Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-04
SCHOOL BOARD
SUSTAINS WOOD;
TEACHERS TO GO
Cases Of Women instructors
Thoroughly Aired and Refu-
tation SubStantiated

Placing its stamp of approval or
the administration of Principal Ed
gar Wood, of the Normal school, and
his evidence refuting the charges
brought against him by the two
young woman teachers. Miss Eta
Davis and Miss Maud Dawson. the
school commission yesterday after
noon ruled that Miss Davis, now un
der suspension, be dismissed, with
pay TO December 3. 1912. and tina,
Miss Dawson's plea for reinstatement
on the faculty be denied.
Prof. Wood denied each and every
charge made by the disgruntled In
structors, his statement declaring the
complaints were largely without real
foundation and were the result oil
hostility aroused by the action of the
department in removing them.
Nearly two days OF the commits
sion's time were given over to an Inn
partial hearing of the teachers case,
and they were permitted to speak
with freedom even greater than any
court of law would have permitted.
In the end, Professor Woods explain.
alton, supported as it was by the
principals long career in the school
and his recognized probity held the
greater weight of credence. In the
case of Miss awson, in fact, there was
little hesitancy, for by her own ties.
timony she had virtuallyD proved the
charge of INSTRUMENTATION made
against her, according to the com
missioners.
Woods Story corroborated. s.
In that of Miss Davis, Principal
Woods story had the support of cor
from others, including
Mrs. NJ. T. Wilcox, q member Of the
commission. and School Inspector
Gibson. both having visited Miss Da.
Wis room and observed for them-
selves alleged inability to handle the
pupils.
In this case yesterday morning At
torney Lightfoot, speaking for Miss
Davis, intimated that the question of
breach OF contract might be carried
into court If the commission did not
rule fayorably. Prof Wood had not
asked that she be dismissed from tile
arguing merely she was
unfit for the position she had been
holding at the Normal. But the com
mission, in view of all the facts. UNI
animously voted that she be dis
missed.
Busy This Morning.
The routine of school matters was
by the commission again to-
day.. taking up its work at 10 o'clock
after the members had ATTENDED the
session in Circuit Judge Robinson's
court where Ed McCorriston was
sentenced for a crime against a young
girl who had been in the care Of the
girls school here.
One of the features of the morn
Ing session today was the recommen-
dation that an appropriation be In
serted in the school budget to provide
for cooking instructor at the boys
school at Waialae. 1t was made evil
lent that some of the commissioners
1t least consider it well for boys to
understand the rudiments of prepar-
ng meal.
Mrs. Wilcox suggested that enough
money be taken from the mainten-|
ance fund to make possible the com
Dletion of the various small buildings
Ind additions needed at the Moiliili
school for girls.
That the John Medeiros scandal at
aaou shall be made an impressive
object lesson to all instructors in
he department throughout the Terri
.ory is the aim of a resolution intro
fuced by w. r. Harrington, authoriz-
ng Superintendent Pope to hand
over to the county attorney of Maui
Ill evidence in the Medeiros affair
which that official may desire, IL he
lecides to start a prosecution.
The adoption of this resolution
definitely establishes the policy of
he commission to stamp out and to
i've public authorities all the aid
,ossible in fighting against immorali-
y in the public schools of the
Territory. -.