The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-16
MISS HADLEYS
APPOINTMENT
Board of Education Gives De-
cisiye Reply to Legislative
Inquisit0rs.

A special meeting of the Board OF
Education was held yesterday for the
purpose of discussing with a joint cQm-
mittee Of the Legislature the Boards
appointment of Miss Hadley as prin-
cipal of Lahaina school. It resulted
in a rebuff to the partisans Of the ap-
pointee's late rival for the position.
By a solid vote the four commission
ers present-3Trs. Dowsett, w. r. Far
| rington, F. s. Dodge and c. J. Hutchins
ratified their action of one week be-
fore. Superintendent Babbitt, as on
the first occasion. d scented because ne
thought the Board ought to sustain its
officers.
Inspector Davis is the officer meant
ia this case, but the trouble the mem
bers Of the Board found, as to support
ing him. was that he failed TO answer
satisfactorily a letter asking him to
Estate his reasons Tor recommending
/ Mrs. Cannon instead of Miss Hadley.
The first of the business, after the
death of the late Principal Dickinson
was a wireless telegram from the in
spector saying he had appointed Mrs.
Cannon temporarily. This surprised
the Board and it ordered a letter sent
10 Mr.. Davis asking him the reason oil
his action His reply was merely to
the effect that he did not think Miss
Hadley had sufficient force or tact for
the principalship.
Senators HayseIden, Woods and Chill
. lingworth and Representative Long and
/ three native members of the House
were the conferees with the Board MI
Hayselden, who appears to have pref
udice against Miss Hadley, was the
chief inqu!sitor He asked the Com
; n1issioners separately to give the rea'
sons for their action and they gave hin
straight talk in return.
Mrs. Dowsett covered the ground TAX
en- by all in her reply She did no
r feel that the report Mr. Davis had CIV
4 en- was in any way satisfactory or ex
uIanatory of his action. Miss Hadle.
50
/ promotion. There was absolutel.
nothing against her. Tt was perfectl.
r proper, in Mrs. Dowsett's opinion, 70
: 1.-the Board 10 turn down the report O
the inspector He had appointed
stranger who had never taught schoo
in these islands.
, Mr.. Hutchins, besides giving hi
> | Y ews. gave Mr.. Hayselden a little O
4 his own medicine in the inquisitoria
line. The Senator could not give un
, equivocal answers to the questions ask
ed him. Indeed he became decided
> embarrassed at the inquiries into hi
own mixing up with the business ii
was asked how Mr. Davis had dis
:, covered Mrs. Cannon, if Mr. Davis ha
. consulted him and if he had recon-
mended Mrs. Cannon.
Q Mr. Hayselden could not rememoe
exactly His impression was that Nj
Il Davis had come to him for a recon
mendation.
r Mr.. Hutchins finally moved that tn
a action of last meeting on the Lahain
principalship be confirmed
a superintendent Rabbit was the onl
: one who voted against the motion.
q Mr.. Hayselden's agitation agains
Miss HadIey is incomprehensible TO tn
m members of the Board, according [
: what one of them said after the meet
;nE There has never been anythin
said against Miss Hadley's teachin
qualifications and personally she
highly regarded by the community