The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-10
SOME SUBJECTS
WERE UNSAVORY
Rather Unpleasant Program of
Business for Board
of Education.

ported, the Board of Education yester-
day dealt with various subjects, some
not Of agreeable character.
With Superintendent ". H. Rabbit
were present Mrs J. NJ Dowsett. c. J.
Hutchins, J. J. Garden aud William
Williamson, commissioners, and Miss
Daisy Smith, secretary.
4 matter left over from the previous
meeting had reference to letters from
Mr.. WAL of Lahaina. From remarks
/ dropped by members the sentiment of
| the Board seemed to be that the letter
writer mentioned should be described
as knoeker At any rate, he was said
to be 'Ivindietive and the Board re-
fused to consider the subjects he wrote
about until it could have them investi-
gated bv the school inspector.
Lahaina appears to be a regular
| bumblebees' nest with reference to
school affairs. Everybody will remem-
Der the loud buzzing that came from
there, which amounted TO nothing in
/ the end, the time the Legislature was
sitting. about the assignments of teach
| ers at the ancient capital. Now, be-
sides Mr.. WAL, an anonymous cor
/ respondent. is trying to stir up things
/ educational Mrs. Dowsett produced a
letter from him or her after the meet
| ing. The writer spoke OF probable
designations of certain Lahaina teach
ers at the end Of this term, of which
the Board or any of its officers had
| never had hint before
Judge W. A Mckay, school agent
for Wailuku district, wrote about a
scandal centering on Waihee school.
The offender had been before the Board
doing some kind of penanee. Messrs.
Rabbit and Hutchins, agreeing with
Agent Mckay and Inspector Wells who
eounseled leniency, were in favor of
giving the culprit a new deal BY a
transfer to another school
Mrs. Dowsett, supported by Mr.. Car
den, opposed any conformation OF I'M
morality In a teacher. 1t would make
an unwise precedent. Replying to the
argument that the man, having spent
years in preparing for the profession,
had nowhere else TO look for a hVen-
hood. Mrs. Dowsett said there were
many other opportunities for such
man to make an honest living.
Mr.. Williamson knew nothing OF the
circumstances of the ease. and to give
him time to consult the flies and rec
ords the matter was deferred.
Inspector Baldwin by letter present
ed another unpleasant matter. Last
wear he had recommended the removal
or transfer OF Emma Kaipu, principal
of KooIau school, between Kilauea and
Kapaa, Kauai, as, in his opinion, she
E.4yas not doing anything like well there
No action was taken then. Now the
inspector writes saying that the school
/ is 'sin bad odor with Kilauea planta-
ton" Miss Kaipu was "saucy' TO
Robert Scott, the school agent, and
| seemed to have "lost her grip.
Tt was voted TO transfer Miss kaIpu
| to some school that may have more
| coneenial air for her At the same
time it was admitted there was nobody
| in sight to take her place at koolau-
| And vet more unpfeasantness was
contained in Inspector Baldwin 5 IN
| formation that Principal Cyril y.
Smith of Kapaa school had told him
that his assistant, Ross Hall, had come
| into school intoxicated.
| A motion Kas made to drop Hall at
| the end of the term, but Mr. Garden
wanted to hear the boys side nrst:
Mr.. Rabbit thought the principal
| should have written report on the
| incident direct 10 the department. Inc
motion was withdrawn, Mr.. Bappltt
promising to send letter Of inquiry
/ by today's mail.
Miss Rhoda Green s request for
| raise of her salary as principal OF ha-
/ uluwela school. on the ground or IN
/ creased attendance, was denied because
f! the increase of pupils banked on haa
taken place since the beginning OF TINS
term. 1t was voted that an increase
of the applicant s salary should not De
considered before next September,
An answer from the registrar OF Mills
| College, California, TO an inquiry about
/ the standing of Misses Ailene and Ber-
| nice Aldrieh was read. 1hey mad Ips'
| their certificates in the San Francesca
| fire. From the registrar 5 letter MT
Rabbit did not see how their GER
/ IiUEakES OF StlD1dISAAp NStkA ~ .
| nized as on a par with the teachers
certificates they applied for here. The
Board agreed with the Superintendent
Rev. j. ". Wadman s application for
| recognition OF the Korean Mission
school, PunchbowI street, as private
school under the law, was granted.
Tuition is in Korean and English, ap-
proximately following the lines of the
public schools. The first year teach
| ing in Korean occupies two and half
/ hours daily, and the second year one
hour Korean Is not used at all with
pupils OF the third year.
Mr.. Babbitt displayed a Few balance
| sheet, which showed $500 saved IN four
months This would not meet the
| salaries of new teachers appointed. The
Superintendent expected a great saving
IN July and August. Two teachers for
| Holual0a were coming.
what about teachers for kapaaE
| Mr.. Hutehins asked.
| 'sWe must have teachers for ka-
| paa,f the Superintendent responded
with an emphatic thump on the table.