The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-02-24

The Board of Education has. for some
months past. had their attention directed
to the establishment of school, in this
city, for the benefit of those children, who,
in their domestic life, use the English Ian
guage only. There are now, among Us. a
great many children, both Of whose pa
rents are foreigners. as well as a very large
number. who are Of mixed race. 70 whom
the English language is, in effect, as their
mother tongue. 1t is necessary TO pro-
vide for the education of these children,
and though the Royal School. for boys,
and Militant School. Tor girls, are most ex-
cellent, and the progress made by the
pupils, is a subject of just pride to the
parents and teachers, and 20 the friends of
education generally, yet much time IS
necessarily spent in drilling into the chill
dren. who are of the native race, even, the
sound of the letters, in English words.
/ This Is q most laborious and irksome task
for the teachers, and tedious TO bystsnders,
who happen TO be not in need of that
kind Of tuition. 1t is a well settled fact,
( that public schools are better means of In
struction than private ones, since they are
more susceptible of regular course of dis
cipline The teacher of public school is
free from the necessity Of needing the
whims of the parents, and very often Ofchil-
dren too. through apprehension Of losing his
scholars, and thereby making his too often
narrow domestic circumstances still narrow
er. The good public teacher feels that if he
does bis duty well and fearlessly, he viii
be supported, and his pay does not depend
upon the caprice of SO many different per-
sons. He is consequently free from the
anxiety, incidental TO seeing his numbers
decrease, notwithstanding his best efforts,
and from the necessity, after having earned
his money hard, of going to collect it. and
too frequently having the modification of
listening to the unhattering comments of
parents on the want of progress of his
pupils, whilst ne reflects on the worrying
reitera1ons of his own instructions. with
a thought of bow careless the parent has
been until the poor teacher calls for his
little pittanee, which be, not unfrequently,
does not get. 1t is TO be hoped that all
parents and friends of education, will give
I this matter their attention and encourage
ment- The Board are very DESTROYS of
hearing suggestions, from those interested.
For the present, it will be necessary for
children of both sexes to attend together,
as there are not enough of each sex to
constitute school, which, by reason of
numbers, would justify fair salary to the
teachers of two schools. Many are of
opinion that this joint attendance of the
sexes is advantageous to both. Whether
1t be so or not, it is believed to be neees-
sary at present, and hereafter experience
the bringing together of larger number
of children, perhaps, than are now thought
to be available.-wiIl suggest what altera-
tons. if any, may be advisable in this re-
spect.
The Board propose to offer such sal
airy. as will secure the services of thor
oughIy competent and faithful gentleman
and lady, in whom the public viii have In
plicit confidence.
But inasmuch as the means at the dis
posal of the Board, for this purpose. are
limited. it will be necessary to charge
small tuition, say half dollar per week or
thereabout At the present number of
children, which may be offered. this would
throw one-half of the support of an efec-
/ tive school upon the School Fund.