Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-18
OFFICIAL EFFICIENCY,

A
There were some pertinent words
spoken AZ complimentary dinner
held in this city last week. at which
number Of county officers were pres
ent, and undoubtedly what was said
by the president Of the board OF trade
at that time will be carefully remem.
bered, and the community will AZ q
whole be extremely pleased should
| the Supervisors continue 10 act upon
what YVES then said.
Mr.. Mckay, as usual, went straight
| to the point when he asserted that
the business men and taxpayers of
the county appreciated the getting OF
results by the county officers more
than the doing OF politics, and that
there was little doubt about the sat
fsfaction that now prevailed in con.
nection with the efficient manner in
which the present board had carried
out the pledges of its members at the
thine Of election as to economy, yet
without curtailiEg necessary work.
The speaker went even further in
his commentator and stated that for
himself he would gladly support the
present incumbe1ts for reelection,
based upon their record alone, and he
had no doubt that the members Of
the board of trade would almost unan-
imously feel as he did and throw
their influence and support in favor
Of the men who have made good tin.
der conditions which have been a han
dicap. ..~-
When the present board came into
office it found county debt or
$4,000 in the shape of a deficit, yet
this has been cleared off, all work
has been practically completed, other
good work Ii being done, and all In
spite Of an extra expenditure Of $780,.
600 for damages to roads due to
fIoods.-Hilo Tribune. ..-I
Why PROTECT THE TEACHER?
: In another column of this issue we
print letter from a well.known Maui
school teacher replying to our stand
against the proposal to have the school
laws changed so as to limit the au-
thority Of the department in the APP
pointment of teachers. Our correspond
emit urges the single point that under
the present system the teacher has
no protection. ; ..s"ss..*f~*' i
It might be asked why should
teacher be entitled to any more pro-
lection than Is any other class OF
worker? The clerk, the stenographer,
the bookkeeper, the common laborer,
has. no guarantee to his job save only
his personal effieiency-his ability to
make good. And few there are who
question that this Is matter Of prin.
ciple. Outside Of county road Job,
where a mans ability to control votes
Is Of greater weight than his ability
to handle pick snd shovel, there are
mighty few. places where any other
consideration has much weight.
1t is true that, as in every other
Eaik+ IN. life,. Ia Justice. may. occasion
ally occur under the present system,
But Il should be remembered that
with heavy responsibility on the
shoulders of the appointing power,
mistakes of fayoritisrn or prejudice
are much less likely than under a sys-s
tenn where such responsibility is
scattered. Also vital mistakes of this
kind are much more easily corrected
than where no such direct responsible. 4
.ty exists. Another feature of the
present school system is that teacher
upon appointment, makes contract
which is legally binding during the
period of the school year. Further
protection should not be expected II
the, efficiency of the schools is to be !
Iept at the highest.--Maui News.
COOPERATION FOR THE CITY.