The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-12
PROSPECTS 5000
FOR SCHOOL WORK
More Pupils and Teachers Ready
Now Than at Any Time in
Local History.
IRON sandsy,s Advertssrl


WHOM the public schools open on
Monday week there will be moro pupils
in attendance and consequently more
teachers employed than at any previous
time in the history Of the Territory,
according to n statement made by will
lis T. Pope, superintendent of public
instruction, yesterday. Mr. Pope ap-
pointed several new teachers to schools
yesterday and says there are only few
vacancies left, most of which will un-
doubtedly be filed before the school
term starts. The number of teachers
now enrolled is about $50, while the
pupils number over 10000.
"The indications for the coming
school year are very bright" declared
Mr.. Pope. ''We have a good corps of
teachers. Most of them are here and
great many already have gone to the
localities to which they were as
signed"
New Salary Regulations
The new regulations Of the depart.
ment of instruction have just come into
]
/ for teachers, which places the peda-
gogues on much better basis than
before. The sC1e for assistant teach.
ers rises yearly from 5000 to $1,000,
the latter sum being reached in the
tenth year. The salary schedule for
principals is graded as to the number of
assistants, beginning as low us $3.50,
where the principal has but one assist
] nm etp N.,
are over ten assistants.
1t is provided that no increases in
teachers salaries may be made except
ut the beginning OF each school year,
I Competent teachers in undesirable To-
cations may be paid above schedule.
Normal training and high school teach
ers not in charge of departments will
/ be paid 5000 the first year, rising to
/ $1,000, the maximum salary, in FIVE
years.
Monthly Salaries.
Regular teachers in high schools and
the normal school are paid $1,000 for
the first year; second and third years,
81 200; fourth to tenth years, inclusive,
$500; after ten years, $1,000. These
teachers are considered as directors OF
departments. The principals of the
high schools and the normal school re-
ceive $4,000 per year; after ten years,
$4,000.
The salaries of supervising principals,
viee-principals, special teachers ana
teachers in the special schools will be
determined from time to time by the
department of public instruction, ae-
cOrding to the duties required. The
salaries are paid in twelve monthly in
stalments, although the work of the
school room is accomplished in ten
months.
School land matters have engaged
Mr.. Pope's attention good deal of
late. Throughout the Territory the l55
schools occupy what are known as
school lots, averaging from one to i've
acres. Up to last year the department
4 possessed n good deal of other land not
occupied as school land, from which 1t
obtained rentals. BY the change in the
organic act last year all unoccupied
lands were placed under the department
of lands.
School Lands.
The department was told to make
application for the lands il needed for
school purposes and list has now heen
got out, together with sketches of the
various plots This is called land
book. Hereafter, whenever the depart
ment needs lands for schools, it will
apply to the land Office to have it set
apart or purchased.
Wherever school lot is less than
two acres the department is asking
that, if possible, it be increased to that
size and in many cases it asks even
more. Some schools are occupying as
much as seven acres and find good use
for the entire amount.
For example, great many of the
schools in the outlying districts have
school gardens and orchards and space
is needed for these.