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THE GARDEN ISLAND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1912
THE GARDEN ISLAND
TUESDAY XOY. 26th. 1912.
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K. C. IIopruR, Manager
hands ot its County lreasircr, to;
be paid out ly him when salaries
are due. As to the salary sched
ule, a local hoard and a Territorial!
board would attend to that.'-
There i s a strong sentiment
growing in favor of local control of
our school affairs, and if such can
he brought about in a manner to
maintain t li e efficiency of our
schools and avoid politics, we will
heartily support the local control
idea along the lines suggested
above.
ENGLISH
SUFFRGETTES
Tiik (Mcsliiin of lmnl
LOCAL rout rnl if uM'air- xr
CONTROL taming to our Pulilir
Instruction Department,
has of late come in for quite a bit
of discussion, and as the cause is
one which this paper has been
inclined to favor, it is to be hoped
that the present time is as good
as any to take the matter up.
If local control of schools could
be carried out successfully on any
of the islands, it is our opinion
that Kauai is in a better condition
for the experiment than any of its
sister counties. As to the ulti
mate success of such a scheme, we
will mention a local law which
proved most successful in l'orto
Rico a number of years ago, one
which the writer had the pleasure
of lending a hand in its formation
and later on, of observing it
practically applied. When men
tion is made that this law was
enacted in 1899, some o f our
readers will say we are old-fashioned,
but the law worked out so
successfully that, in considering
local control of schools, to our
mind there can be no question as
to the adaptability of such a plan.
If this plan should be used as a
basis upon which to establish local
control of schools, it would give
us the following offices:
( 1 ) A local board of officials of
three men, w i t h the title of
"County Commissioners," whose
duties would be the transaction of
all business pertaining to school
matters, including the appointing
and dismissing o f teachers, the
appointment of a county superin
tendent and the arranging with
the Board of Supervisors for build
ings, etc. This Board to be
appointed by the governor for a
term ni not less than four years.
(2) A county superintendent,
whose duties would lie similar to
those of the present supervising
principal, and who would be an
ex-officio member of the local
board of commissioners. He to
have the power to employ or dis
charge, always, however, with tl)c
approval of the commissioners.
(3) A Board of Territorial Com
missioners to be composed of-the
chairman of each County Board of
Commissioners and the Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, the
latter to be an ex-officio member,
and chairman ot this Territorial
Board. This board would meet in
Honolulu as often as necessary
when the action of local boards
would be taken up for considera
tion. (4) A superintendent with of
fices in Honolulu, where all statis
tical work would b e compiled;
who would b y personal" visits,
keep in touch with all Territorial
educational institutions and make
out various reports required from
the Department.
( 5 ) A local Board in each school
district to be composed of thlee
citizens, elected for one. two
and three years respectively, the
election to be held in the school
buildings amiuallv; one' new mem
ber, thus being added each year.
The power of these boards would be
restricted to the looking after
truants, observing water supplies
and in fact, reporting any irreg
ularity in connection with school
affairs which comes under their
observation. The idea of haying
the local board, is the effect it might
have in toning up th school, the
fact that anv father is given a per
sonal interest in the direction of
school affairs, appealing to his per
sonal pride anil creating a healthy
interest in school affairs in his com
munity, each new member, doing
his utmost to excel his predecessor.
The above plan mav seem out of
the question with some, but the
writer Inn ing Meii such a plan in
operation, and known of its result-,,
will s-iv regardless of the
fact that such wa in effect twelve
years ago, that a plan along these
lines could be easily applied on
Kauai.
Ia discussing the possibilities of
such recently, t h e question of
air. nixing the salary schedule,
the pay of teachers, etc., was
brought up. "I cannot see," said
one, "that local control would
effect the salary question. The
Territorial Treasurer has a certain
sum allot! -d for such purposes,
and instead f retaining it as he
now does, Kauai's share, for in
stance, could be placed in the
Fon month? past
there have conn
reports from Kn-
gland of the mili
tant methods of the English suf
fragettes. In the contest to win
political equality with men, they
have used all manner of violence.
A leading member was sentenced
t o five years imprisonment for
wounding a man with a hatchet.
But like Mrs. Pankherst, she went
on a "hunger strike," refusing to
eat, and though the prison officials
resorted to feeding her through a
tube, she ejected all nourishment
and was finally given her freedom
on September 20th., to prevent
her dying in prison.
Miss Gladys Evans, who a t -tempted
t set fire to a theater in
Dublin, where Premier Asquilt
was speaking, has lately secured
her release from prison by the
same tactics. She, however is re
quired to report to the authorities
every month, and will be remand
ed to prison should she again re
sort t o violence. The English
government is apparently outwitt
ed by the fighting suffragettes,
who refuse to be punished as or
dinary criminals, but demand that
they be regarded as political offen
ders. The government is determin
ed that the suffragettes shall not
play the mirtyr. It appears that
the women are able to defy the
officers, but have not yet worn the
ballot tor their sex and success
seems no nearer than when they
made the first, foolish demonstration.
