Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-17
SECRET DoINos OF iNoUIsITloN
ON EDUCATION.
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2. That the sittings of the Commit
tee be public, and that they be notified
of the time and place Of all meetings.
8. That they have the opportunity
Of appearing before the Committee
either personally or by counsel, or
both, as they may think best.
4. That they be allowed to confront
and cross-examine witnesses.
s. That they have compulsory proc.
ess to secure the attendance Of such
witnesses as they may desire to call.
6. That they be free to take notes
of all the proceedings of the Commit
tee, including testimony.
Trusting that the fairness and rea.
condolences of the above will commend
itself to your sense of justice. the Com
missioners remain
Yours very respectfully,
(Signed)
| w. ID. ALEXANDER,
ALICE c. JORDAN,
II. NJ. Won HOLT,
ELIZABETH VAN Give HALL.
C. l.. HOPKINS.
J. s. B. PRATT.
Commissioners of Public Instruction.
What Atkinson Says.
Mr.. Atkinson was asked this morn.
Ing II he sought secrecy in this hear.
Ing. He emphatically denied that he
wanted privacy and referred to the
letter of the Commissioners appearing
above. He would say nothing of what
had transpred in the meeting except
that he intimated that some of the
members objected to his having an at.
torney to represent him.
The Superintendent stated that the
Commissioners had asked the COM
mittee for copies Of the grand Jury
charges. Following is a letter written
the committee by the Superintendent,
similar to that sent by the Commits
sioners:
Superintendent Writes.
Hon. A. N. Hayselden, Chairman Com
mittee on Education, Senate.
Sir:-l learn from the public news.
papers that certain complaints and
charges against the conduct of this
Department made by q recent Grand
Jury have been referred for investi.
cation to your Committee and a SINH.
lar Committee Of the House of Rep.
resentatives, acting Jointly.
AS this Is q matter vitality affecting
my personal and official reputation, and
as have nothing to conceal, but de.
sire rather the fullest investigation, I
think ! have right to ask that the
sittings Of the Committee be public,
that be notified of all intended meet.
ings. that l have the right to be pres.
ent either personally or by counsel,
or both, that ! have the opportunity
to confront and cross-examine wit.
nesses, and also to make or cause to
be made full notes Of all the proceed.
ings, including testimony.
Very respectfully.
lSigned) ALATAU T. ATKINSON,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
The Grand Jury charges were this
morning sent to the Public Instruction
Commissioners by the Investigation
Committee, in the following form:
Grand Jury Charges.
To the Joint Committee of Investiga.
ton on Education Matters.
Gentlemen:-Your Special Commit
tee to which was referred the matter
Of classifying and segregating the diff
ferent matters contained In the report
OF the Grand Jury. concerning the De.
Partment Of Education, and to extract
therefrom the specific charges made,
or as nearly conforming thereto as DOS |
sible, beg leave to report that we have
carefully digested the several matters
therein contained and touched upon. |
and we find that the Grand Jury has
made certain direct charges in some
instances and in others have implied
charges by making recommendations
to remedy the alleged improper condi.
ton OF affairs. We therefore classify
them under two heads: charges and
recommendations.
CHARGES.
i. The Superintendent of Public In.
struction has long manifested a per.
sonal Indifference as to the proper or
improper performance, by teachers. of
their duties. and takes little, II any,
personal interest In their responsible.
lities and advancement. His personal
presence is an unknown factor In the
school.
=. The course of study has not been
properly provided for the schools. The
one now In vogue has not been revised
lor many years past. There are no
printed rules or regulations to control
The 400 teachers under the depart.