The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-06-22

/ cent were taught in the Hawa.ian. and Is psi
! cent. - the English languSec. II nationality
isns, Is per esas. Halt-casses aud per csrt 0 al
Z other nstioaaitles.
Since the above date ten rew schools have been
/ opened BY the Government, in which the teaching
about 5l5 ; and provision has been made for one
more such school; 50 thst At tie present time
these taught mainly In the English, and those
taught exclusively IN the Hawaiian are about
equal in number.
Ihs total muller OF common schools taught in
Hawaiian March Slst Of tais YEAR was ito, IN some
of which, the attgnd1nce is less than 10, and IN
quito number uTiaer Is Since that date several
OF these schools have been closed by the subSsta-
tloEl of English schools for them. And although
the numter ST these common schools has been
greatly reduced latserly, the whole expense for
taas class has not been iesSensd, because higher
wages are now paid TO teachers, and in most cases
without any corresponding Improvement IN the
quality Of the service
The school population is as you know, scattered
along the Of eight Islands, WHICH ac-
counts for many Of the schools being 50 small
In nA;ly VI the districts It would be impossible,
ana IN must It Is nO dldiult, for foreign teachers
male or female 10 get suitable board and logging;
ANA while 1t Is hoped that ere long there will be
more natives f(si and Wiling 10 teach in EnSiiSh
at present II |, necessary 70 employ foreigners
almost entirely.
Not less than one hundred persons Of foreign
birth extraction are now en-aged IN teaching IN
the English language IN the Government and III
dependent schools, and there are but three districts
IL which there Is not such school TO wit; Puma,
lanai and Eva and MRisnael.
Tue number u children OF foreign pSrentnce Is
rapidly increasing, by birth and immigration and
many Of them-ihe Portuguese, Norwegi1ns and
Germans, like the HawNiitnS, Will have 10 master
the difficulties OF the English language.
The mixture of races IN our schools Is remark
able and interesting. Tie principal races OF ali
OF the continents, and OF many II the Islands OF
the great oceans, are represented IN them In
rsfstfrN
of four or fiye nStionahtes and races sitting to-
gether. The Fort Street School, established prir-
eipilly for accommodation Of foreigners Is re
marsltble IL thiS respect. There may be seen the
children of the most intelligent and refined OF the
fortisn residents, and of those Of the mos hum
bic positions and OF many races, making together
4 friendly rivalry for the coveted hOnurs OF
scholarship and good conduct. The fact speaks
we'll for the good sense and sound public spirit of
many of the parents the sklll and high reputation
Of ths Principal anu his Assistants, and the good
nature and proper home training of most OF the
pupls
with as private school il 1860, and was assumed
as q Government school by the Board Of EducI-
ton Ia 1869. Inc number " pupils then WAS IL,
anu later tel on greatly IN numbers. In It $40
male aud four female teachers are employed,
and recently II ha0 an attendance Of mole tn.n
two bundled.
Ihs Royal or Kehshuna School was changed
into 4 school for boys $50, and then had IN
attendance Of 10. \ few months ago Il ha1 So
pupils. 1t mas sent out goodly number OF boys
ana Young men who are Il erealt 70 the faithful
teaching and good influence OF the Principal and
the other teachers of the school. Two male and
eight female teachers are enplOyed II It.
The Lahainaluna Seminary. tie oldest school IN
the eluntry-fOunded IN 1851, IN the summer
OF 1871 reorganlzeds BY making the English lan-
guAge the chief medium OF lnSErCc-lln. Inc
number of students then wds % now the number
belonging the school : about s. and all Of the
teaching Is IN me ElEiIsh Language. The currI-
culun, Of stu 4es embraces besides the elementary
branches. Al Zebra, Geometry, IrigOnometry, Ien-
suratiOn, > IrVeyils, Science OF COnmJn Inings
BOOk-ks- ping, General History, Natural PnIlosO-
ply, and sanitary instructions. Under competent
and thOruu N teachers the students are uyht
hoS to learn and how to teach. The tuition is
free and the students provide their own food
mainly or entirely by their own labor. Here IS an
opportunity for Hawaiian youth TO get a really
good English education.
