The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-08-21
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Obettisrr
SATURDAY,. AUGUST q.

SATURDAY,. AUGUST q.
"A rLAN1Es On Mani recently informed Us that
during the present year be had 9es out twenty
acres with young trees, mostly eucalyptus. and
Bthat be- should conuDuo to plant several acres
Teach succeeding year Time-and not 4 very
long time, oither-will demonstrate the wisdom
Of the course adopted By this gentleman1 The
twenty acres wall contain 100. GOO treEs-ybicb
at the end Of say five gears will be worth three
dollars each, while they will have cost,-includ-
ing the value Of tho land, labor, and interest
say $500. Is not this a good Investment
The OrThoHd for August, contains n paper.
one Of a series, entitled " Waysidcs Of Nature. -
which shows q close study Of the phenomena Of
forest growth. The writer strongly urges the
necessity Of an extensive system Of tree-planting
IN the great interior valleys of California. His
conclusions are thus stated:
That forest trees in sufficient numbers will absorb.
from deep as well as from superficial strata, 4 suff-
Gent quantity Of water TO establish regular subter-
ranean currents, and that whatever miasma nav he
combined with or held in solution by the water will
thus be carried of, or have its toxic properties in
whole or in part neutralized; that the water TINS ex-
hailed will be diffused through the atmosphere in
such quantity as to be returned in great part TO the
surface soil by precipitation; that the high summer
temperature may thus be so modified as 10 re-
duce the nocturnal heat below coo; that the causes
thus operating TO prevent vegetable fermentation. or
to dissipate miasma if developed, would protect the.
valleys from regular yisitatiOns Of malaFial feyer;
that the modification Of climate thus induced woald,
under ordinary circumstances, insure average crops
OF gram IN localities which are now dependent either
on unusually wet seasons or on artificial irrigation:
and that, while immediate benefits would thus be
conferred upon the farmer by extensive tree plant
ing, the remuneration would be cumulative, not
only in the regular increasing value Of his timber,
but IN the prospective reclamation, by nat ural
processes without absolute expense, Of land which
IL now utterly useless.
AMONGST ALL the special enterprises and opera
tions of this government directed towards the
education and elevation Of the people, there is
no one that 50 interests us, and which upon
examination Will be found so worthy of the
public approval and support, as the system of
boarding schools conducted in the English Ian
guage. In the maintenance and proper manage
ment Of these schools mainly we apprchend rests
the hope Of the Hawaiian race in the future. In
these, tho expenses Of which arc either partially
or wholly betrayed by the Board of Education,
the youth of both sexes, under the training of
able and cOnscientiOus teachers, are to learn, IN
The English language, the lessons which are cal
culated to make them Industrious and orderly
men and women, useful members of society
lessons which they cannot learn in their own
homes, where family government is next to I'M
known. We emphasize the English language as
the medium of instruction, because we are fully
satisfied that the time has gone by for the accom-
plishment of any appreelablc good by teaching
in Iiawaiian-except in the primary branches
and in localities where English schools are not to
be had. There should be at least one good Eng
lish school in every district, and within the
means of the people. The Hawaiian Of the
future who is Ignorant of the English tongue,
will have but a poor chance in the battle Of life,
compared with his more fortunate brother who
has been taught. Every succeeding year more
evidently shows this, as n result inseparable from
national progress.
Tho model school Of the kind to which we here
refer, is the IIaleakala Boys Boarding School, at
Makawao, East Maui. 1t is finely situated on
the northern slope of the mountain, at an eleva-
ton of $500 feet above the sen level, and being
in the direct range Of the trade winds, enjoys of
course q peculiarly salubrious CLIMATE The
mean of the thermometer is 700 throughout the
year, with an average daily range of 120. Besides
the usual tropical fruits and vegetables, those of
the temperate zone grow we'll here, in the richest
of soils, the wash of the mountain for ages.
III DOIld vi ltititl ONh IL AbS u Ai4N
here estimated at from 5000 to 5000 acres in
extent, a good portion of which is suitable for
the cultivation of cane. The starting of q new
plantation in the immediate neighbOrhood of the
school may possibly lead to the planting of Il
field Of cane by the scholars. There are now
some thirty boys at this school, whose ages
range from six TO eighteen years, and a healthier,
better managed or more cheerful and happy set
Of youngsters it would be hard to find together
in one place. This is an industrial school, several
hours in each week day being devoted to labor,
such as herding and milking cows, care of the
dairy. cooking for the establishment, cultivating
the ground, etc. Perfect order is maintained
throughout, and the hours for rising in the morn
ing, for labor, for school, for meals, recreation,
devotions and bedtime, are indicated by taps of
& bell, and promptly recognized. = semi-miiitary
organization is kept up, and there are boy ser
geants and corporals, who are of course quite
proud of their distinction, earned by good con-
duct. Everything about the clothing, and the
eating and sleeping quarters of the boys is kept
scrupulously clean, by system. which once estab-
lished is easily maintained.
During n recent visit on East Maui, we made n
STAY Of one or two days at the Haleakala Boys
School, and were exceedingly interested and
pleased with what VIC saw of its management. 1t
was established some six or seven years ago, and
after undergoing various vieissitudes it may now
be said to be fairly established on a permanent
basis. The principal is Mr.. F. L. Clarke, assisted
by Mrs. 5. A. Thurston, (who is also matron)
under whose faithful and ~judicious teaching the
scholars make remarkable progress, particularly
in speaking English. Mrs. Thurston has been