The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-05-24
TEACHER S ROW
CROWS EXCITING
GETS TO STAGE WHERE AFFA
DAvITs TAKE THE PLACE
OR HARD NAMES.

(Trom Thursday S Advertiser.l

(From Thursday Advertiser.)
Tired of calling each other names
without the sanction and the backing
of an oath, not the profanity kind, to
prove their sincerity, the supervising
principals have taken to hurting af
fadavlts ut each other. Principal G.
S. Raymond started the fashion with
prolonged statement which was print
ed yesterday afternoon. 1t is a most
revealing affidavit, in which the tesla
tor declares that Principal Copeland at
tempted to use him as tool in the
latter IS attack upon Superindent Pope.
The affidavit follows:-
MIR. Copeland talked with me a
number of times in reference to his OPP
position to the superintendent and the
policies that he was endeavoring to car
ry out. In one of these conversations
he asked me to move that the vote sus-
tanning the chair on Saturday ut the
supervising principals meeting be re-
considered. / made no definite prom
Use to Mr.. Copeland in reference to
making such motion, although list
ened to all of his suggestions. / gave
him definite answer just before ,ne
opening of the meeting on Monday to
the effect that L would not make such
a motion.
I'm his conversation he claimed that
ba boH Ia - -
wanted and that the superintendent
was wrong. He assured me that he
knew that the commissioners were ac-
lively opposed to the superintendent
and that it was their belief that the
, superintendent was incompetent and
that he had been assured that the com
missioners, five in number, during their
last meeting were willing to go to the
Governor in reference to this matter,
but We're prevented on account of be-
ing busy.
He assured me that Mr.. Aiken ex-
pected me to join in with him Cope
land), in his fight against the superin-
tendent, and that if failed in the
support would not likely be reappoint.
ed.
''I told him that I came to the ISL
ands to do school work and would not
attempt to play politics in the depart.
ment.'
Copeland After Pope.
The discussion of the problem of
courses of study appears to be involved
more or less in an effort to attack
Superintendent of Public instruction
w. 7. Pope, and the charge is made
that those who presented an elaborate
new course of study were really trying
not to offer a plan which would be of
benefit to the pupils, but to discred7t
Superintendent Pope. 1t is possible
that the teachers will decide what chill
dren shall be compelled to learn, on the
basis of this pedagogical plan
The supervising principals of the pub
lie schools will resume their session, in
the senate chamber in the Capitol build
ing ut two O'Clock today, in an effort
to decide upon course of study. Five
committees are at work on the prOpo-
sitiOn, and they were all in session yes.
terday. 1t is expected that nve re.
ports win be turned in at the meeting
today.
As the various members of the com
mittees are known to hold different
opinions with regard to some of the
courses to be considered, it is expected
that there viii be good deal of dis
eusslon before the reports are acted
on. 1t is also probable that the reports
will overlap, in their recommendations
of courses Of study.