The HIiO Boarding School, established in 1886
and which has furnished to this nation more good
sehO0lmasters thin any other institution IN the
Kingdom, also changed its medium OF instruction
from Hawaiian to English in July, 1873. It's num-
Der of students then Y and no.s g. In this
school also, they work for and provide their own
food. and have tuition free
Tue work of teaching the natives IN the English
language has had Its ups and downs and many
failures Schools have bsen started at the request Of
parents, upon the prOalIse that they would pay
Ous-half Of the expense, and in some cases they
bound themselves 10 keep their Cdlidrel IN sach
they hOurished for q season. then fell on ami were
finally closed. Tie parents got tired " paving,
and the children were tired OF struggling with the
hard words and 5iIfhSait sentences tie result
was 8 loss of time and money. The effort was too
= ahead of the times.
Il IS wOrsa than useless % Try to force new and
dificult language upon unwilling or Indifferent
petJpse &; but where the people are really anxious
Tor H. have use for il. are wiling to pay for 1t
and thus learn to value i aad where tley are
likely = pursue Il far enough to ge5 fair and Use
fui education IN IT, It Is right and wise 20 provide
the means and Lep them; and that IS what the
Goveruu mt through the Bolrd OF Educ atiOn is
doing; and no doubt vii continue 10 do Edu-
cation IN tIis country rnfT be sad to be II tran
sitOl state and Is, 1 trust, nIkllg some progress
in the right direction. IL Glc1lt AZ present 10
c1uoare oae scaooI with another, because they
are made up of such variety of race and acquire
msut. and because OF the different sales at
which they started on their present course Those
children whose mother tongue Is the English. and
Who have pIrents pabIe OF helping them II their
lessons. have too great an advantage over tho5s
=ho only use that language In the snort hours OF
The school, and have No helper az home = render
betE en- them ftIr - the Inter The
large schools are NOW graded 50 far as room and
other conditions admit Of
The Board Of Education has been fortunate in
getting teA3hers at home and from abroad They
tie teachersl doing their work faithfully and
With fair SUCCESS. Some of the material winch
they have to work upon Is OF the best quality and
EASILY moulded and there Is good deal IN which
he EorkIng reuircs more s4Iiie ana Hatelice ana
shows less result for the toll, and fortunately there
5 but little Of the vicious and uRruly sort 70 deal
zith-
In the matter of education It IS important thata
;pirit OF manly Independence should be excited !
md fos.arsd self reliance aud an Eonsst pride II
lelping ones self IS Of great value to man. Ihs
people have hsea helped 50 much and have had % l
nany things for nothing, that It doss not appear
% them unmanly 10 ask for almost anything, /
.soecialIF from the Government There Is no /
aerit IN helping those who can take care of them
elves, and thIags worth having are worth work 4
ne for OF paying for IN sens way. That ruis 4
Ipplies to schooling and 70 books as wall as %
lthsr thi1SA
No considerable proportion Of the youth Of .
ration can be e61czied IN boarding schools, OF
way from their parents and friends and L = not
to expect that they should BE- The
masses nus 5Tork % together, rad1ailT5 and the
haracter Of the masses mot Of the favo-0d few
-iII Be the character Of tie nation. In f-ld Of
.aus there are large hills and terraci1g stalls
here and there, but the crop depends
ipou the average Of the field, and the good c1lti-
-ati0n Of the whole
III looking oTeE our fed to-day 20 see what has
zen done ard hO= re stand, II order 10 ansEer
he inaai-Y as 70 tue Preszat e1attsol Il this
,ouutry, We NAV not feel quite sftls1sd With or
elves 81 EI1h eTe-vbody eiss, bit az. ChaiEll n
I'D frIsnds have uls sO1ns reeson for co1grl-
1latii.n upon What his bsea accomplished and
o. hops for better things % c0me II the future
Is il not probabls that Il iiOrIty Of the chill
!reu Of foreign blood n0Z N oar schools, viii
pend the ulost OF thsir days On thess isizndsg II
o. here viii be their fed Of duty and Of labor;
nd hese their influence vii Be felt Should they
lot Be tau1ht II Common with the yorith o. aborI-
-iuaI stock 70 look upoR this country as their
loIse and their country and upoa themselves as
favaiians-
Making graceful allusiOn to the late
Rev. DR.. Dole, the Chairman called upon
iis son, Mr. S. B. Dole, to speak On behalf