Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-07-24
pEDA(O(UES MUST
STICK To BUSINESS
Will Be Forbidden To
Engage In Outside
Work

Hawaii must not engage in any out
side work which is liable to inter
fere with their efficiency. The res
toration of their salaries by the re-
cent Legislature obviates the neces-
sity of their increasing their income
| by other work and the Board of Ed
ucation thinks they should devote
their energies to the work for which
they are paid by the Territory.
i Sentiments to the above effect
were expressed at the meeting of the
Board of Education yesterday. The
Teachers Committee submitted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Board goes on
record as being opposed to the prac-
tice of its teachers engaging in out
side pursuits which may in any way
tend to take time or interest from
school work. It is felt that with the
restoration of salaries, the Board is
entitled to the best efforts of all Its
teachers and that recreation time
should be used for rest and recuper-
alton rather than for other voca-
TONS"
This resolution was discussed at
some length but was not formally
adopted. All the members of the
Board favored the sentiment ex-
pressed in it, but 1t was suggested
that another clause should be added
to the effect that in considering the
services of teachers any outside en-
ployment would be taken into con-
sideration. 1t was therefore decided
to defer action on the resolution un-
til the next meeting in order that
this clause might be incorporated.
A resolution was adopted fixing
the salaries of teachers in the High
School and Normal school. The sal
cry for the first year is placed at
$1,000; for the second and third
years at $1,000; for the fourth to the
tenth, $500; and from the tenth
year on, $500. In fixing salaries
the following time allowance is to be
considered:
First class certificates, full time;
second class certificates, half time
time; third class certificates, one
third time; for satisfactory service
while holding no certificate, one
fourth time.
The Board received an opinion
from Deputy Attorney General
Prosser regarding the German school
at Lihue. The opinion in part is as
follows:
From conversations had with Mr..
Isenberg, and from the writer's
knowledge of the school in question,
1t would seem an absurd stretch of
the law to hold that such school,
doing such a work and with such
commendable success, should not
have the right to be considered a
private school and very good pri-
vate school within the meaning of
the laws of 1907 of the Territory of
Hawaii. The German language is
taught in the school in question, but
with such teaching, the English lam
guage is also taught, and the chill
dren are instructed in both these
languages, and proficient in both
languages long prior to finishing
their course in the school in ques-
ton.
I'm the opinion of this department
the permit requested should be
granted"
In conformity with this opinion
the Board approved the German
school as a. private school under the
act passed by the Legislature of
1907.
Miss Victoria Jordan, who Is now
in Australia for her health, wrote
asking for a leave of absence until
September Is or 10, as this would
enable her to spend seven weeks in.
stead of only three weeks in the
Colonies. The request was granted.
Mrs. Mary Gum petitioned for a
life certificate. It was resolved to
grant this on her completion within
a short time of ten years of service.
Miss Mabel Ladd made similar re-
quest, which was refused as she has
not nearly completed the ten years
service required.
Blank books of all sorts, ledgers,