The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-10-13
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HE ~ RH VI. HITNE.Y.

Courtesy were. = person To- welcome his neighbors
70 continue a lifelong habit and drink the
stream flowing by their own doors well - hi-
His neighbor- might possibly fail To III such
case. the significance Of the invitation, just
fail 10 the virtue there i ia this singular uyi
tatyu Of the Board of Education tp continue
habit which for nearly half 4 century. have
/ felt It privilege To exercise freely
draw the breath Uf life. without anv regard the.
irOwus favOrs VI third parties. The invitation
I we have said IL very sIngUlarly uniqur-yct not
less than i this fresh attempt to push it upon
our attention. What does ii all mean;
s. This i not tire place tor = discussion of the
Biblcin-schUol question. IL may therefore be lelt
I it l.
iausic u, tie public schools IS tOrIiIsJ, school
erercise.r Tie Inspector Gcnerai-to say nothing
Of the published - rules" of the BOarl-Saii the
same thing. unless indeed there technical
catches designed 10 mI>lead the unwary Certainly
that Is the general understanding of his instrUc
tun- and what i more IL i the practice uniformly
II. all public schools within my knowledge. Vocal
music mas been rigidIy expelled from the schools
under the present Board religious Instructions;
and both are unknown. II the Board really does
set forth r1des which eludc the comprehension Of
ordinary people, the fault l. their own: and the
remedy j. simple. Let IL be applied
= The report objects not To the Lords prayer.
that has been for scores Of years in daily use, in
the. schools What they do object to Is after the
imperative exclusion of all religious and sectarian
instruction from the schools that they should thus
cndrayOr To force upon them a 'ortten form g
pTGy.r. a thing which i obnoXioualy srctIFian
Either the logic Of the review Is lame ON this. on
other topics dealt wih, else it II too recOudite
for common minds.
sand O. We take it the point Of this article of
the report il sufficiently obvious to any fair minded
man who regards it as a consistent whole. or who
is at least willing to believe that it was designed
rs such The complaint i that in accordance with
the unlairnc~s charged against t!r action of the
Board of Education (in the preceding ariICIcl.
have here still another item viz. discriminating
conr,uudinC of things against Professionalism TO the
. advantage of RomLuism. But under the circum-
stances II would bc too much. doubtless. to cXIect
an unprejudiced Interpretation "i the points made
in the report, an honorable treatment OF the
same. And have much Of this sort of
procedure the part OF the Board. that some OF
us have ceased to look for lair and candid. much
less for high minded treatment. worthy body of
holding the responsible position which they
occupy. The Evangelical Professionalism of the
Islands has nothing Of the kind to hope for 30 long
as they pursue their present policy.
We charge the Board with designed ignoring
of the fact ;iiat certain schools are composed of
Protestant children. entirely or very nearly and
that against the wishes Of the parents aud entire
community. Roman Catholic teachers have been
put over these schools. without any valid eNci:Se
whatever. The Board aver that in only two in
stances has this been done. either consequence
of mixing schools otherwise This assertion i
contrary facts which are patent to all | will
not however aver that the member of the Board
who is responsible for the review, aware OF
the doings of the Inspector General. If ne was
not. lie should have been or kept silence. When
be penned that disclaimer. was he aware Of the
Inspector Generals proceedings in IiO: If not
/ would tainly advise him To make inquiry
either of the Priest or MSsiOnary-aSO of the In
spcctOT's dOings in North k0hala. IN which hc
united a J,rirHe school of the RumInists numbering
Is pupils with public school numbering upwards
of 40 pupils aud gave them both over to the
Priests care. having put them previously under
Roman Catholic teachers Furthermore did they
read the official announcement afterwards
published). that Roman Catholic teacher bad
been procured and To- be sent Immediately
for another school in kohala composed of PrOtes-
tant children nearly 30 in number? And then his
further announcement that he should continue TO
send teachers of that same religious denomination
replacing in every wcll-qualifed Protestant
teachers who acceptable 10 the parents: And
similar facts reported in other parts OF the
Islands. Now. i il conceivable that we can place
confidence in men who thus deal with questions
which vitality affect the most precious Interests of
the larger part of the nation. Would such men. l
ask. hesitate to apply the pains and penalties OF
persecution outright. in land less afflicted with
light than these Islands? We are not keepers OF
ROmanism and / possible force III the
alleged want of impartiality on our part because
fOTsUOth have call to- fight their battles.
They amply able 10 for their own interests
10. Here have in the report the most as
founding of all its specifications touching the NAL
feasauce of the Board of Education. Men gf kyOlcg
immortality H chdrges hTrjIg been Seectei lch
deliberate purpose to g'rari the Uirtie Of The children
and youth Of The nation. The reply To this grave
imuutation i as follows: There yrere ,JiidGSeS
Jstir the food ~ and JryjGJly there may be til tie
end of the trOTld =! Who the particular antedilu-
vilu Judas was have no means OF knowing. but
what conceivable connection the existence OF
hvpOcritc before the food can have with the above
specification the acts therein charged l. beyond
II. Tie schools are LETT Jy The Boqrd Of El,ca-
ton iriEO,d q L,udkliI." says the report. and all
who know anything of rural life among liawalians
are aware that To leave the schools without
such an officer Is to cOnSign them To- speedy death
The reply of the Board the allegation X that the
Committee might have known that the appoint
mcut Of lima k7ld i discretionary with the local
school agents. Very well and suppose they
had been possessed OF this marvellous bit of knowl
edge-as beyond question they were-wOuld this
have relieved the difficulty or released the Board
from the responsibility Of leaving whole districts
without a lima k7Ip. and thus condemning those
schools to an inevitable extinction?
I3 The report specifies. its final complaint
against the Board Of Education that "hey hare re-
elur.d tie 1rrgeS of the teachers 10 a uniform rate.
triti0,d relrd To the amount # LIbOr performed ar
To the skill idelify Of the teacher and thus tHAs"
srfrry IU stimuli Ia srsTtiOH and preutItiUt'y er-
ElltSfed the school funds and turned the children
loose hr0Vyt long reactions TO roam az 'de'eSS and
mischief
The truth Of the charge Is admitted and justified.
with the denial. however. that all stimulus i taken
away by the payment OF a uniform rate of wages.
In practice. find Notwithstanding that this IS
the result. and II would be well 10 understand, II
pCssible how anv other result cDUif be looked for
from so ,uIbusiness course Of procedure. But
say the Board. we offer premiums for special eN-
cellence in school Keeping Yet even -uPposng
it possible that practice of preni'im-gyng could
be general and meet the necessities of the case
(Which Is in effect not suppoSable) wOuid IT not be
an awkward and blUudcriug method OF efeciing a
desirable end2 As simple matter of fact in this
part Of the country we have never heard syllable
Of premium-eivng. And considering that the men
are rare who take any considerable interest in the
matter Of Hawaiian education and schools speak
Of officials under the present Board as well as
others-could any more unsatisfactory way oi do
ina business be- devised. Men who have taught
successfully for half of years feel wrongcd
when a girl or q boy. the fIvorits Of some local
school agent. i picked Up from the streets. aud
with no sufficient knowledge. character or cNpr-
ri-uc. i put into a school 30 cents per diem
the. same sum which they thcu--lv', receive This
j. what daily and ku-y. th" theory II tie
Board To the contrary notwithstanding. Bat what