The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-04
DROWNSFNDONL
TWO INVESTIGATORS
Hearing OF Dropped Teachers
Goes Over Because OF Lack
OF Quorum
From Tuesday Advrrtiscr)

Mr.. and Mrs. I. G.. Brown of Kau.
al, who have for some time sought to
learn Just why they were both dropped
by the department of public instruction
as teachers in the territorial schools,
did not secure the hearing they expect
ed yesterday before the education com
missiOners.
They were on hand early, with their
attorney, Fred Patterson of Lihue,
Kauai. Fo- time it did really seem
as If the hearing they have sought
would be accorded them. They were
in consultation with Superintendent
Kinney, and School Commissioners l..
q. Blnckman and Mrs. Theodore Rich.
ards, the Oahu members Of the board
for an hour.
II was then announced to the ere
tired" teachers that wireless messages
had just been forwarded to William II.
Smith ut Hilo and Eric \. Knudsrn in
Kauai, commissioners, asking them. if
posible@ to be in Honolulu tomorrow
when, NAOuld they come, a quorum will
be on hand and the herring may go
on. David G. Lindsay, the Maui com
missioner and Mrs. b. d. Bond, the
second Big Island member of the
board, are away in the mainland.
"No date had been set for the hear.
ing the Browns seek" Superintendent
Kinney explained yesterday, "but it
was thought that We milht It n
quorum today. This did not mater.
ialize, but if Commissioners Smith and
Knudsen get here on Wednesday we
may be able TO 60 on
ave have n meeting on August IA,
however, following the close of the
summer school which is now in Sos.
sion here and when additional appoint
mrnts from the newly certified teachers
will be made. IF we cannot secure
have to wait until the August IA meet
ing for their hearing
Il suggested today that they tell
heir story to the commissioners pre-.
sent and that the latter would place il
before the full board when it met.
This did not appeal to them, how
ever
The Browns said yesterday that they
expected a full and impartial hearing
before the commissioners. When the
appointments for the coming school
year were made by the board recent
" the Browns discovered that they
had received no appointments No
reason for dropping them from the
teaching staff was given them, it is
claimed. They have been teaching
at Waimea, Kauai. Mr.. Brown being
the principal and his wife his assistan
n the government there.
After learning that they had been
dropped, they appealed to the superin.
tendent of public instruction. Finding
no satisfaction there they placed the
matter before the Governor, with no
better result. Finally, friends on
Kauai sent in numerically signed petit
ton asking for the reinstatement of
the Browns or, else an investigation
This did not seem to do any good, il
is claimed and the chamber Of com.
mCrce of Kauai then took u hand in
the matter.
Some sort of promise was then
given to the Browns that their com.
plant would be given an airing before
the school commissioners. 1t had been
generally understood that the hearing
was to be held yesterday. Only two
commissioners were present Yesterday
Two more, one each. in Hawaii and
Kauai. wireless messages being sent
hurriedly requesting them to come 50
AS to be here on Wednesday. The othel
two cOmmissio ners are in the mainland