Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05

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tablisb scholarships at the College oil
Hawaii which shall be available foI
students who have entered that in
stitntlon from high schools In the ter
ritofHf > b.
The report of Superintendent Kin
ney Is In part as follows:
School S5ppIies.s 49,. -
During the present school year the
distri button Of scheol supplies by the
department has been conducted on a
plan different from that followed In
Z the nAst At the end of the past
school year principals we're called
upon 10 make acquisitions for the en-
tire term following. which acquisitions
were gone over first by the superyis.
ing principals and later by the office
force. In this way ii has been posi-,
BILE 10 keep better check on the re-
QUESTION for supplies than II was pos.
sible TO do In the past when requisi
lions were made ont any time during
the year whenever need arose. II has
also simplified the system Of handling
supplies very materially, and has done
away with the complaints relative to
tardy filing of orders. Furthermore,
saving in money has been effected.
However, further Improvement IN
the system of handling school sup.
plies Is. now being worked out. The
supervising principals and the princi-
pals Of the larger schools have been
asked ID furnish estimates as to the
amoeHtiof supplies needed per pupil
For iinstance, IL has been estimated
that pieces Of paper. per day, per
pupil is a reasonable amount. On this
line estimates can be made on the
amount OF each kindsofssunpHes on the
basis az one pupil ard, when these
figures have been worked out, IL will
be POSSIBLE 10 Distribute supplies from
The head Office without asking the
etencher for acquisitions, 4 s..F
Employment. % TeaehaEs .rsssxys
The comfditteeS Recommendation
that teachers be appointed on written
contracts has been adopted. -Certifi-
Gated teachers, IN geed standing, are
given q contract employing them for
the school year, or for the remainder
OF the school year, IN CASE they enter
the service after the opeaiDs n school.
Teachers whose work been UNI.
satisfactory, or who haS "a mt the
regular certificates required by the
department. are given pr9Risional con-
tracts, giving them employment sub
iecf 10 q months notice il case Il Is
found advisablest TO dismiss .theH. Each
teacher is. upon appointment, sent 2
contract forms. both Of which are sign
ed BY the superinte11in and teacher.
The teacher retains olie feopy and the
,Itnartment the other The forms Of
both contracts are appended TO this
report. They outline the conditions
OF employment incorporating the rules
OF the department as a part OF the
contract and II Is hoped that BY this
means all misunderstanding relative
to the terms Of employment may be
avoided. It IL too early to say def
initely as yet that this has been ef
fecfed, but It is certain that no case
Of misunderstanding has come to the
notice Of the department so far since
the adoption of the contracts.
The present salary schedule Is not
entirely satisfactory as It gives rise
at times to apparently anomalous con-
6Itions. However, q careful study of
the schedule has convinced me that
no radical changes can be made there
in without involving an additional ex-
pense so material that ] do not think
II advisable to consider It
In order to bring the standing OF
the various teachers in the service Of