The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-14
EDUCATORS PUT RIGHT

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| ed might have been copies to be kept
on file, thisJbeing the way they were
| signed even when Mr.. Babbitt was
present 1t was possible that the
| copies We're of letters he had person
| ally signed before he left.
YES. the clerk said something like
| that at the time" answered Mrs. Dow
| sett, who added that no harm had
been done, but acting as commits
sioner she merely wanted to warn Mr..
Cox
The situation which Mrs. Dowsett
thus Strengthened out arose over the
fact that before going away Mr.. Bah
bitt had announced that Mr.. Cox would
act as his deputy in departmental af-'
fairs while Mr.. Williamson would act
as chairman over the board meetings.
Mr. Williamson cut the Gordian knot
which the board had tied itself up in
by offering an amendment confirming
and ratifying whatever Mr.. Babbitt
had done. This received unanimous
vote and the positions of himself and
Mr.. Cox were thus legalized.
There was not much business to be
done at yesterdays meeting, although
the board remained in session for an
hour and a half. The question of the
payment of her share of February's
salary to Miss Wilmington, the regular
teacher of the Kekaha school. off on
leave of absence, was debated at
length. The share amounted to $11.66.
It was explained that Miss Wilmington
had been absent from duty because of
an accident for the whole term with
the exception of the first four days,
although no particular report of this
had been made by School Inspector
Baldwin or School Agent Hofgaard.
For this neglect Mrs. Dowsett suggest
ed that they should be given a calling
down and made an example of. The
debate lasted for some time, the salary
for February and March being finally
agreed to according to the regulations,
while letter to the school agent call
ing his attention to the matter will |
be sent by the secretary. Mrs. Dow |
sett thought he should be severely |
reprimanded," but this was not en-
bodied in the motion. She was4r a !
minority of one during the greater |
part of the debate, falling to see how /
the granting of the salary could be a |
fair, proper or businesslike way of
handling. the public funds. the money |
of the taxpayers. Commissioner Hutch |
ins expressed the opinion that the
teacher could not get very rich on ten
dollars and considering that she had
met with an accident and was sick
would probably need the money.
WANTS BIGGER SALARY.
A letter from W. j. Ieona, suggesting
raise of salary for himself, was read.
He stated that he was receiving now
$50 a month and had been teaching
five years. AS he had to pay house
rent and living expenses out of this
he found he was going behind.
This letter led Commissioner Garden /
to inquire how man managed to live
at all ON that salary. Commissioner
Hutchins stated that he didn't know.
but that he had seen other things
equally astonishing since he had been
serving on the board.
'sWell, thirty dollars a month is no
pay for a man." said Mr.. Garden, al
though the only action taken on the
letter was to refer it to the Teachers
Committee.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
John A. Madeiros and Miss Kahau-
mani Haia wrote to inform the board
VI Their engagement anu QOp60
early marriage, asking that they be
appointed to some school where they
might both teach after the happy
event. They suggested that the school
at Haou, Maui, would be just the one.
The commissioners felt that this was
too early to make any pledges, how
ever, and referred the letter to COM
mittee to be acted on later.
Similar action was taken on a petit
ton from a number of Chinese at Ka-
uluwela, who wanted Miss Gertrude
Whiteman appointed principal of that
school next term if any changes were
contemplated.
REGULAR MEETINGS.
By resolution a regular day for
future meetings was set, the next |
meeting TO be on Monday, March 80,
at half past three, and every alternate
Monday thereafter