salaries he rostor.
ed
.. That no regular teacher. in tho
Department Of Education receive a
monthly salary OF less than Fifty Dol.
lars.
3 a law 10 indemnify Territorial
school teachers for moneys appropriate.
ed from their July mad August salaries
tor 1904, which comprise the eleventh
and twelfth monthly installments OF
their annual salaries. provided for In
"a schedule or payroll Of teachers
salaries for 1908 and 1904, which had
previously been prepared and adopted
by the Board OF Education In August,
1909. and used from September /, 1903.
to July I, 1904, in determining monthly
salaries of the teachers Of the Terri.
tory.
Discharged Without Cause.
by competent evidence this Grand
Jury is Informed, and therefore re.
ports that teachers have been discharg.
cd from the Department of Educa.
ton without cause. Such action We
condemn, and recommend that the
game be prohibited by competent leg.
islation, and that the Legislature, 10
that end, pass q law that no regular
teacher of the Territory of Hawaii be
suspended or dismissed from duty un.
I'll good cause shown, and in the fol.
lowing manner, /. O.:
All complaints or charges against
teachers or other employees OF the
School Department shall be In writing.
duly signed and verified before No
tary Public, and filed with the sccre.
tary of the Department of Public In.
struction. II the complaint or charge
be deemed worthy Of investigation by
the Board of Education. q copy of tho
same shall be served upon the accused
at least three days before the time
OF hearing fixed by IL. together with
notice to appear, at the time and place
fixed. The accused may appear per,
sonally or by counsel, After hearing
all testimony produced, the Board shall
take such action as II may deem prop
Cr.
NJ eaeher III 'ne department, OF
who shall be hereafter appointed, shall
be dismissed from the Department, eS
cept for characterization. immoral OF
uhP'oiessioha' conduct OF e'iueht uh
"'heSS LOT 'eachihs' All promotions
VI teachefs sha'' De oased boiely on
merit anu Su''esstui 'eachihS Noth
i"R III TINS sec'loh sii"Ii w CONSTRUED
7" prevent the hoaru from remo'iht
''aeH'rs ho'ulns on! hpee'al c'r'in
Gates OF serving precautionary term
Book Funds.
THIS Grand Jury also reports that II
hnds that the School Department hs'
on hand June 80, 1904, school books tC
1 The amount Of slO'325.O5' II seems Il
this Grand Jury that this Is large
amount OF books to he constantly car
ried by the Territory, aud that th'
supply OF school BOOKS Should be con
tractcd Tor with some responsive
DOCK mousse doing business in Homo
irlu' We think this should be done II
justice to licensed booksellers We fur
ther believe the practice OF assessing
school children Tor extra supplies. suci
as music, by teachers, should be strict
!! prohlDited' we ma that therc arr
four music teachers in the publi'
schools OF Honolulu.
This Grand Jury further believe
that the Agricultural Department, nov
10 vogue In the public schools, Is use
less, and the time and expense coul'
be used to better advantage.
Education Commissioners.
rms Grand Jury iurthor hnds tina
the commissioners OF Eudation hav
rarely II ever Tor many years, Viz
lted any OF the Schools or made an
personal inquiries as 10 the condition
prevailing In the schools or among Tn
teachers,--in fact, We find the publ
schools are almost entirely under tn
control OF school agents. We recon
mend that this be changed and tn
Department OF Education reorsanize
Ia the end that there may be NOR