Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-24
SCHOOL BUDGET
Cut But SALARY
LIST TO STAND
Economy Found Possible in
Supplies, Maintenance and
Repairs

In compliance with a request made
BY Governor u e. Pinkham at the be-
ginning OF his administration, the
amount of the estimated expenditures
under the school budget covering the
period from January /. 1914. to May
Is, 1915, has been subjected to gem
erous pairing with the result that al
reduction of $16.756.54 has been made
This fact was brought out in re-
port made this morning at the meet
ing Of the commissioners of public
instruction by T. H. Gibson, superin.
tendent Of public instruction. The
cut covers principalls supplies
riess and books, and maintenance and
repairs, the appropriation for vocal
tional instruction being but slightly
reduced
Present at the meeting we're Com
missionefs D. G. Lindsay of Maui. Mrs.
Theodore Richards of Oahu, E. w.
Sutton Of Oahu, Mrs. B. d. Bond of
Hawaii and w. "A. Smith Of Hawaii;
also T. H. Gibson, superintendent, and
g. s. Raymond, inspector of schools.
T.. Brandt. commissioner from Kauai,
was absent Following is list of the
reductions made in the budget:
Supplies-Cut from $3.50 to $500, the
latter figure being the estimated min
imum monthly pro rata.
Libraries and books--Cut from
$416.66 to $40, the latter figure being
the estimated minimum monthly pro
rata.
Maintenance and repairs for the
boys industrial school were cut from
$1O41.66 to $1,000.
The estimated monthly minimum for
manual training equipment was placed
at 500. having been cut from $1041.66.
The appropriation for vocational In
structors. sS33.3B monthly pro rata,
was cut to $500, the latter figure be-
ing the estimated minimum monthly
pro rata.
No Salaries lowered.
Other than the appropriation for
vocational instruction being reduced,
there were no teachers salaries low
cred. The commission raised one sal
ary. that Of the instructor at EVA.
SUPERINTENDENT Gibson reported that
at least 81 new teachers will be need
ed for next year.
The commission is making elabor-
ate plans to conduct the summer
school this year, and already Superin-
tendent Gibson is in communication
with institutions on the mainland
with a view to securing competent
man to come to Honolulu this summer
end lecture at the summer school. 1t
is the idea of the commission to get
lust as much work done this summer
as possible, as there will be no sum.
mer school in 1915 on account of the
San Francisco fair, it is said. The
latest report to be submitted to the
commission shows that there are 26.-
Sal pupils in the puolic schools OF the
territory. while there are 6298 in pri'
yate institutions. The department
now employs 705 teachers. The re-
port brings out the interesting TACT
that the nationalities most largely re-
presented are Hawaiians, part Hawai-
.ians and Japanese. During the past
wear the number of American children
in the schools has increased from 1.56
per cent TO 2.5 per cent.
With regard 10 the cut in the sew
eral appropriations, Superintendent
Gibson stated that the reductions may
discourage the teachers 10 some ex-
tent. but that it was absolutely neces-
sary for the department to make such
4 cut from the fact that at this time
there is no money available. The
session of the commissioners will
come to close this afternoon.