Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-12
Promotion or Graduation oil
Students Are Not to Be
Greatest Factors

public instruction are features Of a
1iIl introduced in the house today by
representative Kawewehi.
The first amendment provides that
he tenure of office of teacher shall
lot depend upon the number OF pupils
promoted OF graduated. as is now the
equation, but solely upon the qualifi-
ations and ability of the teacher.
In the second amendment it is pro
gided that the course of study and III
struction in the first eight grades shall
be so regulated that not less than 80
Der cent OF the study and instruction
in each school day shall be devoted
% the composition, grammar and spell
ng OF the English language. II pro
gides further, that no person shall be
received as a pupil for instruction as
4 teacher in any normal class who is
not a graduate of high school or col
lege, or who has not attained 81 per
cent in an examination in the English
language prepared by the College of
Hawaii, such examination to be equiv
alent in every respect to the senior
examination in English in the high
school,
Department Powers Detailed
Section 273 is amended to read, in
part, as follows:
"The department shall have entire
charge and control and be responsible
for the conduct of all affairs apper-
tanning to public instruction. The de-
ioartment is authorized to establish and
maintain schools for secular instruc-
ton, at such places and for such terms
as in it's discretion it may deem adj
yisable and the funds at its disposal
may permit. The department shall
regulate the course Of study to be pur-
sued in all grades of public schools,
ana classify them by such methods as
it shall deem proper. Such schools
may include normal schools, high
schools for technical instruction,
boarding schools, evening as well az
day schools. The department may
also maintain classes for normal,
technical and other instruction in any
school where there may not be pupils
sufficient in number to justify the es.
tablishment of separate schools for
such purposes.
Fish Protection Beaten
Despite strong backing, Represents
tive Wilder's bill to provide close
season for annaarna, or mullet, and
other protection for that food fish,,
went down to defeat in the house this
morning by vote of s for and 1S
against
Representatives Kupihea and Fer.
nandez spoke against the measure.
Fernandez argued for the establish
ment Of fish commission for thepro
lection of fishermen and pond owners.
declaring that pond owners have kept
the prices Of mullet high.
Wilder asserted that the people OF
Hawaii have got to show the delegate
to congress that the islands have fish
protection, and that he will then work
for federal support to secure fish
hatchery for Hawaii.
"And we can not get this hatchery
unless we show that we are protecting
our fish, /" he added.
representative Wilder's bill provid
ing protection for Holsters, crawfisn
and crabs passed third reading by
vote Of is for and 10 against.
Money for School
A bill introduced by Representative
Wilcox provides an appropriation of
$4,000 as additional funds from the
school fund for maintenance, repairs
and equipment of the boys industrial.
school, for the biennial period ending.
December 81, 1917. This amount viii
maintain the school until the school
funds are available. The expenses Of
the school now are about $2500 a
month.
Representative Wilder introduced a
bill to repeal chapter 81 of the revised
laws, 1915, relating to stamp duties.
In bill by Representative Miles it is
provided that every national banking
association or corporation in the ter
ritory shall be assessed and taxed on
the value of its shares of stock.
shares and stock to be valued and as
sessed as is other property for taxa
ton.
License for Peddlef
An annual license of 5000 is pro-
vided for in q bill introduced by Rep
resentative MARQUEE. relating to per-
sons, firms or corporations engaged in.
the peddling and selling of goods and
merchandise in the territory to others
than merchants.
Representative Kula introduced a
bill fixing the salaries of certain coun-
ty officers as follows:
Sheriff, Kauai, $24OO; clerk. s2160;
auditor. S2l60; attorney, $2I00: deputy
sheriff, waimea. $500; deputy sher-
iff, Koloa, 1880; deputy sheriff, Ka-
waihau, 5000.
Representative Mossman introduced
bill fixing the salaries OF deputy
sheriffs, Honolulu, as follows: Eva,
$500: Waianae. $1,000; Waialua,
$150c; Koolauloa, $1,000; Koolaupoko.
1920.
The following bills were tabled:
Many Bills Killed
House bill 16, relating to high sher.
ifs and their deputies practising in
civil cases; house bill los, leaving to
judge the discretion of granting a
nolle prosequi; house bill 95, providing
all girls committed to the Industrial
school remain there until 20 years