Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-06-25

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into a school Tor boys IN 1870, aud thon had nn
ATTENDANCE ~ 100. 4 few months npu IL had va
pupils II has sent nut gppdly number ~ boys
and Young mon WHO arc a credit Ia thr faithful
teaching and good Influence ~ the Principal aud
tho other Teachers ~ the school Two male aud
eight female teachers are employed In w.
The Irhtiunlunn Seminary. the uldpat school iu
Che country founded In 1881, wtHiu the summer
OF ~, rcurRnni2od, by making the English Ian
puNgo the chief medium Of instruction Tho
number 81 Htudpnts then was 3D. now the number
belonging tp the school Is abbat - and Al oi the
teaching h IN tho English language. THO ouFri
culuni ui stu iug embraces besides the elementary
suption, Surveying, Science of Common Things,
Book keeping. General History, Natural phipso.
ply. and Sanitary Instructions. Under competent
aud thorough teachers tho students are taught
how 10 learn and how 10 teach. The tuition -
free and the students provide their own food,
mainly or entirely by their own labor. Here Is nn
Opportunity for Hawaiian youth 10 get u really
good English education.
The Iiilo Boarding School, established IN 1896.
and which has furnished To this nation more good
schoolmasters than any other institution IN tho
Kingdom also changed ts medium of instruction
from Htwaiian 10 English In July, 1873. Its mum.
her of students WAS then ~ and Is now 3d. In this
school also, they work Tor and provide their own
food, aud have tuition free.
Tho work of teaching the natives in the English
language has had its ups and downs and many
failures Schools have been started nt the request OF
parents, upon the promise that they would pay
one half of the expense, and IN they
bound themselves to keep their children In such
schools not le3' than five years In many inst tnces
they flourishrd for a season. then fell off and were
finally closed. The pircnts got tired of paying
and the children were tired Of struggling with the
hard words and difficult sentences Th" result
wig n lose OF time and money. The effort was too
FAR ahead of the times.
II Is worse than useless to try To force new and
difficult Language upon AN unwilling or indifferent
people but where the people are really anxious
for IL, have for it, are willing 10 pay for 1t
and thus learn to value 1t; and whore they are
likely 10 pursue it far enough To get fair aud use
full education in 1t, IL ~ right and wise to provide
the means and help them and that Is what the
Government through the Board OF Eluc,tion is
doing; and no doubt. will continue 10 do. Edu-
c tton IN this country may he aud to be III tran
sition state and H. | trust, making progress
IN the right direction. 1t IL difficult at present to
| Q ,mpare school with another. because they
are made NJ Of such variety of race and acquire
ment and because of the different SUES ut
which they 81 irted on their present course. Those
children whose mother tongue Is the English, and
WIN have parents tpible of helping them III their
lessons, have too great an advantage over those
who only use that language III the short hours of
the school, and I'VE no helper at home II render n
comp trsun betg en- them fan t. the utter The
large schools are now graded 10 far Rs room and
other conditions admit OF.
The Board of Educ .tion has been fortunate in
getting teachers at home and from abroad. They
(the teachersl doing their work faithfully and
with fair success. Some OF the mat rial which
they have to work upon is of the best quality. and
easily moulded and there is a good deal In which
| the working requires more time and patience and
shows less result for the toll and fortunately there
is but little of the vicious and unruy sort to deal
| with.
In tue matter OF education II is important that y
] spirit of nj lny independence should be excited
aud fostered self reliance and an honest pride in
helping ones self il of great value 70 man. The
people have been helped 80 much and have had so
many things for nothing, that 1t does not appear
| t. them unmany to ask for almost anything,
| especially from the Government. There Is no
merit in helping those who can take care of them
selves, and things worth having are worth work
| ing for paying for in some way. That rule
applies to schooling and to books as well rs TO
other things.
| No considerable proportion of the youth Of Il
nation can be educated in boarding schools, or
away from their parents and friends; and 1t Is not
! reasonable to expect that they should be. The
masses must work up together, gradually and the
character of the masses, mot of the favored few
will be the character of the nation. In field OF
cane there are large hills and terracing stalks
scattered here and there, but the crop depends
upon the average of the field, and the good cult
Walton of the whole
| In looking over our field to-day to see what has
been done and how stand, in order to answer
! the inquiry TO the present condition in this
country, may not feel quite satisfied with our
selves or with everybody else, but Mr.. Chairman
and friends, have nos some reason for congra-
! tulation upon what has been accomplished and
for hope for better things to come in the future
| Is it not probable that majority of the chill
dren of foreign blood now in our schools, Will
spend the most of their days on these islands II
so, here will be their field of duty and of labor
and here their influence will be felt. Should they
!
! ginal stock. to look upon this country as their
home and their country and upon themselves Us
Hawaiians.
! Address of Alma NdeI'. read by Rev. s. C.
Damon:
| Gentlemen and Ltdies 1t affords me great de-
| light to welcome so many of my old pupils, their
parents. and friends of this institution, where
| have spent the entire period OF my life. | was
iborn here, rs you well know, in 1871, and have
inever left the premises l have been on the most
familiar terms with all the teachers and pupils
| and have often conferred with the Trustees. The
history Of the school, ii grew into college, is
as well known to me AS my own existence, indsed
| il forms part of my very existence. have grown
with its growth and strengthened with its strength
| | have become identified with the existence of
'.Oahu College" that have become proud of its
standing and prosperity. have taken the deepest
interest in all its GU pupils, as have seen them
emerge from these hallowed precincts and 90 forth
engage in the duties of life, fight its battles and
acquire its honors. | have deeply sympathized
with teachers in all their trials and successes
and in regard to the parents of my pupils, have
not been indifferent.
| As the present is the fortieth anniversary,
have been anticipating its approach with some de
gree of anxiety, because il has seemed impressed
| upon my mind that the time has fully come when
| Oahu College should take new departure. The
goal of my ambition in behalf of the young in the
| Hawaiian Islands has not been attained. In my
| early years while was carefully watched over by
1 President Dole, of blessed memory, and his good
| associates, the idea carefully impressed upon
hat. lfsls. I.a