Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-02
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formally, carrying all the semblance
of court trial, and probably will not
be finished until late hour this after
noon. Miss Davis was represented by
Attorney J. Lightfoot, who occupied
the entire intervening time of the
morning session in the presentation
of her case to the commission.
/ Attorney General Alex. Lindsay was
present to see that the hearing was
conducted in a perfectly legal man
ner, and he halted the proceedings in
the middle of Attorney Lightfoot's
talk to request that Prof. Wobd be
sent for. He argued that pdch of
Ljghtfoot's statement was In the ma
ture of evidence, conforming the verify
of which none save Miss Davis and
Prof. Wood had direct knowledge, and
to do Justice to 10th sides Prof. Wood
should hear Miss Davis version. The
hearing was halted fifteen minutes ae-
cordingly, until Prof. Wood appeared
on the scene. - -. -. -. II.
According to the evidence on which
Superintendent Pope refused to re-
appoint Miss Davis to. position at
the Normal school, she had beer at
tempting to teach in the third grade,
but had shown absolutely no control
over her pupils. School Inspector Glib
sons written report Of visit he paid
her. room on Sept. Is, 1912, states that
he found utter confusion and chaos
reigning. that she did not know how
to handle the students, and that when
a cadet teacher was sent in to relieve
her the latter proved the more salts
factory. Concluding, he says: fs-
Attacks the Teacher.
my opinion is that Miss Davis is
utterly Impossible as teacher and
| that it is a sinful waste of public.
funds to continue her salary From
what l have seen of Miss Davis and
/ her work am forced to believe that
she is an extremely erratic person or
not quite sane" ...s.a.
In the same evidence is copy of
letter purporting toshave been writ
ten BY Mrs. May T. Wilcox, one Of
the commissioners, dated Sept. 20.
This says in part: -.
81 went to Miss Davis room Friday
morning, September 30. and remained
, there from $3.50 to 11:10 a. m. She
: was trying to teach the weather chart
to her pupils: She did not try to teach
any other lesson during the time was
| in her room. She spent the time walk
ing up and down the aisles trying to
; get her pupils into order.
Jump Out Of Window.
+ -Four boys jumped out OF the win
dow. At one time three girls were
standing on table in the front part
hof the room One boy jumped from
desk to desk down a whole row of
seats. The floor was strewn with
pieces of cbalksw which the children had
thrown at each other and their teacher.
One boy struck the teacher and took
:, the ruler out of her hand.
"Thez utmost disorder prevailed dur
ting the whole morning and the pu-
pills did no work of any kind. Miss
Davis was unable to control her pu,
pills, and made no effort to teach any
lesson other than the weather chart
College Trained.
Telling of Miss Davis training and
| experience, Attorney Lightfoot de.
clared she is unusually we'll equipped
for her work She attended Bryn
Mawr four years. after some years in
smaller institutions. She specialized
/ in philosophy and mathematics, took
an A. B. degree, then spent two
years at. Harvard College, taking the
i Phi. d. degree there. After that she
did special work In psychology al
Cambridge for seven years.
! Her eyes then becoming affected
she sought a change of climate. ant
Through a teachers agency, was in
duced to take the position in Hawaii
He said Miss Davis never pretended
to be a grade teacher, and declared
it was distinctly understood she codlG