, 1911-10-14

COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR 81. GROIN.
Continued from. Ibis, No 81.)

LIST member for Christiansted Town (Stake-
m1ann) said that he originally solely formed
the minority in the Committee, later ON it
consisted of two of the members He
thought his meaning or Interpretation of
the word: Superior" was correct. and in
this connection he should mention, that one
OF the members of the majority in the Com
mlttee had said, that as the Captain was the
master of his ship, the School Director must
be the master Of the teaching staff, but he
considers that this opinion confirms his own.
namely about the owner of the private school
who is the captain must also be the MAS.
ter.
Is be, however, as now Acknowledged bv
the Speaker of the Commute and his Excel
lency the Vice-Governor only Superior of
the teachers at the private schools when
visiting them and only in that moment on the
spot, then il is alright, but lie must not be
allowed to go to the teachers and say; Il
don't want that" "you must not do so" a,s.o.
Now fl. about the discipline, the word Su-
perior gives u wrong impression to the
teachers, the pupils and the public. Let
them therefore understand the seus3' or
meaning in which it was taken under this
Discussion. The Speaker therefore wanted
distinctly recorded III the Councils proceed
ings, that under the Discussion on \ 81 (62)
with the proposed amendment, 1t WAS under
stood, that the School Director is not supe-
rior teachers of the private not subsidized
schools or Of teachers giving home ~instruc-
ton in any other way than now contained in
End Section of the original : 81 (new { 63l
which the Speaker read. II that is under
stood the Speaker had nothing to object to
this side of the Draft b could vote for it on
the strength, that the Discussion eventually
serves as a means of Interpretation should
occasion arise.
The School Director argued that he cannot
discharge the teachers: even the teachers i'll
the communal schools he cannot discharge, but
he can remove teachers of the Public Schools
and suspend them, there he has q power, but
that power he has not in the Private schools,
where he can only supervise. 1t had there
fore been better, if he had been called Super
visor of the private schools and OF the Home
instruction.
The Chairman remarked, that as far as he
understands His ExceIlency the Vice-GOvern-
or, there is in reality no difference between
Government and the honorable LIST member
for Christiansted. The Governments opinion
was, SO the Chairman understood, that the
School Directors authority or Superiority in
the manner and extent in which it was
acknowledged in the rest of the Draft was
sufficient and satisfied Government. To the
Chairman this was quite clear.
4th Grown member (Ru6ner- P~eterSsn}
suid, that his meaning as member of this
Council as Chairman and Speaker of the
Committee and as School Director is, that he
is Superior of the teachers in so far as rufes
are given in the Draft. The word: "lmme-
date" was wrongly used in the Draft and
since the whole clause has been struck out,
he cannot see any difference between the
Government and the honorable LIST member
for Christiansted about the true meaning Of
the Draft.
The Chairman said that when those lines
of s So (62) spoken of be struck out the
authority or superiority Of the School Direc-
tor is contained in the other Paragraphs,
but no one has pointed out that any of the
other Paragraphs prescribed anything con
trary to the views now expressed, he thought
therefore the Discussion on this point could
be considered exhausted
1st Member for Frederiksted Town (CoW-
ter) should as a member of the Committee
like to make a few remarks to 5 So (62).
Al the honourable Speaker of the C0m'
mittee remarked, there has been a mlsunoeF-
standing about the words: immediate suP0'