L. Y. TIM
Has entered the rent ser
vice, and has provided him
self with a big
Five-Seater Buick
Special attention paid to
commercial travelers. Rea
sonable rates to all parts of
the island.
'Phone 600
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HONOLULU, T. II.
In another column will be found
a communication recently received
by Supt. W. T. Pope from the de
partment of the Interior Bureau of
Education, Washington D.C. , and
written by P. P. Claxton, Com
missioner of Education. As will
be seen by a perusal of the letter,
the Commissioner has expressed
his approval cf the local system of
education in no doubtful manner.
However, he ilid not like our
arithmetic a n d frankly said as
much. He also makes some curt
suggestions which are theoretical
gems if nothing more. His idea
of completing the arithmetic in the
sixth, year, for instance, being one
of them. le scores a point how
ever, where, in referring to "out
1 i n e in arithmetic," he says
"though it is in keeping with that
which is most common in this
country," (meaning of course
throughout the States.) This is
one of the weak points of the
present system t h e arranging
of many of our studies to too
closely correspond with those of
the mainland schools. The con
ditions are entirely different in the
two places, the racial question,
necessitating, first of all, a certain
amount of knowledge of English
as a foundation to build upon.
With Chinese and Japanese
schools in close proximity to our
public schools, holding sessions
from ( A. M. to S A. si. and after
noon sessions from 2:30 to 5, the
public school has a greater task to
perform in the moulding of Amer
ican citieus and properly educat
ing them, than most people realize.
I n addition t o private schools
win rein nothing hut foreign
language is taught, the home en
vironnieiit of nearly every pupil in
our public schools, is absolutely
foreign to the goal which the pub
lic teacher is striving to attain. Such
being the c.ise, not a teacher in the
Territory but can realize the im
practability of the successful in
troduction of a system of educa
tion, a duplication of that which is
applicable in the States.
Secretary Fisher of the De
partment of the Interior, upon his
return to the United States from
his investigation tour here, seems
to have gotten b u s y with the
famous Alaska coal controvtrsv ,
! commonly known as the Cunniug
j ham claims. Fisher roncclled the
.claims as being fraudulent. It was
I t h e ccleiirated controversy over
these lands that caused the dis
missal of Gilford Piuchot from the
Fori slrv Service, and the retire
1 mint of Rich. nd A. Ballingcr
from tue cabinet.
PRIMP PALE
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HARTWIG HARDERS, the Mil
waukee Brewmaster, h a s personal su
pervision of every bottle brewed. He is
drawing a salary that would make you
gasp because he knows his business.
He has given us a beer ideally brewed
under ideal conditions. It does not have
to be doped, because it is "brewed to suit
the climate." t
You get the benefit of this if you get
the beer.
ORDER A CASE FOR FAMILY USE
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ALEKAU1LA ST., NEAR ELECTRIC POWER STATION.
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HONOLULU
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Real Estate, Insurance, Trusts
WANTED Two or three first-class
agents on Kauai.
"Fansteel" Electric Iron
Best on the Market
Honolulu Electric Co., Ltd.
House Wiring and Electrical Fixtures
a specialty
Heating Apparatus cf All Kinds
"Columbia" Drawn-wire Tungstan Lamps
Motors and Dynamos, all sizes in stock
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We are the agents for the Westing-
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operating machinery
Hawaiian Electric Co., Ltd.
HONOLULU
Waimea Machine & Automobile Works
Geo. A. Bertram, Proprietor.
General machine, Automobile and gas
engine repairs, auto supplies,
parts, etc.
AGENTS FOR ACETELINE GAS LIGHTING CO.
PLANT INSTALLATION AND REPAIRS
Vu
An educational exchange says
that at a ri-ci :il repuhlican con
vention 1n.-lil i n Honolulu, the
nat lye wonu u were very anxious
to vote. Let us sincerely trust that
this "anxiotisness," will remain
within the limits of the city.
If you desire a good sewing ma
chine, ring up I77L., and R. Maehala
will give you a demonstration on the
new style drop case Wilcox & Gibbs.
He can also show you an assortment
of styles in the new store at Nawili
wili. R. MAEHALA, Agent
Tel. 1 77L. Store at Nawiliwili.
canizine
We Are equipped with the very highest grade
American machine tools and our facilities for the
handling of automobile repair work are
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Our efforts are to please our patrons, and a
trial will prove to you how easily it is done.
WE DELIVER THE GOODS
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Tel. 32 W. WAIMEA, KAUAI. P.O. Box K.
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Kauai trade solicited
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Koloa
Plantatoin
Store
! Wholesale and Retail Groceries.
Dry Goods of all Descriptions.
General Plantation
Supplies.
