The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-05
J. c. DAVIS SUCCEEDS ATKINSON
AS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Governor Carter Wants Sweeping
Changes, but New Man Says He
Will go Slow---Rose Dawson
Resigns.

4 nope that the new Superintendent OF Public Instruction will
sweep holders the School Department.
said Governor Carter yesterday.
Certainly YOU saying that do most sin
ceey hope Davis will make clean of the Depart
unent is need"
And that includes School Agent Rose Dawson,
Secretary Rodgers all those who have andbys the
School Department under Atkinson.
Miss DAWSON however has spared the new superintendent
concerned She resigned her position
yesterday just Mr. Davis took of his Office placing
her resignation the hands OF Mr. Atkinson
Davis himself tells he has made up his mind
will of changes continued the Governor
Superintendent much more conser
expression intentions with reference changes
Department than the Governor in the expression OF his
appointed yesterday forenoon his nona-
being up confirmed by the Senate At four
handed him. and he took the oath OF
the Secrearys office before Chief Clerk auckland
Immediately afterwards he coseted with the Gov
Carter expressed his wish for
change IN the administration OF the ochol
much conservative than the Governor IN
expression
L think perhaps make haste slowly said the
Superintendent charge of the School Depart
ient regard Miss Dawson and Mr. Rodgers would
prefer anything this time The JOINT Legislative com
investigating the school department has not yet submitted
report suppose when that it will follow the lines
report of the House committee and OF Commissioner Judd
And then he asked
Well I would prefer say nothing at this time
You know Mr. DAVIS publc-is largely inter
ested Dawson and Mr. Rodgers being the
attaches OF the Department most seriously reflected upon N
tie Judd report?
suppose So"
And the charge against Dawson borne out by
the evidence"
The new Superintendent said nothing to this.
that said in the Judd report
that Younger energetic could probably be secured
Secretary Rodgers doingand for the
same pay?" ~ .
Yes the report But don't know Who IS it
Prof. ssler who says sixty should all be choroformed
That strikes being very cold booded proposition do not
believe that is useless just because he is old?'
And Rodgers welcome whatever consolation he
get out Rodgers will resign The
Superintendent reiterated his dissemination to talk about the de-
prenand away executive office very rapidly
with Governor Carter May be the
Governor something him along the lines his talk tc
the Advertiser
ANYWAY expectation that the reorganization OF the
schoolde department. will begin today
Il am very satisfied with the appointment OF Mr. Davis
said Sprntenden Atkinson yesterday The fact that
IN the Department the
it seems to me- the Department OF the stigma OF
r1isrrara cement has been charged upon it
The new SUPERINTENDENT James Davis has been employed
in the public schools Hawaii for nearly fourteen years For t
teacher Hanalei IN the island OF ia
a and for the months he has held the position OF
School Inspector which he appointed 0y the man whose
place he enovta former Superintendent Atkinson
yesterday when he would call the Board
the needs OF the Department III
may tomorrow may the day following he SAID Any
be members OF the press and Will
public advised OF movements IN the de
partnaent under my administration"