The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-12-06
TWO TEACHERS
ARE DISMISSED
School Commissioners Decide in
Favor of Principal Wood
and Discipline.
(From Wednesday Advertiser.)

After spending the second day of its
session in considering the case of Miss
Maude Dawson, a teacher seeking re-
appointment at it's hands, after failing
to do so at the May meeting, the school
commission returned it's verdict in her
case and that of Miss Eta Davis,
heard on Monday, yesterday afternoon.
Miss Davis who has been under sus-
pension, is dismissed for the benefit of
the department with pay up to Decem-
Der 3, 1912.
In the case of Miss Dawson, the
commission decided that after full
hearing, no cause had been shown for
reopening her case or resembling the
action taken by the commission at its
May meeting, when it failed to reap
point her.
The commission did not hesitate in
the case of Miss Dawson. Under the
law, it is not required to reappoint any
teacher at the expiration of the term
for which he or she is employed, and
need give no reasons for not doing so.
On this ground, it felt that it had dealt
fairly with Miss Dawson in according
her hearing.
Her chief complaint, to the effect
that she had been barred by Superin-
tendent Pope from teaching anywhere
else in the Territory, received some con.
sideration. Pope pointed out that he
had told her he could not recommend
her to the principals of any of the pub
lie schools in the Territory, but that
this did not keep her from securing a
place in private schools.
Commissioner Aiken was of the opin-
ion that the board should take some
action to temper the apparent blow to
Miss Dawson and Miss Davis. He said
the fact that teacher had failed to
get along with one principal did not
mean that she could not get along with
another. However, as the findings
against the two teachers were matters
of record, tho board could only suggest
that they. be given letters showing that
the failure to keep them employed here
had nothing to do with their academic
qualifications.
During the hearing yesterday morn.
ing both Miss Dawson and Miss Davis
charged Principal Wood with pervers-
ion of the truth, and both of them bit.
terly attacked his methods of teaching,
and charged that he had hindered and
Prosecuted them.
Miss Dawson declared that she had
said less about Mr.. Wood IS methods
than other teachers. "No teacher ever
speaks of them without expressing dis.
APPROVAL" she said.
The reasons for the failure to reap.
point Miss Maude Dawson appeared in
aNf
the commissioners at the May meeting
in which he said Miss Dawson had re.
fused to adapt her work to suit the
needs of grade work, and claimed the
right TO teach the subjects she knew
about. lie said she was always on the
verge Of open rebellion; that contrary
to instructions she took her class out
on oNeursiOns without giving the prin
cipal notice, and when demonstrated
with told Wood that II he did not like
tho way she was doing 20 get some
one else
Explains Refusal
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