Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-18
School BOARD
MEETING ENDS
INSPECTORS MAY BE
APPOINTED FOR ISLANDS
King and Wood May Change Places
Travelling Kitchens and Ex-
perts From Beard Of Agriculture
May Teach Young Domestic
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public instruction ended It's semi
annual meeting yesterday afternoon.
Owing to the fact that only bare
quorum was present, no definite ac-
ton was taken, and the meeting in h
general discussed the school situa-
ton aud the contemplated changesl
in the wording of the present school
laws and regulations.
Commissioner Aiken was of the
opinion that inter-island inspectors
should be appointed to look after the
different schools in the several cir
cults, IL a yearly increase In salary
is to be made to the teachers. Mr..
Aiken Is not very keen on teachers
having 10 pass examinations. In his
opinion many teachers are proficient
In the art of teaching, but are un-
able to pass an examination. while
many teachers who are able to pass
examinations have not the ability. to
teach. 1t will be one Of the duties
of these inter-island inspectors to
make round of the different schools
In their particular circuit and note
Just what teachers are proficient In
the art of teaching who are unable
to pass examinations.
Under the heading. Satisfactory
Service" It was suggested by Super
intendent Pope that all teachers and
principals OF elementary schools
claiming increase of salary on the
basis of the salary schedule, must
produce evidence that the pupils
under their instruction in the grade
or school are proficient In the sub
jects of the course OF study rs re-
quired by the grade or school. Mr..
Pope said that he thought the word
"eficient" should be substituted in
place OF satisfactory service.
One of the chief topics for discus
sion was the question OF summer va
cation salaries. As the rule now
stands. teachers who are in the SER
vice Of the department at the close
of the summer term shall be entitled
to us many tenths OF their respective
salaries for July and August as they
have taught months during the
school year. But teachers whose
lconnection with the department has
1 been severe before the close of the
summer term shall not be entitled ia
any salary for July or August, UNI
less they have taught at least two
terms Of the current year. ntI
Mrs. Commissioner Wilcox thought
that this rule was hardly Just to
teachers who had done faithful ser.
vice for several years, and were
obliged to forfeit their vacation sal.
larry because they left before the clost
of the summer term, although they
might have worked for several
months previous to the closing Of
the school for the summer vacation
AS Mrs. Wilcox pointed out, ma
lihini teacher comes in and teache.
school for only two months before
the close of the summer term and II
entitled to draw two-tenths of heI
vacation salary, while teacher o.
several years. service who may have
ltai,rht for several months and leave,
before the close of the summer tern
has To forfeit all vacation salary.
Commissioner Moir WINS of tn,
| opiuion that all teachers sbould h,
paid their vacation salaries Gael
month. This would be equivalent /,
1 an Increase OF one.tentb of their req
lular SALARY. II would obyiate hay
ling To keen separate sets of hooks
land the teachers would not have /,
lresort to ali manner of schemes /,
get their vacation salaries in tn,
leyent of their going TO the mainlan,
or any other trims which would pre
went them from going In nerson I,
draw their vacation money. y
| In the matter of amounting sub
lstitute teachers In place of regula
teachers who may be absent ON leay,
or through sickness. Mrs. Wilcox di,
not consider 1t right that the sub
stitute should receive only two
thirds of the regular teachers my
while the teacher, though absent, re
lceived the remaining one-third. A,