Polynesian., 1858-07-03
No. 9

TO modify the Law, tu author the b.att Ia opro-
pirate portion of the school tax this way and the
thing will he done. Without materially diminishing
the advantages the mass Of children enjoy in the free
schools the Board of opinion that in some of the dis
trcts at least, considerable portion Of the money de-
rived from the school tax be appropriated to teach.
ing English schools for natives Blu, the law reoures
to be altered in order to do this.
I" The aim of the government should be as il has
been, to impart at least elementary education how
imperfect, to every Hawan youth and until this
can be done in better language, let it continue to be
done in their own yernacuar tongue auy direct nj
tempt Supersede which AZ once Woud be as imnoH-
tic as it would be impractcable We're the means at
comm and, il would be an unspeakable blessing N
have every native child placed in a good E,-isb
school, and Kept there until i Lad acquired thorough
knowledge Of wha5 Is now, in ftcg 70 a great extent
the business language Of the Islands and which woud
oen to its mind new and exhaust,ess treasures Of NOR
al and intellectual wealth Bur such Is no, the fssr
The means are not at disposal The entire revenue
Of the kingdom would scarcely more than suuply the
youth the nation with good instruction in the English
language and the entire school revenue would not
more than sup 9Ort through tn year. tv wei conduct
ed English schools taught by suitable foreign masters
and these could not do Justice more than two thou
sand children allowing forty to 4 school, From Ave Tn
ten years in school, is required to give native cbid
even tOlerable knowledge OF English and what in
the mean time would become Of the more than seven
thousand children that must be left without any gov
ernment provision whatever, for their education,
in the native language in the schools AT once and eop
fnng our educational efforts to the introduction of the
English language among the natives, however well IL
may answer tor newspaper talk, will be entertained
by any sober min1ed man, much les by grave and
wi>e Legislators, under existing circumstances The
language Of nation Is part of its very being and
never was and never will be changed except by very
gradual process That Of Hawaiians is no exception to
the general rule
And in another place we read
'In order to secure the most speedy success in Civ
ing the English language to the nation the English
school law Of 1894 needs, as it TO me- and the
Board of Education is of the opinion to be some
what modified. Those who enjoy the advantages of
these schools, in part at government expense should
under formal obligation to send their chill
dren steadily for length Of time, sufficient TO secure
the object otherwise. after the scholar has got onlv
mere smatering of English, just enough to fill him
with cOncet, and do him, perhaps, as much harm as
good he leaves school, and what has been expended on
him is about as good lost. The plan adopted in the
Royal school TO bind the parents, by a written obiga-
tiOn to sc their children regularly for series of
years, paying portion OF the expense. has worked
WELL and 50 far remeliel the evil alluded to-
"Again, III order to Success these schools must be
permanent, and order to do this their support must
be At present this is case The sup ,ort
depending in part ptren,s many of whom are poor
and more hcklemInded, Is tot sure and teachers
Of course leave aud seek other employment The basis
OF the Law is too broad for the wants of the nation
but 90 broad for Better have few Eng
lish schools natives, well supported and well taught
by well qualified masters, many only hall sustain-
ed, and consequently poorly taught
- Our hr>t and di. ect aim Oud be to raise I'D a
class OF natives To eIch the ing In lnguage to their
own people 10 teach the HatiOs by employment Of
10 e'snOrs Uul would Ue altogether expensive and
III lac imprlc tble; ,ut it may be dOne and well
done, tItOug natives. the experiment thus far
made in the VA School is quite encouraging in this
respect Several Of the nrst class, a Young lady
are daily enpl ye, part of the time in teiching un-
der the eye "f tn Principal au with SUCCESS Should
such spend few years in Oahu College, even in Tie
preparatory partmeut, il Will he of great advantage
TO IN NJ and there l. nO ~pn why they may no. be
well qualified TO ten, II tae E,gsh language and
through tn medium c,nniuu;tJe knOA Ledge 10 the
n1I'es This done. the mai. ifh ultS will be over.
Native Afford 10 much cheaper than foreign
ers aud can i've anywhere On the l,TOup. With this
view al-O, the Royal School requires vigorously
sustained HOrmIl school, and a. pupils lor the
preparatory department o. the College >