The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-05-31
MEETING RAPS
SCHOOLS HEAD
POPE TURNED DOWN BY COMMITS.
sIoNERs WHO REAPPoINT COPE.
LAND OVER HIS PROTEST.
(From Nycdnesday's s Advertiser. }

When the board of public instruction
completed its session yesterday after
noon the fight that has been simmering
so long between several members of the
board and Superintendent Pope was a
matter of record.
In the rapid sequence of events that
fitted across the minutes yesterday was
direct slap at the superintendent, in
the reappointment of Supervising Prin-
cipal G. +. Copeland and the "wig.
ging" of Supervising Principal King
of Kona. Copeland got every vote on
the board but one.
The fight between two factions of
the supervising principals over varying
courses of study, which was thought to
be ended by their unanimous report,
was found to be not as dead as thought
and was stirring uneasily in its grave.
Commissioner Stanley during the after
;.oon startled the board by an emphatic
statement that the report was not an
unanimous one, not even a majority re-
port-he did not "care whether it was
signed by all the principals or not. s"
He intimated that he had become ac-
quainted with the "insiden of the un-
expected document.
Another Scheme.
The report on the course of study,
differing greatly from the scheme of
Insurgent Copeland, was before the
board for action and there were few
tense moments when it was brought up.
| The only action taken however, was
to pass a resolution placing it in the
hands of a committee to look over and
suggest changes. 1t is declared about
school headquarters that the members
of the board expect to effectually dis
pose of it and it is hardly possible now
that it can be acted upon until next
August, although there will be meet
ing of the board in June or July.
Sparks Flying.
The sparks began to fly when Cope
land s name came up for reappoint-
ment, Superintendent Pope fatty re-
fused to recommend him for the posi-
ton, but to no avail.
"They would not permit the minutes
to show that [ would not recommend
him." said the superintendent after
wards. "They said that it was not
their intention to have me sit as the
chairman of the supervising principals
yet insist that l was justified. 1
was elected chairman by the principals
and this was the first meeting over
which had presided. On my order of
business / did not place 'reorganiza,
| ton first and to this Copeland took
instant exception.
"He insisted that reorganization was
the first item of business. Under the
circumstances, l ruled him out of order
and was sustained. Had / withdrawn
and had they sent out those who sided
with me against Mr.. Copeland s course
of study it is possible and probable
that that course, which is as yet too
radical for the department, would have
been forced through. In that case, I,
as the head of the department, appoint
ed as such by the Governor, would have
had nothing to say about matter that
vitally effects the department. Mr..
Copeland stirred up dissension and
trouble in the department and I did not
see how L as his superior officer, could
give him my recommendation following
his direct attack upon departmental
methods, unjustifed as l believed it to
be'
| Assi ppmants Mada