The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-10
POPE ANSWERS
CHAIRMAN LtWIS
Says the Latter Is Not Qualified
to Discuss Educational
Matters Properly.
(From Thursaay,. Adyerlinorl

(From Thursdays Advortisof)
Superintendent OF Education Pcpe
yesterday replied to the remarks Of
Supervisor J. LOWS Of Hawaii, pub.
lished in yesterday mornings Advor.
tisor. Tho supervisor would certainly
seem to have como out Of the discus.
sion little tho worse for wear, for ono
after another, Mr.. Pope was able to
refute tho assertions nude, and what
was more, the supervisor lost his dig.
nifty little in the closing lottor Of the
brief correspondence, and the board of
education declined to answer him.
The trouble started on October o,
whom Chairman Lewis wrote to the
board to the effect that he had been
authorized to request the supplying of
desks and fixtures for Happy Home
School, olaa, as there were about sixty
pupils living in that locality, and
petition had been circulated asking for
the opening Of school there.
The letter went on to talk about de-
mands for school desks furnished, and
wound up with the following request:
Would you please to send me tabu-
lated schedule of teachers and assist.
ants in the several schools of Hawaii
Three days later Mr.. Pope replied,
and gave all the information asked for,
with tho exception that he did not
comply with the request for tabulated
schedule of teachers. In this connec-
ton, Mr.. Pope said: tSuch "a list was
mailed to the supervisors of each eoun-
ty at the opening of the present school
term in September. However, there
have been some changea in the appoint.
ments of teachers and n new list will
be prepared in the course of a few
days, copy of which will be sent YOU.
The department does not furnish COPIES
including salaries nor grades of teach
ers to other than tho commissioners of
public instruction"
The Supervisors Threat.
On November 2, Mr.. LOWS replied
that the department OF public instruc.
tion was directed to prepare a salary
schedule and to publish It. 81 don Z
see why you could not have furnished
me with a copy when l asked for it. y
writes Mr.. Lewis; maybe you have
reason for doing so, as / notice that
the supervisor principals in the County
of Hawaii receive larger salaries than
county officials in said county. Maybe
the supervisor principals do moro by
playing tennis and other recreation to
promote the education Of our youths
in our public schools, that Is why they
should receive largo salaries. 1 believe
a little publication in some newapaper
win air up the extravaganza Of tho
department Of public instruction and
will show you there are other sources
Of information pertaining to salaries. - g
This lctter did not receive q reply.
MS the department considered that 81.
lence was the more dignifed course.
MIR. Pope's Reply.
~ do not need any political sup
port, said Mr.. Pope. mime is not
q political appointment. / have never
boon associated with politics in Hawaii
Or anywhere else.
The teachers salaries are paid Rc-
cording to schedules. l have nothing
to do with the amounts they are paid.
No definite charges are made by Mr..
Lewis, 30 ! cannot say. anything with
regard to them As far as know. re
With the exception of Mr.. Ray
nond, every supervising principal men.
Toned in The Advertiser has been In
he service longer than have. Many
Of them have been getting the maxi
mum for many years; some in fact
before / entered college. One super
Using principal might be getting more
han another. That is explained by the
act that one has more schools to attead
% than another. One man gets SITS
! month"; he has nine schools Here 3
mother getting $3.50 a month; he has
nineteen schools. There's another with
fifteen schools getting 5000. One man
las been in the service long time.
10 has eleven schools aud ID getting
225; that shows some appreciation Of
lis faithful work.
''Tho Education Act allows us S45,.
100 month for teaching. That is not
pent every month. At October IL we
lad arranged to spend for tho month
4 October $44,l71.50. That would give
is surplus Of $82S.5O for substitutes.
That, however, is not enoughj we should
ave $1,000.
Mr.. Lewis himself could not tell
he difference between primary and
grammar grade certificate. Anyway,
supervising principals arc not appoint.
d on certificates at all. No require
rents are demanded other than that
hey must have The qualifications os a
rinelpal As they arc always chosen
rom among principals, of course, they
eye these.
We have never refused 10 publish
ny Information about tho department;
az Mr. Lewis cannot expsal that /
onld allow . atehogPapheT 10 taxa ~
whole day making np Information Tor
im II BIO Wanla this, he can always
q T. II is published IN b0ela that
y circulated among the commissioners
public instruction -
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