Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-12
Promotion or Graduation
Students Are Not to Be
Greatest Factors


bill introduced in the house today by
Representative Kawewehi ....
The first amendment provides that
the tenure OF office Of a teacher shall
not depend upon the number Of pupils
promoted or, graduated. as Is now the
regulation, bur solely upon the qualifi.
cations and ability of the teacher
In the second amendment II is pro-
vided that the course OF study and IT,
struction in the first eight grades shall
be so regulated that not less than so
per cent OF the study and instruction
in each school day shall be devoted
to the composition, grammar and spell
ing OF the English language 1t pro
vides further, that no person shall be
received as a pupil for instruction as
teacher in any normal class who is
not 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. T..
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-
partment is authorized to establish and
maintain schools for secular instruc-
tiCn, at such places and for such terms
as in its discretion IL may deem ad-
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,
and classify them by such methods as
ii shall deem proper. Such schools
may include normal schools, high
schools for technical instruction,
boarding schools. evening as well as
day schools. The department may
technical and other instruction in any
school where there may not be pupils
sufficient in number to justify the es.
Establishment of separate schools for
such purposes"
Fish Protection Beaten
Despite strong backing, Representa-.
tive Wilder's bill to provide close
season for amaama, or mullet, and
other protection for that food fish,
went down to defeat in the house this
morning by vote of for and Is
against
Representatives Kupihea and Fer
nandez spoke against the measure
Fernandez argued for the establish.
ment of fish commission for the pro.
lection Of fishermen and pond owners,
declaring. that pond owners have kept
the prices Of mnllet 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 "a fish
hatchery for Hawaii.
And we can not get this hatchery
unless we show that we are protecting
Cur fish" he added.
Representative Wilder's bill provid-
ing protection for Holsters, crawfish
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
1000 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 will
maintain the school until the school
funds are available. The expenses of
the school now are about $500
month.
Representative Wilder introduced
bin to repeal chapter 81 OF the revised
laws, 1915, relating to stamp duties.
In bin 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 Peddler
An annual license of $500 is pro-
vided for in 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, $2400: clerk, s2160; |
$3.50; attorney, $2I00: deputy |
sheriff, Waimea, $500: deputy sher- |
III, Koloa, $500; deputy sheriff, Ka.
waihau, 5000.
REPRESENTATIVE Mossman introduced /;
a bill fixing the salaries OF deputy |
sheriffs, Honolulu, as follows: Eva, |
$500: Waianae. 1920; waialua,
$l50e; 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 IS, providing
all girls committed to the Industrial;
school remain there until 20 years /
old: house bill 195, providing for an in
crease in the payment to Queen Lili-
uokalani from $1,000 to $500 year;
house bill "A, providing that the rolls /
close three instead of 10 days before
an election.