Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-15
HILO TEACHERS
MEET and talk

Hilo, bee. 1.-THE Hlo Teachers
Union last wees went I'm record
against ally tiiikerihe by the Board OF
Education with the present salary
schedule. A resolution was carried
expressing the sentiment that no
more money became available, when
| the salaries might be raised
Tho meeting took place In the Hilo
High School last Saturday forenoon
and was attended by large nupbc.
or teachers from Hlo and the vicinity.
The only matter which was discussed
at any great length was that of the
salary schedule, in regard to which
/ several motions were offered. but sew
eral other motions relating to the
course Of study, were passed without
much debate.
President McClusky read the letter
TO the Union from the Department OF
Public Instruction, in which recon.
mendations were asked for. which
would be considered by the committee
of the Board Of Education which will
present report Recommending
changes in the rules ana regulations
and the salary schedule ut the Janu.
AIRY meeting of the Board.
Capellas raised objections to the
fact that the text OF this letter had
beea given to the press prior to tn,
time of the mccting,bu but McCMSky stat.
cd that he took the entire RESPONSE.
bility on his shoulders, that the mat
ter was u public one, and one which
was being generally discussed all over
the Islands. Principal Richmond Of the
High School sided with McCmsky
stating that letters of this kind had
been sent to the various teachers
unions all ovey. the group.
. When The matter OF the salary sched.
ule was taken up. Capellas presented
the following motion: "Bc 1t moved
by the Hilo Teachers Union that the
present salary schedule as at present
existing IN the Department Of Public
Instruction be made law by the Ter
Iitorial Legislature"
The motion caused considerable dis
cussion, objections thereto being
voiced by Miss Josephine Deyo, Miss
Louise Deyo, Miss Ward, Mr.. Rich
mond, Stephen Desha, Jr.. and others
II was argued that such action would
tend to cause n revision of the SEIZED
ulc by the Legislature, which woult
: probably decline 10 pass the schedule
: In toto without SOME kind of royi
sion, and this would bring the teach
ers into the arena of politics, a thin,
which was generally believed to BIZ
I very undesirable. Il was also showI
1 that any such recommendation nigh
, be resented by the Legislators as SAVIOR
D ing OF an attempt to dictate to them
). The motion was finally lost.
, Capellas then suggested that tn,
= Union recommend that no salary les
than thirty.fve dollars be paid to tn,
teachers In the public schools, but tn
objection to this was that this woul,
place premium on teachers who di,
not possess certificates, and this sug
, gestion failed also.
The following resolution was thel
. presented by Miss Adelaide Ward: e
= move that the Hllo Teachers Unlo
express Its qualification In the fac
that the salary OF the teachers have a
= last been placed according to the e,
listing schedule of the Department @
Public Instruction. They deplore Tn
y congested condition of many of tn
u schools. and recommend that relief b
II furnished us early as possible by Pre-
T. Vidins more accommodation an
Y teachers for equalizing the work, an,
T. II ever funds be available that tn
l. schedule of salaries be raised"
This motion was carried by a
unanimous vote,-Tribune.