The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-25

first charge was sn inquify from Mn.
Compton as io from whom the tufqes.
tiob Of tht division of worn had come.
90 ffum me, replied Richmond.
second oharge
with reference 20 The second charge,
Richmond declared that he had asked
Mira Compton to have her themes IN
English read and handed TO him. The
lady's reply, according TO Richmond,
was, "t'n DO nothing Of the sort u
Richmond then stated that he called
Miss Doyo over from her class 10 10 q
witness TO the reply Of Mrs. Compton.
That lady is alleged 10 have then 70,
marked; "This pegsecution must stopi
I'm report you to the proper authori'
ties. The English themes are In my
drawer and you can do as you like"
Richmond declared that Mrs. Comp.
ton refused absolutely TO hand In the
themes; he said that she gave no reason
for her action, and that she most en-
phatieally said; I'm do nothing of the
sort. -
John 7. NOR asked Il that was all
there was to the charge of insulting
conduct. Richmond at once replied;
'sNo, I have other charges. Mrs. Comp
ton came TO me at the time that the
Shriners visited Hilo, and asked for
permission to make the trip TO the vol
canO. / told her that 1 had no author
ity to excuse her from work but that,
if she were really i'll and her health re.
quired that she have change, she
could lay off Mrs. Compton went for
the trip and don't think she was as
sick as she claimed to be. 1 think she
was well enough TO teach school. -
volcano Trip.
Mrs. Compton told about the trip to
the volcano, and she denied statement
made that she had walked with man
from Glenwood to the Volcano House.
''I did walk with three Shriners, from
the hotel to the crater she confessed,
'but that was all there was to it"
Richmond then stated that one Of
the pupils who had failed" at
the High School, had been given a pri-
waite examination by Mrs. Compton and
that the lady had tried to change the
marks given the lad so that he could
60 into higher grade.
els it not the policy Of the school
to give pupils other examinations after
they have failedf" inquired Mrs. Comp
ton, of Richmond. The reply was to
the effect that it was not so.
Richmond, backing up his charges,
stated that Mrs. Compton had spoken
angrily at times and that she had pre-
tended that she did not know what
was expected of her. All matters were
anrnfnll.. -, oil fn hnr .ot1 Dtah-
mond, and he wound up by saying that
given full control of the literary exer.
cises,.
Wreck Hilo High School.
81 refused to take the control of the
work away from Mrs. Lewis,'' said
Richmond, "and then Mrs. Compton de-
clared that she would wreck the Hilo
High School. She added that / did not
know enough to run the place. Other
teachers were present and Mrs. Comp
ton spoke in very angry terms. That
was in December. At meetings of the
faculty Mrs. Compton objected to- my
orders. Her manner to me was inso-
lent -
Judge Stanley questioned Richmond
at length on the matter and asked what
words Mrs. Compton used when threat
ening the school. SIN wreck the High
School was Mrs Compton Is remark,
repeated Richmond, and he added that
he had told Mr.. Pope the substance of
the conversation.
Richmond claimed that Mrs. Comp.
ton, before being suspended, came TO
him and demanded that he should sign
some paper about her work being up to
date. He refused to do so and Miss
Allen was present at the time.
"Mrs. Compton approached me when
pupils we're present, - Richmond stated
"and demanded that / sign the paper.
told her that it was not usual for the
principal of a school to do anything
of the sort"
Much Friction.
In answer to question of Mr.. Aiken
Richmond asserted that friction be
tween Mrs. Compton and himself start
ed before the new teacher had been al
the school two months. There was q
lack of harmony in the school, said
Richmond and, according to the Drin.
cipal, Mrs. Compton had spoken in in
sulting terms of him to the other
teachers.
~ have seen Mrs. Compton and other
teachers talkino together and, although
/ could not hear what was said, / could
see that Mrs. Compton was angry by
the way she behaved, concluded Rich
mond.
Richmond, finally wrote to Honolulu
and requested that Inspector Gibson be
sent to Hilo to investigate the trouble
at the school. Here again, Richmond