Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-19
iAMEIIAMEFA BOYS SCHOOL SCI ERELY
CRITICIZED IN REPORT TO ASHFORD
Special Committees Findings Filed This Week Particularly
Scathinq With Reference to Principal BosWck-Ioo Much
Military Drill Declared Given Youngsters -

your committee regrets that u has
found IL necessary to criticize, perhaps
somewhat severely, some Of the opera
lions Of the boys school, but has only
done 30 10 the hope that the criticism
viii prove constructive and result in
Improvement IN this noble institution.
With these remarks Attorney d. L.
wilmington, Attorney Joseph Laghtfoot
and Mrs. Emma NalklIin& bring 70 a
close their repoF: on conditions at the
Kamehameha schools, they having
been appointed on a special committee
OF investigation BY Circuit Judge Ash.
ford at the time when the 31st annual
report OF the trustees of the estate OF
the late Berniee Pauahi Bishop. foun.
Ger Of the schools, was before the local
eourt for approval The report was
filed with Judge Ashford this week.
Months Of hard work brought the re-
port to a completion on Monday. and
II Is probably one of the most com
piete documents OF Its kind ever pre-
scented TO a local court. Practically
every phase OF work and life at both
the boys and girls schools has been
Investigated and, while the report con.
tains much constructive criticism, still
the committee on q number OF &C.
casions voices hearty praise OF the
work the schools are BOW doing.
During its investigation the, COM
mittee gave special attention to nine
subjects: The teaching force, admis-
sion Of pupils, discipline, military
training, course of study, workshop
system, manual training and prepare
tory school -.
The report being too exhaustive to
print in its entirety, the following ex-
cerpts WIN serve to give clear idea
Of the findings OF the committee:
TEACHING FORCE
aAf the meeting Of your committee
With the trustees the frequent changes
"A teachers was referred TO and de-
plored, not only by your committee but
BY the trustees present. The trustees
explained that everything possible was
being done TO induce the teachers to
remain at KaniehAmehA. ".., -
Good salaries are paid and after q
certain length Of serVice the teachers
are given the option Of ont years va
cation on half pay, or six months
vacation on full pay. Your committee
believes that this plan Is an excellent
one and should be encouraged. ~
The work on the teachers is very
frying and that Is particularly so In o
boarding school where The teachers
are practically on duty "a hours day.
Your committee feels that one or the
reasons why the teachers employed
It Kamehameha, In recent years, do
not remain there, n that there seems
ID be very little hope Of preferment In
the schnoi. II seems that whenever
the higher positions IN the schools
become vacant, the trustees It'll the
vacancies from persons on the main
land.
princlpsIo Are Eftleient
Your com1nittee wishes Il TO be
pn1erstood thai II making TIE fore.
SDlnt rsmarks. they 90 not intend any
rhilectlnn upon the president. Mr..
Webster, or upon the principal OF the
girls, school, Mss Newton. Mr.. Web.
ster fs certainly giving the best
there % an him Cor this service, and
your committee can express no higher
praise Of Miss Newton man that she
IS following IN the Footsteps Of the late
principal, Miss Ida M. Pope, whose
loss 70 the school and to the girls OF
Hawaii mel win be felt Cor many years
10 come.
ct must be considered BY anyone
giving the subject any thought that II
= very desirable that teachers should
be employed who are familiar with
Hawaii and Hawaiians.
When teacher who has beer
connected with school for 90 years
can state that he Is no longer respon
gible for the course Of instruction
either that teacher,g usefulness ha,
CHASED or there is something wr0ul
with the MANAGEMENT OF the school
Yoar committee believes that !
full and free discussion by the mem
b6rs of the faculty had been encour
aged for the past two years. the com
plants n 20 the course Of study. Eng
lish, etc. would never has arisen
There should Re faculty meetingI
held II regular Intervals, In whicl
every snhjeet perfaining to discipiin,
and curriculum should be fully dis
cnssed. and that b particularly TIL
case when ths schools are presidel
over oy persons unacquainted viii