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

In compliance with request made
by Governor l.. X. Pinkham at the be-
ginning of his administration, the
amount Of the estimated expenditures
under the school budget covering the
period from January 1, 1914, to May
is, 1915, has been subjected to gem
erous pairing with the result that q
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 publie
instruction by r. II Gibson superinS
f6ndeuf of p6blic INSTRUCT ton sFll6
cut covers principally supplies, libra
ries and books. and maintenance and
repairs, the appropriation for voca-
tionaI instruction being but slightly
reduced.
Present at the meeting were Com
missionefs ID. C. Lindsay of Maui. Mrs.
Theodore Richards of Oahu, E. W.
Sutton of Oahu, Mrs. B. ID. Bond Of
Hawaii and w "A. Smith of Hawaii;
also T. H. Gibson, superintendent, and
G. s. Raymond, inspector of schools.
r. Brandt, commissioner from Kauai,
was absent. Following is list of the
reductions made in the budget:
Supplies-C Cut from $3.50 to $500, the
latter figure being the estimated min
imum monthly pro rata.
Libraries and booksCu from
$4i6.66 to $24O, the latter figure being
the estimated minimum monthly pro
rata.
Maintenance and repairs for the
boys, industrial school were cut from
s1O41.66 to $1,000.
The estimated monthly minimum for
manual training equipment was placed
at $700, having been cut from $lO4l.6o.
The appropriation for vocational in
structors, $S33.33 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
st least 81 new teachers will be need
e6 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 tAat there are z6,-
S41 pupils in the public schools OF the
Territory. while there are 6298 in pris
vate institutions. The department
row employs 705 teachers. The re-
mort brings out the interesting fact
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 l.56
per cent TO 2.5 per cent.
with regard to the cut in the sew
eral appropriations, superintendent
Gibson stated that the reductions may
discourage the teachers to some ex-
tent. but that it was absolutely neces-
sary for the department to make such
a cut from the fact that at this time
there is no money available. The
session of the commissioners will
come to a close this afternoon.
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