The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-09-06

ture. supposing that, what is not the case
here, the Legislature represented public
opinion. -
A Board of Education, under such cir
cumstances, it may be conceived would by
circular invite the Principals of schools
throughout the Kingdom to recommend
their most promising scholars for competi-
tive examination in order that the winners
in open competition should receive the
prize The Board OF Education would in
struct the Principals of schools as to the
age, nationality, requirements OF the pro
posed competitors, not without regard to
the means available to parents or guard
ians for the education Of their children or
wards. The Board would probably decide
that the vote might go to help the higher
education of girls as well as boys, that a
girl educated in one Of the notable sem
inaries of the q. S. would be worth more
to this Kingdom than two youths educated
in military colleges in Europe. Here then
is an outline of the expenditure as it
ought to be-"selected by the King" does
not appear in the scheme
We all know that two years ago Ger
tain Mr.. Moreno was selected by the
King to take charge of yoHth' selected
by the King for foreign education at
Hawaiian expense. We all know that one
of these selected youths had earned his
selection. not in school but in the House
of so-called Representative. We know
that for many months these youths were
knocking about the world without being
set to any systematic education at all, and
that when they were finally settled and at
work. il was that they might become
Italian speaking, naval, military, or legal
experts! Is this what was proposed, or Is
acceptable to those whopaid the expenses Z
An ex Sergeant from regular army
who can teach men to fire a salute without
blowing one another to pieces, or who
can train men to present arms" in a
soldier-like manner when the King goes
abroad in state, or receives foreign officials
in customary and constitutional state, IS
all that is wanted here. Gatling guns
and rifles are "hors n loi.'
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1t may be that there are yet other yoHths
to be sent to be educated at public ex
pense. Suppose for instance that the
Hon Lilikalani. he of the ten million loaN,
be selected by the King" would it not be
absurd representative man who should
be sent-if at ALTO teach, not to be
taught finance, how would the Roths
childs and Barings, Vanderbilt and Jay
Gould sit at his feet and learn fnancel
would not Gladstone lay down his axe at
Hawarden and come to Westminster to
take lesson? Suppose Kaulukou or
any other Representative be selected
by the King" for a prolonged sojourn
abroad at public expense III reward for
his service as Representative would that
meet with the approval OF the taxpayers,
native or white invaders?
To send properly selected Hawaiian
youths to a great machine shop in Scot
land or elsewhere, is worthy of, and will
receive the support of everyone, or to
medical college in the U. S. provided the
youths are properly selected by the Board
of Education and its responsible agents,
but "the King has selected and "WOol-
wich military academy" does not recon-
mend itself to those who ought to be, but
are not, represented.
To be serious-this phrase "the King
has selected" is growing TO be offensive.
The Governors, the District Justices, the
Assessorships, and Collectorships, and the
youths to be educated abroad is past the
laughing stage, and comes TO be known as
zone man government, Imperialism is too
grand word. but those who by their evil
counsels attempt to perpetuate 1t should
remember that there are Teutois and their
descendants in this Kingdom, and that
the teachings of the history of the world,
for the last 400 years must be contradic
ted before the present palace party can
be successful.