The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-27
Thirty Teachers J,
| NEEDED TO FILL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Superintendent Kinney Confident
Present Difficulty win Be
Overcome Very Shortly
FACULTY MEMBERS ALL
PROVE GOOD AMERICANS
Department To Be On Watch For.
Possible Detection Among Tu-
tors of Foreign Birth

"We are now just about thirty
teachers short in our school force,"
said Henry W. Kinney, superintendent
of public instruction, while discussing
the school situation yesterday.
Honolulu and Oahu schools are all
well provided for in this respect, there
hardly being a teacher missing or
vacancy to be filed. Maui and Kauai
schools are in fairly good shape, prob.
ably six teachers on each of these two
islands not being on their jobs yet.
The Island of Hawaii is the greatest
sufferer in this regard. We are short
there about a dozen and a half teach.
ers. The two Eona districts and North
Hilo are the sections Of the Big Island
most affected by the present shortage.
"Otherwise, the schools are getting
along in fine shape, the attendance in
most of them exceeding that of last
year, even though some $500 pupils Of
fourteen years and over have been
granted leave to work on some of the
Plantations up 10 the end OF this
| month. -
Still Some Teachers Shy
| Mr.. Kinney said that he was greatly
disappointed when a batch of thirty
! two mainland teachers expected last
week failed to materialize except for
dozen who showed up. The others
were unable to come owing to lack of
transportation facilities, but are ex-
pected shortly, the superintendent be-
! lieves
In the training department Of the
| Territorial Normal and Training School
the enrolment at present is 355, as
follows: Senior division, fifty eight;
junior, ninety five; sophomore, 1O3, and
freshman, lO2. There is, however
slight falling off here from last year,
this being accounted for because of
the many young men who have been
inducted into service through the draft.
Male teachers in the government
schools are at a premium, the guard
and draft having taken practically all
who were on hand and came within the
| necessary age limits.
Some Do Double Sh!tt
In the schools where there is still
a shortage of teachers those on hand
are doing double shift, handling two
and in some cases three classes in
stead of one. In the Hakalau School,
South HilO, Hawaii, of which Eugene
s. Capellas is principal one teacher
had at last accounts ninety-fve pupils
in her primary grade.
The inability, too, of contractors to
complete certain new school buildings
in time for the opening of the school
a week ago last Monday has given the
department some annoyance, but in
these cases a number Of classes are
being taught in the shade under the
trees n|the school grounds.
"This is all right as long as the
weather, which has been perfect for
some time, holds good, said Mr.. Kin
ney. "They are holding open air
| classes at the Normal, Kauluwela and
Waipahu schools, where the new big
concrete buildings remain unfinished. "
MIR. Kinney has very pronounced
views in regard to the presence Of
a number of teachers in the schools
who are rated enemy aliens.
Alien Enemy Teachers
"SOme one, probably with the best
intentions in the world, has got off
on the wrong foot in this mattcr,'
he said. 81 am positive that the de-
partmcnt has no teacher in its EN-
| ploy who is pro Hun in tendencies.
| The teachers who are aliens have all
| taken the oath Of allegiance to the
government of the United States.
"If any one has any information
in regard to the pro Hun sympathies
| of any of our schOOltraChCrs | shall be
| pleased to listen to him. | have acted
in con junction with the federal and
army authorities here in regard to the
question and am satisfied that We are
on the right track or tack.
"Should any schOoltCachCr show anv
pro Hun tendencies in his or her work
] am satisfied that it would not take
more than twenty four hours before
we would come to hear of 1t. The
| children attending school are intensely
patriotic and even the smallest pupil
would Immediately report the defec-
tion of any teacher proving pro Hun.
Keeping Tab For Defections
"Of courSe, in the school depart
ment, as in every other governmental
| department, there are teachers whose
! parents were German, but | am salts
| fed as to the Americansm of these
| teachers. Just because teachers
parents happened to have been born
in Germany il no Just reason why we
should show discrimination. Some of
our best Americans had German
| parents.
We are taking no chances, however,
and are keeping tab on such cases as
those complained of and should any
of the tendencies mentioned be shown
we will deal with them without de-
lay"
During the month of October Mr..
Kinney will visit Maui Hawaii and
Kauai to gather data for the board
of estimates, which will meet during
the month Of December to prepare the
school budget for the coming session
Of the legislature. The school com
missionrrs will also meet in December,
when they will also consider the budget,
as well as other department affairs.
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