Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-12
80 LOCAL coNrRoL-scnooL AGENT.


So LOCAL CONTROL-StIIOOL AGENT
In adjusting the demand for greater local control without
doing injury the general system of cucation the Commits
son has concluded that the greatest of friction and
dsaisfacon may be eliminated by giving the school agent
each district authority great people fail TO
realize that education Hawaii has passed through the stage
OF absolute local cdrG. The form of Capitalization which
brought about uhder the law of 1894 and which is
largely vogue be termed Excessive Capitalization In
rddg the Territory of the of this system great
should be taken that the pendulum does swing TO the OPP
poe extreme Reference the brief outline of education in
Hawaii submitted with this report will show that in the early
DAYS the public schools under localized system
The Chiefs provided schools in their various districts in
much the same ms the township schools countries of
more advanced civilizations The step the levy of
local school tax raised and used in the district The school
agent existence 1871 and remains al the present
time, but he is practically shon of all authority Under the
scheme vogue the early days the local funds raised in
each school district expended in that district but the
school agent had write to the central authority for per
make the smallest expenditure This salts
factory because the school agent had power his
initiative Later the administrative scheme moved toward
rehabilitation and disappointment of funds without giving
the school any Greater authority for independent action
In 1894 all school funds centralized in the general rcaza
ns of the Territory and the school agent became of
fgurehead than He expended the funds that pr
ceed him in the directed by the central author
ity s=i3 " ''''
This Commission does not urge return To the old condi
ton but recommends the development of local control through
the school agent according to the best recognized systems de-
seloped in America.
This Commission proposes that the school funds shall be
distributed among the districts according the schedule pre-
pared under approved methods, the appropriation be APP
poroned each school district and the school agent given the
authority the funds for his district the needs of the
district become manifest subject of proper
ing and auditing This will give large of local
troll without taking the necessary supervision from the
Central Authority of the Territory represented by the Board
of Public Instruction. .a.. .... .r.ti
Following is the summary of the scheme proposed by the
Commission: ..n
Prepared by Department
Ing heads; Nh . . "'.'
Salary Of Superintendent
ses . Of once Force and General EXPENSE Is and Medical
iibafes and Books
tc. Industrial and Manual Training. '
New buildings tschoo houses cottages outbuIld
y Repairs buildings grounds
- .anI ss9T Service
Furniture fixtures. ..
The items under the GENERAL FUND should be grouped as fol-
- a Administration . l's.,
= salaries Superintendent once general ex
pense.
= b. Instruction and supervision.
Salaries of Teachers. Supervisors and Inspectors.
= c. School supplies.
Equipment and material aud Train
Libraries desk books and general supplies,
1t recommended that the Department purchase It's supplies of
from firms Tho cost Of books for primary grades
should not exceed ten cent above list price
A. Administrations
be aSSoS S%s Sd" s 'I u% "" SUM- G once ' " expense
- Instruction ana Supervision.
The items the head at instruction and supervision should be-
Appropriated lump This should he distributed
sruSIon
uecss'sn saaG scOslue available yo q lar Wh.
further specific Ae' Of Che los"awf