The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-05
KINNEY ASSUMES
I. school, DUTIES
Becomes superintendent ofPnhlic
Instruction without Ceremony
liking Resigns once.
(From saturday Advertiser


With absolutely no ceremony, Henry
Walsworth KINNEY, former editor Of
the Hilo Tribune, yesterday morning al
halfPast eight o'clock, became super.
intenaenf Of public instruction, apceeed.
ing Thomas IL Gibson, whose rssigna.
tion went into effect at thu, sama time.
~ have not seen. Mr. Gibson all
day. said Superintendent Kinney. al
got here this morning at hall pa 81 eight
o'clock, opened the door, hung my coat
and hat over there where yoa zee then,
and took this chair. Excopt for the
lunch hour l have. been at work ever
since. G%
There are many oiiee details. which
/ have to get in touch with immedi-
ately, and curing my first day 1 have
certainly found my hands. we'll filed
withGwork. OF course, 4 have had the
advantage Of having been on the
ground the past seven days. keeping
in touch with the work and conditions
i'm the Department., so that l. rather
think | slid into the chair this morn.
ing fairly wellpiepared,to erapple with
the situation. =
Mr.. Kinney Is preparing for the meet.
ing Of the school commissioners which.
according 70 present plans, win Be held
on May 20. This viii be the biz an,
hnal meeting of the c0mmissioaels, who
will take up at that time many school
matters, most important among them
being the assgnmeht and appointments
Of teachers for the ensuing school year.
The new superintendent stated yes
terday that he did not anticipate there
would be any. changes In his Office forea.
The present employees will remain. at,
least for the present, and Il "a likely,
that they will not be moleated Ia re-
gard 10 their positions. .agl
Charles r.. King on Thursday re-
signed as supervising principal for
Oahu. The resignation was banded by
Mr.. King to Thomas II. Gibson. who
was still superintendent II il to be-
come effective on May, 49, FIVE DAYS be-
fore the nesting of the commissioner,
who alone have the passing on the qpes.
hon. As far as Superintehdent Kinney
knows, King gave no reasons for his
resignation,
Itwas King who, while school in.
,spector on Hawaii some years ago, in
tioduced the famous 40 disappearing
beds in a humber Of sehooh. The
Hilo Tribune, them edited BY II. w.
Kinney, criticized the innovation, and
II is elaimed that on this account rela-
lions have been rather strained between
the former school inspector and the
then editor. However, since King ten
dered his. resignation before Superin.
tendent Kinney took offiea this may
not be the, reason back Of King leav-
ing the department. ~.
1.-THE matter Of accounting Mr.. King e
resignation and appointing a, successor
is entirely in tho hands OF the school
commissioner, who will meet shortly, ;,
stated superintendent Kinney yester-
day. While cannot speak for the
commissioners, / rather, think no sue.
cessor will be appointed. ], for one,
believe the department. will be able to
get along for a long time to como with.
out any one in. Mr.. Kings place. Oahu,
haa had two, supervising principals, Mr..
King and Mrs, Mary, Gum. i, believe
Mrs, Gum will be quite able TO cover
the ground, and can be assisted by In
spector General Of Schools George s.
Raymond, whose headqnarters are in
Honolulu. He will he able to assist
the, supervising PRINCIPAL, should Oeca-
Governor Rnkham is also Of the opin-
ion that Oahu will be able to get along
with but one supervising principal. At
least, thinks, the, Governor, this will
have to be done for the present, due to
the present financial condition Of the
territorial treasury.