Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-05

thing like row or a fight in the
school on this occasion. at least, not
to my knowledge. The only thing
which might in the faintest manner
resemble, occurred when had decid-
ed to suspend Mrs. Compton. and had
asked the commercial teacher to type
write the notice for me. While this
teacher was doing this, Mrs. Comp
ton made some indefinite charges
against that teacher. She was. how
ever, very much excited, and the most
charitable Interpretation of II is that
she did not know what she was say
ing. There were. however, no pupils
present at the time, although 1t is
possible that some of them may have
seen through the glass door what was
going on.
Some Naughty Charges.
I'm my official investigation have
taken no account of irregular charges
based on other than strictly scholastic
matters. have heard various stor-
les of various kinds, as, for instance,
that that some high school pupils had
danced the hula for Mrs. Compton at
her residence. ! asked the father of
the boy who was particularly named
In this connection (Mr. Gibson named
this lad. and | was assured that all
there was to the affair was the sing
ing pf gpma Hawaiian oIrs Won ,,,o,,
state definitely that the aGtion taken
by me was based solely on school af-
fairs pure and simple"
In the mean time the investigation
did nothing towards queling the spi-
rit of revolt which existed among the
pupils. On Tuesday afternoon Glib
son asked the police to guard the
school, and the following morning Of
ficcr da Cambria went to the school.
but was told by Richmond that his
services were not needed.
Pupils on Strike.
On Thursday the affair became still
more serious through the action OF a
number OF the pupils, who, as soon
as prayers had been said, marched
out of the school. across the street
and into the yard of the Andrews
place whore Mrs. Compton resides.
Attorney Carl Smith went to the
scene during the morning and found
the pupils there, twenty three in num-
bel. He asked them what they were
doing and called them together to eX-
plain to him what was the trouble
The pupils answered that some OF the
teachers were down on" Mrs. Comp
ton, and were trying to get her dis
charged. The pupils said that they
were not going to stand for that"
Pupils Memorabilia.
Later on the pupils held meeting
at which petition on the subject
was formulated for transmission to
the board of education. 1t appears
that this document, while couched in
the grandioquent style of childhood,
contained about nine paragraphs In
which various charges and state
ments were made.
Mrs. Compton Was Upheld.
This document was signed by about
forty pupils.
In the mean time the news of the
trouble had soon become public, and
1t was discussed very generally. The
parents Of the children attending the
high school naturally began to take
an interest in the matter, and the
mothers, about twenty in number, held
meeting at which they informally
formulated a demand that a public
and thorough inquiry be made into
all the conditions concerning the
High school
Nothing direct came of this, how
ever for the heads of the families
1 now began to sit up and take notice,
and finally a few prominent business
men got together and formulated the
petition to Supt, Pope asking an in
vestigation, and commenting Mrs.
Compton.
. That both sides are utterly dissatis-
fed with the turn things have taken
seems certain. The adherents OF Mrs.
Compton, including most of the pu-
pills and some of the parents, claim